PastSearch Newsletter Issue 57: September 2017 Welcome to PastSearch Newsletter You can find a downloadable version at www.pastsearch-archaeo-history.co.uk Contents August Round Up...........................1 August Round Up What’s Happening in September.......................1 Snippets from Arthur’s In the July Round Up stated that we were waiting for the harvest before site Guide to York..................2 work could get underway. August ended up being a busy month for site Cave Paintings at work, including monitoring stanchion holes to conclude the Full Sutton site, Lascaux..........................4 monitoring two sites in Holme on Spalding Moor and finding a human burial This Month in on the Yorkshire Wolds. History.................5 British Monarchs ...........6 As yet the periodof this buial and the gender of the human remains are to be HOSM Local History determined, they will be sent to an oesteologist who will write an assessment Society.................6 for the report and a synopsis will be included in a later Newletter issue. Picture This.....................7 Just For Fun....................7 Unfortunately this month’s talk at HOSM Social Club had to be cancelled Dates for Your Diary......8 due to site commitments, the talk on 19th Century Blake Street will be added Just for Fun to the 2018 Programme. Answers............. 8 What’s Been In The News............9 Adverts...........................10 What’s Happening in September September looks to be another busy month for site work, projects include watching briefs at Rowley, just outside Hull and Shiptonthorpe, and trial trenches at Seaton Ross. Post excavation work will also be underway for the sites undertaken through August, including sending environmental samples and human skeleton to specialist. Also a lot of research and report writing will be required. This month’s talk (11 September) at HOSM Social Club will be looking at how archaeology has helped to understand the history of the Beverley area, from Iron Age to modern times. 1 Snippets from Arthur’s Guide to York THE CHEMISTS Are in no way inferior to their confreres of other towns. Amongst them are GEO. COVERDALE, 23, Parliament Street. R. BROOM, Church Street. THE STATIONERS & BOOKSELLERS Who in most cases are also Printers, are MR. J. SAMPSON, 13, Coney Street ARTHUR’S Stationary Warehouse, 20 & 27, Davygate. Messrs. SESSIONS, Low Ousegate. Arthur’s Guide to York c. 1898 George Coverdale 1885 – 26 Claremont Terrace – George Coverdale, chemist’s assistant. (York Directory) 1893 – 65 Gillygate – George Coverdale, pharmaceutical chemist. (Kelly’s Directory) 1893 – 23 Parliament Street – George Coverdale, pharmaceutical & dispensing chemist. (Kelly’s Directory) 1895 – 65 Gillygate – George Coverdale, pharmaceutical chemist, druggist. (Whites Directory) 1893 – 23 Parliament Street – George Coverdale, pharmaceutical chemist, druggist. (Whites Directory) 1893 – & Ripon, home = Laurel Bank, Scarcroft Road. (Whites Directory) 1913 – 66 Clarence Street – Coverdale & Sons Ltd, cash chemists. (Kelly’s Directory) 1913 – 7 Gillygate – Coverdale & Sons Ltd, chemists. (Kelly’s Directory) 1913 – 19 & 20 Parliament Street – Coverdale & Sons Ltd, chemists. (Kelly’s Directory) R. Broom 1885 – 18 Church Street/1 Patrick Pool – Thomas Broom, Chemist. (York Directory) John Sampson 1885 – 13 Coney Street – John Sampson, Proprietor of Sampson’s Subscription Library, bookseller, printer, stationer, newsagent, fine arts repository. (York Directory) 1889 – 13 Coney Street – John Sampson, Proprietor of Sampson’s Subscription Library, bookseller, printer, stationer, newsagent, fine arts dealer, carver, gilder, engraver (Kelly’s Directory) 1889 – Book Stall at Railway Station – John Sampson, bookseller. (Kelly’s Directory) 2 John Sampson (cont) 1895 – 13 Coney Street – John Sampson, Proprietor of North of England Circulating Library, bookseller, printer, stationer, newsagent, fine art gallery, carver, gilder, lithographer, relief stamper, advertising agent, fancy show rooms, picture framer (Whites Directory) 1895 – Book Stall at Railway Station – John Sampson, bookseller. (Whites Directory) 1895 – Home = 44 The Mount. (Whites Directory) Arthur 1885 – 27 Davygate – Arthur & Son, booksellers and stationers. (York Directory) 1889 – 20 Davygate – Arthur & Co, music sellers. (Kelly’s Directory) 1889 – 27 Davygate – Arthur & Co, booksellers etc. (Kelly’s Directory) 1889 – 27 Davygate – Arthur & Co, music sellers, booksellers etc. (Whites Directory) Messrs Sessions 1885 – 15& 16 Low Ousegate – William Sessions, printer, publisher, bookseller, stationer. (York Directory) 1889 – 15& 16 Low Ousegate – William Sessions, bookseller. (Kelly’s Directory) 1895 – 30 Coney Street – William Sessions, printer, bookseller, stationer. (Whites Directory) 1913 – 3 North Street – William Sessions, printer, bookbinder, account book manu., advertising agent, stationer. (Whites Directory) 3 Cave Paintings Found in Lascaux A collection of cave paintings, estimated to be 20,000 years old, being of the Palaeolithic period, were discovered in a complex cave system at Lascaux in the Dodogne region of France on 12 September 1940. These painting depict hunting scenes and show