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Author Archives: Ruiha Smalley
Living in Gravesend and Cobham
No. 11 The Overcliffe We lived at no. 11 The Overcliffe, Gravesend. Old Tom (that’s what we called mum’s husband). One night he told mum he would take me out with him, I didn’t want to go but in those … Continue reading
Ebbsfleet, Thanet
From 2015-2017 the team was involved with the work at Ebbsfleet, Thanet, to find evidence for Julius Caesar’s first landing in Britain. Excavations during this time were supported by the Leverhulme project and the University of Leicester. Click here for … Continue reading
The Hollow Way, Cobham Woods
The aim of this dig was to date both the Hollow Way and hopefully the field systems either side of it. So far we have everything from prehistoric worked flint, to medieval pottery, to a Victorian gin bottle. We also … Continue reading
Catherine Weed Barnes Ward at Cobham c.1901
Catherine Weed Barnes Ward (alternatively Catharine) was a pioneer in the field of women’s photography at the turn of the 20th century. She was born in Albany, New York, and later moved to England. She was a feminist of the … Continue reading
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Vince (aka Paul) Dale: memories of Ashenbank Camp
I was born in Ealing Hospital on the 6th November 1942, during the blitz, I was too young to remember it but we were bombed out and had to move. My first memory is of being four years old (1946) … Continue reading