Monday July 11th
THE RUTLAND ROMAN VILLA PROJECT
A talk by Peter Liddle.
Archaeologist Peter Liddle will speak about the excavations that have revealed a spectacular mosaic pavement showing the story of Hector and Achilles at the siege of Troy and the villa in whose main room it lay.
In the Parish Room, The Old School, Grantham Road, Bottesford NG13 0DF, 7.30 pm.
No need to book, entry £6 at door (Local History Society members £4), children free.
Thursday July 14th
SEARCHING FOR SAXON SECRETS – THE GOLD BEAN MYSTERY
A talk and display by Phil Harding.
Phil has been metal detecting and supporting archaeological investigations for 30 years, with more than 3,000 finds recorded through the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Dogged detecting in a farmed Leicestershire valley has shown how intense Roman activity died away before re-settlement in the dark ages. Beautiful Anglo-Saxon metalwork gives clues to this puzzling period in our history, including a mysterious golden bean!
In the Parish Room, The Old School, Grantham Road, Bottesford NG13 0DF, 7.30 pm.
No need to book, entry £6 at door (Local History Society members £4), children free.
Sunday July 17th
A HISTORY OF BOTTESFORD IN TWO PARTS.
Choose between two short tours:
‘The Lady of the Vale’ and the Rutland tombs led by Neil Fortey
Bottesford’s historic village centre led by David Middleton
Bottesford is an ancient centre in the Vale of Belvoir, from the Iron Age through to the present day.
Its 200 ft spire is visible from miles around. The church is known for its remarkable set of medieval to Jacobean monuments of the ‘Lords of Belvoir’. The village centre preserves memories of its long history as an agricultural and commercial centre.
Assemble at 2 pm at the porch of St Mary the Virgin, Rectory Lane, Bottesford, NG13 0DS.
Booking not required, entry £4 at the porch door (Local History Society members £2), children free.
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