The small face of a Green Man carved into the spandrel of the 14th century arcading, St Mary the Virgin, … More
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Villages By The Sea: Flamborough, Yorkshire
For the eagle-eyed, a carved stone block comprising a six-petal rosette* can be seen in the gable-end of one of … 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
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
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
Ritual Acts of Building Protection: Concealed Objects & Wards Against Evil
About this event Mummified cats discovered in wall voids; old boots & shoes found in the chimney breast; ‘spiritual middens’ … More
The Mysterious ‘Whorls’ of St Peter’s Church, Little Comberton, Worcestershire
In the village of Little Comberton is a mysterious design on a tympanum1 – quite possibly unique in Britain – … More