In February, county archaeologist and project manager Derek Hurst addressed a packed meeting of members and volunteers to explain what had been found during the community dig that took place in the field north of Quay Lane in September/October 2012. Over the course of the project, some 60 volunteers found 1902 artefacts weighing 142 kg in five trenches. Much of this material was slag and iron waste from smelting furnaces – evidence that Hanley Castle was a significant industrial site in Roman times.
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Day 13 – 9 October. A reduced workforce finishes recording features in Trench 2 and more finds are made in Trenches 5 and 6.
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Day 7 – 1 October. Work is concentrated in three trenches, with digging of half sections along some lengths and spot features in others. Part of a ditch, possibly pre-Roman, is uncovered in a section of Trench 2 while another section produces only a considerable number of pebbles. The largest pot base yet found emerges from Trench 6. A heavy shower slows progress in the afternoon.
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In the week before the dig, archaeologists had used the evidence from a geophysical survey to pinpoint the site of nine trenches in the field north of Quay Lane and one in the field to the south. An expert JCB operator then removed the topsoil by precision cutting trenches varying in length from 10 m to 40 m and to a depth of 30-60 cm.
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As part of its Heritage Lottery Fund grant, The Hanleys’ Village Society plans to carry out a community dig in a field north of Quay Lane, Hanley Castle, leading down to the River Severn, during the last week in September and the first week in October.
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An affordable housing scheme, which was developed by West Mercia Housing Group and built in 2011 at Chapman’s Orchard, Welland Road, Hanley Swan, has been fully taken up by local people. Comprising 14 houses, it is a mix of nine rental properties and five shared ownership (part-buy part-rent) homes. Continue reading →
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27 January 2012
Idle Women, a talk by Vince Williams on the life of women on the industrial waterways of Britain. Village Hall, 7.30 pm.
23 March 2012
Science comes to Malvern, a talk by David Robertson. Village Hall, 7.30 pm.
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Hanley Castle High School – Chinese Visit 2012
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23rd September 2011
AGM and talk on Inn Signs of Worcestershire by Anthony Collis. Village Hall, 7.30 pm.
25th November 2011
The Days of Steam, a talk by Mike Clemens. Village Hall, 7.30 pm.
27th January 2012
Idle Women, a talk by Vince Williams on the life of women on the industrial waterways of Britain. Village Hall, 7.30 pm.
23rd March 2012
Science comes to Malvern, a talk by David Robertson. Village Hall, 7.30 pm.
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Three local history workshops have been arranged as part of the Village Society’s Heritage Lottery grant. All take place in Hanley Swan village hall.
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The Hanleys' Villages 