Council for British Archaeology Festival

Société Jersiaise Programme

15 to 30 July 2017

All events are free. No booking required. Enquiries: Société Jersiaise Office, tel. 758314 or John de Carteret of the Archaeology Section, tel. 07797 715979. E-mail:info@societe-jersiaise.org Website: www.societe-jersiaise.org

Saturday 15 A guided walking tour of Elizabeth Castle

With local Blue badge guide “Terry Underwood” BITG. A stroll from the 6th to the 20th Century. 1400 years of history contained within one small islet in St Aubin’s Bay, from L’Hermitage to the Monastic Abbey, 16th Century Tudor fortifications and Sir Walter Raleigh, it’s military development throughout the 17th Century and the English Civil War, its strategic importance to the Battle of Jersey as an offshore Garrison and main defence for the Island’s capital, plus later Napoleonic building of its unique surviving early 19th Century Military Hospital, 20th Century WWI defences, through to the scars of the German occupation.

Jersey Heritage have very kindly said that attendees can enter the castle free as a concession to the CBA Festival. Please note that there are limitations on the size of this group as the maximum number that Terry can guide is 30

Time: 13.30Price: Free (To guarantee a place please contact the Société Jersiaise)Meet: On the coast side of La Fregate CaféParking: A charge will be incurred at one of the town car parksGuide: Terry Underwood, Blue Badge GuideGrade: 3 hours, wet and slippery. Good walking shoes

Sunday 16 Guided walk to Le Chastel Sedement, Trinity, from Jardin D’Olivet

Robert Waterhouse, Société Jersiaise Field Archaeologist, will give a guided tour of Le Chastel Sedement, one of the lesser known fortified “castles” of Jersey. Tucked away in the lanes of Trinity, Le Chastel Sedement was certainly used in the

medieval period as a fortified place of refuge for the Island’s inhabitants if the Island was attacked. Some recent archaeology and research may suggest that it had much earlier origins. Marc Yates, battlefield guide and local historian, will also talk about the Battle of the Sands of 1406, when the Chastel Sedement is known to have been used and the later 1549 Battle at Jardin D’Olivet.

Time: 1400 to 16.00Price: FreeMeet: Jardin D’Olivet car parParking: Free parking at Jardin D’Olivet car parkGuide: Robert Waterhouse, Field Archaeologist, Marc Yates, local historianGrade: Mainly flat ground and roads

Monday 17 An Introduction to Osteology

What can human bones tell us about past people's lives? How were Medieval Jersey people living and dying centuries ago? Join our osteoarchaeologist for a lesson in reading the bones!

Time: 7.30pmPrice: FreeMeet: Societe Jersiaise, Pier RoadParking: Free at Pier Road car parkGuide: Rosalind Le QuesneGrade: Talk / Hands on workshop

Tuesday 18 A guided tour of Grève de Lecq Fort and Le Câtel de Lecq and Earthworks

Société Jersiaise Field Archaeologist, Robert Waterhouse, will lead this tour of the fort and

earthworks. Le Câtel de Lecq is a promontory fort of the later Iron Age, with dramatic earthwork ramparts on a steeply sloping headland. We do not know its original extent, as part of the site has been lost to the sea in the past, but finds of Iron Age pottery suggest domestic occupation inside the ramparts. Later defensive activity on the site includes a late 18th century coastal gun battery and guard house, an associated flag signal station, and a German observation point with associated slit trenches. In the valley nearby are the well-preserved Grève de Lecq Barracks, conserved by the National Trust for Jersey, at which we will end our walk.

Time: 5.30pmPrice: FreeMeet: Grève de Lecq BarracksParking: Free at Grève de Lecq car parkGuide: Robert Waterhouse, Field ArcheologistGrade: 2 hours on even and rough ground

Wednesday 19

Talk on: Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne

Luke Winter, manager of the centre, will talk us through the centuries represented at this amazing site, which includes the Earth house, Viking long house, Neolithic log cabin, Iron Age roundhouse, Roman forge, Saxon workshop, and a Roman water lifting machine. Prepare for a whistle stop tour of our ancestors!

