Hi there,
The Ise Archaeological Research Society invites you to a presentation by archaeologist Andy Chapman. The talk is “ West Cotton: Working From Home.”
The talk will be on Wednesday 11th June at 7.30pm in St Andrew’s Church Rooms, Crown St, Kettering NN16 8QA. Entry is £4 for members or £5 for non-members and membership is £10.
For more information contact Carol on [email protected] or go Ise Archaeological Research Society on Facebook.
All events will be held at:
St Andrew's, Church Rooms,, Crown St., Kettering NN16 8QA
| When | What | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | ||
| 12th February | ||
| at 7.30pm | Astrology and The Humors - More Medieval Medicine | Sara Coggins |
| Wednesday | ||
| 12th March | ||
| at 7.30pm | Appliance of Science -Geophysical surveys and understanding what they can tell us. | Peter Masters |
| (archaeologist) | ||
| Wednesday | ||
| 9th April | ||
| at 7.30pm | Scaling the Heights - A late Iron Age/Early Roman settlement overlooking Bedford | Kathy Pilkinton |
| (archaeologist) | ||
| Wednesday | ||
| 14th May | ||
| at 7.30pm | Murder and Mayhem in Medieval Leicester | Matt Morris |
| (archaeologist) | ||
| Wednesday | ||
| 11th June | ||
| at 7.30pm | Origins of a Medieval Village -- Raunds and West Cotton. | Andy Chapman |
| (archaeologist) | ||
| Wednesday 9th July at 7.30pm | The Newton Medieval Cemetery Collection | Dale Munn (archaeologist) |
| Wednesday 6th August | Thr Harpole Burial: One Year On. | Chris Chinnock (archaeologist) |
| Wednesday 10th September at 7.30pm | To be arranged | |
| Wednesday 8th October at 7.30pm | Landscape Evolution in the Middle Nene Valley from the early Bronze Age to the early Anglo-Saxon Period. | Mike Luke (archaeologist) |
| Wednesday 12th November at 7.30pm | To be decided | Matty Holmes (archaeologist) |
| Wednesday 10th December at 7:30pm | Anglo-Saxon Leicestershire and Rutland | Peter Liddle (archaeologist) |
About Us
In 1996 crop marks were noticed in a field on Whitegates Farm in Rushton. Fortunately the farmer, David Palmer, was interested in archaeology and asked an archaeological friend to take a look, Thus, the Ise Archaeological Research Society was started. The crop marks turned out to be a Roman bath house. A villa is thought to be close by either in one of the adjacent field or has been quarried away as there were ironstone quarries in the area.
The excavation continued until 2008 when the dig was forced to close down by Natural England. It was thought that the lower Entry Level Stewardship scheme meant that the dig would be able to continue but unfortunately that was not the case. Despite an appeal we were not able to reopen the site. This means that there is still the remains of the bath house and the underlying Iron Age site waiting to be excavated at some time in the future.
Talks were started during the winter months as a way of members maintaining contact with each other. When the excavation stopped the number of talks was increased. Now we have 12 talks a year plus at least one visit to places of interest.
Our talks take place in St Andrew’s Church Rooms, Crown St Kettering NN16 8QA. The car park is almost at the end of Crown St on the right hand side. From the car park you walk down the right hand side of the building to the end. There you will see a ramp. Go up the ramp and through the door and turn right. The room we use is on the left.