Medieval Ports, Ships and Sailors – Winchelsea 26/04/2015
View of the Brede valley, taken from the Winchelsea-hill. © Thomas Dhoop
On the 26th of April 2015, the Winchelsea Archaeological Society (WAS) and members of the archaeology department of the University of Southampton are holding a one-day conference titled ‘Medieval Ports, Ships and Sailors‘. The central theme of the day will be the changing relationships between medieval cargo ships, waterfront infrastructure and the built-up town environment.
Program:
09:00-10:00 Registration and coffee
10:00-10:05 Welcome by the Winchelsea Archaeological Society
10:05-10:15 Welcome by the East Sussex County Archaeologist, Casper Johnson
10:15-10:40 Prof. David Hinton (University of Southampton) – Port Development in Post-Roman England
10:40-11:05 Thomas Dhoop (University of Southampton) – The Medieval Harbour of Winchelsea: Questions and Preliminary Findings
11:05-11:30 Chris Butler (Chris Butler Archaeological Services) – Recent Excavations in the Strand, Winchelsea
11:30-12:30 Guided tour of the town and cellars
12:30-13:30 Lunch (not provided)
13:30-13:55 Dr. Julian Whitewright (University of Southampton) – Sailors and Navigators on the English Channel
13:55-14:20 Dr. Joe Flatman (Historic England) – Historic England’s Medieval Marine Data Holdings
14:20-14:45 Dr. Fraser Sturt (University of Southampton) – The Sea in Medieval Seafaring, an Environmental Study
15:00-15:15 Coffee
15:15-16:00 Prof. Jonathan Adams (University of Southampton) – From Iberia and Gascony to the British Isles: The medieval shipwrecks in St Peter Port, Guernsey
16:00-16:30 Panel discussion
16:30 End of conference
Date: Sunday 26th April 2015
Venue: New Hall in Winchelsea, East Sussex, UK (Post Code: TN36 4AA)
Fees: £10 students, £20 working professionals, to be paid on the day of the conference
Registration: Please use the Contact form to email me or email was@winchelsea.net.
