On the 3rd November, Chris Lister of the Trust attended the annual Essex Archaeological and Historical Symposium in Colchester, where he presented the Trust’s contribution. He spoke about the Roman cemetery currently being excavated by the Trust at the Butt Road site and also about Daniel Defoe, the famous author. Defoe once owned Tubswick farm, to the north of Colchester; Chris recently completed a report on Tubswick farm house. Unfortunately the house has been demolished after being damaged by fire, and the site has now been redeveloped with housing.
The Symposium is organised by the Essex Congress, which is the umbrella group for archaeology, local history and family history organisations in Essex; for more information, go to www.essexcongress.org.uk/
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