Elysium or the Elysian Fields (Ancient Greek: Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, Ēlýsion pedíon) is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by certain Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults. Initially separate from the realm of Hades, admission was reserved for mortals related to the gods and other heroes. Later, it expanded to include those chosen by the gods, the righteous, and the heroic, where they would remain after death, to live a blessed and happy life, and indulging in whatever employment they had enjoyed in life.
REST IN PEACE OLD FRIENDS
Des Woods
Caroline Louise Rochester
Margrethe-de-Neergaard
Video Clip
Hugh Chapman
Clive Orton PDF
Dave Bentley
Marie Nally
Ralph Merrifield
The Independent
John Chinca
From Tim Ellis with many thanks.
John at my place in Hornsby 1992 ( I think). We kept in
touch until he passed 1996. He’d just been to see Frankie
Howerd. Hope this helps, he was such a gentle soul.
Jo Groves
Kikar Singh
Susan Banks
Simon Grant
Alan Vince
The Guardian
Click London Archaeologist PDF to download Penny's tribute by Lyn Blackmore, Ian Blair and Jackie Keily
and
here to download ‘Ode to Penny’ PDF, the reading that was given as a celebration of her life at her funeral service.
Bill White
The Guardian
Geoff Egan
PDF
Tony McKenna
Harvey Sheldon PDF
Dickie Bluer
PDF
Graham Kenlin
13th February 1953 - 30th December 2013
Alan Gammon
PDF
Jane Squirrell
Jane worked in the Environmental Lab and left round about 1980 for the National Maritime.
Very lively, full of joie-de-vivre, certainly one of Hobley's Heroines.
She died in September [2015] at the age of sixty after a long battle with cancer.
(1920–2016)
Link to Ian Blair's Article
Ivor Noël Hume
(30th September 1927– February 4th 2017)
Link to one of Noel's many obituaries
Percival (Val) Turnbull
d. August 2016
I worked with Val on Trig Lane (TL74) during the summer of 1975. He was volunteering during the Institute of Archaeology summer break. I remember him as very positive and funny. Infact, I am sure his sense of humour was the reason he chose Roman Phallic Pottery for his thesis.
However, he has always been my 'Unsung Hero' for a practical reason. He introduced the now ubiquitous 'Plasterers Leaf' to, at least, London Archaeology.
So, whenever you see, or use, a Plasterers Leaf, I hope you will think of Val. John Burke-Easton
