Village Diary
Location: Shropshire
The Village Diary is a journal of our experiences with work involving the Sheinton Heritage Group. Further reading and photographs are available by visiting Sheinton Heritage Group Website
A summary of activites are as follows:
Archaeological Fieldwork and Metal Detecting:
October - December 2004- A series of field walks, Geophysical surveys and metal detecting within Sheintons Landscape
The Historic Landscape of the Severn Valley (Part 1 the Bronze Age to the 16th century):
8th October 2004- Lecture By Local Historian Dr.Trevor Hill The Historic Landscape of the Severn Valley from Atcham to Buildwas (Part 1 the Bronze Age to the 16th century). The lecture in Cressage Village Hall attracted people from a wide area of mid-Shropshire who were keen to know more about the fascinating history of this valley.
'Harvest-tide get-together':
26th September 2004- 'Harvest-tide get-together' with tea and cakes and a display in Sheinton Church.
Geology Walk to a Site of Special Scientific Interest:
18th September 2004- Geology Walk to a Site of Special Scientific Interest. This event was for 'members only' as numbers had to be limited.
Display at Much Wenlock Museum:
16th August to 24th September 2004 - Wenlock Museum. The display material used at the Sheinton fete was displayed at the museum and again attracted a lot of attention. The museum recorded that during this period they had 1,700 visitors
Sheinton Fete:
10th July 2004 - Sheinton Fete. The launch of The Heritage Group Project at the yearly Sheinton Village fete.
The Geology of Sheinton:
18th June 2004 - The Geology of Sheinton, A talk and workshop on local rocks and fossils held in Sheinton Church and led by Chris Rayner, our geologist member. This was followed by a study of the types of stone used to build the church and other buildings in the vicinity
Your History day at Shirehall, Shrewsbury:
8th May 2004 - A display at the Your History Day organised by the Friends of Shropshire Archives in the Shirehall, Shrewsbury.
A Snapshot in Time - the local maps of John Rocque:
22nd April 2004 - Another lecture by Trevor Hill, entitled A Snapshot in Time - the local maps of John Rocque, a famous map-maker was held in Cressage Village Hall. Trevor used examples from a number of John Rocque's maps to illustrate his talk and of special interest were those of mid-Shropshire
Sheinton as a Shropshire Village:
29th February 2004 - A Lecture By Local Historian Dr.Trevor Hill entitled Sheinton a Shropshire Village
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