Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social
Established in 1855 to promote the study of Leicestershire's archaeology and history, we organise lectures, research, and various publications.
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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 5mo agoNext lecture: Axeheads and outcrops: finding the source of Group XX Neolithic stone axeheads in Charnwood Forest Dr Jonny Graham Thursday 23rd April 2026 at 7.30pm. De Montfort University, Clephan Building 0.01. lahs.org.uk/events/axehe...
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Elizabeth Tingle@profliztingle.bsky.social · 4mo agoRemember to book your place at our wonderful Pugin day at St Mary's church. We have talks, a tour of Victorian Wymeswold, a new exhibition on village history, food. Saturday 11 April 2026, 10am to 4.30pm. Programme and booking via this Eventbrite link. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982919028....
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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 5mo agoNext lecture: Axeheads and outcrops: finding the source of Group XX Neolithic stone axeheads in Charnwood Forest Dr Jonny Graham Thursday 23rd April 2026 at 7.30pm. De Montfort University, Clephan Building 0.01. lahs.org.uk/events/axehe...
Remember to book your place at our wonderful Pugin day at St Mary's church. We have talks, a tour of Victorian Wymeswold, a new exhibition on village history, food. Saturday 11 April 2026, 10am to 4.30pm. Programme and booking via this Eventbrite link. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982919028....
The Rev. Alford, A.W.N. Pugin & the Restoration of Wymeswold Church
The Rev. Henry Alford, A.W.N. Pugin & the Restoration of Wymeswold Church Ecclesiology & Architecture in 19th‑Century Leicestershire.
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Next lecture: Axeheads and outcrops: finding the source of Group XX Neolithic stone axeheads in Charnwood Forest Dr Jonny Graham Thursday 23rd April 2026 at 7.30pm. De Montfort University, Clephan Building 0.01. lahs.org.uk/events/axehe...
Axeheads and outcrops: finding the source of Group XX Neolithic stone axeheads in Charnwood Forest - LAHS
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Next lecture: Axeheads and outcrops: finding the source of Group XX Neolithic stone axeheads in Charnwood Forest Dr Jonny Graham Thursday 23rd April 2026 at 7.30pm. De Montfort University, Clephan Building 0.01. lahs.org.uk/events/axehe...
Axeheads and outcrops: finding the source of Group XX Neolithic stone axeheads in Charnwood Forest - LAHS
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@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social tries to save to the locals the Leicestershire Bronze Age torc. The have started a crowdfunder with the target of £10,000. #Archaeology www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...
Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc
Help us raise £10,000 towards Leicestershire Museums' acquisition of this unique object so that it can remain in the public domain.
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This is an important find. Please help if you can. #Archaeology 🏺
Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 6mo agoHelp save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc❗️ We've started a crowdfunding campaign to ensure that a 3,000-year-old golden torc discovered last year near Harborough can be saved and brought back to the county - but we only have until mid-March to do it! Visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...
Please donate if you can. Lest keep these objects in museums where everyone can enjoy them and learn from them
Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 6mo agoHelp save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc❗️ We've started a crowdfunding campaign to ensure that a 3,000-year-old golden torc discovered last year near Harborough can be saved and brought back to the county - but we only have until mid-March to do it! Visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...
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Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 6mo agoHelp save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc❗️ We've started a crowdfunding campaign to ensure that a 3,000-year-old golden torc discovered last year near Harborough can be saved and brought back to the county - but we only have until mid-March to do it! Visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...
Help save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc❗️ We've started a crowdfunding campaign to ensure that a 3,000-year-old golden torc discovered last year near Harborough can be saved and brought back to the county - but we only have until mid-March to do it! Visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-save-...
Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc
Help us raise £10,000 towards Leicestershire Museums' acquisition of this unique object so that it can remain in the public domain.
crowdfunder.co.uk
Tonight!!! Hope to see you there.
Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 6mo agoThursday 12 February, 7.30pm-9pm - Members' Evening Members of LAHS present on their own research. Come along & hear about a range of current projects on the history and archaeology of Leicestershire Venue: Clephan Building 0.01, De Montfort University, Leicester lahs.org.uk/events/2026-...
Thursday 12 February, 7.30pm-9pm - Members' Evening Members of LAHS present on their own research. Come along & hear about a range of current projects on the history and archaeology of Leicestershire Venue: Clephan Building 0.01, De Montfort University, Leicester lahs.org.uk/events/2026-...
2026 LAHS Members’ Evening - LAHS
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Thursday 12 February, 7.30pm-9pm - Members' Evening Members of LAHS present on their own research. Come along & hear about a range of current projects on the history and archaeology of Leicestershire Venue: Clephan Building 0.01, De Montfort University, Leicester lahs.org.uk/events/2026-...
2026 LAHS Members’ Evening - LAHS
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TONIGHT!!!
Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social · 7mo ago💙 Escape the January blues with our next free lecture! 7.30pm Thursday 22 January 💙 30 Years of British Comedy Geoff Rowe, Founder of the Leicester Comedy Festival. Visit lahs.org.uk/events/30-ye... Image: Jo Brand. @Leicester Comedy Festival Archive
Save the date and cfp. A grand day out at the beautiful, grade 1 listed Wymeswold Church, Leics (UK). @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social @leicsvcht.bsky.social @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social @churchmonuments.bsky.social
💙 Escape the January blues with our next free lecture! 7.30pm Thursday 22 January 💙 30 Years of British Comedy Geoff Rowe, Founder of the Leicester Comedy Festival. Visit lahs.org.uk/events/30-ye... Image: Jo Brand. @Leicester Comedy Festival Archive
30 Years of British Comedy - LAHS
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💙 Escape the January blues with our next free lecture! 7.30pm Thursday 22 January 💙 30 Years of British Comedy Geoff Rowe, Founder of the Leicester Comedy Festival. Visit lahs.org.uk/events/30-ye... Image: Jo Brand. @Leicester Comedy Festival Archive
30 Years of British Comedy - LAHS
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⭐️ Day 23 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Snakes with glass eyes & other distractions… LAHS Newsletter Editor, Cynthia Brown illustrates the power of allowing yourself to be driven by curiosity when considering local history research. Visit lahs.org.uk/blog/snakes-... Image: Wombwell's Royal Menagerie
Snakes with glass eyes and other distractions… - LAHS
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⭐️ Day 22 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ A house at 93 Main Street, Lyddington, Rutland - A history of ownership and occupation over 400 years LAHS Member Trevor Harrington shares a portion of his house history Visit lahs.org.uk/blog/a-house... Image: Trevor Harrington 2020
A house at 93 Main Street, Lyddington, Rutland - A history of ownership and occupation over 400 years - LAHS
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⭐️ Day 21 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Two Incursions a Millennium Apart into Leicester by the Marquis Family LAHS Member Steve Marquis explores his own connection to the 10th C Viking occupation of Leicester Visit lahs.org.uk/blog/two-inc... Image: BL Harley MS. 15 C. Ívarr and Ubba ravaging the countryside
Two Incursions a Millennium Apart into Leicester by the Marquis Family - LAHS
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⭐️ Day 19 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ The Mysterious Archaeology of Saltby Heath: Part 1 The Heath LAHS VP Robert Hartley considers the long history of human activity in this distinctive landscape. Visit lahs.org.uk/blog/the-mys... Image: The excavated Saltby Heath barrow Nov 1978. R.F. Hartley
The Mysterious Archaeology of Saltby Heath: Part 1 The Heath - LAHS
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⭐️ Day 17 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Luddism and Chartism and the part played by Leicestershire Women LAHS member Steve Marquis looks at the role played by Leics women in these 19th Century political working class movements Visit lahs.org.uk/blog/luddism... Image: Chartist rally at Kennington Common, 1848
Luddism and Chartism and the part played by Leicestershire Women - LAHS
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⭐️ Day 15 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ New Angles on Saxon Leicestershire LAHS member (archaeologist at ULAS) Dr Gavin Speed looks at the growing archaeological evidence for the Anglo-Saxon people & their places in early Anglo-Saxon Leics & Rutland Visit lahs.org.uk/blog/new-ang... Image: ULAS, Eye Kettleby
New Angles on Saxon Leicestershire - LAHS
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⭐️ Day 14 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Ancient Trails & Salt Ways in South Leicestershire LAHS Member, John Lacey, investigates a lesser known pre-historic trading route from north to south. Visit lahs.org.uk/blog/ancient... Image: Crossing Clawson Lane at the Top of Brock Hill. © Tim Heaton (2023)
Ancient Trails & Salt Ways in South Leicestershire - LAHS
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⭐️ Day 13 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Salt Ways In Leics LAHS Member Bob Trubshaw explores the history of these ancient trackways Numerous E-W routes in NE Leics continue into Lincs and to the Norfolk coast. Once thought of as salt ways, . They transported wool & pilgrims lahs.org.uk/blog/salt-wa...
Salt Ways In Leicestershire - LAHS
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⭐️ Day 12 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ Polish Resettlement Camps in Leicestershire LAHS Member Jakub Milcarz considers life in the Polish Resettlement Camps of post-war Leics Visit lahs.org.uk/blog/polish-... Image: Polish Wedding, Melton Mowbray, 1954. Photo: Polish Resettlement Camps in UK 1946-69 Website
Polish Resettlement Camps in Leicestershire - LAHS
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⭐️ Day 11 of LAHS Advent ⭐️ A Polish homeopath in Leicester LAHS Newsletter & Reviews Editor, Cynthia Brown tells the story of Severin Wielobycki, a 19th century Polish homeopath who lived & worked in Leicester during the 1860s Visit lahs.org.uk/blog/a-polis... Image: Dr Severin Wielobycki (1893)
A Polish homeopath in Leicester - LAHS
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