The Desecrating Spade: Manton, the Cunningtons, and the “Bayswater Seer”

Martyn Barber tells the story of the 1906 Bronze Age barrow excavation at Manton and the strange reports that followed.

In 1906, Maud and Ben Cunnington excavated a Bronze Age barrow at Manton containing a female skeleton and grave goods now held at the museum. This talk follows the strange stories that arose after the excavation, including a newspaper’s visit by a medium known as the “Bayswater Seer”. Martyn Barber presents the talk on 31 October, 5–6:30pm.