Author Event: Things We Found in the Ground - Newark Library

Eleanor Bruce and Lucilla Gray will share their new book, Things We Found in the Ground: A Metal Detecting Journey Through Britain. 

After meeting for the first time in more than 20 years at their grandfather’s home in Lincolnshire, cousins Eleanor and Lucilla discover a shared fascination with the past. What begins with a curiosity about historic artefacts leads them on a metal detecting journey, uncovering remarkable objects and the stories they reveal about those who came before us. 

Along the way, they discover more about themselves and forge connections with local villagers, fellow detectorists and history lovers.

Adult Event

Ellie and Lucie have over six years’ experience in the field (literally), digging holes. Within the metal detecting world, they are active self-recorders of their finds on the Portable Antiquities Scheme and they have been featured on the cover of Searcher Magazine, the biggest hobby magazine for metal detecting. They also have sponsorship with LP Metal Detecting, one of the biggest metal detecting retailers and event organisers in the industry. Outside of the digging world, they have featured in press for the Guardian Online and Observer Magazine, appeared in a segment for ITV’s This Morning and Loose Women, been interviewed on BBC Radio 5 and starred in It’s A Way of Life, Episode 6: ‘Past Times’ for the brand Barbour. They can be found @RomanFound on social media platforms.