Latest edition of the Nottinghamshire Historian

I've just received my copy of the Spring/Summer edition of The Nottinghamshire Historian. Contents includes:

• William Elliott of Brewhouse Yard (1701-1792)
• SRN training at Mansfield General and King's Mill Hospitals, 1965-1968
• Peer and Pitman

More information is available on the Local History website.

Women’s history walk in Nottingham, 14th March 2009

Norman arch from Newark Castle re-created

A limestone arch with a span of 4 metres, thought to be from a chapel in Newark Castle, has been reconstructed by Weller Engineering Ltd in The Gilstrap Centre, Newark. The stones had been stored in the castle's undercroft for many years and are thought to date from the 1140s.

Read the full story in the Newark Advertiser:

• www.newarkadvertiser.co.uk/template/temp1.asp?id=95e170c2-3f35-102c-bb9c-ce9ca152b7a0

Edwalton history book published

Edwalton Local History Society has published The Life of a Village as part of the Edwalton Heritage Project. The book contains articles and pictures compiled from the society's archives, and tell the villagers' own stories of living, working, worshipping and growing up in Edwalton over the last 130 years.

The book can be bought in Edwalton and in West Bridgford and costs £10.

Town heritage trails

Newark Civic Trust have launched their impressive new website which includes a fascinating series of well designed town trail leaflets that "give a guide to points of interest in and around Newark." Leaflets available so far are:

• Civil War trail
• Medieval timber-framed buildings trail
• Malting and brewing trail

Future topics will include: Art Deco Newark; Georgian Newark; Newark Riverside; and Newark’s Curiosities.

The website also includes online copies of the Trusts' interesting magazine.

• http://www.newarkcivictrust.org.uk/

Mansfield has also published a town trail. It can be downloaded as a printable PDF, an MP3 audio file or a video:

• http://www.mansfield.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1837

Nottinghamshire Archives online catalogue

At last Nottinghamshire Archives has made a start in putting their computerised catalogue on the Internet.

Collections currently online include:

• Court records (ale house licences, material from the Newark and Southwell Petty Sessions etc)
• Deposited documents (papers from the Hole family of Caunton, Nottinghamshire Living History Archive, papers from the Webb family of Newstead Abbey, Pearson's of Nottingham archives, Shipstones of Nottingham archives etc)
• Non-conformist records
• District council records
• Prints and illustrations

The full list of collections online is here:

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/archives/cataloguecoverage

Access the catalogue here:

http://nawcat.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/

New book: "Sherwood Forest and the Dukeries"

Phillimore have just published "Sherwood Forest and the Dukeries" by Adrian Gray.  Adrian starts with the medieval forest, where the hunting rights of medieval monarchs were ruthlessly enforced, through the creation of aristocratic mansions and parks (the Dukeries) and the exploitation of coal in the 19th and 20th centuries and concludes with the impact of tourism.

The book is profusely illustrated with over 100 photographs, engravings and maps (some of which I supplied!) and costs £16.99.

www.phillimore.co.uk

Possible Roman temple discovered in Southwell

Interesting report in the Nottingham Evening Post suggesting that the impressive remains recently discovered on the site of the Minster School in Southwell are of a Roman temple complex. Ursilla Spence, Senior Archaeologist with Nottinghamshire County Council said "it looks as if it could be a pagan Roman temple ..... It is very much a grand building." Watch this space as they say ....

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/homenews/Historic-Roman-temple-Southwell/article-532523-detail/article.html

Southwell Community Archaeology Group website

A new website has been launched by the Southwell Community Archaeology Group to publicise recent archaeological discoveries in the town. Redevelopment of the former Minster School site to the south-east of the Minster has uncovered more remains of the Roman villa originally uncovered in 1959.

• http://www.southwellarchaeology.org.uk/

Roman gold votive object found in Clifton

Nottinghamshire Coronor, Nigel Chapman, has declared that a small gold votive object found by a metal detectorist back in March near Clifton is Treasure Trove.

Full story in the Nottingham Evening Post:

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Roman-treasure-Clifton-farmland/article-489667-detail/article.html

Archaeologists uncover more of Southwell Roman villa

Development work at the site of the former Minster School in Southwell has led to the discovery of a substantial wall in th eeast wing of a Roman villa that was originally excavated in the 1959. The wall is of large dressed stone blocks and survives to a height of 4 feet.

A press release issued by Nottinghamshire County Council provides more information
http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/prarticle.htm?id=109049

Clifton Hall for sale

Clifton Hall, the Grade I listed building which recently hit the headlines with tales of ghosts driving the owner out, is up for sale for an impressive £2.7 million. Have a browse through the sale brochure and marvel at the impressive state rooms in this wonderfully restored house.

Details of the property are on the Knight Frank website: http://www.knightfrank.co.uk/search/property/results.aspx?OfficeID=8&lk_id=1

The Derbyshire Portway. Pilgrimage to the Past - a walking guide

Stephen Bailey has just alerted me to his new book on The Derbyshire Portway, an ancient prehistoric trackway which can be traced from Mam Tor in the north of Derbyshire to the Hemlock Stone on the edge of Nottingham.

Stephen has spent several years researching the trackway and his book provides full walking instructions as well as a detailed commentary on the historical sites. The book is illustrated with maps and a wide selection of photographs.

More information at http://www.derbyshireportway.co.uk/

Latest edition of the Nottinghamshire Historian

I've just received my copy of the Autumn/Winter edition of The Nottinghamshire Historian. Contents includes:

• William Clark(e) 1843–1884 and Ann Tinley 1842–1927: their stories at Southwell, Halam and Doncaster Deaf & Dumb Institute
• Fred Whiten 1868–1950: A Lovable Rogue?
• Boots Booklovers Library 1898 to 1966

More information is available on the Local History website.

The Harley Gallery Exhibition Talk Programme

Passions & Defeats
William Cavendish: the last great cavalier

Saturday 13th Sept, 2pm

'To amaze the people with pleasure and delight'

Dr Elaine Walker, author and horsewoman will be talking about William Cavendish and his writings on horses, with illustrations from the original 17th Century publications.
Tickets £7 (members of staff at Bolsover can get tickets for £5)

For tickets and further information, please contact the Harley Gallery on 01909 501700

The Harley Gallery
Welbeck,
Nr Worksop
S80 3LW
01909 501 700
http://www.harleygallery.co.uk/