Our monthly lecture meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month from September to June, usually at Church Cottage, Church Square, Basingstoke, starting at 7:30 pm.
For the time being we are also making the lectures available via Zoom so that members have the option of joining from home.
Church Cottage is a Tudor building tucked away behind St Michael’s Church in central Basingstoke.
Our lectures feature recent developments in Archaeology and Historical research, and are often delivered by recognised authorities on a specific topic. Recent speakers have included Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe, Julian Richards and Professor Chris Stringer. A selection of past lectures can be found here.
The meetings are open to anyone. For non society members there is a charge of £3 for admission which can be offset against membership subscription.
The planned lectures for the 2021/2022 season are:
| 9th September |
Reconstructing the Sutton Hoo Ship Julian Whitewright – Director, The Sutton Hoo Ship’s Company |
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14th October |
The Writing on the Wall – looking at the work and findings of the Hampshire Medieval Graffiti Project Karen Wardley – Co-ordinator for the Hampshire Medieval Graffit Project |
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11th November |
Stanford in the Vale: A hidden past revealed David Ashby – Researcher, University of Winchester |
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9th December |
The Cup that Cheers: tea before Victoria Joy Pibworth – Historian and guide |
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13th January |
Fallen Women, Riots and Arguments: the stories of South View Debbie Reavell, Basingstoke Heritage Society |
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10th February |
The Stonemason:the history of building Britain Andrew Ziminski, Stone Mason, Minerva Stone Conservation Ltd |
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10th March |
The Boxford Mosaic – a Marvellous Mythical Mythtery! Lindsey Bedford, The Berkshire Archaeology Research Group |
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14th April |
The Archaeology of the Meon Valley Kay Ainsworth, Archaeologist and formerly of the Hampshire Museums Service |
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12th May |
The World of Stonehenge Dr Neil Wilkin, Curator, Early Europe (Neolithic and Bronze Age Collections) British Museum |
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9th June |
Hard stone, hard labour? – Post-medieval sarsen stone quarrying in southern England Katy Whitaker, Historic England and PhD student |