Man finds hidden treasure

In 2009, Terry Herbert, an amateur metal detector discovered a large cache of Anglo-Saxon treasure, buried in a farmer’s field in Staffordshire, England. It was a stunning discovery, which proved to be the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found, containing 5kg of gold and 2.5 kg of silver. It had lain hidden for many hundreds of years. The excitement of making such a find must have been hard to contain and soon became headline news around the world:

Largest ever hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold found in Staffordshire

First pieces of gold were found in a farm field by an amateur metal detector who lives alone on disability benefit (Guardian, 24 Sept 2009)

Huge Anglo-Saxon gold hoard found

BBC News, 24 Sept 2009

Here are some links to some of the items found.

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I feel like Terry Herbert and his discovery of long hidden treasure in Staffordshire. Significantly my find was also made in Staffordshire. For me, discovering the story of the Primitive Methodist movement has been like finding a hoard of hidden treasure. It continues to inspire me. In the space of a few short decades this dynamic movement transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of working class men, women and children. How God did that and the lessons we can learn from this movement are the subject of this blog.

That's why I am writing about Primitive Methodism

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