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| Professor Seán McGrail (centre) who performed the ceremony with Andrew Percy MP and Brigg Town Mayor Coun Carl Sherwood (partly hidden). FOLLOW THE LINK FOR THE FULL STORY. |
Friday saw the famous, prehistoric Brigg Raft - also known as the Brigg Boat - put back on show to the public. It's housed in a case in the Heritage Centre inside the Angel building, off the Market Place.
Brigg Blog was delighted to accept the invitation to attend and to get the chance to chat to many other guests about topics of interest in Brigg. As part of the plaque unveiling ceremony there was communal singing of the Brigg Fair folk song. Then came a buffet upstairs at the Buttercross, giving may guests their first look since the refurbishment which included the installation of a lift to give better access to the first floor.
You can read a full report of the ceremony and view more pix by using this link
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| The Professor beside the Brigg Raft in its case within the Heritage Centre |
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| Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy joining in the communal singing after the unveiling of the plaque (right) marking the return of the Brigg Raft. |
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| Underneath the marquee erected in the Angel Courtyard for the ceremony. |
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| Above and below - during the communal singing. |
1 comment:
I understand that Prof McGrail indicated that there are other Bronze Age boats to be discovered in Brigg.
We still need to excavate the Plankway, which pre-dates the two already discovered boats.
Part of it was uncovered in 1884, and another section (near the now Glanford Boat Club's clubhouse) was examined in 1933.....and in 1955 timbers were found in the banks of the New Ancholme - thought to be the remnants of part of the Plankway after the 17th Century cutting of the New Ancholme)
We know very little of this structure, apart from it's description 'planks overlaying squared massive timbers of oak'.
Was it a causeway, or jetty - where does it start/finish!
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