May 2010
NORFOLK’S
COASTAL HERITAGE
NEWSLETTER – ISSUE 2
Coastal Heritage Open Day
The first project Open Day was held in
Happisburgh on Saturday 22nd May
2010. Over 100 people attended the
event and enjoyed the chance to view
displays about the project’s work and
Happisburgh’s heritage.
The day was also a chance for people to
sign up for the activities which will be
running in Happisburgh during the
summer. These have been developed in
response to questionnaires returned by
local residents earlier in the project.
The planned activities are:
Visitors at the Open Day ©NLA
•
Coastal Monitoring: The eroding cliffs and beaches often reveal archaeological
artefacts. We would like to hear from volunteers willing to monitor stretches of
coastline on a regular basis and record any artefacts or features discovered.
•
Fieldwalking: Ploughing disturbs archaeological remains. We would like to hear
from volunteers willing to undertake fieldwalking and analyse its results. We are
also looking for landowners who would be happy for their land to be fieldwalked.
•
Building Recording: Many historic buildings are threatened by erosion. We
would like to hear from any volunteers willing to produce drawn and photographic
records of these buildings.
•
Old Photographs: We are looking for people with collections of old photographs
who would be willing for them to be copied, archived and exhibited. We would
also like to hear from volunteers willing to do this archiving.
•
Oral History: We are looking for volunteers to be interviewed about life in the
village, past and present. We would also like to hear from people willing to
conduct these interviews and transcribe the recordings.
If you are interested in taking part in any of these activities, please contact the
Coastal Heritage Project Officer, Richard Hoggett (details overleaf). All training and
equipment will be provided for these activities and no previous experience is
necessary.
The Ancient Human Occupation of Britain
Archaeologists from the British Museum return to
Happisburgh beach in June to continue their excavations
as a part of the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain
(AHOB) project (see www.ahobproject.org).
Working with AHOB, we have arranged for three public
tours of the excavations to take place on Saturday 5th
June 2010, beginning at 11am, 12pm and 2pm. These
tours will also provide the opportunity to view artefacts
discovered previously. Places on the tours are limited and
can be booked by contacting the Project Officer.
The 700,000-year-old
handaxe found on the
beach in 2000 ©NMAS
As part of this event AHOB and the Coastal Heritage
Project will be producing display panels about the early
human occupation of Happisburgh. It is hoped that
permanent sites for these boards will be found in the
village in due course.
Coastal Heritage Project Officer
Dr Richard Hoggett has
been an archaeologist for
15 years and has worked
The Coastal Heritage Project will be extensively in curatorial,
exhibiting at the Poppyland Partnership commercial and
Open Meeting to be held on Monday 14th community archaeology.
June 2010 at Merchant’s Place, Cromer,
He has taught numerous
from 2pm until 6pm.
courses for the University
This is a chance for interested members of East Anglia and other
of the public and other like-minded local bodies, and was Postsocieties to share ideas, meet the project excavation Manager at
officer and sign up to the Coastal NAU Archaeology before
Heritage project.
taking up the post of
See www.poppylandpartnership.co.uk for Coastal Heritage Project
Officer in April 2010.
further details.
For further details of the Coastal Heritage
Project and to sign up for activities or regular
updates please contact:
For further details of North Norfolk District
Council’s Coastal Change Pathfinder
Programme please contact:
Richard Hoggett
Marti Tipper
Coastal Heritage Project Officer
Coastal Management Team
Norfolk Landscape Archaeology, Union House,
Gressenhall, Norfolk, NR20 4DR
North Norfolk District Council, Holt Road,
Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9EN
Telephone: 01362 869277
Telephone: 01263 516004
richard.hoggett@norfolk.gov.uk
coastalmanagement@north-norfolk.gov.uk
If you need this document in large print, audio, Braille,
alternative format or in a different language please contact
Richard Hoggett on 01362 869277.