Lynn Bridgett 🇬🇧🇪🇺
@northernlass208.bsky.social
Tour Guide on Hadrian's Wall for over 17 years. A bit of an old curmudgeon. Italophile. All photos are my own.
The much anticipated Gladiators of Britain & Uncovering Roman Carlisle exhibition finally opens today at Tullie House.
February 7, 2026 at 10:28 AM
The much anticipated Gladiators of Britain & Uncovering Roman Carlisle exhibition finally opens today at Tullie House.
tullie.org.uk/events/an-ev... Grabbed a ticket :0)
An Evening with Mary Beard - Tullie - Museum & Art Gallery
We are delighted to host The Image of the Gladiator: In Ancient Rome and Now. A talk by Mary Beard....
tullie.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
tullie.org.uk/events/an-ev... Grabbed a ticket :0)
BBC News - Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii'
The largest Roman villa ever found in Wales lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:57 AM
BBC News - Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii' - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hadrian’s Wall Archaeology Forum No 15
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www.queenshall.co.uk/whats-on/the...
Hadrian’s Wall Archaeology Forum No 15 | Queen's Hall Arts Centre
www.queenshall.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Hadrian’s Wall Archaeology Forum No 15
www.queenshall.co.uk/whats-on/the...
www.queenshall.co.uk/whats-on/the...
Gaia at Hexham Abbey.
October 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Gaia at Hexham Abbey.
RIB 1065. The absolutely stunning tombstone for Regina, 2nd century. Found in 1878, in an area that is today Morrison's carpark, South Shields. On display in Arbeia Roman Fort. Unusual for the last line of the inscription which is in Palmyrene - Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.
September 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
RIB 1065. The absolutely stunning tombstone for Regina, 2nd century. Found in 1878, in an area that is today Morrison's carpark, South Shields. On display in Arbeia Roman Fort. Unusual for the last line of the inscription which is in Palmyrene - Regina, the freedwoman of Barates, alas.
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Sycamore Gap tree was at least 100-120 years old, ring count finds
Sycamore Gap tree was at least 100-120 years old, ring count finds
Age ties in with theory tree was planted in 19th century by landowner known as ‘the man who saved Hadrian’s Wall’
Scientists have for the first time confirmed the age of the felled Sycamore Gap tree, adding weight to a theory that it was planted in the late 19th century by a landowner hailed as “the man who saved Hadrian’s Wall”.
Historic England published the conclusion of an investigation by a team of experts who carried out the first dendrochronological – or tree-ring counting – analysis of the tree. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Sycamore Gap tree was at least 100-120 years old, ring count finds
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Our friends at the Arbeia Society have asked us to let people know about their Arbeia Society Annual Conference 2025.
It's on Saturday 8th November, and on 'Roman baths and bathing in northern Britain: recent discoveries.
Full details and application form at:
It's on Saturday 8th November, and on 'Roman baths and bathing in northern Britain: recent discoveries.
Full details and application form at:
Conference | My Site 17362
www.arbsoc.org.uk
July 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Our friends at the Arbeia Society have asked us to let people know about their Arbeia Society Annual Conference 2025.
It's on Saturday 8th November, and on 'Roman baths and bathing in northern Britain: recent discoveries.
Full details and application form at:
It's on Saturday 8th November, and on 'Roman baths and bathing in northern Britain: recent discoveries.
Full details and application form at:
I gave the old tree a hug and I was surprised by how emotional I felt.
July 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I gave the old tree a hug and I was surprised by how emotional I felt.
The Dinosaur rRevolution exhibition at Tullie House is fun if you are looking for something to do in Carlisle.
July 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The Dinosaur rRevolution exhibition at Tullie House is fun if you are looking for something to do in Carlisle.
Apologies for the reflection. This tombstone of a lady with a child and fan has been described as the most elaborate tombstone ever found in Roman Carlisle. Found at Murrell Hill, SW of the city centre in 1878. Now in Tullie House.
June 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Apologies for the reflection. This tombstone of a lady with a child and fan has been described as the most elaborate tombstone ever found in Roman Carlisle. Found at Murrell Hill, SW of the city centre in 1878. Now in Tullie House.
Wow that's an amazing storm over Cumbria tonight.
June 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Wow that's an amazing storm over Cumbria tonight.
I have high hopes for this project
www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/2522910...
www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/2522910...
Archaeologists give update on 'exciting' Hexham excavation projects
"You only dig about 10 centimetres into your garden and then record what you find. Then what we will be doing is piecing this all together…
www.hexham-courant.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I have high hopes for this project
www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/2522910...
www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/2522910...
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Are you a student - or do you know one - who has done excellent research on Hadrian’s Wall in the last year? The 2025 Breeze & Dobson Award is now open - deadline July 4th. Please share widely with anyone eligible! #RomanBritain #RomanFortThursday 🏺
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Breeze & Dobson Award 2025 - Hadrian's Wall Country
The Hadrian’s Wall Partnership Board invites nominations and self-nominations for the 2025 Breeze & Dobson Award.
hadrianswallcountry.co.uk
June 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Are you a student - or do you know one - who has done excellent research on Hadrian’s Wall in the last year? The 2025 Breeze & Dobson Award is now open - deadline July 4th. Please share widely with anyone eligible! #RomanBritain #RomanFortThursday 🏺
hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/explore/bree...
hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/explore/bree...
Current excavations in the NE quadrant of Vindolanda. Can you see the plastic sheet in the soil,top left? That's to mark the old Paul Bidwell excavation from the 1980s. Amazing how well preserved it is.
June 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Current excavations in the NE quadrant of Vindolanda. Can you see the plastic sheet in the soil,top left? That's to mark the old Paul Bidwell excavation from the 1980s. Amazing how well preserved it is.
Lovely to be back at Vindolanda today. One of my favourite items from the 5th century is this gorgeous copper alloy box lid with triskelion and blue glass inserts. Isn't it stunning!
June 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Lovely to be back at Vindolanda today. One of my favourite items from the 5th century is this gorgeous copper alloy box lid with triskelion and blue glass inserts. Isn't it stunning!
Good turn out for the first open meeting of Hexham Community Archaeology Project. I've signed up, not sure what I can do. But it's going to be fun.
June 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Good turn out for the first open meeting of Hexham Community Archaeology Project. I've signed up, not sure what I can do. But it's going to be fun.
What the hell just happened, the UK is picking up points:0) #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
What the hell just happened, the UK is picking up points:0) #eurovision
Espresso macchiato 12 points per favore.
May 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Espresso macchiato 12 points per favore.
Hexham Book Festival 2025, thoroughly enjoyed Helen Gordon's presentation on Meteorites at the Queen's Hall. Plus a box full of goodies from Kielder Observatory afterwards in the foyer.
May 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Hexham Book Festival 2025, thoroughly enjoyed Helen Gordon's presentation on Meteorites at the Queen's Hall. Plus a box full of goodies from Kielder Observatory afterwards in the foyer.
This is a photo of my last visit to Sycamore Gap. I parked at the carpark at Steel Rigg and walked to the tree and back , as I'd done numerous times before. I will never understand how anyone could destroy something so beautiful.
May 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is a photo of my last visit to Sycamore Gap. I parked at the carpark at Steel Rigg and walked to the tree and back , as I'd done numerous times before. I will never understand how anyone could destroy something so beautiful.