Events, Outings, Lectures K.A.S
Saturday 27th April. K.A.S. Day School, Furnishing and Decorating Old Kent Churches, at The Barn, (next to the church) Charing, Kent, Admission by ticket only which includes coffee, light lunch and tea, £4. Speakers have been invited to discuss and illustrate the development of furnishings and decoration of Kent churches. Contact: John Owen
Monday May 27th to May 31st, inclusive, Coach visit to Northumberland and Durham. We will visit Beamish Heritage Museum, Jarrow, Hadrian's Wall and the coastal Northumberland castles and Lindisfarne. Further details from Joy Saynor. SAE please. A deposit of £50 (only refundable up to one month before departure) to be sent to H. G. B. Coast. Estimated cost of trip £200. Includes hotel accommodation, bed, breakfast and evening meal. (Possible single rooms supplement). This does not include entrance to museums and sites. No smoking on the coach.
Saturday 8th June. Cloth of Gold Excursion. One day visit by coach to the 'Opal Coast' with pick-up points within the county. (Crayford, Maidstone, Canterbury) Cost about £35, to include five course lunch in Boulogne, with visit to the old town and its Museums, Field of Cloth of Gold etc. driving along the historic coastline. Names to Joy Saynor, address as above by 20th May. SAE please.
Saturday 29th June. Visit to St. Clere, Kemsing. Regret all places on this visit are now filled.
Saturday 6th July. Garden Party at Cooling Castle. There will be an opportunity to view the private grounds by kind permission of the owner. Many other features indicate that this will be a major event. Own car advisable. Please book the date. See enclosed leaflet.
Sunday 7th July. Afternoon (2.30 pm) visit to East Kent.
Northbourne Gardens, Strawberry Tea at Dane Court. Limited numbers, own car advisable. Contact Mr. M. Crane, SAE please.
ONE DAY COURSE ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES.
The K.A.S. Fieldwork Committee has decided to organise another one day course on archaeological techniques, after the very successful one day course held at Benenden on the study of Roman Roads. The next course will take place on Saturday 12th October 1991 and will be based on The Study of Field Surveys. The course will be under the guidance of Mr. Jim Bradshaw, well known for his fieldwork and Dr. John Williams, the County Archaeologist.
The programme will consist of a morning session illustrated by slides, followed by a field trip in the afternoon (using members own cars), there will also be an opportunity to handle pottery and other artefacts. The venue is not certain at this stage, although it has been suggested it would be in the Wye/Stowling area; however, Dr.
Williams is keen that the fieldwork should take place in an area that is threatened by development. Only a limited number of places are available and there is a registration fee of £1. For further details, S.A.E. to Alec Miles.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Full details in Sept. Newsletter.
River boat trip. Not yet confirmed. Possible date, Sept.
Building Recorders Conference will be held on Saturday 19th October 1991 at the Barn, Charing, commencing at 2.15, Symposium on Hasted. Organised by the Library Committee. Probable date 23rd November.
EVENTS, OUTINGS, LECTURES (other societies) INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE (ISIS) The Trustees are pleased to inform members that Professor Manfred Bietak of the Austrian Institute of Egyptology has accepted the ISIS Fellowship for 1991. Professor Bietak will be delivering his Fellowship Lecture on Saturday 27th April 1991 at the British Museum (basement Lecture Theatre). At 1.15 pm. he will be introduced by Mr. George Hart of the British Museum who will give an illustrated talk on the Second Intermediate Period in Egypt by way of introduction to Professor Bietak's lecture.
This will be the first occasion that Professor Bietak has lectured in Britain for over ten years and he will describe the fascinating discoveries made during excavations he has carried out from 1966 to 1990, on the Middle Bronze Age site of Tell ed Daba. This is believed to be the ancient Avaris capital city of the Hyksos people and later the site of Per Ramesses, one of the Pharaoh's 'store cities' of the Bible.
Admission is free but this will be a most popular lecture for archaeologists, academics and the public in general so seats will be on a 'first come, first served basis. At 4.15 pm discussion and questions from the floor. Close of meeting 4.45 pm.
Saturday 27th April to Monday 6th May. (Bank Holiday) Dartford Environment Week. A wide range of events is planned for this year's Environment Week. It includes guided walks, talks, visits to local facilities and open days. Of particular interest to K.A.S. members are the open days planned for the Manor Gatehouse in Priory Road, Dartford. This has been made possible by the kind permission of Dartford Borough Council who now own the building. This gatehouse served as the West Gate to Henry VIII's Manor House in Dartford, of which further details appeared in K.A.S. Newsletter 18. A full list of events will be available on a handout available from local libraries, Dartford Borough Museum and the Tourist Information Centre near the Orchard Theatre in Dartford.
The Manor Gatehouse will be open on Saturday 4th, Sunday 5th and Bank Holiday Monday 6th May between 10.00 am - 5.00 pm.
Saturday 11th May. Kent History Federation One Day Conference Looking at Hadlow, Past and Present. At Hadlow College.
Morning session from 9.30. Coffee, Exhibitions, Sales, Lectures by Dr. Joan Thirsk, Dr. Fred Lansberry and Mrs.
Ann Hughes. Afternoon tours of Hadlow (walking) to include Castle, Church, Brewery site, Horticultural Unit.
Old Soar Manor (by car). Tea at College from 3.30 pm onwards. Tickets £5. (Cheques made payable to the Kent History Federation) from D. Coast. Please send SAE, at least 9" x 4" in size.
Saturday and Sunday June 15th & 16th. FORDWICH.
Ancient Port of Canterbury, Historic Town Hall and Church. Many gardens open. Teas. Proceeds to the Fordwich & District Society and the Friends of Fordwich.
Sunday 21st July until Saturday 27th. The 1991 Summer School at Wye College. Among the many subjects on offer will be Timber, Brick and Stone, an introduction to the Houses of Kent by Kenneth Gravett, pitched at the level of beginners and including lecture and visits. Details from the Summer School Administrator, Centre for European Agricultural Studies, Wye, Ashford, Kent TN25 SAH.
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September. Scadbury Manor. The archaeological excavations at the medieval moated manor site at Scadbury will be open to the public. Members of the Orpington & District Archaeological Society (ODAS) will give guided tours showing the work that is currently being done on the site as well as the remains of the drawbridge. The site contains the foundations of the buildings associated with the Walshingham family and unlike many similar moated sites the island is still completely surrounded by water.
Guided tours will be given at 15 minute intervals throughout both afternoons, the first at 2.00 pm. and the last at 4.30 pm. There will also be a slide show, refreshments and bookstall. Admission is free and limited car parking is available close to the site, by ticket only, for which application should be made (enclosing S.A.E. and stating for which day required) to Mr. M. Meekums.
