Barry M Marsden was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in 1938. He taught History and Archaeology in schools and colleges of further education, and worked as an extra-mural tutor at four universities. His other interests include military aviation and electric transport, and he has published extensively in books and articles in all three subjects. He has excavated prehistoric sites in his native county, and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a Member of the Institute for Archaeology
