May 2003

The speaker at our May meeting was Geoff Smith, Curator of the Lutterworth museum.
Although the museum is quite small, it houses displays of Sir Frank Whittle ( Jet Engine fame), John Wycliffe (First translator of the Bible into English) ,Tripontium a Roman bath house and local photographic archives etc.
The museum has its own web site and if anyone cares to log on it is www.thisislutterworth.com.

Coin of the month

A Saxon Sceat found by Sue Bennett



Artefact of the month

A 5th -6th Century Anglo Saxon Cosmetic Brush found by Neil Glenister.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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