May Miscellany Upcoming Events Historic Graffiti in London Churches Items of Interest Ghosts, Hanging and Witch Marks at Spooky Derby Gaol Itineraries To Discover The Graffiti Of Umbria Along The Ancient Ways Of The Pilgrims: Churches, Sanctuaries, Hermitages, Votive Aedicules And Noble Houses From Twitter An interesting carving found at the #Roman fort at…
July Miscellany Upcoming Events Making Your Mark 2020 symposium has been postponed to October 2021 The Apotropaios website now has a YouTube channel showing talks from the Hidden Charms conferences. Magical House Protection book by Brian Hoggard now out in paperpack Items of Interest Thank you to Marc Robben for sending us the…
October Miscellany A graffiti cat is lurking in the background of a famous painting. The Blind Fiddler by David Wilkie hangs in the Tate Britain Gallery. The cupboard doors on the right of the painting show a clearly drawn little cat. Upcoming Events Medieval Graffiti Tour at Exeter Cathedral Items of Interest Zine includes medieval graffiti Creswell…
February Miscellany Creswell Crags Round Up The big news in February was the discovery of a large number of protective marks in the caves at Creswell Crags. It hit the national and international press. A roundup of the coverage from online sources is listed below: The Times Cave Explorers Make Spellbinding Discovery ITV News The Gateway…
A large concentration of ritual protection marks have been discovered in caves in Creswell Crags, a limestone gorge on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border. Raking Light editor, caver Linda Wilson visited the site with researcher and archaeologist Alison Fearn and gives an account of the find. On Sunday 21st October 2018, cavers Hayley Clark and Ed Waters…