Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo, Suffolk Tranmer House is part of the Sutton Hoo estate, now run by the National Trust. It was the home of Edith Pretty, who commissioned Basil Brown to excavate some burial mounds on the grounds and thus the Sutton Hoo treasure was found. After Edith Pretty’s death in 1942, Tranmer House…
December Miscellany
December Miscellany Upcoming Events The Historic Graffiti in the Medieval Buildings of the Charing Area – Jan 11 Items of Interest Mysterious graffiti in Caen chateau From Twitter Graffiti in Orford Castle, Suffolk Sator Square at Great Gidding, Cambridgeshire Arborograffiti
October Miscellany
October Miscellany Upcoming Events Specialist Tour : The Graffiti of Norwich Cathedral Witchmarks at Crewswell Crags Mummified Dried Cats in the Archaeological Record – talk From Twitter Marian Marks at Besford Church WWII graffiti at Stradbroke Church, Suffolk Graffiti in Winchester Cathedral
June Miscellany
June Miscellany Upcoming Events London Graffiti Talk by Wayne Perkins Items of Interest Mysterious graffiti in Malmesbury Carlisle Castle Graffiti From Twitter Elaborate compass drawn cross on the south side of the tower arch. St Leonards church, Flamstead. One of hundreds of fantastic early inscriptions in the church. pic.twitter.com/sUd2cSsDMi — Medieval Graffiti (@MedievalG) June 2,…
St Mary, Stratford-St-Mary, Suffolk
St Mary, Stratford-St-Mary, Suffolk The parish of Stratford-St-Mary is in Suffolk, but not by much. Its border is the county border with Essex. The church of St Mary has origins going back to the 14th century with additions in the 15th and 16th centuries. There was considerable restoration to the church fabric in the…
May Miscellany
April Miscellany Upcoming Events Witch Bottles Talk by Wayne Perkins Items of Interest Medieval Graffiti in Haddington, East Lothian Historic Graffiti in Norwich Medieval Graffiti in Genova, Italy From Twitter 'ROUNDHEADE 1645' I'm currently reading @SocialHistoryOx's brilliant 'The Blazing World' and it's making me go back and look at photos I've taken of survivals of…
May Miscellany
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…
January Miscellany
January Miscellany Items of Interest Podcast on witchcraft in modern times From Twitter Our latest on-line medieval graffiti talk is now live.'Which marks? Those bloody marks… The case for ritual protection'https://t.co/EX7BewKTFL pic.twitter.com/VlBX1VmO1P — Medieval Graffiti (@MedievalG) January 24, 2021 Uploading more videos over the weekend, but if you haven't already seen it, take a look…
August Miscellany
August Miscellany Upcoming Events Creswell Crags have bookings for private tours of ice age art and/or witch marks CCT Talk on Historic Graffiti in Winchester Cathedral Items of Interest Video discussing ice age engraving of a horse found at Creswell Crags Prehistoric engraved stones found on Jersey Graffiti found on the…
St Mary, Bures, Suffolk
St Mary, Bures, Suffolk The village of Bures is divided by the River Stour and, as the river functions as the border between Essex and Suffolk, the village is part in Suffolk and part in Essex. The church of St Mary falls on the Suffolk side of the border. It is always nice to see…
St Peter’s Church, Sudbury, Suffolk
St Peter’s Church, Sudbury, Suffolk Sudbury is a town on the Suffolk/Essex border with a rich medieval and Georgian history. There are three medieval churches in the town, with St Peter’s being on the market square. It is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust and is also used as an art centre. It dates…