CBA Weekend Event
Each year the CBA holds a Weekend Event which consists of a series of visits, lectures and activities focusing on the archaeological heritage a particular region of the UK. It draws together CBA members, supporters, trustees, staff and others, alongside experts on the archaeology of the region, and starts with the annual Beatrice de Cardi Lecture. In previous years we have based the Weekend in Belfast, Liverpool, Leicester, Salisbury, York, London and Shropshire.
CBA Weekend 2012
- 14th–16th September, Buxton, Derbyshire
- The weekend will include a guided tour of Buxton, evening reception and lecture, guided walks in the Peak District, and a visit to Creswell Crags. Details will be mailed to members and subscribers in early Summer 2012, when the details will also be made available online.
CBA Cornwall Weekend 2010
- 15–17 October
- A fabulous weekend was enjoyed by CBA members and friends in Cornwall in October 2010. The Weekend consisted of a series of visits, lectures and activities covering a wide range of topics and with talks from experts on Cornwall’s archaeological heritage. A day on Bodmin Moor and trips to the Cornish Mines and Engine site in Pool, King Edward Mine in Troon.
CBA Shropshire Weekend 2009
- Friday 16th – Sunday 18th October
- 2009’s weekend event and CBA AGM took place in Shropshire. Based in Shrewsbury, we visited the WHS of Ironbridge Gorge, the Roman City of Wroxeter and the National Trust’s Attingham Park.
The Beatrice de Cardi lecture was given by Professor Marilyn Palmer of the University of Leicester, who cast a reflective eye over the history of industrial archaeology, as we celebrated 50 years of the creation of industrial archaeology as a discipline. Read more about the lecture.
