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Events

Bring Your Finds Day – with Portable Antiquities
Thursday 16 Jan
As part of the RESTORING THE GLORY, REVEALING THE SECRETS
project, Cannon Hall will be visited by the Portable Antiquities
Scheme and our Community Archaeologist Jon Kenny to help
you identify your own archaeological finds.
Have you ever found archaeological Free drop-in event (Spencer Wing)
objects whilst digging in the garden, 1pm and 3pm. Due to the outdoor
taking the dog for a walk or metal renovation project there will be no
detecting? Would you like to find out access from the main car park to the
more about them? hall. Visitors will therefore need to
Come along and the team will: use the Cannon Hall Farm car park.
• Identify and record your objects Please email any enquiries to
• Provide advice about conservation our Community Archaeologist
at jkcomarc@gmail.com.
and how to clean and store your finds
• Give guidance on laws surrounding 1–3pm | Free drop-in activity
the discovery of treasure
• Provide information on how
to better record the location of
your discoveries
• Put you in touch with local resources
where you can find out more

Archaeology Workshop
Medieval Landscape and
the Agricultural Revolution
Sun 9 Feb
As part of the RESTORING THE
GLORY, REVEALING THE SECRETS
project, we will be running a series
of FREE workshops exploring the
history and archaeology of Cannon
Hall Museum, Park and Gardens.
As part of this workshop we will
explore the medieval history of How did the landowners change Appropriate clothing advised
Cannon Hall, looking at what we the way that we farmed the land? for a walk around the gardens.
know about the medieval hall that How did the changes in artistic taste No previous knowledge required.
existed before Cannon Hall, and what and scientific thinking change the Please email any enquiries to
still remains in the landscape that kinds of gardens we see today at our Community Archaeologist
can help us investigate its past. Cannon Hall? at jkcomarc@gmail.com.
Join Community Archaeologist Dr Refreshments will be provided and 11am–3pm | Free event, meeting
Jon Kenny to look at the way that participants can either bring their at Cannon Hall Museum entrance
medieval landscape changed with the own lunch or purchase it from a
renaissance and agricultural revolution. food outlet on the day.