Not ALL Metal Detectorists Loot, But Many Looters Detect Metal! - WB 21st July 2023
16Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and recent archaeological discoveries, and discuss and debate what they find.
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0:00 Introduction
0:16 RAF Scampton ‘Pup-date’
8:34 Ultra Rare Cricket Book!?
14:36 Metal Detectorists Prosecuted
27:26 Support Us on Patreon!
28:11 Adjaye’s Holocaust Memorial costs hit £139m
39:57 Liverpool Street Station ‘on the Wrong Track’?
51:12 Conclusion
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Link of the Week:
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Links:
RAF proposal to move Dambusters dog’s grave rejected:
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jul/05/dambusters-dog-grave-raf-proposal-rejected
British Library acquires ultra-rare cricket book thanks to anonymous donor:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/13/british-library-acquires-ultra-rare-cricket-book-thanks-to-anonymous-donor
Metal detectorists are caught red-handed plundering a Roman villa after four are arrested with one carrying eight historic coins in his pocket:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12244485/Metal-detectorists-caught-red-handed-plundering-Roman-villa.html
Adjaye’s Holocaust Memorial costs hit £139m:
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/adjayes-holocaust-memorial-costs-hit-139m-as-budget-rises-again
Londoners need more say over new towers, Historic England chief says:
https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/londoners-need-more-say-over-new-towers-historic-england-chief-says/5123915.article
London’s Liverpool Street station redevelopment: on the wrong track?
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/may/13/liverpool-street-station-london-redevelopment-on-the-wrong-track-herzog-and-de-meuron-sellar