Big weekend show Sept 21/22 2013

Blimey..... OK, its that time of year again! its the biggie at Stamford Bridge for another two day event. This may prove to be our best yet! 

Open to the public from 10.30am - 4.00pm on sat, and 10.30am - 3.30pm on sun, we ahould have a really good turn out with probably over 300 dark ages reenactors, plus a longboat, living history enampment, archaeological groups, and of course our BOSB tent. On the sun the Stamford Bridge Butcher will be having a barbeque also .....so get yerself there, be you thane, jarl, huscarl or king!

Fulford Battle not lost yet!

Chas continues the battle for the Fulford Battle site. See link: #

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/battlefield-saga-set-for-high-court-1-5927001

The position of English heritage astounds me. Rather than put a block on the development until proof is secure about the site, they are happy to allow the development to go ahead without prior archaeological investigation to see if Germany Beck is indeed the likely place of the Battle of Fulford. If it is an important battlefield, the land and artefacts are lost for good, then the so called
'guardians' of our heitage will be seen to be politically biased and ineffective as the proper organisation to handle our heritage.

The fact that both EH and Persimmon Homes stand by an outdated decision and will not allow any deviation on that, smacks to me of collusion and indifference, and the fact that York Council have allowed this to go on over such an important bloodstained site again will be be judged by our children's children as a severe laspe of historical judgement.

Chas Jones and the Fulford development plans

Exciting news

Exciting news here in Stamford Bridge. We are beginning our very first archaeological excavation to find out where the actual battle took place, its a long road - but we are finally on the way!

We aim to track backwards to the romamn road systems around the area, the reason being that the saxons would probably have used any existing roads and tracks network and crossing points (with a new bridge). So if we can confirm the roman crossing places on the river derwent then we can retrace the battle moves, high ground etc. We dont have an exact description of the battle site thru contemporary accounts, as Stamford Bridge was such a small place, not worthy of even a mention in the 1086 Domesday book.

Our problem is the other roman crossing point about a mile downstream near to Low Catton, is this one earlier or a later one than the traditional crossing point in the village?  - well, this is what we need to find out. 

Heres a few pics of the first days excavating...watch this space!

Being told the basics of survey and geophysing

Off we go....

The digger gets stuck in....we needed about 18ins of Victorian farming topsoil to be removed

Down to the nitty gritty,

Our dilemma, which is the crossing point where the battle centred on?