Chapter 5: Concealed Deposits: Dried, Mummified & Smoked cats

Main image: Mummified cat from the collection held by the ‘Museum in the Park,’ Stroud, Gloucestershire collection In 1951, Margaret … More

The Horncastle Scythes: Folk tale or historic artefacts?

High above an arch leading to the Lady chapel of St Mary’s, Horncastle, Lincolnshire is a collection of 13 agricultural … More

Wayne Perkins 18th July 2026 This short blog is a response to the recent article in the Guardian, published on … More

Main photo: A rare example of a concealed shoe from a church context of Holy Trinity, Raleigh, Essex. Photo: Southend … More

The Church of St Peter, South Weald. Grade II* Listed No.1297216 At St Peter’s, the present south aisle was the … More

Published by Aeon Books in June 2026! Look out for book launch events during the summer!* Chapter 1: Introduction Presented … More

Within the confines of Le Donjon, Niort, a whole range of graffiti motifs, initials and textual panels have been attributed … More

In 2023, I was able to make a preliminary survey of Temple Church to record any surviving graffiti. With the … More

Apotropaic marks have been found both within the Priory’s ecclesiastical buildings and the later private residence adapted from the West … More

…that I slipped into the church of St Peter & St Paul, in the village of Borden in Kent to … More