Things We Found in the Ground Eleanor Bruce and Lucilla Gray
Event details
Join writers Eleanor Bruce and Lucilla Gray on a metal detecting journey through Britain as they share their fascination with unearthing historic artefacts.
The metal detectorist cousins and authors of Things We Found in the Ground: A metal-detecting journey through Britain, have made some startling discoveries on their digs. Hear about the objects they've found and what they tell us about our ancestors, about the power of community - and about the history buried beneath our feet.
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You can buy copies of many of our speakers’ books from Fox Lane Books, a local independent bookseller and Festival partner. In some cases, author signed bookplates are available too.
Portrait Image Credit: Roman Found
About the speakers
Cousins Ellie Bruce and Lucie Gray are a metal detecting duo united by their shared interest in history and design. What started as a lockdown hobby to explore the outdoors quickly evolved into a deep-rooted passion for the history beneath our feet and inspired the creative journey that became Roman Found, a platform which the pair use to share their adventures with fellow diggers, hobbyists, collectors and enthusiasts through the power of the internet, with a combined online following of over 250,000. Within the metal detecting world, Ellie and Lucie are active self-recorders of their finds on the Portable Antiquities Scheme and have been featured on the cover of Searcher Magazine, in the Guardian, on BBC Breakfast, The One Show, and ITV’s This Morning. They have also worked with brands like Barbour and LP Metal Detecting, and local and national museums to help bring history to life.
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