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About Stilton - Photographs of Stilton
Do you have any historic or interesting pictures of the village?
They could be copied into the village archive, and displayed here - please let us know.
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'Time Team' archaeological dig near Stilton, June 2006 ("A port and Stilton")

The discovery of a uniquely well-preserved Roman cheese press in a field near Stilton by Rick Landy, a local potter who makes fine cheese dishes and happens to be a keen archaeologist, was too good a story for Channel Four's Time Team to ignore. Full details can be found in August's SCAN; the pictures below were taken by Rick Landy and Paul Biggins; the programme was broadcast on February 18th 2007 on Channel 4, and again on February 25th 2007 on More4, under the title "A port and Stilton".
More on the Time Team web site and the Channel 4 Forum for this programme. Rick Landy's pottery.

Intros: "In a ditch, somewhere in Cambridgeshire..."
The Time Team logo Tony's opening piece to camera: "From a ditch somewhere in Cambridgeshire..." The obligatory 'finds on the bonnet' shot - Tony showing some previous finds Filming on the fen Filming on the fen
The People: Tony Robinson, Francis Pryor, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, John Gator, Victor Ambrose
Tony Robinson and Francis Pryor with a Rick Landy 'Bell' cheese dish Prof. Mick Aston Phil Harding Mick Aston and Tony Robinson take a breather John Gator at work in the barn Victor Ambrose working on his interpretation
Digging
The diggers move in More digging A stratigraphic section in the 'ditch trench', showing the layers of peat and alluvium, from the present down to Roman times Serious digging and find recording commences
Finds and Discoveries
Phil Harding excavating one half of the pottery kiln Phil with Tim Taylor Phil with the pottery kiln - high view
Helen Geake and Rick Landy trying to make sense of the archaeology One of the Anglo Saxon skeletons discovered in this trench The 'Finds Tent' with bagged finds outside
The tile kiln The tile kiln being excavated The tile kiln The enigma - a bath house? Or a water cistern?
Rick Landy builds and operates a Roman kiln
Rick's piece to camera Creating the hearth Creating the platform Loading pottery onto the platform
More pottery is added to the platform A layer of clay is pressed over the pots, and the fire is lit Kiln at full power Mick watches closely as Rick cracks open the kiln The pots inside the opened kiln Rick proudly shows Mick a fired dish
Inside the kiln with the pots removed. Some of the fired pots
Victor's Impression of the Roman Scene
Victor Ambrose at work on one of his pictures Victor's impression of the suggested Roman wharf and industrial area
Webstats for the Stilton web site Home Page in the week following the programme (on Sunday)