Revealing the Pocklington Shield

Name: Revealing the Pocklington Shield
Start: 2025-03-28T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Burnby hall community hall

Schedule

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Burnby hall community hall | York, EN

Revealing the Pocklington Shield
On Friday 28 March, Pocklington District Heritage Trust is unveiling a new, stunning reproduction of the Pocklington Shield alongside its 2,500 year-old original, described by experts as: "the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium."
The two shields will be accompanied by talks and presentations in Burnby Hall community hall by the reproduction's creator, Roland Williamson, and Iron Age expert Mel Giles.
The event marks a major step forward in the heritage trust's efforts to create a 'Chariots, Swords & Shields' museum exhibition space in Major Stewart's drawing room within Burnby Hall. The trust is working with Pocklington Town Council on the hall project, and the draft architect's plans will be on show on the evening, along with a selection of notable items from the trust's growing collection of ancient local artefacts and its UK SPF supported 'Travelling Museum' display.
Gloucestershire-based Roland Williamson is the country's foremost maker of historic replicas, with decades experience of producing artefacts for regional and national museums, including the British Museum. He was delighted to take on the unique challenge of examining the iconic Pocklington Shield remains, and using traditional contemporary techniques constructing a full-scale wood and bronze copy of how the original would have been in its heyday.
Melanie Giles, Professor of European Prehistory at Manchester University, is a leading Iron Age authority who has a particular interest in the Arras Culture of the Yorkshire Wolds.
The event is in Burnby Hall's community hall from 7.30pm - 9.00pm, tickets £5.
Tickets purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/revealing-the-pocklington-shield-tickets-1253799571269