June Miscellany Upcoming Events Bodiam Castle graffiti talk Items of Interest Open Air Museum Seeks Witch Posts Medieval graffiti in church near York From Twitter Exeter Cathedral graffiti Graffiti in St Leonards Flamshire Upton Snodsbury church graffiti Graffiti in St Mary’s, Nevill Holt Rosettes…
May Miscellany Items of Interest French blog post on ritual burn marks How Satan-fearing Scots used apotropaic marks to ward off ‘evil spirits’ in the home From Twitter Pennsylvania Dutch Barns decorations and charms Charm inside a Welsh witch bottle Herefordshire curse doll Graffiti in Leicestershire Mill Daisy wheel…
St Mary’s Pembridge, Herefordshire St Mary’s Pembridge, is a Grade 1 Listed Building, with 12th and 13th century origins. Its nave, north and south transepts and chancel arch were rebuilt during early 14th century and the north porch was added late in the same century. Restorations took place in 1871 and and in 1903-9. The…
Church of St Mary, Kington, Herefordshire Kington is a small market town on the Welsh Marches, resting in the shadow of Hergest Ridge. There was a church at Kington in the 12th century but above ground only the font survives. The current building dates from the 13th century, and is a Grade 1 Listed Building….