Main image: A selection of old boots and shoes that had been deliberately concealed within the voids of Ightham Mote…
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’…
‘The Devil’s Own’ (a.k.a. ‘The Witch’)
“A rector without a church…and a village without hope” The Witches, released in the United States as The Devil’s Own,…
Wither the Stones of Boxley Abbey?
A recent survey undertaken at the post-Dissolution ruins of the former Cistercian Abbey at Boxley, Kent recorded only a small…
A Notable ‘Sun Symbol’
An unusual ‘solar’ symbol design from the church of St Lawrence, Caterham, Surrey is evocative of the sculpted ‘whorls’ recently…
Notable Objects: A 17th Century Mortarium
The hexfoil (or Daisy Wheel) is one of the most easily recognizable of the apotropaic symbols and has been carved…
The Scores on the Doors…..
The door to the old Brewhouse (as it is now hung, upside down) within the outbuildings at Charlecote Park, a…
The Story of the ‘Little Blue Lady’
During the 17th century a little girl aged about six years old lived at the Manor with her family along…
Intercessors, Folk Saints & Effigies of Notable Pious Individuals: Foci for Graffiti?
Why have effigies and monuments to the dead historically attracted graffiti ? It is phenomenon that seems to be particularly…
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 –…
Ritual Protection Marks & Ritual Practices 