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In 2025, the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society, incorporating the Shropshire Natural History Society and the Shropshire Parish Records Society, will publish the 100th volume of its Transactions. It has taken closer to 150 years than a century to achieve this feat, but it is nonetheless an important milestone for the society. In recognition of this, the Society is publishing these papers to reflect upon the rich and often underexplored historical and archaeological dimensions of the county with the twin aims of showcasing the research currently being carried out across Shropshire to a wider audience, and to alert other researchers of the huge potential that the county has to offer in the hope that they too could become involved in exploring its riches. The papers offered here are loosely chronological rather than being thematic and contributors were given a free hand over what they wished to write. Equally, the choice of contributors reflects the two current aspects of the society (history and archaeology) and are fashioned to demonstrate the contribution that the authors are currently making to their respective fields. They are new research papers and are not designed to look back at the society and its earlier works. In making this distinction, the aspiration is that this volume's contents will be of much broader interest than just the county and its region but will instead showcase the undoubtedly high potential for future research that can inform broader subject areas of national interest and importance. AUTHOR: Roger White is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. He has primarily worked on Wroxeter, in Shropshire, and has published a number of monographs and books on the site. He holds a PhD from the University of Liverpool (1987) on Roman and Celtic Objects in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. He also has expertise in Heritage Management and has written conservation management plans for sites in the UK, Jersey and Georgia. He is currently Chair and Honorary Editor of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society. 150 illustrations

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Author:   Roger H White
Publisher:   Casemate Publishers
Imprint:   Casemate Publishers
ISBN:  

9798888571590

Pages:   288
Publication Date:   15 August 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Floreat Salopia: an introduction: Sir Neil Cossons. 2. Borderline practices? Reassessing the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods in Shropshire. Jodie Lewis and David Mullins 3. In the line of duty: new approaches to the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age Archaeologies of Shropshire. Andy Wigley 4. On the fringes or at the heart of it? Shropshire in the Roman era: Roger H. White 5. [[title to be confirmed – Mercian and Viking Shropshire] Morn Capper 6. Parish churches and Shropshire’s changing religious landscape. John Hunt 7. [title to be confirmed –Medieval Towns] Nigel Baker 8. ‘The whole Party of the King’s in this county being engaged, directly or indirectly, in this Business’: Shropshire and the regional conflict in 1648: Jonathan Worto 9. From medieval to modern: a story of early industrialisation in Shropshire. Paul Belford 10. Estate mapping in Shropshire: Bob Silvester 11. The Grand Tour and the Shropshire Country House A Focus on Collecting and Architectural Response in the Long Eighteenth Century: Gareth J.L. Williams 12. Shropshire’s Industrial History: changing interpretations since 1875: Barrie Trinder 13. The impact of adult education on archaeological and historical scholarship 19452000: Barrie Trinder 14. Shropshire’s past, present and future. Roger White and Matt Thompson

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""[A]n interesting and useful volume that highlights the known archaeology of Shropshire, while also contributing to wider discussions about archaeology in the county and beyond.""-- ""Current Archaeology""

Author Information

Roger White is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. He has primarily worked on Wroxeter, in Shropshire, and has published a number of monographs and books on the site. He holds a PhD from the University of Liverpool (1987) on Roman and Celtic Objects in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. He also has expertise in Heritage Management and has written conservation management plans for sites in the UK, Jersey and Georgia. He is currently Chair and Honorary Editor of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society.

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