Beginning in October 2026, James Wright will be heading out on a nationwide book tour to speak in person about his book The Buildings Archaeologist – Discovering the Secrets of Britain’s Ancient Buildings. Each event will usually consist of a talk lasting 60 minutes, Q&A session, and the opportunity to pick up a signed copy of the book.
Please note that, unless otherwise stated, most of these events will be promoted by organisations separate to Triskele Heritage. Anyone wishing to attend will need to purchase tickets or make access arrangements with the individual organisers directly.
If you would like to book a show for your organisation, please get in contact with us to discuss speaker fees and associated travel logistics with us.
2026
*** TOUR PREVIEW ***
Date / Time: Monday 5 October, 10.30am
Organiser: Warwick Words Festival
Location: Castle Hill Baptist Church, Warwick, Warwickshire
Tickets: TBC
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
*** ONLINE LAUNCH ***
Date / Time: Wednesday 7 October, 7.00pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage
Location: Online Event
Tickets: This is a by donation event with booking via Eventbrite
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Thursday 8 October, 10.30am
Organiser: Bromley House Library
Location: Bromley House Library, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tickets: Available via Eventim
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
*** BOOK LAUNCH EVENT ***
Date / Time: Thursday 8 October, 7.00pm
Organiser: Five Leaves Bookshop
Location: Five Leaves Bookshop, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tickets: Available via Five Leaves
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Friday 9 October, 7.30pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage
Location: Cube Community and Arts Centre, Great Malvern, Worcestershire
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Saturday 10 October, 7.00pm
Organiser: 1620s House & Garden
Location: 1620s House & Garden, Donington le Heath, Leicestershire
Tickets: TBC
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Sunday 11 October, 2.00pm
Organiser: Leicester Museums & Galleries
Location: Guildhall, Leicester, Leicestershire
Tickets: Available via Leicester Museums & Galleries
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Monday 12 October, 7.30pm
Organiser: The Folklore Library and Archive
Location: Crediton Library, Crediton, Devon
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Wednesday 14 October, 7.00pm
Organiser: Arts Society Truro
Location: Truro College, Truro, Cornwall
Tickets: Please contact the society direct to discuss access
Subject: Hidden Historic Houses (The Buildings Archaeologist)
Date / Time: Thursday 15 October, 7.30pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage
Location: The Beat, Bodmin, Cornwall
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Friday 16 October, 7.30pm
Organiser: Friends of Plympton St Maurice Guildhall
Location: Guildhall, Plympton St Maurice, Devon
Tickets: TBC
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Tuesday 20 October, 7.30pm
Organiser: Yorkshire Philosophical Society
Location: Yorkshire Museum, York, North Yorkshire
Tickets: £5 payable in cash on the door
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Wednesday 21 October, 2.00pm
Organiser: Inspire Culture
Location: Worksop Library, Nottinghamshire
Tickets: TBC
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Tuesday 3 November, 7.30pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage
Location: The Star Inn, Guildford, Surrey
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Monday 9 November, 7.30pm
Organiser: Ste Lingard
Location: Salty Dog, Northwich, Cheshire
Tickets: TBC
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Tuesday 10 November, TBC
Organiser: Ste Lingard
Location: The Masons Arms, St Helens, Merseyside
Tickets: TBC
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Wednesday 11 November, 7.30pm
Organiser: Chester Civic Trust
Location: Grosvenor Museum, Chester, Cheshire
Tickets: £5.00 in cash payable on the door
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Thursday 12 November, 2.00pm
Organiser: Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology
Location: Central Library, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Friday 13 November, TBC
Organiser: Triskele Heritage / Fire Up Baby
Location: TBC, Norwich, Norfolk
Tickets: TBC
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Saturday 14 November, 2.00pm
Organiser: Waveney Valley Community Archaeology
Location: Village Hall, Needham, Norfolk
Tickets: £3.00 payable in cash on the door
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Tuesday 17 November, 2.00pm
Organiser: Inspire Culture
Location: Mansfield Library, Nottinghamshire
Tickets: TBC
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Wednesday 18 November, 7.00pm
Organiser: Triskele Heritage
Location: St Botolph’s Hall, Bishopsgate, London
Tickets: Available via Eventbrite
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Thursday 19 November, 7.30pm
Organiser: Bedford Skeptics in the Pub
Location: North End Social Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Tickets: Cash donation payable at the event
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Saturday 21 November, TBC
Organiser: Bishop’s Castle Town Hall
Location: Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire
Tickets: Available via Ticket Source
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Monday 23 November, 7.00pm
Organiser: Worcestershire Archaeological Society
Location: The Hive, Worcester, Worcestershire
Tickets: £2.00 payable in cash on the door
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Tuesday 24 November, 8.00pm
Organiser: Cosby Heritage Society
Location: Community Church, Cosby, Leicestershire
Tickets: £5.00 payable in cash on the door
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Wednesday 25 November, 1.00pm
Organiser: University of Bristol Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Location: Room G10, Department for Anthropology and Archaeology, Bristol
Tickets: £Free – Just turn up!
