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Month: December 2021

The bones of Faustina – lady in the lead coffin

Posted on December 14, 2021April 7, 2022 by Maxine Read

This lead coffin is held in the Ilchester Museum and contains the skeleton of a middle aged woman. It was found during excavations in 1982 at a roman cemetery near the river. The cemetery is believed to be late 4th to early 5th century. It is believed that the cemetery holds around 1500 bodies. On Read More

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Ilchester’s Coat of Arms

Posted on December 6, 2021March 6, 2022 by Maxine Read

Have you ever looked at the Coat of Arms mounted on the wall of the half landing in the Town Hall? I was speculating on its relevance to Ilchester. It has been pointed out by the Rev. Francis Sutcliffe that it had been doctored by, one assumes William Shorland (Bailiff to the Town Trust) as Read More

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