We are a small family business and
have been trading since 1987, and there are now three of us in it.
Nicholas Moore read Archaeology at Cambridge and worked in various museums,
including Salisbury, Lincoln, and was Curator of the Grosvenor Museum Chester,
prior to joining the business in 1990.
Eva read Ancient History at University College London and after teaching Classics
later worked for the Sotheby's book department in Chester before setting up
the business in1987.
Susannah after gaining a degree in Building Surveying from Bristol decided not
to pursue that career but to join the business and regularly goes on archaeological
digs. Since moving here she has become very interested in garden archaeology.
Our son Antony, is a computer programmer, and though not involved in the business
designs our web site for us, for which we are very grateful. You may have noticed
Bookbrain on our home page. This is his own business.
We are based at the Old Rectory, Llandyssil just outside Montgomery, in mid
Wales. We were formerly at Castle Street in Holt, near Wrexham. We have not
changed our name as as a result of the move, as we are very much in the centre
of Castle country. Llandyssil has two Norman motte and bailey castles of its
own, the best preserved is very close to us at Cefn Bryntalch. Just down the
road is Hen Domen and Nant Cribba and just over the Severn is Dolforwyn - and
not forgetting Montgomery and Powis castles! The area is equally as rich in
other archaeological sites. The Rectory is almost overlooked by the Iron Age
fort of Ffridd Faldwyn and there are smaller forts and Iron Age settlements
in Llandyssil parish. Just outside the parish is the large Roman fort of Forden
Gaer and the Roman road from Forden to Caersws runs just to the north of the
Rectory. For the Dark Ages we have the connection with St Tyssilio, Offa's Dyke
with some of the best preserved stretches running on the other side of Montgomery,
and the Wantyn dyke, a cross dyke which runs across Kerry to the southern boundary
of Llandyssil. For Industrial Archaeology we have the Montgomeryshire Canal
and all its associated sites on the other side of the Severn, while for those
of you who are interested in fine printing, we are not far from Gregynog