What did the Romans ever do for us?

• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  8 November 2021     14:18372874
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  Last few days Tue/Wed/Thu to visit the excavations of the Roman Amphitheater dig at Richborough before it is infilled.
  
  Tours for 20 only 11.00 and 14.00.
  
  Well worth a visit.
  
  N.B.my carer and I turned up at 09.45 this a.m. and were c.15th in queue.
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Guest 3925

  • Registered: 28 Nov 2020
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  8 November 2021     18:23372882
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  I'm off work in a couple of days, might take a look.
  
  Let's hope that the excavations that are starting to take place today on the Dover Roman Road unearth something so amazing this IBF get's kicked into the long grass, or at least grass nowhere near Dover!
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• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  26 November 2021     23:10373295
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  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Keith Sansum1

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  27 November 2021     07:03373296
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  All interesting stuff
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• Button

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 22 Jul 2016
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  27 November 2021     09:03373307
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  One of the letters to Vindolanda translates as "Things are chaotic here at Dubris. The Gauls are playing silly buggers again and TAP is on Watling Street. The new fountain in the forum looks nice though."
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• victor matcham

  • Registered: 5 Oct 2021
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  27 November 2021     09:54373312
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  Can a member show on the laptop the old Dover roman road many years ago I did walk part of it but cannot remember anything about it so please show me where it starts.Thank you
• Button

  • Location: Dover
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  27 November 2021     17:14373324
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  Not sure if it'll work, but try this (it's zoomable), starting at Charlton Cemetery and going up the fitted line: https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=13.350145646205819&lat=51.13930&lon=1.31580&layers=11&b=1. Scroll up and you'll come to Eastry.
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• Button

  • Location: Dover
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  27 November 2021     17:51373325
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  Sorry - dotted line!
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• Keith Sansum1

  • Location: london
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  27 November 2021     18:55373327
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  So many such roads
  A lot of history in Dover
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