York’s Monument Men and Women Peter Addyman
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Join Peter Addyman, former Director of York Archaeology, for an illustrated talk exploring the work of the team of men and women who produced the five groundbreaking Royal Commission volumes on the archaeology and Architecture of the City of York from Roman times to the 20th century.
Created in the 1960s and 70s, these formed the groundwork for the City’s Conservation Plan. Without them, much of the city within and close to the Walls might have been destroyed. Discover how we owe our current environment to their energy and foresight.
Presented by the Sheldon Memorial Trust.
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About the speaker
Dr Peter Addyman CBE, FSA, read Archaeology at Cambridge and lectured at Queen's University, Belfast and Southampton University before coming to York as Director of the York Archaeological Trust (now York Archaeology) in 1972. He has been President of the Council for British Archaeology and founding Chairman of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. In 2016, he was awarded the President's Medal of the British Academy for his outstanding contribution to making archaeology and heritage publicly accessible. In York he has done a great deal to preserve and present the history and environment of the city.
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