February 2026
The project team have recently signed of the cover proofs and print files for Volume XV – East Midlands. This is the penultimate volume in the series, authored by Professor Jane Hawkes and Professor Joanna Story. The volume surveys the counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Rutland and includes the Soke of Peterborough. Drawing on a catalogue of some 700 sculptural fragments, the volume covers a remarkable array of sculptures including some of the most exceptional survivals of the pre-Viking era. Outstanding figural carvings are a regional feature, for example at Breedon on the Hill, Fletton, Castor and Peterborough. The volume will be published by the British Academy and Liverpool University Press on the 28th of February! Pre-order your copy!