The Ermine Street Guard is going strong, but it is some time since I have seen them out in force. The last time I met them was at a villa in Gloucestershire, when I was privileged to be allowed to blow a 'bugle' call on a magnificent trumpet. The man who made it explained the difficulty of shaping the great circle of tubing and making it conical at the same time.

The pictures that I have uploaded today are the slides that I took about 20 years ago. I did not make a note of which Roman site it was, but those with sharp eyes and more expertise than I have may recognise the bits of ruin in the background of some pictures. Anyhow, I thought that these photos might be more use on the web than in my slide case.

There are, of course, many excellent photos on the Guard web site.