Newsletter
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The Society continues to flourish and there are many activities upon which to report, both past and present.
Lectures
Our next meeting will take place on April 6th at Hendon Central
Library, when Mr. Money will be talking about two Iron-age hill forts
in the Tonbridge area.
AGM
The Annual General Meeting this year will take place on the 18th May
ay 8.15 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church House, Church End, Hendon. We hope
this occasion will be a members’ evening and provide refreshments.
Outing
There will be a coach trip to the Chilterns on 24th April and
members wishing to go on this trip should contact Miss E. Dowling for
details. This is an experiment and is being specially organised for our
Society by Mr. Paul Carter of the Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society.
This trip is guaranteed to be most enjoyable and will be more or less a
“mystery” trip. Don’t forget to support this event and telephone or
write to Miss E. Dowling.
Workshop evening
On March 2nd, 90 people attended the Workshop evening when we were
hosts to the Greater London Industrial Archaeological Society. Speakers
were Mr. Bruce Henry who gave a talk on his collection of mineral water
bottles, Miss Gillian Riley who gave a talk on ”Towards a National
Lettering Collection”; Mrs. Grafton Green gave an account of brick
making in Harrow Weald 300 years ago, and Mr. E. Sammes gave an account
of milestones in Barnet. After a short break during which the audience
looked at exhibits, Mr. M. Robbins wound up the evening with a short
lecture on “Is Industry a fit subject for Archaeology?” We hope this
type of evening will become an annual occurrence.
The Tenth Anniversary Birthday Party
This was held on Saturday 6th March at 166 Station Road, Hendon,
NW4. Those of you who were present already know of the social success
of the evening and it is with great pleasure that we learned later of
the financial success as well. About 40 people were present and it was
indeed a pleasure to see so many people supporting a social evening
such as this – which was the first of its kind. One of the highlights
of the evening was the cutting of the cake by Councillor Mrs. B.
Freedman, one of our Vice Presidents.
Mr Wookey, a well-known founder member of the Society, showed
slides of various places he had visited all over the world. This was
turned into a competition for the correct answers, which was won by
Mrs. Corlet. Altogether the verdict was – a very successful evening and
Councillor B. Jarman made a point of thanking the members of the
committee who had helped and contributed towards the work.
Booklet Publication
The Treasurer would like to thank those members who have kindly lent
money towards the publication of a booklet by the Society. The booklet
is now in the hands of the publishers and will be ready shortly.
Subscriptions
March 31st is the end of our financial year. If any members have not
yet paid their subscription, please send them to Mrs. Isaaman.
The Battle of Barnet Quincentenary Exhibition
This will be opened by Lady Lenanton on April 10th at 3.00 p.m. The
exhibition will be held at the Council Chambers, Wood Street, Barnet
from April 10th-30th inclusive. It is open from 10.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m.
on weekdays and 2.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free.
The brochure published by the Society has just been published
containing articles on the battle, medieval warfare, history of the
borough, etc., and copies (price 3/- or 15p) may be obtained from Mrs.
Grafton Green.
The actual exhibition will include armour from the period, i.e.
the 15th century, and many other historical items some of which have
been lent by the Tower of London.
There will be a refreshment marquee behind the exhibition, with
snacks and light refreshments, a bookstall on which amongst other
literature will be the Society’s Occasional Paper No. 1 on the
Chroniclers of the Battle of Barnet and coloured slides, one of them taken by our archivist, Mr. E. Sammes.
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Brockley Hill Finds
The finds from the digs at Brockley Hill, near Stanmore, the Roman pottery kiln-site of Sulloniacae are now being catalogued and re-studied at Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute
by interested members of the Society on the second and fourth Tuesdays
of each month (including Easter Tuesday). It is hoped soon to start
Saturday afternoon work at Church Farm Museum.
Church End, Hendon, NW4
Recording is being done both photographically and by filling in
street survey forms. Members interested in helping with either the
street survey or the pottery sessions are asked to get in touch with
Mrs. Grafton Green.
The Conference of London Archaeologists
This will take place in the Livery Hall of Guildhall on March 27th.
Doors open at 2.00 p.m. to allow a chance to see the many exhibits
(HADAS will be represented this year); talks begin at 2.30 p.m. Tickets
(including tea) for members of LAMAS 25p; non-members 40p, obtainable from Mrs. Grafton Green.
Speakers will include Harvey Sheldon on excavations at London
Bridge; Graham Dawson on a Delft-war kiln at Montagu Close, Southwark;
Peter Drewitt on excavations in Croydon Old Town; Philip Dixon on the
Tudor Palace at Greenwich. Three of these four have talked to our
Society in recent years, Mr. Dixon in January last.
After tea, Dr. John Alexander will talk about the aims of RESCUE, the new archaeological society which has been formed to try and save threatened sites all over the country.
The Finchley Society
This is the probable name of a historical society formed recently in Finchley by Miss Jean Scott, GLC councillor of the London Borough of Barnet,
with the objects of recording worthwhile buildings, open spaces, tress,
etc. in the old parish of Finchley. The second meeting will be held on
Friday March 26th at the old Parish Hall of St. Mary’s Church, Church
End, Finchley, N3 at 8.00 p.m. Finchley members of HADAS may be
interested in joining – subscription will be 30p until the end of 1971.
Green Shield Stamps
These and Pink stamps are still being collected by the Society, and
if members have any to spare, they should be sent to Mrs. Isaaman.
Volunteer Speakers
If any members have an interest in any aspect of archaeology and
would like to gice a short talk about it at the Annual General Meeting
on 18th May (mentioned earlier in this Newsletter) they may get in
touch with Miss E. Dowling. As it will only be possible to accommodate
two or three people to speak during the evening, it will be a matter of
“first come, first served”.
Forthcoming Courses
A good follow-up to our very popular Industrial Archaeology evening
with GLIAS on March 2nd would be to join the course of six lectures on
Industrial Archaeology being organised by the London University Extra
Mural Department on Tuesdays, starting April 27th. Time – 7.00 p.m.
Place – Extra Mural Centre, Tavistock Square, London WC1. Further
details from Extra Mural Department, 7, Rigdmount Street, WC1
The lectures on “The Romans in the West” will go on for a
second year next winter, starting Wednesday 6th October at Hendon
Technical College. A few new students can still be admitted. As a
result of this success, WEA are organising a Hendon Branch – the
inaugural meeting will be in Lecture Theatre A18 at Hendon Technical
College on March 31st 1971 at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome.