The Franco-Iranian representatives: 1980

Maryam Ghaffari and Elsa Charlot came to Crickley Hill for at least three seasons between 1979 and 1981 and various friends of theirs accompanied them: the main photograph in this collage shows Maryam and Marine with their post holes.  The other shots show Maryam with Clive Anderson in the background, Maryam and Elsa together, with Maryam resting on her friend Arnelle, and Elsa relaxing in Cheltenham and during a tea break.  All these shots come from Dr Phillpotts's 1980 collection.  In the shot of Maryam and Elsa together in the background can be detected Steve Vaughan, Joanne Milroy, Mike Adams and Dan Johnson.

Personality of the Year 1982

The companion photo to last week's Mr Crickley shows Cecile at her moment of accolade as 'Personality of the Year' in 1982. Looking on, L to R, Carole Anderson, Dan Johnson, John Parry, Rhian Locke, Richard Savage, Cecile, Gail Boyle, Mike Taylor as compere, ?, Ambrosio, ?, and Angie.

Dan Johnson brings the tartan to Crickley ...

Fine shot of Dan Johnson dressed for a spot of formal excavation in 1982: this rare item from the Phillpotts archive records the only appearance on the hill of kilt and sporran that I'm aware of: the boots are an exceptionally fine and practical touch. Did Dan use his dirk rather than a trowel for digging that day?  

More from the Irvine archive ...

A couple of 1983 photos from Jim - in the top JP and Steve Vaughan amongst others and bottom, L to R, Ros Cleal, Sue Bird, Dan Johnson and a rather larger than usual dumper truck. Think the bottom shot is the Long Mound.

A sunny evening at Ullenwood 1980

L to R Jane Dineen, Dan ?Johnson, Frank Green and someone in blue sitting hidden behind Dan on the step. Frank was known as "Frank the Soil" and had us all sieving and scrungeing away for his subsequent analysis.  Minute molluscs a speciality ...