Category: Archaeology
Royal Visit to Wanstead Park
On April 12th representatives from the Friends of Wanstead Parklands were thrilled to be invited by the Heritage of London Trust (HoLT) to a prestigious visit to Wanstead Park by their Patron, HRH The Duke of Gloucester. The event was…
Read MoreWanstead Park Free Talks begin in January
Friends committee member Richard Arnopp will be starting a series of free monthly online talks in January under the title “Wanstead Park in Context”. Some of you may remember that Richard ran a popular two-year series of articles on the…
Read MoreOPENING UP THE GROTTO
In recent years the low water levels in the Ornamental Water have allowed vegetation to become established on the lake bed.
Read MoreWanstead Park. Archaeological Evaluation 2007-09
This report summarises the results of the Work Phase of the archaeological evaluation carried out by the West Essex Archaeological Group and the Wanstead Parklands Community Project on Wanstead Park, Epping Forest in the London Borough of Redbridge.
Read MoreWanstead Park laid bare: laser technology reveals a hidden landscape
The Wanstead Parklands Community Project has taken the lead in recent years in researching the long history of Wanstead Park using cutting-edge archaeological surveying techniques. On 9 July it will be using its stand at the 2011 “Music in Wanstead…
Read MoreArchaeological update: radar survey of the Temple garden
In March we were informed that the Corporation proposed to carry out works to the Temple garden. Given that these works involved some excavation for the construction of new paths, to a depth in excess of 185mm, and were within…
Read MoreLiDAR – what it can tell us about Wanstead Park
Watch this video in which Ralph Potter discusses with Dr Rob Wiseman how Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology can reveal new information about the long history of Wanstead Park.
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