Time: 7.30pmPrice: FreeMeet: Societe Jersiaise, Pier RoadParking: Free at Pier Road car parkGuide: Luke Winter, ArchaeologistGrade: Talk

Thursday 20 Mrs Farrow’s granite project, Anne Port Farm

Mrs Farrow's permission has been kindly granted to include a visit to her late husband’s Jersey Granite "project". The "project" is a collection of some of the

best examples of Jersey dressed granite, is situated at the rear of the main house, and is rarely seen by members of the public.

Time: 5.30pmPrice: Free (To guarantee a place please contact the Société Jersiaise)Meet: Car park on north side of Anne PortParking: Free in car park on north side of Anne PortGuide: John de Carteret, Neil Molyneux, local historianGrade: An hour on easy ground

Friday 21 The churches of St Helier - A journey through time

A walk around St Helier looking at the growth of the Town 'churches' and the part they have played and still play in the social, political and economic life of the Island from prehistoric times to the present day. We will go inside 3 of the buildings to see what can be discovered of their story from their 'features' and how they have changed over time.

Time: 5.15pm to 7.15pmPrice: FreeMeet: Liberation Square, at entrance to Liberty WharfParking: Free at Pier Road or Waterfront car parksGuide: Jean Treleven, Blue Badge GuideGrade: 2 hours easy walking

Saturday 22 St Ouen’s Bay in the First World War

Ian Ronayne, local author and historian, will take you back to St Ouen’s Bay during the First World War. He will introduce the men who trained there, the men who defended its shoreline and who fought grim battles out to sea. He will also visit the site of Blanches Banques prisoner of war camp to explore its purpose and history, examine what remains today and meet the men present there between 1915 and 1919 - on both sides of the wire.

Time: 2pmPrice: FreeMeet: Outside Le Braye Slip toiletsParking: Free at Le BrayeGuide: Ian Ronayne, Local HistorianGrade: 2 hours over sand dunes

Sunday 23 A guided tour of La Moye headland, crusher, quarry and powder house - free

A quick dip into Jersey’s industrial archaeology carved out of the natural environment. This walk starts at the winding tower in this iconic area of coastal heathland, looks at the quarry and the structures in the bay beneath, continuing past the powder store and down into La Rosiere bay where there are the remains of quarry buildings and the Victorian walkway round to the ‘smugglers cave’.

Time: 2pmPrice: FreeMeet: At crusher buildingParking: Car park by crusher buildingGuide: John Pinel, Environmentalist, Nicky WestwoodGrade: 2 hours on rough ground

Monday 24 A guided tour of Faldouet Dolmen and Victoria Tower

Nick Aubin local archaeologist will explain the archaeology and history of the Neolithic dolmen at Faldouet and then walk you on to Victoria Tower for an overview of Jersey’s Napoleonic period.

Time: 5.30pmPrice: FreeMeet: Outside Haut de la Garenne on La Rue de la Pouclée et des Quatre CheminsParking: Free outside Haut de la Garenne on La Rue de la Pouclée et des Quatre Chemins Guide: Nick Aubin, local archaeologist and environmentalist, Neil Molyneux, historianGrade: 1.5 hours on mildly rough ground

Tuesday 25 Seafield House and Strongpoint Bunker, Millbrook

Visit WWII Strongpoint bunker with refurbished gun. Colin Isherwood of the Occupation Society will explain its relevance and use as a Soldatenhiem. Then wander inland to visit the private residence of Seafield House, where the owner is delighted to extend an invitation to visit the garden, completed in 1809 as Beau-Mur. He will lead the tour and impart his research into the architect, the layout of the garden, some previous owners, and a little about the Brazilian garnet gneiss walls and flowerbed edging, as well as the stay of Princess Stephanie of Austria. The garden tour will last up to an hour.

