Part of the fabulous remains of the vicus bathhouse complex at Roman Binchester (Vinovia). Located near Bishop Auckland in County Durham, the site has now reopened under the auspices of The Auckland Project 📸 My own #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Binchester #AucklandProject
August 15, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Part of the fabulous remains of the vicus bathhouse complex at Roman Binchester (Vinovia). Located near Bishop Auckland in County Durham, the site has now reopened under the auspices of The Auckland Project 📸 My own #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Binchester #AucklandProject
#SaxonSunday
10th C monumental #StoneworkSunday cross shaft w elaborate decoration: eg acanthus top rt rare in S England but w parallels 8th C Jerusalem.
Found in East Stour Dorset chimney breast 1939, then used as garden ornament; BM acquired 1969.
@aucklandproject Faith Museum.
10th C monumental #StoneworkSunday cross shaft w elaborate decoration: eg acanthus top rt rare in S England but w parallels 8th C Jerusalem.
Found in East Stour Dorset chimney breast 1939, then used as garden ornament; BM acquired 1969.
@aucklandproject Faith Museum.
November 24, 2024 at 1:51 PM
#SaxonSunday
10th C monumental #StoneworkSunday cross shaft w elaborate decoration: eg acanthus top rt rare in S England but w parallels 8th C Jerusalem.
Found in East Stour Dorset chimney breast 1939, then used as garden ornament; BM acquired 1969.
@aucklandproject Faith Museum.
10th C monumental #StoneworkSunday cross shaft w elaborate decoration: eg acanthus top rt rare in S England but w parallels 8th C Jerusalem.
Found in East Stour Dorset chimney breast 1939, then used as garden ornament; BM acquired 1969.
@aucklandproject Faith Museum.
#SaxonSunday
6th C square-headed gilded copper alloy brooch, found in Thornborough N Yorks.
Beaked creatures, intertwining patterns, dotted borders.
One of super displays at Auckland Castle's Faith Museum, part of transformational @aucklandproject.
BM long-term loan.
6th C square-headed gilded copper alloy brooch, found in Thornborough N Yorks.
Beaked creatures, intertwining patterns, dotted borders.
One of super displays at Auckland Castle's Faith Museum, part of transformational @aucklandproject.
BM long-term loan.
December 8, 2024 at 11:46 AM
#SaxonSunday
6th C square-headed gilded copper alloy brooch, found in Thornborough N Yorks.
Beaked creatures, intertwining patterns, dotted borders.
One of super displays at Auckland Castle's Faith Museum, part of transformational @aucklandproject.
BM long-term loan.
6th C square-headed gilded copper alloy brooch, found in Thornborough N Yorks.
Beaked creatures, intertwining patterns, dotted borders.
One of super displays at Auckland Castle's Faith Museum, part of transformational @aucklandproject.
BM long-term loan.
#EpigraphyTuesday
A #Roman milestone from Carvoran nr Hadrian's Wall underlines pre-Christian Constantine's status as great + a god:
'For the Emperor Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius, most noble Caesar [son of] the deified [Emperor Constantius].'
AD 306-7
@aucklandproject Faith Museum
A #Roman milestone from Carvoran nr Hadrian's Wall underlines pre-Christian Constantine's status as great + a god:
'For the Emperor Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius, most noble Caesar [son of] the deified [Emperor Constantius].'
AD 306-7
@aucklandproject Faith Museum
February 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
#EpigraphyTuesday
A #Roman milestone from Carvoran nr Hadrian's Wall underlines pre-Christian Constantine's status as great + a god:
'For the Emperor Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius, most noble Caesar [son of] the deified [Emperor Constantius].'
AD 306-7
@aucklandproject Faith Museum
A #Roman milestone from Carvoran nr Hadrian's Wall underlines pre-Christian Constantine's status as great + a god:
'For the Emperor Flavius Valerius Constantinus Pius, most noble Caesar [son of] the deified [Emperor Constantius].'
AD 306-7
@aucklandproject Faith Museum
Starting Monday, we welcome the 2025 (& final) cohort of @arcdurham.bsky.social / @durham-university.bsky.social 1st years to their 1st field training in #archaeology @aucklandproject!
🧵- An overview of last seasons (2018-2024).
Visit/follow for daily updates!
🧵- An overview of last seasons (2018-2024).
Visit/follow for daily updates!
June 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Starting Monday, we welcome the 2025 (& final) cohort of @arcdurham.bsky.social / @durham-university.bsky.social 1st years to their 1st field training in #archaeology @aucklandproject!
