Lecture Programme for 2014-15

11th October 2014 David Harpin, Medieval Section, Y.A.S. Richard, Earl of Cornwall, and King of the Romans.

Voided Cross silver penny: obverse
silver penny
8th Nov 2014 Kat Baxter, Leeds Museums & Galleries The West Yorkshire hoard

Large filigree ring
Large gold ring
13th December Dr Robert Richards All Saints Church York followed by Xmas party

All Saints Church, York
All Saints Church, York
10th Jan 2015 Prof. Ian Wood, University of Leeds ”It’s the economy, stupid”.   The context for Anglian sculpture

Stone cross at Bewcastle. Photo: Ian Wood.
Stone cross at Bewcastle. Photo: Ian Wood.
14th Feb 2015 Tony Abramson, Yorkshire Numismatic Society (Joint lecture with Yorkshire Numismatic Society) Northumbrian Sceats

Northumbrian silver sceat
Northumbrian silver sceat
14th Mar 2015 Ian Roberts,      West Yorkshire Archaeology Service A Stamford Ware Pottery Kiln in Pontefract: A Geographical Enigma and a Dating Dilemma

Medieval pots from Pontefract (WYAS)
Medieval pots from Pontefract (WYAS)
11th April 2015 Richard Thomason Hospitality in a Cistercian Abbey: the Case of Kirkstall in the Later Middle Ages

Kirkstall Abbey: artist's impression of guesthouse  interior (Peter Brears)
Kirkstall Abbey: artist’s impression of guesthouse interior (Peter Brears)
9th May 2015 Sam Sportun, Manchester Museum Conserving Medieval Stonework

Norton Priory: statue of St Christopher
Norton Priory: statue of St Christopher