animals which were once native to the region, these include horses, stags, cattle, bison, felines, bird, bear, rhinoceros and a human. There have been 147 prehistoric sites and 25 painted caves found in the Vézère Valley area which were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1979. Unfortunately these paintings are now at risk, as since 2000 a fungus has been growing within the caves. Possible causes for this are the air conditioning system, high-powered lights and the high number of visitors. In 2006 black mold was also evident. In 2008 the caves were closed, even to the scientist for 3 months, only one person was allowed to monitor the caves once a week. In 2016 a symposium was held in Paris to discuss the future preservation of these paintings. References used: http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/?lng=en http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/lascaux/ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/85 http://www.medicographia.com/2014/11/a-t-o-u-c-h-o-f-f-r-a-n-c-e-lascaux-preserving-a-20-000-year-old-legacy-of-paleolithic- art/ 4 This Month in History (September) Below, is at least one event for each day of this month from around the world. Links for more information about each of these events can be found by visiting the relevant page on the PastSearch website. You can also find out about other events which have happened in history for each day of the year. Start your search by using this link: http://pastsearch-archaeo-history.co.uk/on-this-day/ Date Year Country Event 1 1789 York Prince of Wales given freedom to the city, whilst visiting York 2 1916 UK Zeppelin shot down by Lieutenant W. Leefe Robinson (WWI). 3 1935 USA Sir Malcolm Campbell became first person to drive an automobile over 300mph, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. 4 1944 Belgium Antwerp liberated by British 11th Armoured Division (WWII). 5 1800 Malta Surrendered to GB by French. 6 1522 Spain The Victoria became first ship to circumnavigate the world, only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition. 7 1889 York Train ran into buffers on Platform 6, York Station, 13 killed. 8 1967 UK Formal end of steam locomotives in North East England by British Railways. 9 9 Roman Empire Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (Roman-Germanic Wars). 10 1846 USA Elias Howe granted patent for sewing machine. 11 2007 Russia “Father of All Bombs” tested. 12 2005 Hong Kong Disneyland opened at Penny’s Bay, Lantau Island. 13 122 Roman Empire Building of Hadrian’s Wall started. 14 1777 York Earthquake shocks felt in York. 15 1968 USSR Zond 5 spaceship launched. 16 1400 Wales Owain Glyndŵr declared Prince of Wales. 17 1176 Turkey Battle of Myriokephalon (Byzantine-Seljuq Wars). 18 1809 UK Royal Opera House (2nd Theatre) opened in London. 19 1934 USA Bruno Hauptmann arrested for the kidnap and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. 20 1835 Brazil Ragamuffin War began. 21 1792 France Declared a Republic, monarchy abolished. 22 1955 UK Television channel ITV went live. 23 1779 GB Battle of Flamborough Head (Anglo-French War). 24 1906 USA Devils Tower, Wyoming became first US national Monument. 25 1868 Denmark Imperial Russian steam frigate Alexander Nevsky sank off Jutland. 26 1580 England Sir Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the earth. 27 1331 Poland Battle of Płowce (Polish-Teutonic War). 28 935 Bohemia Wenceslaus I murdered. 29 1829 UK Metropolitan Police founded in London. 30 1938 Germany Munich Agreement signed. 5 British Monarchs – Edmund Name: King Edmund Born: c.922 Parents: Edward the Elder and Edgiva House of: Wessex Ascended to the throne: October 27, 940 Crowned: November 29, 940 at Kingston-upon-Thames, aged c.18 Married: 1) Elgiva (2) Ethelfleda Children: 2 sons Edwy and Edgar Died: May 26, 946 at Pucklechurch near Bath (murdered) Buried at: Glastonbury Reigned for: 5 years, 6 months, and 28 days Succeeded by: his brother Edred Regained control of Mercia, which had fallen to the Norse inhabitants of Northumbria, and of the Five Boroughs. He also subdued the Norsemen in Cumbria and extended his rule to southern Scotland. In 943 he became the god-father to Olaf of York (King of Northumbria and Dublin). King Edmund allowed St. Dunstan to reform the Benedictine order when he became abbot of Glastonby Abbey in 945. King Edmund was killed 26 May 946 at Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, by Leofa, an exiled robber References used: https://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=edmund https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_I HOSM Local History Society Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month at the Social Club, next door to the Village Hall, High Street. Start time 7.00pm Price £2.00 2017 18 Sept – A Victorian Classroom – Chris Cade 16 Oct – TBC – Russell Marwood Last Month’s Talk – 21 August 20 Nov – TBC – Phil Judkin Due to a power cut in part of the village, the meeting was held at the Methodist Church. Dec – No Meeting Following a short AGM, Karen Adams gave a talk on the Welham Bridge area, which included some examples of pottery and iron slag which could be found in the area.