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Dead Man's Lane: Book 23 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series

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Bristol Archives:: 43310/T/1 Terrier BCC Smallholding & Allotments Committee Permanent Allotments A-L In 2005, I first saw the New Measurement Train (NMT), which is based upon the High Speed Train, and thought that it would make an unusual model. Hurst Models etched sides were acquired and my yellow fetish was ignited. Over the next few years, I steadily built up a collection of test coaches – predominantly yellow. Some are kits, but the majority have been created by modifying ready-to-run coaches to represent such mystical vehicles as TRU, UTU, TIC, EMV, RSC, SGT and PLPR. Much of the enjoyment of building the fleet has been in the research of the vehicles and they've been the subject of previous magazine articles. Old and new traction. 37099 “Merl Evans” rolls towards the departure road with another test duty as 67023 "Charlotte" with unseen 67023 “Stella” at the rear is next to leave the yard.

Another possibility is that a mute woman who lived on the lane dispensed herbal remedies in the area, so the street was named after her due to her significance in the local community. As Wesley's friend, archaeologist Dr Neil Watson, uncovers the secrets of Strangefields' grisly past, it seems that an ancient tale of the dead returning to torment the living might not be as fantastical as it seems. And Wesley must work fast to discover who's behind the recent murders . . . before someone close to him is put in danger.

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In 1836 James Henry Monk was appointed as Bishop of Bristol and Gloucester. At this time the Lord Farmer lessee was Dr John Shadwell, who had tenure for life, the land having been in his family since the Reformation. The small farms within this area were held by him under a system of customary law called “copyhold”. There were 1000 acres of copyhold land in Horfield and Filton. When Shadwell died in 1849, Bishop Monk set about converting the copyhold land into freehold. Bishop Monk sold part of the estate and leased the remainder to his secretary and other trustees of the newly formed Bishop Monk’s Horfield Trust which was formed in 1852. The objective of the Trust was to provide money for clergy in poorly-endowed parishes ad contribute to the spiritual well-being of the whole diocese. After 700 years the Manor of Horfield was finally broken up, this time never to be re-established. Rev Henry Richards I have read and liked several books from this series, and in general they are a good read, but sometimes there are also too many annoyances. Of course, the overall plots are similar - human bones found, maybe during property development. Are they historical or current enough for police investigation? DI Wesley Peterson will have to determine that, and of course his old mate Neil Watson gets involved as an archaeology inspector. DCI Gerry Heffernan still likes to get out of the office more than he should, but he is still a solid copper despite his personal problems. Then there are usually extracts from a diary or suchlike from hundreds of years ago which are supposed to tie up old threads with current ones, but in fact rarely shed any light on the matter.

Among these two men is the likely commander of Tank 12, Sergeant Anthony I. Tomasheski. He was initially reported in the company diary as missing in action and was later listed as killed in action. When his body was examined, it was found that he had suffered fractures to his skull, jaw, and left humerus. His body was ultimately returned for burial in the U.S. As can be seen from the map in Figure 6 above, Plot 212 is what we now call St Agnes Field and Plot 196 is what we call Baptist Field. As they were fighting, the sounds of battle to their rear grew stronger, until the noise of an approaching tank became unmistakable. It turned out to be an American M5A1 Stuart, which joined their battle. When it had exhausted its ammunition, it moved out to get more. The casualty report gives the approximate location of his death as “one mile northeast of Carentan.” The list has two more casualties at the same location and date: one wounded and the other listing as missing in action. Dead Man's Lane is yet another deeply satisfying mystery from the talented Kate Ellis. Her Wesley Peterson police procedural series always features dual timelines: one in the present and one in the past, both of which involve the same location. I always learn something new when I read a book in this series. This time as the sinister past of Strangefields Farm was revealed, I learned about deviant burials.Trade was carried out at a Market Stone on Ashbourne Road which leads into the Town Centre. [ citation needed] During the epidemic, trade almost ceased and the population faced possible starvation, as well as a cruel death by infection with the plague. [ citation needed] I had my suspicions as to who the murderer was and it was confirmed, but it was interesting to see how the author gets us to that conclusion. The 1894-1903 OS Map 2nd Edition (Figure 6) shows a large L-shaped piece of land, labelled as “Allotment Gardens”, which comprises the current Davies Field and half of the Bishop Road School Field. No other land in the nearby district is labelled as being allotments. It is not known what form these allotments took and who managed them. Still, we now know the identity of the unfortunate driver who gave his life at Dead Man’s Corner—Aaron D. Curry—and probably that of his tank commander—Anthony I. Tomasheski—as well. For over 70 years, the two men were mere statistics among the casualties from Normandy, but now their story and their sacrifice are at least a bit clearer, as is the story of Dead Man’s Corner.

