@MharaStarling@hellohistoria Used in shamanic cultures to induce visions; it is commonly eaten in east european countries after removing the outer red and white skin
@CathAMClarke I experienced the same guilt, being a teacher My primary school child told teachers during weekly meetings: my mum works until 11.30 pm...
Silence no. 1: Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton. For those lost at sea in WW1. Main memorial for the SS Mendi, a transport ship carrying South African Native Labour Corps workers, struck by a postal ship. Over 600 men drowned.
#lestweforget#100silences#armistice1918#ww1
Silence #15 - Benjamin Waterfall, Titchfield.
Chief Petty Officer Waterfall served on HMS Research, & died of unknown disease. WW1 saw mass outbreak of new diseases, following new widespread movement of communities. Spanish influenza killed an est. 50-100 million. #100silences
Silence #3 - The Belgian Patriots.
King Albert of Belgium resisted the German advance in 1914, buying France and Britain time to prepare. 200,000 refugees came to Britain. This memorial is to wounded soldiers who died among them.
“They lie in a friendly land.”
#100silences
Silence 12, St Mary’s Warsash, Roll of Honour. With a Kipling poem set to song. Rudyard Kipling was pro-war, and pulled strings to get his short-sighted asthmatic son to the front line. But his son died at the Battle of Loos, & Kipling had to reconcile this loss with his beliefs.
The UK heatwave has exposed the remains of an ornate 17th Century garden design at Derbyshire's Chatsworth House.
The patterns of where flowerbeds and paths once were can be seen under the South Lawn's scorched grass.
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#History
Roman remains found under a car showroom in Carmarthen.
It is being described as one of the most significant archaeological digs for Wales.
#Wales#History
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Beech trees on last weekend's guided pilgrimage from Arundel to Bramber. The Old English name for Beech is 'Boc' - which is the root of the word 'Book'. No wonder Beech trees are the most carved and graffittied of all English trees. #OldWay#pilgrimage#trees#nature#holyplace
Excavation is underway in Southwark within the former outer garden of the medieval Palace of Winchester. Initial findings include evidence for clay and timber Roman buildings and medieval drains. With thanks to @RealPMLtd@RPSGroupPlc@KeltbrayGroup@lb_southwark#Archaeology
Are you exploring the St Thomas Way this summer? We'd love to hear your feedback & stories about your adventures - and to see any pictures. Please tweet and tag us @StThomasWay. Thank you! @HFDCathedral@SwanseaMuseum@stmaryswansea @AberMuseum @StMarysPriory @ParishofMargam