February Miscellany
September Miscellany
September Miscellany Items of Interest Protective Marks at University of Virginia Chapel Medieval Graffiti – The marks of faith in religious buildings during the Middle Ages Saints and Mystics in Legend and Tradition Conference Report From Twitter @mjc_associates Lots of lovely Medieval graffiti at Silk Willoughby near Sleaford pic.twitter.com/BD3K5bMyYK — theotherjanet (@theotherjanet1) September 1, 2023…
St John the Baptist, Glastonbury, Somerset
St John the Baptist, Glastonbury, Somerset The church of St John the Baptist in Glastonbury, Somerset dates back to the 15th century in its current building, but there has been a church on the site back to 950 CE. It was much restored in 1856 by Sir George Gilbert Scott, which is presumably why there…
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….
October Miscellany
October Miscellany Upcoming Events Conjuring the Devil Into a Boot – 11 Nov – Zoom lecture Booking is open for our Winter Lecture Series on commonly repeated tales about mediaeval buildings. First talk is on 18 November & looks at whether there is any truth to the story that spiral stairs turn clockwise in castles…
March Miscellany
March Miscellany Upcoming Events Hidden Charms 3 Conference has moved to 21st November 2020 Items of Interest Radio interview on the protective marks in Wookie Hole Chawton House has ‘witch marks’ and other graffiti Is this the ultimate graffiti? – Michelangelo’s room in Florence From Twitter Pencil graffiti at Binham Priory Swastika pelta carved on…
Abbey Barn, Glastonbury, Somerset Rural Life Museum
Abbey Barn, Glastonbury, Somerset Rural Life Museum The 14th century Abbey Barn at Glastonbury now forms the north range of a substantially 19th century farmyard, and is part of the Somerset Rural Life Museum. When built it would have been the abbey manor barn, sited just outside the precinct walls of the abbey complex. It…
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…
Holy Trinity, Burrington, Somerset
Holy Trinity, Burrington, Somerset Holy Trinity Church, Burrington, Somerset is a Grade 1 Listed Building dating from the 13th century. The tower, which dates from 1250 to 1320, is the oldest part of the current building and is believed to have been built on the site of an earlier church. The church was restored in…
Ritual Protection Marks in Caves Under the Mendips
Ritual Protection Marks in Caves Under the Mendips Conservation work in 2003 in Goatchurch Cavern on the Mendips revealed some fine inscribed marks on calcite flowstone next to the Giant’s Steps. The marks resembled the letter W and aroused interest as the patina was considerably darker than the lighter exposed calcite nearby in graffiti dated…