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150 Years of BGAS
The Society’s badge The Society was founded in 1876, so we are getting close to notching up one and a half centuries. A Working Group is considering how best to mark this major anniversary in 2026. We envisage a series of activities and events to draw together the many people in Bristol and Gloucestershire who take an interest in heritage matters, whether professional or amateur, and offer them new insights into the history and archaeology of our...
Work on Bristol records
... Time to spare at the Bristol Archives? The Lloyd George 1909 Survey team is working through a large number of documents at the Bristol Archives, adding them to a data-base. If you’re interested in the city’s development, and have a few hours to spare each month, they’d love to hear from you: contact info@glos1909survey.org.uk. ...
Lend a hand
We’d like additional help to keep the Society running smoothly. Most of these roles don’t need special skills, just a few hours of your time. We can provide mentoring and support. assistant membership secretary – understudy to current membership secretary, so that we have a back-up at all times. Requires practical familiarity with Excel and using forms to maintain a Microsoft Access database book-stock manager – to maintain spreadsheet of stock o...
Committee for Archaeology in Gloucestershire
Technically a standalone body, but for many years closely associated with BGAS, the role of CAG is to promote archaeology in all its aspects, with special reference to Bristol and Gloucestershire. It does this primarily by bringing together representatives of the organisations directly involved with archaeological work in the county, both professional and independent. Areas of Concern The aspects of archaeology that concern CAG include: How infor...
Individual Consultants
Intro Code numbers (1-4) are used to indicate areas of expertise where 1 = fieldwork, 2 = excavation, 3 = artifacts and 4 = publication Steve Bagshaw 3 Reed Close Bristol BS1O 5HB 0117 9240399 steve@hwicce.freeserve.co.uk Masonry / Churches 1, 2, 3 Mark Bowden English Heritage The Engine House Firefly Avenue Swindon SN2 2EH 01793 414766 mark.bowden@english-heritage.org.uk Landscape archaeology and earthwork survey and analysis 1, 4 Chiz Harward 2...
Archaeological Societies and Related Bodies
Intro Code numbers (1-4) are used to indicate areas of expertise where 1 = fieldwork, 2 = excavation, 3 = artifacts and 4 = publication Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Stonehatch, Oakridge Lynch, Stroud, Glos GL6 7NR 01452 302610 John Loosley www.bgas.org.uk john@loosleyj.freeserve.co.uk General 4 Bristol & Avon Archaeological Society 14 Goldney Road Bristol BS8 4RB 0117 9620161 Gundula Dorey www.digitalbristol.org/members/baas G...
Archaeological Consultants
Intro Code numbers (1-4) are used to indicate areas of expertise where 1 = fieldwork, 2 = excavation, 3 = artifacts and 4 = publication Avon Archaeology Ltd Avondale Business Centre Woodland Way Kingswood Bristol BS17 1AW 0117 9608487 www.avonarchaeology.co.uk mail@avonarchaeology.co.uk General 1, 2, 3, 4 Bristol and Region Archaeological Services St Nicholas Church St Nicholas Street Bristol BS1 1UE 0117 903 9010 John Bryant www.baras.org.uk inf...
Museums and National Groups
Intro Code numbers (1-4) are used to indicate areas of expertise where 1 = fieldwork, 2 = excavation, 3 = artifacts and 4 = publication Bristol Museums Queens Road Bristol BS8 1RL 0117 9223571 www.bristol.gov.uk/page/leisure-and-culture/museums-and-galleries general.museum@bristol.gov.uk General 3, 4 Chedworth Roman Villa National Trust Chedworth Roman Villa Yanworth Cheltenham GL54 3LJ 01242 890256 01242 890544 www.nationaltrust.org.uk chedworth...
Educational Establishments
Intro Code numbers (1-4) are used to indicate areas of expertise where 1 = fieldwork, 2 = excavation, 3 = artifacts and 4 = publication Bristol University Department of Archaeology and Anthropology 43 Woodland Road Bristol BS8 1UU 0117 9546050 https://www.bristol.ac.uk/archanth/ arch-anth@bristol.ac.uk General 1, 2, 3 Cirencester College Archaeology and Education Fosseway Campus Stroud Road Cirencester GL7 1XA 01285 640994 John Dewar www.cirencest...
County and City Archaeology Services
Intro Code numbers (1-4) are used to indicate areas of expertise where 1 = fieldwork, 2 = excavation, 3 = artifacts and 4 = publication Gloucestershire County Council Archaeology Service Environment Dept. Shire Hall Gloucester GL1 2TH 01452 425683 Toby Catchpole www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archaeology toby.catchpole@gloucestershire.gov.uk Finds Liasion Officer: Kurt Adams kurt.adams@gloucestershire.gov.uk 01452 425705 Will identify and record arch...
