Burgess's Genuine Anchovy Paste
Picture this! Sometime in the late-19th century, a Victorian explorer came down from London to Dorset, probably by train, undertaking an expedition to look for fossils. Wearing plus fours, maybe even a jacket, tie and waistcoat, one day he climbed part way up the cliff at Charmouth, which is perfectly possible where the land has slumped (see second photo below). After several hours searching around Black Ven, he took lunch on site, spreading a jar of anchovy paste onto biscuits. Lunch finished, he tossed the jar away. Over 100 years later the broken lid of the jar re-appeared, jutting out of the latest mudslide at the bottom of the cliff!
Apparently these jars are not that uncommon though finding one in good condition is unusual. Sadly, I could only find this half of a lid.
Burgess's Genuine Anchovy Paste
Picture this! Sometime in the late-19th century, a Victorian explorer came down from London to Dorset, probably by train, undertaking an expedition to look for fossils. Wearing plus fours, maybe even a jacket, tie and waistcoat, one day he climbed part way up the cliff at Charmouth, which is perfectly possible where the land has slumped (see second photo below). After several hours searching around Black Ven, he took lunch on site, spreading a jar of anchovy paste onto biscuits. Lunch finished, he tossed the jar away. Over 100 years later the broken lid of the jar re-appeared, jutting out of the latest mudslide at the bottom of the cliff!
Apparently these jars are not that uncommon though finding one in good condition is unusual. Sadly, I could only find this half of a lid.