Trans Hunter Archaeol Soc 22

Article on a fragment of Grooved Ware pottery found during excavation of Lesser Kelcoe Cave, Giggleswick, during the 1930s, but not previously identified as such. The sherd, and the history of the excavation and its archive, are described, and other finds of Grooved Ware from caves in Craven and in the Peak District are compared and discussed.

Account of a survey of the former Butler's Foundry at the junction of Church Street and Lea Road, Dronfield, undertaken prior to the completion of renovations and conversions in 2003. The discussion focuses primarily on the original building dated by dendrochronology to 1527 and its usage. Topics covered include walling techniques; layout and circulation; heating, and fenestration. The building's conversion in the seventeenth century to a dwelling house is also discussed, including partition walls, the extension to the east end that was added at this time, and the cellar which was probably added during the eighteenth century.

Article describing evidence for the manufacture of agricultural edge tools and other metalworking in Norton, South Yorkshire, between 1533 and 1750, based on the systematic analysis of 298 probate wills and inventories. The documents were studied for references to the status or occupation of the deceased, and for the listing of specific items associated with metalworking. Includes

Biographical notes on Reginald Gatty, Rector of Bradfield from 1869 to 1888 and later of Hooton Roberts from 1888 to 1914, who was also a writer, a local archaeologist and a collector of local traditional oak furniture.