November Miscellany

Items of Interest

Graffiti found in Westbury, Wiltshire

The Mysterious ‘Arrow Stones’ of Shotwick

From Twitter

What an absolutely fantastic #Roman tile: it's marked with #finger lines, hobnail #shoe prints, #dog's paw prints, and a #stamp of the LEG(io) XIIII G(emina).
Tiles with imprints are very common, since tiles were laid out to dry in the open air ahead of firing, where…1/2 pic.twitter.com/oKNhXxW9EF

— Nina Willburger (@DrNWillburger) November 10, 2021

Fancy something a little different in your stocking this Christmas?
How about some medieval graffiti – as featured in the Christmas edition of BBC History Revealed magazine.https://t.co/EfsvNvGrJ7 pic.twitter.com/aieIurWYmD

— Medieval Graffiti (@MedievalG) November 24, 2021

Here’s a lovely thing spotted during a (poorly planned, flying) visit to St Mary’s Eastry, #Kent: a Dominical circle inscribed on an inserted early 14th century pillar @MedievalG @graffitiKent https://t.co/jtephv3oH0 pic.twitter.com/5RLy5eOxHL

— Nathalie Cohen (@Nathalie_Cohen) November 11, 2021

Handy when the potential artist potentially adds some initials providing the first rabbit hole. Two dates from barn also provide a starting point. Planning the return visit to record in more detail and undertake some more research and see how many more we can locate inside & out. pic.twitter.com/2qR8nD531y

— James Brown (@JamesGABrown) November 16, 2021

Any church graffiti experts out there? What looks like swaddled figures (babies?) all in one location. I haven't seen similar and would love to know if anyone else has. I have skimmed through Champion's Medieval Graffiti and didn't spot anything comparable pic.twitter.com/CDJsiS2WFe

— Dr Kirsten Claiden-Yardley (@tudor_historian) November 18, 2021

The KMGS surveyed St Mary Cray on Thursday and found some more WWII aircraft. These are the best, a Lightning, a Spitfire, a Mosquito and a Tempest. There was also a Fairy Barracuda & sketches of Hitler, Himmler & various troops. pic.twitter.com/LE8gRWRi2b

— Alan Anstee (@Anstye1944) November 21, 2021

A visit to St Mary’s Newington, #Kent to have a look at the #graffiti & inscriptions recorded by @graffitiKent. The pier in the chancel is pretty special #SpotTheEagle
(and a big thank you to Liz for making me so welcome and for the coffee ☕️!) pic.twitter.com/wu8rRRhcjf

— Nathalie Cohen (@Nathalie_Cohen) November 24, 2021