December Miscellany Upcoming Events From the Romans to World War Two: Two Thousand Years of ‘Smut’ Graffiti We have three online historic graffiti talks available to book over the festive season – details are below.ALL monies from these events will be going to @ShelterBecause sometimes we all need a helping hand.https://t.co/f7cChjHqx1 pic.twitter.com/IKGJ31My2f — Medieval Graffiti…
November Miscellany Items of Interest Lincoln Cathedral graffiti Familiar symbols showing up as quilt designs From Twitter Marked stone from the Neolithic which was found during excavations at Barnhouse – a Neolithic settlement on the shore of Harray Loch in Orkney, located close to the Standing Stones of Stenness. Now part of the collections at…
October Miscellany Upcoming Events Hidden Elements: Wiltshire’s Historic Graffiti & Protective Marks From Twitter Hundreds of pieces were discovered during repairs to the lead roof of St Michaels Church https://t.co/iSDJHLB220 — BBC North East and Cumbria (@BBCNEandCumbria) October 2, 2022 Hidden gems: from its radical transformation from royal residence to POW camp Covered in stunning…
May Miscellany Upcoming Events Reading the Room – What Historic Graffiti Tells Us Witchcraft and Counterwitchcraft 1500-1900 in Europe Items of Interest Witchmarks found in 300 year old Sunderland church From Twitter Ancient Graffito of the Day: A scatalogical graffito from the latrine of the House of the Gem, Herculaneum (Ins. Orientalis 1.1). #AGOTD…
September Miscellany Upcoming Events Hidden Charms 3 – 2 October 2021 Items of interest Historic Church Graffiti in North Hertfordshire Here's the lecture I did yesterday for @TheCCThttps://t.co/FZQzLSszhg — Brian Hoggard (@folkmagicman) September 24, 2021 From Twitter https://twitter.com/justrena/status/1433140628095971329?s=21 Viking graffiti (replicas) at the National Museum of Ireland – thank you Padraig O'Cumasaigh for the images…
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…
April Miscellany Upcoming Events Making Your Mark 2020 graffiti symposium is announced with a call for papers Brian Hoggard has an online talk on Magical House Protection on 15th May at 6pm. Opportunities for graffiti survey at Flamstead church, Hertfordshire Items of Interest 100 year old drawings found on school blackboard Sandstone Cave near Guildford…
St Andrew’s, Buckland, Hertfordshire The nave and chancel of this Churches Conservation Trust church date to 1348. The tower, south aisle, porch and south door are from the 1400s. There is a bird of unidentified species, several harps and a heraldic shield. ” template=”/var/sites/r/rakinglight.co.uk/public_html/wp-content/plugins/nextgen-gallery/products/photocrati_nextgen/modules/ngglegacy/view/gallery-caption.php” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Notable among the protective marks is a…
St George, Anstey, Hertfordshire St George’s church, Anstey, dates back to the 12th century with additions and changes in the 13th to 15th centuries. It is thought that some stones used in the church’s construction came from the nearby Anstey castle. Violet Pritchard has made extensive notes on the church in her book, English Medieval…