Letters

MISSING DIARY VOLUMES

The Editors have received a letter from a member who has 25 out of the 28 or more volumes of the diary of Louisa Goldsmid de Visme, who was born 10th February 1810, married Richard Thomas in December 1838 and died 18th February 1911. They are full of interest for their description of life in Hollingbourne throughout the nineteenth century. It is possible that the whereabouts of these volumes may be known by someone who does not know what they are. The missing volumes are all early, June 1827 to June 1828, March 1830 to February 1835 (this may be in three or more volumes), February 1836 to August 1837. At these times she was living mostly in Brighton and there would be frequent mention of the names Goldsmid and de Visme.

Any members with information on the above diaries should in the first instance contact the Hon. Editors.

THE DOVER BRONZE AGE BOAT

I thought that your readers might be interested to know that The Dover Bronze Age Boat has recently been returned to Dover Museum, following three years of conservation work at the Mary Rose Trust in Portsmouth.

The boat, which is in 32 pieces, is to be re-assembled over the next six months by Canterbury Archaeological Trust, supervised by English Heritage and assisted by the Mary Rose Trust.

During this period visitors to the museum are able to view the re-assembly and a temporary exhibition explaining the significance of the Boat and how it was found and preserved.

We cannot guarantee that work is taking place on every day • (the re-assembly team sometimes need to be engaged in work off site), but there will always be some of the Boat on view.

There is no extra charge to view the gallery. Dover Museum is open 7 days a week from 10am to 5.30pm, admission £1.65 adults and £0.85p for children and senior citizens.

For further enquiries ring the museum on 01304 201066. There is also information about the Boat on our website www.doveruk.com/museum/.

Miss C Waterman Museum Curator