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This is a joint meeting between the Sheffield Metallurgical and Engineering Association and the South Yorkshire Industrial History Society

Ashley Tuck from Wessex Archaeology will update us on progress that has been made in recent years.

The Members Dinner will take place after the lecture. Details will be available in the New Year.

About the Speaker

Ashley Tuck is an archaeologist with over 20 years experience. He has been involved with research on Sheffield Castle since 2016 and led the field evaluation in 2018. Ashley began his career working as an excavator on industrial sites in Sheffield, before widening his experience, investigating sites of varying types and date using a broad spectrum of techniques. For a time, Ashley led the Wessex Archaeology archiving team in Sheffield.

He has written a large number of archaeological reports and publications including the monograph for Hornsea Project One and contributing to the book Sheffield Castle: Archaeology, Archives, Regeneration, 1927–2018.

With the work at the castle, Ashley hopes to help tell the story of Sheffield and contribute to our emerging understanding of the identity of the modern city. As nothing is currently visible above ground it can be hard to remember the significance and size of the castle. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to understand this medieval power centre and to explore the castle and its iconic and transformative meaning for people today.