Autumn 2025

The Detectorists: History Beneath Our Feet

​

Nick Bateman, Joe Edwards-Gill and James Dalliston are local metal detectorists who search the fields of Norfolk for clues from the Iron Age, through to the Modern era.

 

Joe was inspired to start detecting by the TV comedy drama Detectorists. He loves to research his finds and learn about the history at the time they were made. Favourite finds are Roman brooches because they were worn every day by a person who lived in Norfolk about 1900 years ago.

 

Nick loves to imagine the last person to hold his find and what their life was like. His favourite things to find are Anglo-Saxon artefacts because they are so rare and every single one adds to our knowledge of the period.

 

James has recently joined Nick and Joe in their detectoring adventures.

​

If you have a collection which you think would look good in our community cabinet, please contact our collections manager.