January Miscellany

Swastika cross, St Martin’s church, Little Waltham, Essex

Items of Interest

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 at our short presentation on medieval consecration crosses.
'To terrify the demons: medieval consecration crosses'https://t.co/w0QMYKTSHM pic.twitter.com/RV4RfVuax3

— Medieval Graffiti (@MedievalG) January 23, 2021

1/5This has long been one of my favourite pieces of graffiti in St Mary’s Eastbourne (sorry so many posts are about St Mary’s but we obviously can’t get out much!). But it was only when discussing it with @JonathanFoyle before Christmas that the penny dropped. pic.twitter.com/dgRcqCKnZg

— SussexHistoricGraffitiProject (@SussexGraffiti) January 12, 2021

All Saints, Hursley, has some interesting graffiti around the tower doorway pic.twitter.com/pH4GY8oVne

— memento (@mementouk) January 17, 2021

South Acre, St. George, Norfolk "In a fine old early chest [1636], I found … a quantity of firewood, an old broom, the remains of an old printed Bible, and a quantity of dirt." Arthur G. Hill, "An Archaeological Tour in Norfolk," The Antiquary 3 (1881), p. 74. In south aisle. pic.twitter.com/KfTTnLSWVj

— Sarah Blick (@SarahBlick3) January 26, 2021

Graffiti in Churches on Twitter