A little North of the usual area of scope of the site however vitally important to the history and heritage of the area is this book, co-wrote by a friend of mine.
The book tells the story of the first public owned archaeology park in South Shields, which would later become Arbeia, South Shields Roman Fort…
(somewhere I’m sure many a school trip from Teesside and the surrounds would’ve took place – I know mine did!)
The book tells the interesting story of the original excavations, with unrivalled access to finds, photographs and the notebooks of Robert Blair.
Not only does this tell the story of the dig it also brings in the equally interesting histories of those who were involved.
It’s available for £15 including post and packing and copies can be ordered from Harton Village Press by emailing jastokes@virginmedia.com
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