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Author Archives: jerry hinds
Getting Back In The Swing
As we begin to look forward to getting back in the field we are initiating a series of refresher sessions for when we eventually come out of lockdown. It WILL happen – honest! The first is this Thursday, via our … Continue reading
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The Unacceptable Faces of History – Gargoyles and Grotesques
We have an ongoing project in Tameside which involves the recording of gargoyles and grotesques on our ancient buildings. Work was carried out some time ago on Ashton Parish Church, for instance, and more recently we have been scaling the … Continue reading
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Digging In Tameside
We should be very pleased if you were to join us at our conference at St John’s Church, Dukinfield on Saturday February 29th next year. We have a strong line-up of speakers for a range of talks covering some of … Continue reading
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TAS CONFERENCE 2020
We held our very first conference on the work of TAS on 29th February 2020. The venue was St John’s Church, Dukinfield, or more precisely their excellent Church Centre, a modern, well-equipped building that managed to host at least three … Continue reading
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Digging in Tameside
We shall be very pleased if you join us for our conference “Digging In Tameside” at St John’s Church, Dukinfield on Saturday 29th February 2020. We have a splendid line-up of speakers to give a range of talks on some … Continue reading
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Heritage Open Weekend
This was a weekend on which the small village of Mottram in Longdendale was alive with excitement. Not only did it have the thrill of seeing the Tour of Britain cycle race pass through, but anyone visiting St Michael and … Continue reading
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Festival Fun
Last weekend saw yet another Festival of Archaeology and as our contribution we continued our exploration of Cheetham Park in Stalybridge as we try to re-discover the structural features of Eastwood House. The weather stayed fine and we welcomed a … Continue reading
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From Tombs to Towers
We get some interesting requests to carry out geophysical surveys and last week saw two good examples. The first was in a local churchyard where someone had noticed a great disparity between the number of burials recorded and the number … Continue reading
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A Lucky Find
We were out at our neolithic site digging a test pit to explore a feature found in our original dig. As is the case with these things, the failure to find what you’re looking for is not altogether a negative … Continue reading
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Still Waters Run Deep
Actually, the waters that have covered Lunt Meadows at various times in the last seven and a half millennia have not always been still; nor have they been particularly deep. But, crucially, they have been there; and they have preserved … Continue reading
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