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Christoph Bull: How He Became Gravesham's Resident Historian

Watch Chrsitoph Bull explain why he loves Chalk and its' history.

"I became a historian because for as long as I can remember and that is probably back to the age of 4 or 3 even I was always interested in the past. The past always fascinated me."

Christoph Bull had always longed to be an historian ever since he was a child. Following years of research and exploring the depths of history Mr Bull has been awarded the Dorothy McCulla Memorial Prize as an acknowledge to his contribution towards local history. Gravesham's resident historian recently retired from his post as Kent County Councils' Manager at Dartford, Gravesend and Swale library. Since then he has been giving guided talks and presentations on the area's history. 

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