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Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire & Oxfordshire

 

 

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Council for British Archaeology South Midlands
Spring Conference

 

Saturday 17th April 2010 10am – 4pm
Northolt Barn, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire

‘Farming and Farm Buildings Through the Ages’


Barn at Jordans: photo courtesy of Buckinghamshire County Council

Speakers include:
Barry Horne on prehistoric farming at Butser Ancient Farm
Ian Meadows on Roman agriculture and viticulture
Nick Coles on Cosmeston medieval village
Keith Baggaley on the farm buildings at Chiltern Open Air Museum


Tickets: £10 booked in advance only (includes entrance to the museum)

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The museum has a small café and offers pre-booked packed lunches for £3.75 (phone 01494 871117); there are picnic tables in the grounds if you wish to bring lunch. There are local pubs serving food at Chalfont St Giles and Chalfont St Peter

 

Other Events

New exhibition at the Buckinghamshire County Museum
6 March until 11 July 2010

And Book Launch

An Illustrated
History of Early Buckinghamshire
,      edited by
Michael Farley,

Previous Conferences:

click on image for details

Spring Conference 09

Grist to the mill: recent work on windmills and watermills

Autumn Conference & AGM 08

 
'Roman Northamptonshire '

Autumn Conference 2009
 

'Cottage Architecture of the Banbury Region – Building traditions and research into vernacular architecture'