Pat Winzar (1920 – 2012) was an archaeologist and historian who worked on Eccles Roman Villa and became Council member…
If the walls could speak………..
Examples of figurative art among graffiti corpora are relatively common but no more straight forward to interpret than some of…
‘The Medieval & Historic Graffiti in the Borough of Swale’
Friday 3rd February 2023, @ 7.30pm £5 An Illustrated Talk by Wayne Perkins ‘In person‘ only Sheppey Little Theatre, Meyrick Road, Sheerness…
The ‘Littlest’ Green Man
The small face of a Green Man carved into the spandrel of the 14th century arcading, St Mary the Virgin,…
A Discovery of Angels: How an Anglo-Saxon Chapel Gave up Its Secrets
A fine example of how a multi-disciplinary approach to archaeology can unlock the secrets of ancient buildings. An Ancient Building…
John Schorn: the Rector Who Conjured the Devil Into A Boot
Hosted by the London Fortean Society Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street E1 7EX (Tubes: Liverpool Street, Aldgate, Aldgate East) Date: 28th…
Protecting Hearth & Home: Ox Row Inn, Salisbury
The Ox Row public house resides in a timber framed building built in 1594 on the Market Square, Salisbury. It…
17th Century, Momento Mori, ‘T.S.’
An example of ‘memorial’ graffiti cut into the chancel arch just above the north ‘squint,’ St Michael & All Saints,…
Return To The Source
St Swithins’ church, Lower Quinton, Warwickshire This article details the surprise discovery of a six-petalled rosette1 motif cut into the…
All Souls’ Day, 2nd November
Main image: Souls being harried by demons, Doom Painting, All Saints, Hastings. Photo: © W Perkins 2021. All Souls’ Day…