Rutland is well known for its beautiful stone-built villages, and now a new book sheds light on hidden details of their history. In dozens of fields across the little county there is evidence of abandoned cottages and old lanes, medieval moated sites, fish ponds, deer parks and formal gardens. The clues lie in “humps andContinue reading “Finding History in the Fields of England’s Smallest County”
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Festival of Archaeology at John Lewis Leicester
Every July the Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology sees over a hundred activities – guided walks, talks, events and exhibitions. Now, for the first time, the John Lewis store in Leicester’s Highcross retail quarter will play host to an exhibition from 3rd to 30th July, along with a series of weekend popup events. TheContinue reading “Festival of Archaeology at John Lewis Leicester”