Time: 2pmPrice: Free (To guarantee a place please contact the Société Jersiaise)Meet: In front of Station CaféParking: Free on Victoria AvenueGuide: John Clarke, local Archaeologist, Colin Isherwood of the Occupation Society, Noel Le Fondré, and local Geologist Ralph NicholsGrade: 2 hours on easy ground

Wednesday 26

Grosnez Castle and headland

Marc Yates, battlefield guide and local historian will examine the origins of Grosnez Castle, the “other” of Jersey’s two medieval castles. In ruins for well over 500 years, not very much is known with certainty exactly when it was built or when it was pulled down, and indeed it isn’t even clear what its primary purpose was. But what is certain, it was turbulent times for Jersey when the Castle was in use and the front line of a war between England and France ran straight through the Channel Islands.

Time: 18.13 to 20.00Price: FreeMeet: Grosnez Castle car parkParking: Free at Grosnez Castle car parkGuide: Marc Yates, local historianGrade: Short distances over quite rough ground and a few steep stone steps

Thursday 27 A guided tour of Câtel de Rozel

Sinclair Forrest, local archaeologist, will take us round this large prehistoric “fort”, which saw use from the Neolithic through to the Iron Age. This is a chance to find out how people lived and defended themselves at that time.

Time: 5.30pmPrice: FreeMeet: White Rock, off La Rue du Câtel, RozelParking: Free at White RockGuide: Sinclair Forrest, local archaeologistGrade: 1.5 hours on rough ground

Friday 28 Open evening at La Hougue Bie

Jersey Heritage have very kindly opened up this ancient site to offer a free evening for all. Enter into one of Europe’s finest passage graves, and visit the Long House. Discover Jersey’s Neolithic history at this tranquil and spiritual heritage site. Along with the medieval chapel WWII German Command Bunker. The museum exhibitions include the world’s largest Celtic coin hoard, complete with gold torques.

Time: 6.30pm to 8pmPrice: FreeMeet: La Hougue BieParking: Free at La Hougue BieGuide: Various guidesGrade: Easy

Saturday 29 Inner Grouville – German fortifications

Overlooking the Royal Bay of Grouville, WW2 second line German defences lay awaiting any allied advances. You will walk through leaf covered lanes on this road based walk whilst taking in views of the French coast, Gorey Castle and Grouville. Discover why the East of the Island became so important in the German defences while exploring the history of Grouville and the Occupation in general.

Time: 2pm – 4pmPrice: FreeMeet: Queen’s Valley LOWER carparkParking: Queen’s Valley Reservoir LOWER carpark, Reservoir Carpark, Rue du Moulin de Bas, Grouville (base of dam)Guide: Jonathan Bull, local historianGrade: Moderate - 2.5m (4k) + one steep climb

Saturday 29 A review of recent field studies by the Jersey Field Archaeologist

Jersey is rich in prehistory and more recent history. All this falls under the ambit of our tireless Field Archaeologist, Robert Waterhouse, and involves digging for lost manors, examining sherds from Iron Age settlements, and climbing steeples. Robert will take you through his busy year.

Time: 7.30pmPrice: FreeMeet: Societe Jersiaise, Pier RoadParking: Free at Pier Road car parkGuide: Robert Waterhouse, Field ArchaeologistGrade: Talk

Sunday 30 Samarès Manor , colombier, crypt and agricultural museum

Vincent Obbard, Seigneur of this wonderful old manor, has kindly agreed to give us a guided tour. The tour starts at the beautifully restored colombier, where Neil Molyneux will explain the history and the medieval right to own pigeons, then on to the Manor House front, with its fascinating history, and ancient crypt. Wander through the walled gardens to the farm yard and the former cow stables, which now house the horse vehicle collection and agricultural museum.

Time: 2pm – 4pmPrice: FreeMeet: Samarès Manor visitors car park, by the shopParking: Free at car parkGuide: Vincent Obbard, Seigneur, and Neil Molyneux, buildings historianGrade: Easy