A programme of talks offering fresh insight into Herefordshire’s history – the tradition of timber buildings, the outcome of excavations at the Cathedral, the Hereford Gospels, and Offa’s Dyke – from the authors of recently published or forthcoming books.
Venue: Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre on Friday 22 May
There is no charge, but please book online to reserve your place(s) for the morning session, the afternoon session, or both at https://www.ticketsource.com/woolhope-naturalists-field-club
Morning Session: 10.30am to 12.45pm
Talk 1: A five-thousand-year tradition of creating buildings in timber. Duncan James FSA, Insight Historic Buildings Consultancy.
Talk 2: The 1990s excavation of the site for the New Library (‘Mappa Mundi’) Building, Hereford Cathedral. Derek Hurst, Worcestershire Archaeology
Afternoon Session, 2.00 to 4.15 pm
Talk 3: The Hereford Gospels and a discovered ‘palimpsest document’. Dr David Thomson, Hereford Cathedral
Talk 4: Offa’s Dyke: a window on Early Medieval Britain. Prof. Keith Ray. Cardiff University and Offa’s Dyke Association