‘Marlborough’s Hidden Places and its wealth of historical features’ – a talk for Marlborough History Society by Bob Holman

Speaker:
Bob Holman, retired café owner and photographer

Topic:
Bob has discovered that there is a wealth of historical features that belong to Marlborough which have been hidden away over the years. He has searched for dungeons, sewers and underground storage areas. The original plan was to try and plot a kind of subterranean map of the ‘alleyways’ underneath Marlborough, following the unearthing of one some years ago. Recently, he photographed an abandoned oven at the Castle and Ball Hotel in the High Street, where he crawled through a small hole in the building to find it as staff waited outside. Bob said: “It was very dark, very quiet and damp in there. I wouldn’t say I was scared but it is quite a strange feeling. There was definitely a ‘presence’ down there.

at St. Peter’s Church, Marlborough

Guests very welcome, £5 entry

www.marlboroughhistorysociety.co.uk