Older Record publications ("the Green Series")
Between 1952 and 1985, the Record Section of BGAS issued 13 editions of Bristol and Gloucestershire records and related material, along with a one-off joint production with the Bristol Record Society in 1988. They are all now out of print, but can generally be found on second-hand book sites. The content of these books remains of value, so we have scanned all titles as searchable pdfs. Here is a checklist for the whole series, with pdf downloads ...
Victoria County History of Gloucestershire
The VCH’s ‘Big Red Books’ Ever since the VCH – the ‘greatest publishing project in English Local History’ – got under way in Gloucestershire in the early 1900s, BGAS has followed its progress with keen interest, and there have always been many personal links between the VCH and this Society. When in 2010 local public funding for the Victoria County History came to an end, individual BGAS members were heavily involved in the setting up of the Glou...
BGAS Newsletters
... The Society publishes a Newsletter twice a year. To view and download current and previous editions, use the following links. Autumn 2022 Spring 2022 Autumn 2021 Spring 2021 Autumn 2020 Spring 2020 ...
Mick Aston Bursary
Mick in a favourite jumper The late Mick Aston (1946-2013) was a long-standing member of BGAS, and he generously left the Society a bequest, which we use to provide bursaries of up to £300 per year to support young people wanting to undertake archaeology work-based or training placements. Conditions Applicants should live in Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, or Bristol, and be aged between 16 and 20. We’ll also consider those living outsi...
Previous grants
This listing of grants made by the Society over the last ten years will give you an idea of the great range of research and practical work we have supported. 2020 Grant paid to University of Gloucestershire for a prize to encourage undergraduate work in history Grant paid to Slimbridge Local History Society towards geophysical investigations Series of grants paid to Crickley Hill Archaeological trust towards digitisation of investigation records ...
Grants
BGAS welcomes applications for funding support to archaeological and historical projects in Bristol, Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. We’re able to make these grants because of generous legacies from past members, and we see it as an important part of our charitable function. These examples of what we’ve funded in recent years will give you an idea of the range of activities we’ve supported. General Our grants do not normally exceed £1,...
The Lloyd George 1909 survey
This long-running project aims to transcribe and analyse for Bristol and Gloucestershire the survey of land values carried out as a result of the ‘People’s Budget’ of 1909. It provides a highly detailed property-by-property picture of the county and city before WW1, and is a wonderful resource for local and family historians alike. The Society is ensuring that the database of Gloucestershire properties, their occupiers and owners that resulting f...
Gloucester pottery fabric type series
For almost 150 years, BGAS members have been closely involved with the archaeology of Gloucester. We’re very happy to provide this link to the Gloucester pottery fabric type series. It includes samples of pottery and tile fabrics dating to the Roman, medieval and post-medieval periods from Gloucester and the surrounding districts. It was created in the 1970s by the Gloucester Archaeology Unit, and has formed the foundation of most work on archaeo...
Gloucestershire Lay Subsidies 1581-95 (Southwest Division)
among the Berkeley Muniments Lay subsidies were taxes levied by parliament on the rental value of land and actual value of goods of the better-off among the civil population. Their value lies in listing the most prominent inhabitants at a time when other nominal lists are relatively rare. The returns for the southwest division of Gloucestershire are preserved in the Berkeley Castle archives, and were transcribed by Meg Savage, Meg Kimmins and Jil...
Gloucester Cathedral Archaeological Reports
Gloucester Cathedral has had an archaeological consultant since 1983. The reports which result from archaeological interventions, including observation of masonry repairs, have seldom been formally published but are retained in the archaeological archive at the cathedral. Copies are in the Cathedral library and have also been deposited in Gloucestershire Archives and with the Heritage Environment Record at Gloucester Museum. The reports are prefi...
Gloucestershire Hearth Tax, 1672
... WITH APOLOGIES THIS RESOURCE IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE B GAS Member Jan Broadway has transcribed the Gloucestershire Hearth Tax 1672. She hopes when time permits to produce a full scholarly edition and analysis, but in the meantime, researchers are welcome to explore her site, which is fully searchable by place and hundred, and provides background on the operation of the tax in Gloucestershire. ...
The Library
The Society’s library is an excellent resource of specialist books and periodicals on archaeology, architecture, history, geography and local studies. As well as a unique collection of local materials, there are also good runs of national series and other county society journals. It is housed on the Hardwick campus of the University of Gloucestershire, in Cheltenham – see map below. Search Search the BGAS library catalogue through the university ...
Abel Wantner's History
“MARSHFIELD is a noted town for good cakes.” … or so we learn from Abel Wantner, whose previously unpublished late-1600s History of Gloucestershire is now available on this site. Wantner’s somewhat quirky compilation – preserved as a manuscript at the Bodleian – has long been on the source check-list for serious researchers. The full text (pdf), transcribed by the late John Fendley, can now be consulted with ease. As well as occasional flashes of...
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