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Originally Posted by dwndrgn So Rosemary, you are saying that the railway was built over the grave of Boudicca? Why would they do that if they knew? If they didn't know, how do we know now, or is it a coincidence? I know that a lot of people say that she chose platform 9 3/4 because there was an earlier children's book that used platform 13.
I seriously doubt that she purposefully chose that because it was close to Boudicca's grave. Of course, that's just my opinion. |
Well I can only repeat what I found in Wikipedia and also notes from some of my historical notes and of course from what Rowlings has said.
The place where Boudicca was buried is believed to have been in that area, above which the platforms were built centures later. I would say that when the railway station was built it was in the days before a 'dig' had to be done before any new building was erected. Some of my historical notes also mention a similar thing.
There must be something in it or why would Rowlings have mentioned it in the first place !
Maybe a visit to her Web Site might 'unearth' the truth of the matter!
