Photos from the display at the British Museum show the importance of Barkway and the surrounding area for Roman history. Items Pictured are from Braughing, the Barkway Hoard and the Ashwell Hoard.
This date is now fully booked but we hope to arrange more walks in the future. Graham Penning is leading a walk through the village talking about the historic buildings. The walk will include a talk b...
Visitors were greeted by members of Barkway Local History Group and enjoyed viewing and discussing images of the past. Our guest from Friends of the Rib & Quin (FORQ) discussed and raised awarenes...
Join us in Barkway Reading Room for an exhibition of historic photographs, items from local garden finds and archeological digs. Memebers of BLHG will be on hand to chat about village history.
The Reading Room, 12 High Street, Barkway, SG8 8EE
Join us in Barkway Reading Room for an exhibition of historic photographs, items from local garden finds and archeological digs. Memebers of BLHG will be on hand to chat about village history.
We enjoyed a visit to this Bronze Age Archaeological Site where we were be able to see remains of a settlement, ancient timber causeway and a reconstructed Bronze Age roundhouse and museum.
With the kind permission of Nicholas and Meriel Tufton, we dug two test pits in their grounds opposite the Red House. In a map of 1780 the plot had a row of cottages extending along the roadside, and...