Monday 16 November 2015

Archaeological Finds Processing Session at Morecambe Heritage Centre


We are pleased to announce an Archaeological Finds Processing workshop to take place on Saturday the 21st of November from 10am to 4pm at the Morecambe Heritage Centre. 

The tasks will consist of labelling and registering finds as well as bagging of finds. Some washing/cleaning of finds may also be available. These are all finds from either the excavation at the Morecambe Hotel in 2014 and a property on Lord Street in early 2015. 

We hope you can make it to our workshop. If not, others will be arranged in the near future :-)


Thursday 19 March 2015

Another Exciting Opportunity for those budding Archaeologists!

Whether you're local with an interest in local history/heritage,  someone with an interest in archaeology or in training to be one, this could be the opportunity for you to further your interest/skills in archaeology. 

We at Morecambe Heritage have accumulated a number of finds from our first archaeological excavation that took place in April of 2014.  Sorting and processing finds is a long process which involves cleaning each individual item,  bagging and recording. We cannot do this effectively without more volunteers involved in the process.  We therefore ask if you can spare a little time to come down and help with this process. 

Sessions currently run on Saturdays from 11-3pm at Big Storage on White Lund.  The following dates are available:

21st of March
28th of March
4th of April
11th of April

We will point out that although the sessions run for 4 hours each there is no obligation to do all for.  Simply come when you can for as long or as little as you wish :-) 

Remember, if you're local it is part of your local heritage.  This gives you a unique opportunity to take an interest in local heritage and even take part in future excavations. 

If you're a student or professional in Archaeology,  think of it as an opportunity to further your skills in this area,  refresh your existing skills or simply take part in an activity you enjoy. 

This is also an opportunity to make contact and socialise with people with similar interests. 

The 2014 Excavation


The dig took part two weekends in April of 2014 in the garden of the Morecambe Hotel.  The Morecambe Hotel was constructed in 1828 as accommodation for visitors and stables.  It is thought that it was one of the first places to do so in the area of Poulton-Le-Sands (now Morecambe).  Poulton-Le-Sands was one of three hamlets, including Bare and Torrisholme, that have formed a township since the Domesday Book and possibly earlier.   It was in the mid 19th century that the area adopted the name Morecambe and grew into a popular seaside resort. 

At the Morecambe Hotel a total of 9 test pits were dug in the former beer garden area from which a number of finds were extracted.  These are what are currently being processed.  The site was once home to a bowling green and an unknown structure appears present on maps from the 1930s covering much of the garden area.  It is not yet known what this was or its function.  Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated. 

We know that animal butchery was taking place at some point as well as shoeing of horses.  We hope we will have a fuller picture when all the finds have been processed and properly identified. 


Thursday 5 February 2015

Finds Cleaning & Sorting Sessions Reminder

Hello keen volunteer archaeologists :-) 

Just a reminder that finds cleaning sessions are still running on the following dates:

Sat 7th Feb
Sat 14th Feb
Sat 21st Feb
Sat 28th Feb
Sat 7th of March

Please contact us if you wish to attend. 


Sessions run from 11-3pm each Saturday though there is no obligation to do all 4 hours.  All sessions are run at Big Storage,  White Lund,  Morecambe.  Those interested in attending will be emailed map,  directions and some basic guidelines. 

Morecambe Heritage needs volunteers to help with the cleaning, bagging & sorting of these finds.  So if you're interested please contact us.

The finds are from an archaeological excavation which took place in the former beer garden of the Morecambe Hotel in April 2014.

Friday 30 January 2015

Well January is nearly over and I can positively confirm that we are about half way through the Morecambe Hotel finds.  There's still a bit to do but we are a lot more organised now :-) 

Also, I'd just like say thanks to all the volunteers who have been down to Big Storage so far.  Your contribution has been much appreciated.  Can I also give thanks especially to Pauline who has greatly assisted in organising the finds trays.  And also Christine for coming up with an idea to organise the finds during the cleaning & bagging process.

In addition I must say thanks for all the moral support from Debbie,  Pauline,  Alison,  Hazel and anyone else whose names elude me :-) 

Keep up the good work peeps! :-) 

Friday 16 January 2015

Finds Cleaning Sessions for early 2015

Hi :-) Finds cleaning sessions are now running Saturdays throughout January & February.

Session Images

Sessions run from 11-3pm each Saturday though there is no obligation to do all 4 hours.

Morecambe Heritage needs volunteers to help with the cleaning, bagging & sorting of these finds.  So if you're interested please contact us.

The finds are from an archaeological excavation which took place in the former beer garden of the Morecambe Hotel in April 2014.