News on HS2 in Staffs

Discover more about the mysteries of the past and how our ancestors lived in Staffordshire as we host a fascinating online archaeology event as part of Heritage Open Days 2020.

Our free online webinar, focussing on the archaeology to be found between Fradley in Staffordshire and Crewe in Cheshire, takes place this Thursday, September 18. The talk will provide an introduction about the heritage along the route of the new railway, including the influence of the landscape on the history and archaeology of the area. It will discuss what we are trying to discover, how we do it, and what findings we might expect over the next few years.

To register for this event, please click on the link below:

• An introduction to HS2 archaeology in Fradley to Crewe, Staffordshire: 18 Sept 13:15-14:00

To complement our programme of online archaeology webinars this month, a major three-part documentary series begins tonight, Tuesday, September 15, at 9pm on BBC2, exploring the discoveries found in Britain’s largest ever archaeological programme.' HS2 – The Biggest Dig' will focus on two major cemetery excavations – one adjacent to London’s Euston station and the other in Park Street, next to Birmingham Curzon Street station – the sites of our two new terminals.

For three years, our archaeologists have been giving TV documentary makers, Lion TV, exclusive access to archaeological sites being excavated as part of the project and the series is presented by anthropologist and anatomist Professor Alice Roberts and historian Dr Yasmin Khan.

You can find the full list of our online events at www.hs2.org.uk/events .

We will be publishing video recordings of the session online, so if you are not able to listen live you can still learn about archaeology in Staffordshire though a dedicated playlist on the HS2 YouTube channel .

HS2 - The Biggest Dig will be also be available on BBC iPlayer .

For more information about HS2 please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email hs2enquiries@hs2.org.uk