Historic graffiti can be found etched into various materials other than masonry and an example exists here, at St Peter … More
Author: Wayne Perkins
Fabulous Folklore with Icy Sedgwick..
Charming The Fields: Crop Storage & Magical Protection at Barton Farm Tithe Barn, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
In the Middle Ages the village priest would have been regularly called upon to bless the crops in the fields, … More
Don’t Stop Believing! When Apotropaics fail…..
In 1979, fire ripped through the 14th century barn at Bredon; a conflagration which created enough damage that it took … More
Notable Headstones….
Sometimes headstones depict the craftsman’s tools of their profession such as this one at St Mary Magdalene church, Cobham, Kent … More
Historic Graffiti, Ritual Protection Marks & Apotropaics in the Gloucestershire Churches
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The Mermaid of Churchdown, Gloucestershire
Would now be a good time to rehabilitate the mermaid as a feminist icon? In Medieval Western Europe they were … More
Illustrated Talks 2022
A blessed font…look a little closer…
A tiny (about 11 millimetres across) Marian Mark composed of two conjoined ‘V’s on the 15th century font of the … More
Historic Graffiti & Apotropaics in the Gloucestershire Churches
A preliminary survey of a random sample of churches in Gloucestershire revealed examples of devotional, commemorative and apotropaic graffiti types. … More