Tuesday 30th August
Professor Stephen Upex
All you ever wanted to know about Ango Saxon Cemeteries – and much, much more.
1. 10.00-11.00
Session 1. Late Roman burial practices and early AS cemeteries.
2. 11.00-11.30 Coffee.
3. 11.30-12.30
Session 2. More AS cemeteries.
4. 12.30-2.00 Lunch
5. 2.00-3.00
Session 3. Practical session looking at AS material for handling.
6. 3.00-3.30 Afternoon tea
7. 3.30-4.30
Session 4 AS elite burials, Sutton Hoo, Pritwell, Taplow and others and the modern science which is changing our views of AS cemeteries.

Wed 31st August
Dr Paul Stamper
From manor house to country house, and from lord of the manor to squire: English estates from the 11th to 20th centuries
1. 10.00-11.00
Session 1. Medieval manors and their estates
2. 11.00-11.30 Coffee.
3. 11.30-12.30
Session 2. The later 16th and 17th centuries: new houses, new landscapes
4. 12.30-2.00 Lunch
5. 2.00-3.00
Session 3. The 18th century and onwards: from prosperity to calamity
6. 3.00-3.30 Afternoon tea
7. 3.30-4.30
Session 4. Huntin’, fishin’, shootin’: evidence for elite pastimes

The attached programme is for the Day Schools, which are to be held in the new venue of Chester House Estate, itself a site of great archaeological interest. The lectures will take place in the Threshing Barn, which has its own car park and is approached via Lime Avenue from the E bound A45.Lunch will be a finger buffet and tea/coffee will be available throughout the day. There is nearby accommodation, also along the E bound A45: https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/190/Wellingborough-Rushden-hotel More luxurious (and expensive) accommodation can be found a few miles away at https://thefalcon-castleashby.com
Please find information regarding the entrance to the site and the necessity to book a parking ticket in advance for the Lime Avenue car park on this website: https://chesterhouseestate.org/plan-your-visit/where-to-find-us/
Please ignore the time slots for parking and book into any of them, as it is known that we shall be arriving in advance of those times listed.
The price for each Day School is £45. Please contact Monica Stainton on monica.stainton@btinternet.com by 30th June if you wish to attend.