The centre based in The Angel, Brigg Market Place, will be now be open Wednesday to Saturday instead from 10am to 2pm.
Discover the early history of Brigg and the Ancholme Valley as well as a unique collection of local artefacts.
Brigg Heritage Centre is run by volunteers and has welcomed a number of visitors from across the area, and it will soon become home to the Brigg Raft.
The raft is due to arrive in February 2013 and it will be the first time the raft has been on display since it was excavated in the 1970s.
If you would like more information on the Heritage Centre or are interested in becoming a volunteer please call Brigg Tourist Information Centre on 01652 657053.
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Some semi-official, and official info indicates that the 'raft' - I prefer to call it the Bronze Age sewn, plank boat - was excavated in 1973.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, it was unearthered initially in 1888...then recovered.
In the autumn of 1973, some simple exploratory slit trenches were dug by the team to confirm its location and extent....and again filled it to await further investigation.....
In the spring of 1974, the team uncovered the boat again...carefully cut it in sections and excavated the 'raft'.
Old Nige remembers visiting the site (near the Glanford Boat Club house) when he was a young shaver (in short pants?) in the 6th Form at BGS - methinks that such an occasion must have been in spring '74....
2014 will be the boat's 40th anniversary after its excavation - and blinking heck.....that makes old Nige really old!!!
I may well be getting on a bit but I'm not prehistoric!
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