Greetings…
Yesterday a few of us made a little trip out to Thoresby to check out an exhibition of finds from the Waterloo Uncovered project…
https://waterloouncovered.com/
We were under the impression that there would be quite a few examples on show… But when we got there there was a lot less than we had expected .
Although this was initially a bit disappointing we still dove in and had a look…
Which was a good thing…
Each of these fine few objects was accompanied by the person who found it and another member of the Waterloo Uncovered team who had researched the piece…
It was very interesting to hear them talk about the excitement of making their finds…
Here are some pictures I took on the day…
Let’s start with a cannon ball… A six pounder…
I was allowed…After wearing gloves…To handle the thing… It’s quite weighty and would definitely have left an impression…
Various musket balls… The one on the Left is actually two balls compressed together… Possibly because of “ Double Loading “ in the rush of battle…
A piece of a bayonet…
Okay.. At first glance not too exciting… But although looking like the tip…It is actually a piece from somewhere near the middle of the blade…
One has to wonder what happened to cause such damage….
Maybe it was hit by a six pounder cannon ball…
Buttons… French and British.
Apparently… Along with musket balls… These are very common on the Napoleonic battlefield…
Knocked off in combat or by rough contact with other pieces of kit … Such as straps and pouches.
Although not what we expected it was still very interesting…
I do think having some illustrations of soldiers in uniform or maybe even some toy soldiers on show would have been useful to give some context to the position and use of these items on a Napoleonic soldier… Maybe next time 😁
Even without Napoleonic/Waterloo relics Thoresby is a lovely place to visit…
They also have a little Ferret Armoured car…
And….
This beauty…
Let’s not forget the view…
Not quite what I was expecting… But quite good nonetheless…
Hobby wise… I am still sticking together plastic toys… And much to my surprise… Still enjoying it.
All the best. Aly
