This is a chance for CGS members and other CGS volunteers to contribute to our geoconservation research. We will spend the day on the Fen Edge and southern part of the Fen Basin and Chatteris ‘island’. Includes a visit to Chatteris Museum for a ‘behind the scenes’ viewing of their fossil collection and exhibition on […]

Roman artists and plasterers were both receptive and innovative in their painting techniques. Roman pigments were derived from animal, vegetable and mineral sources and artists adopted materials and techniques from the artistic traditions of Greece and Egypt. This left them with a rich palette of paints, of both synthetic and natural origins which led to […]

Tony Bulmer will talk about his specialist brick company, The Bulmer Brick and Tile Company near Sudbury. Brick making is listed as 'endangered' by the Heritage Craft Red List, despite having a huge role in our historic built environment. Join us for an introduction to the process of hand-brickmaking as performed at Bulmer Brick and […]