Jeffrey Radley Explained

Jeffrey Radley
Birth Date:	13 October 1935^[1]
Birth Place:	Rotherham, Yorkshire
Death Date:	22 July 1970 (aged 34)
Death Place:	Anglian Tower, York
Occupation:	Archaeologist
Discipline:	Archaeology
Workplaces:	Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England

Jeffrey Radley (13 October 1935 – 22 July 1970) was a British archaeologist and poet.

Career

Radley was an archaeologist, particularly interested in Prehistoric archaeology. He was also a poet, having a collection of poems published posthumously titled Scarred Temple....^[2]

Death

Radley was killed on 22 July 1970 during excavations on the Anglian Tower in York. He had reportedly climbed down into the trench during a lunch break when it collapsed on top of him.^[3] He had been directing the excavations commissioned by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England.^[4]

A plaque on the site, unveiled by Lord Salisbury, commemorates his death:

This plaque is erected to the memory of Jeffrey Radley M.A. F.S.A. who carried out the excavation of the tower and was tragically killed in a subsequent accident at the site on July 22nd 1970.^{[5] [6]}

Notes

a. For a full list of Radley's archaeological publications on the ADS, see here.

Notes and References

1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
2. Book: Scarred temple ... : verses. (By and for Jeffrey Radley (1935-1970): with a bibliography of his works 1959-1972) . Radley, J. . Simms, C. . 1972 . York Poetry . 0903637057.
3. News: York's bid for UN World Heritage status . Lewis, Stephen . 25 June 2010 . York Press . 30 September 2019.
4. Book: An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York, Volume 2, the Defences. . Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England . 1972 . xv-xvii.
5. Ramm, Herman . 1971 . The Anglian Tower . Yorkshire Philosophical Society, Annual Report for the Year 1971 . 23.
6. Web site: Jorvik: An Illustrated Guide to York . Jorvik . 2013 . 29 October 2013.