Tag Archives: artefacts

Ted Goodwin and his sister Patricia Cox remember their Dad and the clay works in Shorne woods

Posted on 13th December 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Our dad’s name was Edgar (Ted) Amos Goodwin and our mum was Rosina. Our dad was born in 1910 and worked for AEI at Northfleet for 25 years before taking the job of Wet Miller, in the wash plant at … Continue reading →

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Coffin Tales Roadshow

Posted on 29th October 2021 by Ruiha Smalley
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Reserach into nails found at Randall Manor

Posted on 10th September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Nails were valuable. Horseshoe nails were even used as a form of currency in certain circumstances. They were made from English iron which was less carboniferous than the imported iron from Spain and Sweden (used in the making of cannons). … Continue reading →

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Caesar lecture coming up

Posted on 10th September 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

SWAG volunteers have previously been involved in excavations examining the possibility of a landing point for Caesar on his visits to Kent. For those you interested in this period of history The Society of Antiquaries of London is holding a … Continue reading →

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Transition from Late Iron Age to Early Roman in SE England

Posted on 11th March 2021 by Ruiha Smalley

Following the great success of the 2018 conference on the transition from Roman to Saxon in the South-East, the Roman Studies Group of the Surrey Archaeological Society is arranging another event, this time focusing on the end of the Iron … Continue reading →

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