🧵- An overview of last seasons (2018-2024).
Visit/follow for daily updates!
🧵- An overview of last seasons (2018-2024).
Visit/follow for daily updates!
Bonus 2022 cohort- The Bishop Big Dig (@thebishopbigdig) ⛏️ Dug 107 test pits across Bishop Auckland throughout 2022 in partnership with @KJIAcademy and @aucklandproject
🎬 Documentary: vimeo.com/891591104?sh...
📝 Report: collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r2rv04...
💻 Web: thebishopbigdig.com
🎬 Documentary: vimeo.com/891591104?sh...
📝 Report: collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r2rv04...
💻 Web: thebishopbigdig.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Bonus 2022 cohort- The Bishop Big Dig (@thebishopbigdig) ⛏️ Dug 107 test pits across Bishop Auckland throughout 2022 in partnership with @KJIAcademy and @aucklandproject
🎬 Documentary: vimeo.com/891591104?sh...
📝 Report: collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r2rv04...
💻 Web: thebishopbigdig.com
🎬 Documentary: vimeo.com/891591104?sh...
📝 Report: collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r2rv04...
💻 Web: thebishopbigdig.com
🙌 Build a vibrant #volunteer programme with the help of some invaluable insights from Georgria & Gemma from @aucklandproject. Just one of 12 workshops you can enjoy over two days at #HeritageVolunteering25
🎟️ , 25-26 Nov, £30, online: buff.ly/AO1IyHi
#LoVols #VolunteerManagement #Heritage #Museums
🎟️ , 25-26 Nov, £30, online: buff.ly/AO1IyHi
#LoVols #VolunteerManagement #Heritage #Museums
July 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🙌 Build a vibrant #volunteer programme with the help of some invaluable insights from Georgria & Gemma from @aucklandproject. Just one of 12 workshops you can enjoy over two days at #HeritageVolunteering25
🎟️ , 25-26 Nov, £30, online: buff.ly/AO1IyHi
#LoVols #VolunteerManagement #Heritage #Museums
🎟️ , 25-26 Nov, £30, online: buff.ly/AO1IyHi
#LoVols #VolunteerManagement #Heritage #Museums
Excited for a new collaboration with @JohnCastling, @aucklandproject, & @DUACE2021, @ArcDurham! Volunteers have been hard at work revealing this important archaeological site that is not only part of their #heritage, but a place for #community in this day and age. Stay tuned…
x.com/JohnCastling/s…
x.com/JohnCastling/s…
January 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Excited for a new collaboration with @JohnCastling, @aucklandproject, & @DUACE2021, @ArcDurham! Volunteers have been hard at work revealing this important archaeological site that is not only part of their #heritage, but a place for #community in this day and age. Stay tuned…
x.com/JohnCastling/s…
x.com/JohnCastling/s…
Just the other week I visited the Fuelling the Railway Revolution exhibition at the rather wonderful #AucklandProject #MiningArtGallery (Bishop Auckland, County Durham).
Amazing how quickly steam-driven railways spread across the country.
Amazing how quickly steam-driven railways spread across the country.
Fuelling the Railway Revolution
Learn how coal mining powered the Industrial Revolution. Visit The Auckland Project's exhibition on the pivotal role of coal in transforming industries.
aucklandproject.org
September 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Just the other week I visited the Fuelling the Railway Revolution exhibition at the rather wonderful #AucklandProject #MiningArtGallery (Bishop Auckland, County Durham).
Amazing how quickly steam-driven railways spread across the country.
Amazing how quickly steam-driven railways spread across the country.
February 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
To the #MiningArtGallery at the #AucklandProject in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
aucklandproject.org/attraction/m...
The Pit Road paintings of Norman Corrnish were especially evocative
normancornish.com
aucklandproject.org/attraction/m...
The Pit Road paintings of Norman Corrnish were especially evocative
normancornish.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
To the #MiningArtGallery at the #AucklandProject in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
aucklandproject.org/attraction/m...
The Pit Road paintings of Norman Corrnish were especially evocative
normancornish.com
aucklandproject.org/attraction/m...
