November 13, 2018 – Raking Light

Pew and Choir Stall Graffiti from Kent and a little from elsewhere

Pew and Choir Stall Graffiti from Kent and a little from elsewhere Graffiti isn’t only found on stonework in churches, castles and houses. Alan Anstee of the Kent Medieval Graffiti Survey talks about some of the fascinating graffiti he’s seen on wooden church pews and choir stalls. When I was first asked to write something…

Devon, Higher Ashton, St John the Baptist

St John The Baptist, Higher Ashton, Devon The little church of St John the Baptist, at Higher Ashton in Devon would appear to be a place with an identity crisis. Pevsner and Cherry, the accepted guide to English buildings, refers to it as St Michael. Nicholas Orme, in his scholarly survey of English Church Dedications, finds…

Raking Light

Historic graffiti, masons' marks and ritual protection marks in secular and religious contexts.

Day: November 13, 2018

Day: November 13, 2018

Pew and Choir Stall Graffiti from Kent and a little from elsewhere

Devon, Higher Ashton, St John the Baptist