Picture Gallery
Each of these pictures is shown here at low-resolution for
quick viewing. Just click on a picture of interest to see a bigger
version!
Pictures from the Launch Meeting on
21st September 2004:
   
  
Mr & Mrs Sidney Lewis and daughter outside the Live & Let Live pub, Whitbourne, circa 1914
Whitbourne Cricket Team, Whitbourne Cricket Club, 1929
Mrs Roper, Linceter, 1930
Mr Roper, Rene & Ralph Roper, Quarry Field, Linceter, 1932
Whitbourne School Class, 1949
Pictures from the Walk on 12th October
2004:
 
 
Pictures from the Finds Roadshow, 19th Jan 2005
  
Pictures from the Churchfields Orchard dig, April 2005
Tim examines the enigmatic wall in the Temeside Meadows, The group gets instruction in survey techniques, and
Richard surveys the site of the Boat Inn:-
  
The group surveys Churchfield Orchard, Dai carries out a magnetometry
survey despite the obstacles, and Steve and Paul show how to lay out a
test pit:-
  
Dr. Kate leads excavation of the upper soil layers, The trenches are
trowelled back to reveal features of the next context, and Searching
for finds out of the trench two sondage:-
  
Clem and Neil entertain the diggers during a break for rain, Andrew
exposes the made-up trackway, and Local inhabitants are given a guided
tour of the excavations:-
  
More Digging Pictures.
People of all sizes were taught how to dig test pits:
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We found something HUGE at the dig at the Boat, despite the swarms of horse-flies:
Sieving was very hard work, but the finds kept on appearing, so it was worth it:
We had a visit from representatives of our funding body, and
Clem explained the didsoveries t them. Keith Ray, the County
Archaeologist, found it rather hot:
What did they find in this test pit:
Photos taken by Miss E.M.Wrigley in about the 1940s.
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