Monday, 11 May 7.30 pm at Kings Church

Blake Galloway’s full title is ‘Excavating Bridge Farm: 13 years of finding more than we bargained for’. His talk will reflect on the thirteen seasons of excavation to date at what has proved to be the nationally significant Romano-British settlement at Bridge Farm, Barcombe Mills. These excavations have uncovered the remains of an important Romano-British settlement, revealing a rich and unexpected chapter of local history. What began as an intriguing and unexpected discovery has grown into a long-running community project involving excavation, research, and reinterpretation as new evidence comes to light.

Blake’s talk will introduce the people behind the project, highlight some of the most exciting discoveries, and explore what they tell us about life at Bridge Farm nearly two thousand years ago. Along the way, it will show how our archaeological understanding has developed over time – often providing more questions than answers! As the project moves forward, Bridge Farm continues to reshape our understanding of both the local and national Romano-British landscape. So many finds are recovered each season that so far only a small part of the site has been explored. When the Romans arrived in Britain in the 1^st century there was as yet no Lewes, and this location seems to have been the site they chose from which to administer our area. There will be an open day at the site at the end of this year’s excavations, on the morning of Saturday 11 July 2026

Members will not need to register in advance to attend this talk. 

Non-members can buy a ticket (£4.00) from Ticketsource.co.uk/lhg

Please arrive in good time for a prompt start at 7.30 pm. 

PS We would very much appreciate some help with putting out the chairs for the talk. We need to start doing this from 6.30 pm, and all volunteers will be welcome. Many thanks in advance.