August Miscellany
August Miscellany Items of Interest Graffiti in St. Mary’s in Lidgate, Suffolk From Twitter Graffiti in the Guards’ Chamber in Falaise Castle, Normandy. Much of it depicts weapons and is believed to date from the medieval period #Normandy #France #Graffiti #Medieval pic.twitter.com/6lEPTyqqF8 — Dr Elizabeth Norton (@ENortonHistory) August 8, 2022 Probably our most well defined….
A group of masons’ marks from a canal tunnel in Bath.
A group of masons’ marks from a canal tunnel in Bath. Kennet and Avon canal tunnel, under Cleveland House and Sydney Road, Bath, access via Sydney Gardens. Sydney Gardens were laid out as commercial pleasure grounds between 1792 and 1794, as part of Robert Adam’s grand plan of ‘Bath new Town’. The initial detailed design…
Bath Abbey, Bath and North East Somerset
Bath Abbey, Bath and Northeast Somerset The Abbey Church of St Peter and St Paul, better known as Bath Abbey, has been undergoing a £19.3 million programme of major works, funded largely by the Heritage Lottery Fund, in order to repair the Abbey’s collapsing floor, install a new heating system using the nearby hot springs…