I hail from Kent and was born in Canterbury although apparently I moved to the village of Herne about 6 miles away at age 2 days. I’ve been there ever since (apart from a small period in the North Sea!)
I went to school at Chatham House Grammar (Floreat Domus Chathamensis) in Ramsgate and was inducted into Heaths House named in honour (?) of a old boy by the name of Ted Heath (sic!).
After college in Canterbury and Uni in Leicester (a Desmond in Geology) I spent 8 months on an oil rig in the North Sea. I was actually supposed to be on a prospecting ship going to the Indian Ocean but it had problems and it was decided a refit was needed and hence I got posted to a drilling platform. The life of a “mud-logger” didn’t suit, so I left and after a period of finding various employments I settled with a large multinational Communications co. where I still am!
I’ve been watching TT since it’s inception and can even remember the original four Time Signs programmes that Tim Taylor originally produced with Mick Aston and Phil Harding!
I have recently had the privilege to actually “work” on the Canterbury live dig as a steward and I’ve been told you even get to see me!
I’m hoping that within the next year I will be able to take some form of recognised qualification in Archaeology and, with the Geology background, hope to actually find employment in this area. (As long as the good lady agrees!
P.S. in the photo I’m back row extreme left !
Special Interest Areas
Pre/post Roman