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Hi Jeff welcome to Benidorm!!!

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kind regards

Ernesto

@spanishartelcampello My Foster father was Curator of Peterborough,聽 Aylesbury, and Taunton聽 Museum. He started at Stockport Museum as Assistant聽 Curator.

Taunton聽 Museum聽 is in the Castle that is in the centre of the Town. When I was a kid I lived in the Castle.聽 I moved to Spain over聽 21 years ago. Unlike you聽 made a lot of mistakes , e.g. buying illegal聽 property in rural area outside Malaga. I was completely聽 lied to by dishonest English estate brokers and Spanish Lawyers. I was told by the Broker the water was Town water then discovered聽 it was Well water, but residents of the Community are banned access to it by the President聽 of the Community. Lots of nightmare聽 experiences that ruined my retirement聽 to Spain, but that happens when you put your trust in the hands of unscrupulous聽 individuals!!! Your Museum聽 in Cirencester聽 is certainly聽 one of the most important ones in the UK.

Sorry, Colchester聽 not Cirencester聽 I must have been thinking of excavations聽 around the area.

Hello Roger,

Thanks for your reply.

Cirencester was an important Roman town indeed. Working in museums was always interesting:聽 For instance: Colchester had an earthquake about 150 years ago. A boy was killed by stonework that fell from a church in Wivenhoe.

Cunobelin was the late iron age king of Colchester (Old King Coel from the old nursery rhyme), Yes, he was actually real. Very rich, many gold coins were minted with his image. They have never found his grave, they dug up half of Lexden in Colchester in the 1930's trying to find it. All they found was some defensive ditches and dykes. Why were such deep defensive ditches dug?, for fear of a Roman invasion... they knew their rich kingdom would be a target for Rome. They were right.

I had a problem with my visa application. I went back to the UK, the Spanish consulate in London went on strike for over 2 months. I was stuck in hotels for 3 and a half months. I eventually got my visa.

The strange thing is going back to my home town I was not emotional at all. I felt absolutely nothing. When I got the C6 bus into Alicante, I started crying...

Kind regards, Jeff

I tend to think of English History,聽 in terms of the number of excavations I was involved in as a kid. As the son of a Curator,聽 I was involved in a lot. My Dad was involved in the Orkney excavations聽 in the 1930s. In the 1950s聽 I remember him taking me to a green field in a village called Low Ham in Somerset and telling me that under the green field was one of the most intact聽 Roman Mosaic ever to be found in the British聽 Isles. It was fascinating聽 to excavate it and display聽 it in the Museum聽 in Taunton. It tells the story of Aeneas and Dido. It was made for the Roman Villa's bath complex at Low Ham. The Story is depicted聽 in 5 large panels. My Dad knew about it before it was excavated because it was discovered before the War, but they thought it would be safer to dig up after the War. Sir Mortimer聽 Wheeler聽 was involved in the excavation.

Colchester聽 is certainly one of the most famous聽 Anglo /Roman sites in The British聽 Isles. When I had my DNA tested聽 on the male side (very expensive) it revealed聽 Viking heritage聽 which did not surprise聽 me. The Danes settled all over East Anglia. My French聽 biological聽 Ancestors (on my Grandmother's side) originated from the 1066 Conquest and in return for their loyalty聽 to William the Conqueror, given land in聽 Norfolk and Essex. Their surname was Bacon. They held very high Offices for Centuries. One of them was Sir Francis Bacon, Lord High Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth 1st.聽 Sadly, my Bacons were just farm labourers , but still lived in the Essex area for centuries.