Friday 24 August 2018

Digging up Old Buckenham

Finding is sometimes exciting


The fundraising metal detectorists from Norfolk Heritage Recovery Group (NHRG) are having a return visit to Old Buckenham. Last year they ran a very successful dig on two fields at Old Hall Farm (courtesy of Tom Baron) and the entry fees from the NHRG members attending the dig enabled them to write a cheque for £500 towards the Raise the Roof fund. That dig produced a surprising quantity of interesting artefacts and coins, including some late-issue Charles I shillings which may have been associated with military action by the Roundheads against the Royalist occupants of the nearby castle at New Buckenham.
This year they will be returning to visit to Old Hall Farm on Saturday 25 August to detect on two different fields. Hopefully they will find many more interesting objects. You can call in at the farm, which is about a mile up Harlingwood Lane, between 2pm and 5pm on Saturday where the items that have been discovered will be on display for you to see.
Then on Saturday 8 September the NHRG will be setting up near the Hargham Road end of Fen Street on land kindly made available by Stephen Askew. Once again, villagers are invited to come along and view any finds recovered on the day which will be displayed in the dig registration tent. Someone will be on hand to help with identification and interpretation of what’s been discovered. The finds can be viewed from 12.30pm to 4.30pm in the registration tent accessed from the grassed area about 100 yards on the right down Fen Street when coming from the Hargham Road end.
NHRG wish to make known that their metal detecting digs are only open to NHRG members and that all archaeological finds are reported to the Finds Liaison Officer working for the Norfolk Historic Environment Record associated with Norwich Castle Museum.
Anyone who would like any further information is invited to contact Godfrey Pratt, the NHRG Chairman, who lives in Old Buckenham and can be contacted at godfrey.pratt@mail.com

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