The Pit Road paintings of Norman Corrnish were especially evocative
normancornish.com
Weeks before 2022 excavations start @aucklandproject, post-ex from last year’s @DUACE2021 cleaned this Scottish coin. #numismatists of Twitter, any thoughts? Currently we have - #17thcentury #Jamesthefirst #twopence
#numismatics #archaeology #scottishhistory #englishhistory
#numismatics #archaeology #scottishhistory #englishhistory
January 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Weeks before 2022 excavations start @aucklandproject, post-ex from last year’s @DUACE2021 cleaned this Scottish coin. #numismatists of Twitter, any thoughts? Currently we have - #17thcentury #Jamesthefirst #twopence
#numismatics #archaeology #scottishhistory #englishhistory
#numismatics #archaeology #scottishhistory #englishhistory
3/3
Then on for a day at the #AucklandProject in Bishop Auckland. The Palace and Deer Park are wonderful (as are the volunteer guides in the Palace!), but we ran out of time in the fascinating #FaithMuseum — we will have to go back, and soon!
aucklandproject.org/attraction/f...
Then on for a day at the #AucklandProject in Bishop Auckland. The Palace and Deer Park are wonderful (as are the volunteer guides in the Palace!), but we ran out of time in the fascinating #FaithMuseum — we will have to go back, and soon!
aucklandproject.org/attraction/f...
Faith Museum
A unique museum exploring 6,000 years of British history through the lens of faith, at the heart of Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland.
aucklandproject.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
3/3
Then on for a day at the #AucklandProject in Bishop Auckland. The Palace and Deer Park are wonderful (as are the volunteer guides in the Palace!), but we ran out of time in the fascinating #FaithMuseum — we will have to go back, and soon!
aucklandproject.org/attraction/f...
Then on for a day at the #AucklandProject in Bishop Auckland. The Palace and Deer Park are wonderful (as are the volunteer guides in the Palace!), but we ran out of time in the fascinating #FaithMuseum — we will have to go back, and soon!
aucklandproject.org/attraction/f...
Day 7: Chased a column base in the Chapel which needed quick and heavy #excavation. Year 3 for me @aucklandproject @DUACE2021 and the tradition continues of reaching the water table wherever I’m placed. (Scale: I’m 5’10”)
@ArcDurham @cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling
@ArcDurham @cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling
January 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Day 7: Chased a column base in the Chapel which needed quick and heavy #excavation. Year 3 for me @aucklandproject @DUACE2021 and the tradition continues of reaching the water table wherever I’m placed. (Scale: I’m 5’10”)
@ArcDurham @cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling
@ArcDurham @cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling
Our very own @JohnCastling is not only a site supervisor and curator @aucklandproject but he is a model for…cupcakes(?)! New banners sponsored by local businesses are up in Bishop Auckland to celebrate local heritage.(Of course we made him pose with his banner & some cupcakes!
January 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Our very own @JohnCastling is not only a site supervisor and curator @aucklandproject but he is a model for…cupcakes(?)! New banners sponsored by local businesses are up in Bishop Auckland to celebrate local heritage.(Of course we made him pose with his banner & some cupcakes!
Bonus 2022 cohort- The Bishop Big Dig
(@thebishopbigdig)
⛏️ Dug 107 test pits across Bishop Auckland throughout 2022 in partnership with @KJIAcademy and @aucklandproject.
🎬 Documentary:📝Report:💻 Web:
thebishopbigdig.com collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r2rv042t… vimeo.com/891591104?shar…
(@thebishopbigdig)
⛏️ Dug 107 test pits across Bishop Auckland throughout 2022 in partnership with @KJIAcademy and @aucklandproject.
🎬 Documentary:📝Report:💻 Web:
thebishopbigdig.com collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r2rv042t… vimeo.com/891591104?shar…
January 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Bonus 2022 cohort- The Bishop Big Dig
(@thebishopbigdig)
⛏️ Dug 107 test pits across Bishop Auckland throughout 2022 in partnership with @KJIAcademy and @aucklandproject.
🎬 Documentary:📝Report:💻 Web:
thebishopbigdig.com collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r2rv042t… vimeo.com/891591104?shar…
(@thebishopbigdig)
⛏️ Dug 107 test pits across Bishop Auckland throughout 2022 in partnership with @KJIAcademy and @aucklandproject.
🎬 Documentary:📝Report:💻 Web:
thebishopbigdig.com collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r2rv042t… vimeo.com/891591104?shar…
Starting Monday, we welcome the 2024 cohort of @ArcDurham/@durham_uni first years to their first field training in #archaeology @aucklandproject!
An overview of last seasons (2018-2023) is below (🧵):
Visit/follow us for daily updates! @cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @DUACE2021
An overview of last seasons (2018-2023) is below (🧵):
Visit/follow us for daily updates! @cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @DUACE2021
January 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Starting Monday, we welcome the 2024 cohort of @ArcDurham/@durham_uni first years to their first field training in #archaeology @aucklandproject!
