For the eagle-eyed, a carved stone block comprising a six-petal rosette* can be seen in the gable-end of one of … More
Author: Wayne Perkins
An exciting new collaboration with Viktor Wynd & The Last Tuesday Society in 2023!
All talks will be live on Zoom but with a ‘Play On Demand’ option thereafter. February 16th 2023 Spiritual Middens: … More
Evoking Ancient Talismans: A Concealed Mammoth’s (Elephant’s) Molar & an Anglo-Saxon Sword
At St Lawrence’s church, Bapchild, Kent, concealed objects have been discovered embedded in one of the pillars, including a purported … More
INCENDIARY BEHAVIOUR
APOTROPAICS: THE ROUGH GUIDE #1: TAPER BURN MARKS For the last 25 years archaeologists have been recording historic taper burn … More
Crossing the Threshold
…’they will come and pierce through whatsoever house or church, though all ordinary passages be closed, by whatsoever open[ing] the … More
Notable Headstones: A Freemason’s Memorial
ITNOTGAOTU: ‘In The Name Of The Grand Architect Of The Universe. ‘ Freemasons’ headstone, All Saints, Addington, Hastings. Recently renewed … More
A Symbol’s Journey: Pentangle, Pentacle, Pentalpha & Pentagram: The Endless Appropriation of the Endless Knot
The oft-repeated symbol of the pentangle (pentacle, pentalpha or pentagram) is believed to have travelled to Northern Europe from the … More
Inspirations 2: Timothy Easton
Timothy Easton: Buildings archaeologist & historian This is the second post which explores the work of researchers in the field … More
SEALED AGAINST SPIRITS: THE STRANGE CASE OF RITUAL PROTECTION MARKS & COUNTER WITCHCRAFT MEASURES AT IGHTHAM MOTE MEDIEVAL MANOR, KENT
At Ightham Mote, Kent, a preliminary survey of the 14th century moated manor uncovered a series of apotropaic marks & … More
Illustrated Talks 2023
Main image: Graffiti covers the image of Robert de Shurland, Minster Abbey church, Isle of Sheppey. Photo © W Perkins … More