_______________________ SOCIETY NEWS THE BULLETIN OF THE ENFIELD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY _________________ March 1998 No.148 CONTENTS FORTHCOMING EVENTS Friday 20th March - !ct"r!. Th! Roya O#!ra Ho"$! % th! Midd ! Saxo' To(' o) *"'d!'(ic. Gordo' Ma co +. Friday 1,th -#ri -''"a G!'!ra M!!ti'. )o o(!d /y R!#ort$ o) Fi! d(or0 % R!$!arch d"ri'. 199,. Friday 11th May - !ct"r!. Th! -'ato+y Th!atr! o) th! 2ar/!r- S"r.!o'$ o) *o'do'. 3!''i$ Hi 4Soci!ty Chair+a'5 Forthco+i'. !6!'t$ o) th! Ed+o'to' H"'dr!d Historica Soci!ty. Forthco+i'. !6!'t$ o) th! *o'do' % Midd !$!& -rcha!o o.ica Soci!ty. MEETING RE7ORTS *a'cast!r Road a'd its E'6iro'$. R!visi'. 7!6$'!r8 O d a'd N!( *a'd+ar0$ i' Midd !$!x. 29R: *O3GE % S-*IS29R: HO9SE /y Ia' Jo'!$ THE -NN9-* RE7ORT OF THE SOCIET:<S -CTIVITIES 39RING 199, Soci!ty N!($ is #"/ i$h!d ="art!r y i' March> ;"'!> S!#t!+/!r a'd 3!c!+/!r a'd is )r!! to +!+/!rs. Th! Ho'.Editor> to (ho+ a corr!$#o'd!'c! a'd articl!$ )or #"/ icatio' sho" d /! $!'t i$8 Joh' C St!6!'$> ? 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