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The archaeology group was formed in April 2007 as a result of David
Jones from Manor Farm, Bredenbury, mentioning that there were at
least two lost buildings within 100 metres of his present house. One
was thought to be an old tithe barn, the other an old farmhouse,
which was purchased by Queen Anne’s bounty in 1743, to be used as
the Rectory.
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decision was taken to start an archaeology group within the BDLHS
and excavations began in the general area of this missing rectory.
This was the ideal site to train anyone who was interested in
excavations but had no previous experience. Steve Palmer, who heads
the group, has had several seasons of excavations with Herefordshire
Archaeology who gave us permission to undertake this dig, and they
will be overseeing all excavations done by ourselves in the future.
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The group has met and investigated this site fortnightly since
April 2007 and are producing some great results. The remains of the
base of the house walls are now visible again, for the first time in
150 years. Trays upon trays of finds have come to light as a result
of our efforts and slowly but surely we are beginning to piece
together the story of this building, but, as is usual with
archaeology, there is still some way to go.
If anyone is interested in joining us in our endeavours, please
contact Steve Palmer by telephone on 01885 490269 or e-mail
at:
stevep50@fsmail.net.
Meeting Dates
The group will be meeting at Manor Farm on
14th June, 28th June, 12th July and 26th July
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