What a July - there was an award!
Wow, what a month July turned out to be! It's usually a quiet sort of time for us as we run some archaeological tours of the Peak...
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ian2494
Jun 1, 2023
Road trip to Suffolk...
This time last year I took a little road trip to Suffolk to visit some heritage and get some material for the blog. It was a mixed bag,...
ian2494
May 12, 2023
The Bridestones: an old monument still used today.
High on Biddulph Moor sits a structure from the time of the first monuments created in Britain. The Early Neolithic saw the beginnings of...
ian2494
Apr 28, 2023
Peak District heritage and how the other half works!
We are based in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District and for archaeology there are few better places to live! Here we can see a wide...
ian2494
Apr 17, 2023
Saxon Crosses in the Derbyshire Peak District (and a little bit beyond) pt 1.
The Anglo-Saxons have certainly left their mark in history and our landscape, and while there is a great deal of scholarship on the...
ian2494
Feb 15, 2023
It's January, so its Derbyshire Archaeology Day!
January sees the annual Derbyshire Archaeology Day where members of the public have the chance to catch up with some of the most...
ian2494
Jul 26, 2022
What's in your parish: Mackworth
For may people, especially if you live in Derby, the name Mackworth is synonymous with a large, mostly post-war housing estate on the...
ian2494
May 9, 2022
What's in your parish? Taddington & Priestcliffe
Nestling in the Derbyshire Peak District between Bakewell and Buxton sits the unassuming parish of Taddington & Priestcliffe. Most people...
Ian Parker-Heath
Apr 25, 2022
Review: The World of Stonehenge at the British Museum
Of course everybody has heard of Stonehenge; is there anyone you know who hasn't? Nearly as many people have visited it, but not nearly...
Ian Parker-Heath
Apr 20, 2022
We're ready to go with this year's CPD days for Teachers!
It's time to announce the dates for this year's CPD days for teachers. We are offering two workshops this year - Prehistory in the Peak...
ian2494
Feb 24, 2022
Stone Age to Iron Age – where to begin?
Links to the Primary National Curriculum - History: Teaching ‘Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age’ is now firmly part...
Ian Parker-Heath
Jul 6, 2021
Community Heritage is Digging Deeper at Under Whitle
In addition to running workshops for schools, one of the things we do is work with groups on community heritage projects. This summer we...
Ian Parker-Heath
Jun 2, 2021
Review – Ancestors: The Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials
This is the latest book by Prof. Alice Roberts who is the Chair of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham, but...
Ian Parker-Heath
May 26, 2021
Want to read a good book about Vikings? Try River Kings by Cat Jarman
The past year has given us the opportunity to catch up on our reading, with books both old and new being devoured eagerly! Of the new...
Ian Parker-Heath
Jun 17, 2020
What’s In Your Parish? King Sterndale Part 3.
Why has this gate gone out of use? One reason is it’s dimensions are such that it is too small to accommodate modern farm vehicles. Even...
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