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Tackling the smithing hearth © Huddersfield and District Archaeological Society
Digging areas of soil © project group
Marking the ground © project group
Granville clay, Sandra Harding, Edward Vickerman, Rob Vernon and Dr Gerry McDonnell with the award certificates from the Bristish Archaeoloical Awards Ceremony. © Granville Clay
Excavation works © project group
A happy team of amateur and professional archaeologists. © Huddersfield and District Archaeological Society
Ready to start the exploration © Granville Clay
Base of smithing hearth under tree roots © project
Beverly ware from East Yorshire © project
Stone remains in woodland © project group
Furnace area later used for ore roasting © project
Furnace base with tapping arch and tapping channel © project
Medieval furnace - logo © project
Pennine gritty ware © project




Project Documents

Iron Makers [205 kb] pdf
Smelting [251 kb] pdf
Open days [201 kb] pdf
HDAS Newsletter Spring 2002 [1045 kb] pdf
HDAS Newsletter Autumn 2002 [1576 kb] pdf
The Iron Makers of Myers Wood [25 kb] doc
Leaflet [1108 kb] pdf
A Medieval Enterprise [350 kb] pdf
The Myers Wood Project
 Location: Kirklees

The project aims to:

  • carry out a search of Myers Wood for archaeological industrial activity;
  • research all available archives;
  • establish public access with landowner;
  • further promote the site to the wider community through open days;
  • produce leaflet;
  • compare comprehensive report of all investigations.




Group Name
Huddersfield & District Archaeological Society
Project Contact Granville Clay
Huddersfield and District Archaeological Society
7 Lewisham Road
Slaithwaite
HUDDERSFIELD
Address Huddersfield area, Bradford
Project Postcode HD7 5AL
Finishing Date 31 October 2003

Local Community Involvement / Partnerships:
University of Huddersfield, University of Bradford, West Yorkshire Archaeological Society, local schools and local community

Grants:
Heritage Lottery Fund: 15,920



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