Huge question mark over Waltham Abbey ?

[PORTENCROSS]

Is that really " King Harold of England's " grave in the Abbey gardens or have Mrs LC and I been conned ? Historians please respond !

[The Invisible Man]

LC, the grave at Waltham Abbey is almost cetainly not that of Harold. My memory of the details is not exact and it's not my period but the grave is in the wrong bit of the church.

[PORTENCROSS]

Thanks for that, It didn't feel right to me either...unlike the game with Burnham Ramblers which was an absolute cracker and entertained us from beginning to end. Two clubs of outstanding character in that semi now result in what could be a Final of sheer quality... roll on 2nd May.

[theabbeyabbott]

Surprisingly no comments on your comments? What happened to centre spot this week?

[Sponsor of Beer]

I seem to recall reading recently that permission has been granted to open up the tomb and seek to compare the DNA with a known descendant. Its apparantly not beyond the bounds of possibility that its him. The body was removed from Senlac asap to avoid its defiling after the Norman away win!

[Clocksider]

I think the general opinion of the experts is that while the body is buried somewhere in the grounds, the exact location was kept secret on purpose as the Normans would have desecrated the grave to prevent it from becoming a Saxon shrine.

 

Before Romford's match there last season my wife and I had a brief but enjoyable visit to the abbey before a nice lunch and drink in a nearby restaurant. Unfortunately our day went rapidly downhill after the game began.

[Steph]

I got chucked out of the Abbey once.

 

I was lying on a shrine with arms clasped in prayer and a vicar took exception to my mimicry.

 

Ah those were the days.

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Not much changed then Steph.

 

All back to your place at Burnham after the match then?

[Steph]

I hope to be moored in Heybridge for a fitting out supper on Saturday night. We are leaving Burnham at around 3 in the morning Friday to catch the tide. Hope to moor at Heybridge at around 11:30 am. There is a beer festival in Maldon on Friday and catch a bus to Burnham on Saturday.

 

If you go to http://www.leisureowners.org.uk/new_site/new_start.shtml

the boat tied up at the quay is my Lotus Eater moored at Hullbridge on the Sunday after the Southend game.

[andyetfc]

Steph.

 

Is yours the one on the right or left of the picture?

[Steph]

They're both mine Andy!

 

Aren't they beautiful!

[andyetfc]

New name for you then. Steph 2 boats!