Meersbrook Hall: An iconic Sheffield Building with Ken Dash - Ep26

09/12/19 • 43 min

This month Archaeology and Ale proudly present:

Ken Dash on “Meersbrook Hall: An iconic Sheffield building”

Ken has spent his life studying Sheffield heritage. In this talk, Ken brings us through his experience excavating around Meersbrook Hall. Once the home of the Roebuck and Shore families, Meersbrook Hall would later house the collection of Victorian art critic and patron, John Ruskin.

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Archaeology and Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. All talks take place at the Red Deer pub on Pitt Street in Sheffield.

This month Archaeology and Ale proudly present:

Ken Dash on “Meersbrook Hall: An iconic Sheffield building”

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Archaeological Adventures with the National Trust with Rosalind Buck - Ep 25

Archaeology and Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme.

This month Archaeology and Ale proudly present:

Rosalind Buck on “Archaeological Adventures with the National Trust”

Rosalind Buck has made a career out of her adventures in archaeology! In this episode, Rosalind teaches us about how archaeologists are helping the National Trust to look after their properties in the East Midlands.

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Dealing with the Devil: The Ritual Protection of Buildings Against Evil with James Wright - Ep 27

Archaeology and Ale is a monthly series of talks presented by Archaeology in the City, part of the University of Sheffield Archaeology Department’s outreach programme. In this talk, Archaeology in the City proudly presents - James Wright on *“Dealing with the Devil: The Ritual Protection of Buildings Against Evil”* This talk took place on Thursday, October 25th, 2019 at the Red Deer in Sheffield.

James Wright is an expert in recording and analysing historic standing buildings. He specialises in medieval and early modern buildings, vernacular architecture and the study of architectural fragments. In this episode, James teaches us about his work documenting ritual marks at historic structures and explains how these marks were used to protect against demons, devils, and other evildoers.

For more information about Archaeology in the City’s events and opportunities to get involved, please email [email protected] or visit our website at archinthecity.wordpress.com. You can also find us on Twitter (@archinthecity), Instagram (@archaeointhecity), or Facebook (@archinthecity)

**Content Warning: Listener discretion is advised as there is adult language**

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