Leicester Cathedral Revealed
A Festival of Archaeology Talk by Mathew Morris
Tuesday 9th July at 7.30 pm
Our speaker, Mathew Morris
We are delighted to welcome Mathew Morris, Project Office at the University of Leicester Archaeological Services. Mathew has over 20 years of commercial archaeological experience. He has excavated a wide range of rural and urban archaeology across the Midlands, from the prehistoric period through to the Industrial Revolution. He has spent much of his career digging up Leicester and, in 2012, he supervised the successful archaeological search for the lost grave of King Richard III. His interests include urban archaeology, Roman and medieval archaeology and communicating archaeology to new audiences.
Leicester Cathedral Revealed
The construction of Leicester Cathedral's new heritage learning centre has revealed a fascinating snapshot of life in Leicester over the past 2,000 years, including a possible Roman shrine, an Anglo-Saxon building and a burial ground in use from the late Saxon period to the 19th century. Join archaeologist Mathew Morris from University of Leicester Archaeological Services for a talk about the recent archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral and what they tell us about the lives of the people of St Martin's parish and the story of Leicester.
The Leicester Cathedral Revealed project has been made possible thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players.
Tickets cost £4 including light refreshments and are available to buy on the door - payments accepted in cash or by card.
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