The Virgin Mary & the Ragged Staff : A Stick To Beat the Devil With!

When referring to the Virgin Mary, most of us are familiar with her title, the ‘Queen of Heaven’ but in … More

The ‘Littlest’ Green Man

The small face of a Green Man carved into the spandrel of the 14th century arcading, St Mary the Virgin, … More

A big thank you to our subscribers on All Hallows Eve!

For the eagle-eyed, a carved stone block comprising a six-petal rosette* can be seen in the gable-end of one of … More

At St Lawrence’s church, Bapchild, Kent, concealed objects have been discovered embedded in one of the pillars, including a purported … More

…’they will come and pierce through whatsoever house or church, though all ordinary passages be closed, by whatsoever open[ing] the … More

About this event Mummified cats discovered in wall voids; old boots & shoes found in the chimney breast; ‘spiritual middens’ … More

In the village of Little Comberton is a mysterious design on a tympanum1 – quite possibly unique in Britain – … More

A set of crudely cut conjoined ‘V’s’ scratched into a hood mould stop over the south-east doorway behind the sanctuary … More