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Castleton Dig 2017 – photo diary

Posted on September 13, 2017

Day 1 on the Spital Field – the team assembles The 2017 trench was laid out to overlap several trenches dug in previous years, and to investigate new ground to the south and west in order to locate the south … Continue reading →

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John Craven Opens Visitor Centre: 9 August 2017

Posted on August 26, 2017

A crowd of invited guests & visitors heard John Craven talk about his love of the Peak District when he was the special guest at the opening of the newly refurbished Visitor Centre. Castleton Museum, which is housed in the … Continue reading →

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A New Era for the Museum

Posted on August 22, 2017

After the months of debating, planning & brainstorming  ….       ….  the museum re-opens with a brand new look. Redesigned display cases, a wall size screen for digital presentations and a new layout for special exhibitions of topical … Continue reading →

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Beauchief Abbey tour August 2017

Posted on August 9, 2017

About 20 members met up at Beauchief Abbey on Thursday 27th July for a historic and archaeological tour by Colin Merrony from Sheffield University. What had been a wet and gloomy day turned into a splendid evening with lovely light … Continue reading →

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Annual General Meeting 2017

Posted on January 21, 2017

On the evening of Thursday 19th January we met in Castleton Village Hall for our 44th AGM, to be followed by a pie and pea supper. Maria presented her Chairman’s Report and spoke about some highlights of the past year … Continue reading →

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2017 Archaeology dates

Posted on January 3, 2017

Archaeology will begin again in Castleton from Monday May 8th 2017, when Colin returns with his First Year Archaeology students from Sheffield University. We expect that work will continue for four weeks. If you would like to know more, or … Continue reading →

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2016 Castleton Christmas Tree Festival

Posted on November 26, 2016

The theme for the CHS Christmas Tree this year was ‘Angels’ and depicted images of angels from paintings and stained glass from the 14th century to the early 20th century.  The earliest angel on the tree can be found in … Continue reading →

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