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Title: A really old auction house.
Post by: cogar on January 25, 2019, 12:50:28 PM

I was reading the following News article, to wit:

Lost remains of explorer credited with naming Australia discovered near London railway station

https://www.foxnews.com/science/lost-remains-of-explorer-credited-with-naming-australia-discovered-near-london-railway-station (https://www.foxnews.com/science/lost-remains-of-explorer-credited-with-naming-australia-discovered-near-london-railway-station)

And therein I found this, to wit:

Officials believe other notables are in the burial ground, including Bill Richmond, a slave born in New York who as a free Londoner gained prominence as a boxer, and James Christie, a naval officer who in 1766 founded the auction house that bears his name.

Title: Re: A really old auction house.
Post by: ghopper1924 on January 25, 2019, 01:13:05 PM

Fascinating article. I imagine it would be hard to dig anywhere in London without finding something cool like that.

Title: Re: A really old auction house.
Post by: cogar on January 25, 2019, 02:48:48 PM

Yup, there is surely “treasures” still buried in and around London that date back to the Roman conquest and occupation such as Julius Caesar's expeditions in 55 and 54 BC.

Title: Re: A really old auction house.
Post by: mart on January 26, 2019, 05:54:41 AM

Wow !!  Sure is interesting !!   Re-burying that many,, no telling who else they may find !!