Bury’s Market Cross has a long and colourful history. From medieval cross and corn exchange to Georgian theatre, from Victorian Concert Room and Town Hall to modern Art Gallery, this illustrated talk will tell the story of the Market Cross and the personalities and events that made it the centre of social life in Bury.
Views: 33 | Enquiries: 0I am an accredited Green Badge Guide and Chair of the Bury St Edmunds Association of Registered Tour Guides. I have taught adult education evening classes for many years and spoken widely to local groups and societies.
I was a professional archaeologist for over forty years, including twenty as county archaeologist in Hereford and Worcester, Cheshire and Cambridgeshire, and I have carried out fieldwork in East Anglia, the Midlands, Yorkshire, the Northwest, Wales, the Orkneys, Italy and Libya.
I am a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Although retired from professional archaeology, I remain a Trustee of West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Trust.
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