ABOUT US
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If you have a field or a mystery that you would like us to investigate please contact us: field.detectives@gmail.com
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Investigation Invitation
The Field Detectives is a group of historians that seek opportunities to survey fields that can tell us more about how our historic landscapes evolved. By sharing the findings from our field surveys, we help to inform and re-engage people with their local heritage. One of our favourite sayings is “Every field tells a story”.
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Nottinghamshire's Pompeii, Hoveringham​​
Thanks to the kind permission of George, Joyce and family, on Sunday 8th June 2025, The Field Detectives opened the ghost site of Robert and Elizabeth Goushill’s 14th-century manorial home for people to come along and learn about what we have discovered to date.
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We were honoured to meet 30+ fabulous people from the USA who have a family connection with the Goushill family here in Hoveringham. Many local people were introduced to the ‘emerging’ lost history of their village, and it was lovely to see how much this means to them.
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This must be the most incredible discovery that Nottinghamshire has witnessed since Margidunum!
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TAKE A BOW DETECTIVES
​A wonderful performance of Colonel Francis Hacker on trial at the Leicester Guildhall on Sunday, 1 June, to a fabulous audience.
Next stop will be St Ives in Cambridge - The show goes on.​​​
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Field Survey Calendar
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The Owthorpe Block of Fields Investigation
Near Hill Close (adjacent to the sheds)
Friday 20th June 2025 – from 10:00 am
Sunday 22nd June 2025 – from 10:00 am
Hoveringham Hall Close Investigation
Looking for the home of Sir Robert Goushill
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March to October 2025​​
The Field Detectives Talks Calendar