Excavation Weekend at Parham House
Sunday 24th– Monday 25th May

Ongoing project to investigate the history of the Parham Estate. This weekend’s work will attempt to locate the parsonage on the area of Glebe land identified by the County Archaeologist. Having revisited the geophysics results from 2008, we will be opening at least four trenches, three on a now hidden path/trackway that leads to the church, and a larger trench on the possible site of the parsonage.

Further trenches may be opened on the weekend.

The excavations will be open for public viewing on Sunday 24th and Monday 25th.

As well as the excavation, we will be undertakin tours/talks through the open days. These will include specific talks on

• desktop research/maps,
• finds (including finds from the digging of the Ha Ha in the 1970’s),
• Geophysics,
• The open trenches, and;
• Structures on the estate, including the Dovecote and the Ice House

Note to Worthing Archaeological Society members:

The society will be on site from Saturday 23rd May, although the site will NOT be open to the public until Sunday 24th May.

We will be looking for at least 6 people each day to run talks (to ensure we have sufficient cover over breaks/lunchtime), 8 excavators to cover the four trenches, and 2 people to assist with finds processing.

Even if the weather is bad, we will also need to ensure that we have sufficient people on site to continue with the talks. If you are a member of the Worthing Archaeological Society and would like to take part in this weekends work please e-mail worthing.arch@gmail.com confirming which days you are available for.