Another busy week at Canterbury Christ Church because on Wednesday Dr Michael (Mike) Bintley gave a paper to the staff and postgraduates in Humanities in St Martin’s Priory and then […]
Canterbury before the Normans
This week has seen the ‘Richborough through the Ages’ conference details and booking information go up on the Centre’s webpages and more preparations for the Medieval Canterbury Weekend, including Diane […]
Archaeology in Canterbury and Kent
I decided to leave the blog this week until today because I wanted to highlight a lecture that took place this evening at Canterbury Christ Church. For years Dr Paul […]
Richborough and Canterbury
This has been another busy week regarding putting arrangements in place for the ‘Richborough through the Ages’ conference that will take place at Old Sessions House, Canterbury Christ Church on […]
Becket, Pilgrims and Canterbury
About this time last year I was musing about Archbishop Sudbury and the subject of commemoration, a fitting topic for the last week in December. This year I’m going to […]
Rochester and Canterbury
I believe several staff members have been out in the county giving lectures to local history groups during November. Among these are John Bulaitis at Whitstable, Lesley Hardy at Lyminge, […]
Canterbury Cathedral, Lympne and the Kentish Marshlands
Since the last post I have been out and about in Canterbury, Folkestone and Lympne. Paul Bennett, Director of Canterbury Archaeological Trust, and I have been discussing religious houses and […]
Richborough and Lyminge – exploring the past
Having had a meeting today with Drs Martin Watts and John Bulaitis regarding the feasibility of putting on a one-day conference on the development of Richborough, especially its role as […]
Dover’s St Thomas and the Citadel
Before I get to what I have been doing this week, I thought I would mention that Dr Martin Watts has been continuing to work on Richborough’s role in the […]