A SEASON on talks and exhibitions is planned at the Buttercross Museum in Ludlow.

The town council has unveiled details of an exhibition that will be open throughout the summer.

It starts with a talk by Monty Lowe one of the staff at the museum.

Monty’s 45 minute talk is centred on landscape archaeology and settlement; exploring how the 'village' took shape from as early as pre-history and the visible remains we can see when walking in the landscape.

He will touch upon 'who are the British and our 'invaded Isles' focusing on our acquired language and dialect.

Monty will also give his take on the principal buildings of a village from the pub (as a church house) to the village green and its uses; and the evolving parish church as archaeological survivor; focused locally on the Saxon churches along Corvedale, Wigmore and Wroxeter.

There will be an opportunity for questions afterwards. The Castle Bookshop will provide a small selection of books which relate to the talk such as, Hoskins 'The Making of the English Landscape' and Dr Francis Pryor's book on a similar theme.

As part of the evening visit to the Buttercross, visitors will be the first to see the new portable antiquities scheme temporary exhibition.

The temporary exhibition celebrates the resident artefacts that are special to the Buttercross including the Bitterly Hoard, Pommel and filigree ring; it showcases a curated metal detectorist collection and highlights the recent work and future acquisitions by the Friends of Ludlow Museum, including the Talbot, South Shropshire hoard and locket.

There is also a concurrent portable antiquities scheme exhibition at Ludlow Museum Resource Centre – telling the story of the 'gold in the piano' in the foyer of Ludlow Library.

The talk is this evening (Thursday, June 1) and admission is £3.