Portable Antiquities Scheme
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a voluntary scheme by which thousands of archaeological finds are recorded each year. Making History reporter Angela Robson went to Norfolk to find out how it works on the ground, and Sue Cook spoke to Richard Bland who is Head of the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
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On Saturday 30 April the Portable Antiquities Scheme is holding a Fabulous Finds day at nine museums in England:
Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH
Tel: 01865 278015
Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday 2-5pm
Manor Road, Donington-le-Heath, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 2FW
Tel: 01530 831259
Open April-September 11am-5pm, October-March 11am-5pm, December-February weekends only 11.30am-3pm
Bethesda Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 3DW
Tel: 01782 232323
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 2-5pm; November-February Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 1-4pm
Gressenhall, Dereham, Norfolk NR20 4DR
Tel: 01362 860563
Open March-October 10am-5pm daily
Museum Gardens, York YO1 7FR
Tel: 01904 687687
Open daily 10am-5pm
Foresters Hall, Pike Street, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 3JE
Tel: 01579 346087
Open weekdays 11am-4pm, Saturday 11am-1.30pm
Special opening hours for Fabulous Finds Day, 30 April 2005 only: 10.30am-3.30pm
Barras Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4PT
Tel: 0191 222 6765
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 4-5pm
Stanley Street, Preston, Lancashire PR1 4YP
Tel: 01772 534075
Open Monday-Saturday 10.30am-5pm
London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN
Tel: 0870 444 3852
Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5.50pm, Sunday 12noon-5.50pm
Further information about Fabulous Finds Days at .
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