A collection of notes and links to pages about archaeology & history
"My interest in archaeology began in my second year at secondary school. I had an interest in Ordnance Survey maps and Roman roads; as a smaller kid I loved grubbing around old castles and, particularly, Roman remains. My school sponsored me to do the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. For the Interest section I took up going to the nearest archaeological excavations at Wall, near Lichfield." I kept up my enthusiasm and by 1976 found myself working for the Museum of London Department of Urban Archaeology. Thus began my digging career.
I've kept up my interst in all things Romano-British over the years and I'm now a committee member of our county archaeological and historical society.
Local resources
A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 9, Burton-Upon-Trent. Edited by Nigel J Tringham. This volume covers the town of Burton-upon-Trent on the county's eastern boundary, along with its suburbs and satellite villages on either side of the river, including Stapenhill which was formerly in a separate parish in Derbyshire.
A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 14, Lichfield. Edited by M W Greenslade. A detailed thematic account of the city of Lichfield and outlying townships. Townships: Wall with Pipehill, including a mention of the Roman town. For more details see Friends of Letocetum.
Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society is dedicated to the study and dissemination of the archaeology, historic environment, history and heritage of Staffordshire although our membership activities range further afield.
The Local History of Burton upon Trent It is regularly extended and
existing content constantly improved so please check its progress from time to time.
Burton's Brewing Heritage. Burton-upon-Trent was a classic example of the mid19th century industrial boomtown, renowned for the quality of its fine ales and world-famous brewing brands including Bass, Allsopp and Worthington. A combination of good fortune, business dynamism and an emerging communications infrastructure helped it develop into the premier brewing centre of the Victorian age, with
many fine examples of industrial-scale breweries, malthouses and ancillary buildings standing alongside sumptuous offices and earlier Georgian townhouses
Horninglow Archaeology & History
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... is about all aspects of the history and archaeology of the village. Now a busy suburb of Burton-on-Trent, Horninglow has a long story dating to the Anglo-Saxon period and beyond.
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