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Thursday 26 November, 2.30pm
Organiser: Brampton Museum
Location: Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Tickets: Available via Ticket Source
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Thursday 3 December, 7.30pm
Organiser: Kimberley Local History Society
Location: Kimberley School, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire
Tickets: Cash donation payable on the door
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
2027
Date / Time: Tuesday 26 January, 2.30pm
Organiser: Southwell Minster
Location: State Chamber, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Friday 29 January, 7.30pm
Organiser: Spalding Gentlemen’s Society
Location: Broadstreet Methodist Church, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Saturday 30 January, 7.30pm
Organiser: TBA
Location: Village Hall, Abbots Bromley
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Wednesday 3 February 9.00pm
Organiser: Ruddington History Society
Location: St Peter’s Hall, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Thursday 4 February 2.30pm
Organiser: Radcliffe on Trent U3A
Location: Grange Hall, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Tuesday 2 March, 2.00pm
Organiser: Nuthall History Society
Location: Temple Centre, Nuthall, Nottinghamshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Tuesday 9 March, 10.30am – 3.15pm
Organiser: The Arts Society Sherborne
Location: Digby Hall, Sherborne, Dorset
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist (Study Day)
Date / Time: Thursday 11 March, 11.00am
Organiser: The Arts Society Stourbridge
Location: Crown Centre, Stourbridge, West Midlands
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Tuesday 13 April, 7.00pm
Organiser: Corwen and Dee Valley Archaeological Society
Location: Carrog Village Hall, Corwen, Denbighshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Friday 23 April, 12.30pm
Organiser: Llandeilo Lit Fest
Location: Newton House, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Saturday 24 April, 11.30am
Organiser: Northeast Folklore Society
Location: City Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist & Historic Building Mythbusting (composite talk)
Date / Time: Wednesday 5 May, 11.00am
Organiser: The Arts Society Waveney Valley
Location: Fisher Theatre, Bungay, Suffolk
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Wednesday 12 May, 7.30pm
Organiser: Bromyard & District Local History Society
Location: Conquest Theatre, Bromyard, Herefordshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Thursday 13 May, 6.00pm
Organiser: The Portico Library
Location: The Portico Library, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Saturday 15 May, 3.00pm
Organiser: Stuckton Workshop
Location: Village Hall, Hyde, Hampshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Sunday 16 May, 5.00pm
Organiser: Bratton History Association
Location: Church Institute, Bratton, Wiltshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Wednesday 19 May, 7.30pm
Organiser: Hoby & District Local History Society
Location: Village Hall, Hoby, Leicestershire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Thursday 20 May, 7.30pm
Organiser: The Arts Society Driffield Wolds
Location: Driffield Rugby Club, Driffield, East Yorkshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Wednesday 9 June, TBC
Organiser: The National Trust @ Paycocke’s House & Garden
Location: The Great Barn, Coggeshall, Essex
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Tuesday 6 July, 7.30pm
Organiser: Friends of Gainsborough Old Hall
Location: Gainsborough Old Hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
Date / Time: Monday 20 September, 2.00pm
Organiser: The Arts Society Wrekin
Location: RAF Museum, Cosford, Shropshire
Subject: The Buildings Archaeologist
