Saturday 25th of July – CBA West Midlands AGM and Summer Field Day
The Society is hosting this event at the Shropshire Wildlife Trust,193 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6AH. All SAHS members are welcome as we are corporate members. Parking in Abbey Foregate car park. (charges apply)
Doors open at 10:00
10:15 CBA WM AGM (voting by CBA individual members only)
10:45 – 11:15 Shropshire Archaeology from the local authority perspective: 2001-2026. Andy Wigley, Cadw
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee Break
11:50 – 12:20 Fifty years and counting: what I’ve learnt about Wroxeter. Roger White, Chair SAHS
Q&A
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch (not provided but there are options nearby. We can eat on site, including in the gardens)
Afternoon, 2:00 – 4:00 A riparian walking tour of Shrewsbury, led by Penny Ward & Roger White. Meet outside the venue. One of the reasons why Shrewsbury is such a well-preserved medieval town is that it is constrained by the banks of the river Severn. This walk will take us first along the River Severn into Longden Coleham, a former industrial suburb of Shrewsbury encompassing the extant steam-powered sewage pumping house, the site of Hazeldine’s iron foundry, a converted brewery and the site of a lead works. Crossing at Kingsland bridge (some steps and an uphill then downhill dogleg) we will then follow the river bank on the Shrewsbury side to the Castlefields footbridge Here we will cross over to the other side and then back to Abbey Foregate past the site of the old Gay Meadow football ground. The walk is mostly on level ground so, unlike Shrewsbury town centre, you won’t be toiling up hills.
Shropshire Archaeology & History 