Summer Symposium 2009: Leicester

Saturday 6 June 2009

11.00 am	Tour of Jewry Wall Museum (including mosaics and ruins)
2.00–5.00 pm	Symposium on Roman Mosaics Museum education room
Richard Buckley	The Archaeology of Roman Leicester: Evidence from Recent Excavations
Dr Sarah Scott	Villas and Mosaics in Fourth-Century Britain: Identifying Patrons and Viewers
Margherita Carucci	A Mosaic from Pupput Reconsidered: A Virtual Peristyle in the Romano-African House
7.00 pm	Dinner at the Holiday Inn
Other places to visit: For further ideas, see GoLeicestershire, Leicester City Council. New Walk Museum and Art Gallery, 53 New Walk, Leicester. Newarke Houses Museum and Gardens, The Newarke, Leicester. In Leicester town centre are 19th- and 20th-century architectural ceramics at Alexandra House on Rutland Street, the Turkey Café on Granby Street, and the Singer Building on High Street. (Michael Taylor, The Quality of Leicester, 1997; ISBN 1901156109). For more information about historic buildings in Leicester, see Colin Crosby Heritage Tours. Charnwood Museum, Queens Hall, Granby Street, Loughborough (about 10 miles from Leicester). Donington le Heath Manor House, Coalville — medieval house and gardens, with some Roman objects on display (15 miles). The Lunt Roman Fort, Baginton, Coventry — reconstruction of gateway (28 miles). Info: www.luntromanfort.org or www.roman-britain.org. Letocetum Roman Baths and Museum, Watling Street, Wall, near Lichfield (50 miles). Info: National Trust and English Heritage.

Booking fee: Symposium (including refreshments): £10.00.
Booking forms and further information can be obtained from the Secretary.

Accommodation: The group hotel is the Holiday Inn, 129 St Nicholas Circle, Leicester LE1 5LZ (tel: 01162 428707), which is within sight of the Jewry Wall Museum. The cheapest way to book a room is to go online to www.holiday-inn.co.uk, or try central reservations (0800 405060). The Leisure Saver rate was £59 B&B when prepaid.

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