Wednesday, 21 April 2010

On this day in History 21st April 1866

Alleged treasure trove case at Gravel Hole, a workman in removing a staircase having found a bag containing £112 which he refused to give up. The coroner held an enquiry and the jury found that the money belonged to a miserly man named Wild, who died in 1838, and who had similarly secreted a sum of £300 which was discovered in 1845.

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