2024 March 21st 2024 @ 7.30pm ‘The Historic Graffiti in the Medieval Buildings of the Chipping Camden Area’ Hosted by:…
‘Sir John Schorn Returns to Binham Priory, Norfolk’
Saturday, 25th May 2024 An Illustrated talk by Wayne Perkins, followed by a perambulation of the remains of Binham Priory…
Illustrated Talks & Guided Tours 2025.
Main image: The six-petal rosette design deployed in a number of different ways and on a range of objects over…
‘The Historic Graffiti in the Medieval Buildings of the Charing Area’
An Illustrated talk by Wayne Perkins BA (Archaeology), A.C.I.f.A. (Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Archaeologists) 11th January 2024…
Up On the Roof: Shoe Outline Graffiti
Shoe Outline Graffiti Discovered at St Mary the Virgin Church, Chalk, Kent A recent survey recorded ‘shoe outline’ graffiti on…
The Legend of the ‘Little Blue Lady’ of Milstead Manor
During the 17th century a little girl aged about six years old lived at the Manor with her family along…
‘A Theory of Magic & Ritual: Malinowski’s Anthropological Study of the Trobriand Islanders’
Anthropological studies of magic in the early-to-mid 20th century primarily focused upon pre-industrial societies outside of Europe, the Classical World…
Saints & Mystics in Legend & Tradition
A Two-Day Conference Held by the Folklore Society Saints and Mystics in Legend and Tradition: The Seventeenth Legendary Weekend of…
Four ‘Modern’ Witch Bottles
Some of the ideas discussed here will be expanded upon in my next Zoom talk, ‘Witch Bottles: Spirit Traps or…
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…
Ritual Protection Marks & Ritual Practices 