Archaeology Exhibition by TARG
TARG will be mounting an Exhibition, mainly of Ticknall pots, also some of the discoveries and results of research undertaken by members of
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Archaeology
Ticknall Archaeological Research Group
We started in 2010 with a ‘Your Heritage’ grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund over 3 years, to investigate the archaeology of Ticknall’s
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TARG – Forthcoming Activities
Fieldwalking takes place as and when fields become available, with follow ups of sorting and recording. We normally take our finds home to
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Ticknall Potteries
There are over 30 known pottery sites in the Ticknall area. Excavations have produced 13th century Coal Measures White Wares on production sites.
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Fieldwalking
A large field, recently ploughed, 20 volunteers, eager to be trained, and a fine sunny day, what more could anyone want? This was
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Pot Drawing
We need drawings of some of our finds to include in reports on our projects. The reports are published as TARG reports, where the archaeology
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Membership
Ticknall Archaeological Research Group is always pleased to welcome new members. Annual Subscription (for the calendar year, including insurance) is £10, £5 for
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Visit to Avoncroft Museum of Buildings
Avoncroft Museum is home to over 30 different buildings and structures which have been rescued and re-built in rural Worcestershire. The Museum is
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Springfield Farm Dig, June 2018
A good two weeks. The weather was kind, and as expected, there were lots of pot sherds to wash, from possible medieval to
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Visit to Sinai House
On the 5th August 2017, a group of TARG members was given a guided tour of Sinai House by the owner Kate Newton.
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How to Read Houses
In July 2017 Ticknall Archaeological Research Group had a very interesting and informative day school, led by Janet Spavold and Sue Brown, on
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Church Lane Dig, Nov 2014
Before our house was built some forty years ago there was, according to local history, evidence of a pottery on the site. Nobody
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