Carolyn M. Heighway
Encyclopedia
Carolyn Mary Heighway MA FSA (Born 1943) is an Archaeological
Consultant to Gloucester Cathedral
and the owner, with her husband Michael, of Past Historic, a company which specialises in the design and production of archaeological books and journals as well as exhibitions. She was a founder trustee of Cotswold Archaeology in 1989, and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
. She is a former President of The Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
.
Heighway specialises in the archaeology of Gloucester and the Anglo-Saxon period and has written extensively on the subject.
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
Consultant to Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral, or the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the river. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter .-Foundations:The foundations of the present...
and the owner, with her husband Michael, of Past Historic, a company which specialises in the design and production of archaeological books and journals as well as exhibitions. She was a founder trustee of Cotswold Archaeology in 1989, and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
Society of Antiquaries of London
The Society of Antiquaries of London is a learned society "charged by its Royal Charter of 1751 with 'the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries'." It is based at Burlington House, Piccadilly, London , and is...
. She is a former President of The Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
The Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
The Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society was founded on 21 April 1876. It is a registered charity, number 202014.The aims of the society are to "...promote the study of the history and antiquities of Bristol and the historic county of Gloucestershire, to encourage their conservation...
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Heighway specialises in the archaeology of Gloucester and the Anglo-Saxon period and has written extensively on the subject.
Selected books
- Ancient Gloucester: The story of the Roman and medieval city. Gloucester: Gloucester City MuseumGloucester City Museum & Art GalleryGloucester City Museum & Art Gallery in Brunswick Road is the main museum in the City of Gloucester. It has recently been extensively renovated following a large National Heritage Lottery Fund grant and it reopened on Gloucester Day, 3 September 2011....
, 1976. ISBN 0903340046 - The East Gate of Gloucester. Gloucester: Gloucester City MuseumGloucester City Museum & Art GalleryGloucester City Museum & Art Gallery in Brunswick Road is the main museum in the City of Gloucester. It has recently been extensively renovated following a large National Heritage Lottery Fund grant and it reopened on Gloucester Day, 3 September 2011....
, 1980. ISBN 0903340062 - Gloucester: a history and guide. Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing Limited, 1985. ISBN 0862992567
- Gloucester Cathedral – Faith, Art and Architecture: 1000 years. 2011. (co-author)
Selected journal articles
- "Excavations at Nos. 1 and 30 Westgate Street, Gloucester: The Roman Levels" by Carolyn M. Heighway, Et al. in Britannia, Vol. 11 (1980), pp. 73-114.
- "The Roman Tilery at St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester" by Carolyn M. Heighway, Et al. in Britannia, Vol. 13 (1982), pp. 25-77.