An overview of last seasons (2018-2023) is below (🧵):
Visit/follow us for daily updates! @cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @DUACE2021
An overview of last seasons (2018-2023) is below (🧵):
Visit/follow us for daily updates! @cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @DUACE2021
Since 2018, I haven’t seen this path sans Heras fencing or excavations.
In ~1 month nearly 100 @ArcDurham students return to @aucklandproject for the next chapter of #archaeology #excavations.
Watch this space…
#DUACE24
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @durham_uni @NewsBishop
In ~1 month nearly 100 @ArcDurham students return to @aucklandproject for the next chapter of #archaeology #excavations.
Watch this space…
#DUACE24
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @durham_uni @NewsBishop
January 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Since 2018, I haven’t seen this path sans Heras fencing or excavations.
In ~1 month nearly 100 @ArcDurham students return to @aucklandproject for the next chapter of #archaeology #excavations.
Watch this space…
#DUACE24
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @durham_uni @NewsBishop
In ~1 month nearly 100 @ArcDurham students return to @aucklandproject for the next chapter of #archaeology #excavations.
Watch this space…
#DUACE24
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @durham_uni @NewsBishop
It’s been 3 years since the 2021 Auckland Chapel #archaeology excavations…but the story continues when today one of our keenly-sighted interns spotted these beads while sample processing.
My eyes need the microscope…
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
My eyes need the microscope…
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
January 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It’s been 3 years since the 2021 Auckland Chapel #archaeology excavations…but the story continues when today one of our keenly-sighted interns spotted these beads while sample processing.
My eyes need the microscope…
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
My eyes need the microscope…
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
Day 14- Final day of recording and excavating in the Middle Lodge trench and came across some lovely finds! @pipearchive any thoughts on our clay pipe bowl?
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
January 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Day 14- Final day of recording and excavating in the Middle Lodge trench and came across some lovely finds! @pipearchive any thoughts on our clay pipe bowl?
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
Archaeologist & home-renovator(?) @cmgerrard1 is an expert in repacking clay sealant for post-med icehouses & truly “flipping” the #archaeology. Planning an archaeology-home-renovation programme - coming soon…
@ArcDurham @JohnCastling @aucklandproject
@ArcDurham @JohnCastling @aucklandproject
January 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Archaeologist & home-renovator(?) @cmgerrard1 is an expert in repacking clay sealant for post-med icehouses & truly “flipping” the #archaeology. Planning an archaeology-home-renovation programme - coming soon…
@ArcDurham @JohnCastling @aucklandproject
@ArcDurham @JohnCastling @aucklandproject
Day 13- over at the Woodman’s Cottage/Middle Lodge Trench @ArcDurham #archaeology students found an axe head which may have belonged to the “Woodman”….
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @aucklandproject
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @aucklandproject
January 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Day 13- over at the Woodman’s Cottage/Middle Lodge Trench @ArcDurham #archaeology students found an axe head which may have belonged to the “Woodman”….
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @aucklandproject
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @aucklandproject
Day 12 - it started to rain… so we donned our coats and ponchos… then we contemplated the rain… but the rain won and the site was closed. We shall return tomorrow for the final three days!
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
January 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Day 12 - it started to rain… so we donned our coats and ponchos… then we contemplated the rain… but the rain won and the site was closed. We shall return tomorrow for the final three days!
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
Day 10 - Found the head of a trowel at the North Terrace Trench. Perhaps lost by an #archaeologist long before us? They did a wonderful job putting the stratigraphy back…
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
January 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Day 10 - Found the head of a trowel at the North Terrace Trench. Perhaps lost by an #archaeologist long before us? They did a wonderful job putting the stratigraphy back…
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
@cmgerrard1 @JohnCastling @ArcDurham @aucklandproject
A huge thank you to the Fox’s Tale in #BishopAuckland and to @NFIceCream for keeping the #Archaeology #excavation @ArcDurham/ @aucklandproject going! Fitting for excavating a post-med ice house…
x.com/cmgerrard1/sta…
x.com/cmgerrard1/sta…
January 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A huge thank you to the Fox’s Tale in #BishopAuckland and to @NFIceCream for keeping the #Archaeology #excavation @ArcDurham/ @aucklandproject going! Fitting for excavating a post-med ice house…
x.com/cmgerrard1/sta…
x.com/cmgerrard1/sta…