Lectures have been arranged and the most memorable have always been those where the members 'touch' historical objects. For example, Mrs Bowit brought Roman and Anglo Saxon objects from her recent dig at Ruislip. Also at the Tower of London it was possible to dress one pupil up with all the Knights armour.
Whilst at times members are reminded of the dangers in using 'metal detectors' and just digging up history without carefully noting where exactly the object has been found and then informing a museum, the visit to a Victorian rubbish dump was the highlight of 1977. After three hours hard digging, A.Philpott made an extraordinary find of a bottle decorated with 3d pieces, this, and the news that some bottles were worth £30 provided the extra incentive to keep digging. The results can be found on many a mantle piece or a modern rubbish tip.
Financial reward or competitions are not always the driving force, but good work does deserve a just reward and this is no better exemplified by the £450 received by the school when M.West and J.0'Brien won the Caxton Press Competition for their St. Albans guide.
Present work in progress includes material for the Tower of London Novocentenary Media Competition. It is hoped to produce two audio visual presentations on the themes: the Tower as a fortress and prisoners in the Tower.
Mr. Frew.