Support for this is provided by Private Eldon R. Abrahamsen (I/502nd PIR). On June 8, he was part of a patrol in that area that became pinned down by German fire. A light tank was brought up for assistance, but it did not end well: “The tank commander’s hatch on the tank was open and a German mortar shell dropped right in the hatch, which killed the crew.” As the 1850s map notes, the area around Deadman's Hole Lane would flood when the Don overflowed. It is possible the remains of bodies buried in the vicinity were flushed out of the earth and the "hole" is where they washed up on the banks of the Don when the river receded. Today Deadman's Hole Lane is an industrial cul-de-sac in Templeborough, on the edge of Rotherham. There are no visible clues as to how this short, unremarkable lane came by its macabre name. Does this analysis mean that the unfortunate commander left sitting in the turret for several days was Sergeant Tomasheski? No, not necessarily. The evidence this ever happened is quite weak. It does not match the story in the combat interviews nor the evidence presented in Rendezvous with Destiny. In the end, it hinges on Don Burgett’s story and the earlier book of S.L.A. Marshall. Burgett was, however, very clear that he indeed saw the body of a tank commander. But which tank was it? An Ordnance Survey map surveyed in 1850-51 shows Deadman's Hole Lane (from bottom left corner) (Image: Ordnance Survey/National Library of Scotland)

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Burgett wrote: “Farther to our left the small tank that had been hit the day before [7 June] still smoked a little. The body of the tank commander who had been so nice to us still sat in the turret.” Marshall’s version says, “For several days thereafter, the ruined hull stood at the intersection, a dead man sitting upright in the turret.” The combat interviews also make mention of “a dead man inside it.” The evidence clearly points to the driver of Tank 12 being killed inside the tank. Research from author Mark Bando also supports this scenario. According to Private Emmert O. Parmley (F/502nd PIR), the driver was still in the tank when he examined it. The body could not be seen unless someone looked through an open hatch at an angle. Officially, the TO/E prescribes that Tank 17 should be commanded by a sergeant. However, in most battalions, the company second-in-command would assume command of that tank in combat. This is even more apparent for the 70th Tank battalion, where the maintenance officer was the standard commander of Tank 17. Even after Lieutenant Anderson’s death, this practice continued in Company D. To answer this question, it is necessary to make a fresh start. We will begin by explaining why it is unlikely that Lieutenant Anderson was killed in the tank at DMC. While it is true that Lieutenant Anderson would have been a tank commander, most tank commanders were (staff) sergeants. The Table of Organization and Equipment (TO/E) of a light tank company calls for just five officers, and all of them had clear tasks. There was a company commander (usually a captain) and a maintenance officer, doubling as the executive officer. These two men were the two senior officers and would be in charge of the company. The house at Dead Man’s Corner, which was a German field hospital during the D-Day invasion, photographed after the tank had been removed. Golden Hill is an area that is not precisely defined. In the 18th Century Manor Court presentments, there was an Upper Golden Hill Lane which looped between what is now Brookland Road and Lansdown Terrace. In the 1843 Tithe survey map, two fields were called Golden Hill. These lie north west of what is now Kellaway Avenue, between Phoenix Grove and Brookland Road. They also include a small row of late 19th Century cottages called Golden Hill which still exist today.

The M5A1 Stuart light tank lost at Dead Man’s Corner belonged to the 70th Tank Battalion, an experienced formation that had already seen action in North Africa and Sicily. The battalion arrived in England in late November 1943 and was destined to take part in Operation Overlord in support of the landings at Utah Beach. Company A, B, and C, with their M4 Sherman tanks, would be part of the first waves. Two companies with DD (duplex-drive, or amphibious) tanks would land in the first wave at H-Hour to support the 4th Infantry Division. Company A would support 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, on Tare Green Beach, while Company B would support 2nd Battalion of the same regiment on Uncle Red. In November 1920, huge tracts of land owned by the Shadwell Trust estate in Bishopston, Horfield and Filton were put up for sale. The map in Figure 7 below shows some of the lots, with handwritten names indicating the names of fields. Figure 7: Shadwell estate Land sale plan, 1921 If you are unfamiliar with the character, Wesley is a police officer in a seaside town in Devon. He had been a police officer specializing in art and antiquities in London, but now he's just pursuing ordinary cases like robberies and murders. He has an unusual education for a police officer: a degree in archaeology.I thoroughly enjoyed Dead Man’s Lane which is a good mixture of police procedural and historical investigation. It has taken me long enough but this is the first Wesley Peterson novel I have read, brought to it by the very good Albert Lincoln series. This is not as dense as those novels although equally absorbing and has a lighter tone. I like the idea of two separate investigations, one very much in the present and the other dating to the seventeenth century. The historical investigation mixes diary entries from the time to tell the tale and is interspersed with Wesley’s friend Neil’s excavation. As Neil has the diaries it’s more a case of describing the excavation. I found this mix fascinating and very readable. The modern day murder plot is also absorbing. It is wide ranging and with no immediate suspects or motive Wesley grabs any loose thread until a more coherent picture starts to emerge. I really like this gradual funnelling of information to reach a conclusion. I also like the realistic way that other crimes and secrets get discovered and solved in the course of the investigation. Police suspect it belongs to one of Temples' victims and, when a local florist is found murdered in an echo of Temples' crimes, DI Wesley Peterson fears a copy-cat killer could be at large. Especially when another brutal murder is discovered in a nearby village. This is the twenty-fourth in Ellis’ DI Wesley Peterson series of police procedurals. It can easily be read as a standalone if you have not read the others in the series. Although the number of casualties in the tank cannot be correct, the vehicle itself may well have been Lieutenant Anderson’s Tank 17. The casualty list gives the cause of death as “shrapnel from artillery.”

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