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Talk and Tea: Building the M5 Motorway
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Talk and Tea: Building the M5 Motorway

Fri 9 Oct · 14:30

The Museum of Somerset

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About This Event

On 9 October 2026, The Museum of Somerset in Wells hosts Talk and Tea, a community event exploring how the construction of the M5 motorway impacted the local area. Various speakers will discuss the archaeology unearthed during the project as part of this session. Attendees can learn about these historical discoveries for an entry fee of £6.50. The gathering is scheduled to take place at 13:30.

Discover how building the M5 motorway impacted Somerset and some of the archaeology that was found.

Between 1972 and 1974 the building of the M5 Motorway cut a swathe through the Somerset countryside.

In this talk Tom Mayberry will provide the context for this vast civil engineering project and describe some of the archaeology that was found.

The highlight of the event will be the showing of part of a unique film of construction work in progress near Taunton. It was taken by the late Norman Cozens of Orchard Portman and has now been expertly edited and given a soundtrack by the filmmaker Julian Bishop.

Your ticket includes a cup of tea and a biscuit with a chance to chat, after the talk.

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Talk and Tea: Building the M5 Motorway takes place on Friday, 9 October 2026 at 14:30.

Talk and Tea: Building the M5 Motorway is held at The Museum of Somerset in Wells (Castle Green, Taunton, TA1 4AA).

Tickets for Talk and Tea: Building the M5 Motorway are priced at £6.50. Live prices and availability are shown on Eventbrite.

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