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Londoner living in Churton, exploring the area and blogging about heritage, visits, walks, food and anything else that makes me smile.

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On this day in history. 21st September 1915 Stonehenge is for bought for £6,600 by Cecil Chubb. Cecil attended an auction in Salisbury, England, reportedly to buy furniture. Instead, he bought Stonehenge, the mysterious Neolithic monument located in southern England. His winning bid was 6,600 British pounds.
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À Paris, une salle romaine a encore son plafond d'origine. Il a plus de 1 800 ans, et personne ne l'a jamais reconstruit. Il monte à 14 mètres, la hauteur d'un immeuble de quatre étages. On la trouve au coin des boulevards Saint-Michel et Saint-Germain. Elle appartient aux thermes de Cluny, les bains publics que les Romains ont bâtis ici. Ils datent de la fin du Ier siècle ou du début du IIe. À l'époque, ils occupent tout l'espace entre l'actuel boulevard Saint-Germain et la rue des Écoles. Cette salle est celle des bains froids. On y descend dans une piscine de 60 centimètres de fond. Plus loin, d'autres salles sont chauffées par de l'air brûlant qui circule sous le sol. À la fin du IIIe siècle, les thermes cessent de servir. Les autres salles perdent leur toit. Celle-ci garde le sien. En 1340, les abbés de Cluny, la grande abbaye de Bourgogne, cherchent un pied-à-terre à Paris. Ils achètent les ruines. À la fin du XVe siècle, ils bâtissent une demeure gothique collée aux murs romains. En 1843, la Ville de Paris cède les ruines à l'État, qui les réunit au musée ouvert dans la demeure. Aujourd'hui, c'est le musée de Cluny, le musée national du Moyen Âge. On y vient pour les tapisseries de la Dame à la licorne. En chemin, on traverse une salle où l'on prenait son bain sous l'Empire romain.
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Today is the #AutumnEquinox: the end of the growing cycle and the beginning of the harvest. In Neolithic Ireland, some burial monuments are aligned with the equinox. Did they symbolise the transition from growth and renewal towards death and decline? 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2024.39
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I had no idea that there was an aircraft museum on the Wirral, so the Hooton Park Hangars were a nice surprise. On a former RAF aerodrome, the museum hangars are Grade 2* listed, and the aircraft and other vehicles are a fascinating mix. More on my blog at wp.me/pcZwQK-a36
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My first visit to Liverpool's Catholic Cathedral by Frederick Gibberd was a delightful surprise. Light-filled and full of colour, with the brick-vaulted crypt by Lutyens beneath, it has a fascinating history, following three previous attempts. More at wp.me/pcZwQK-a2S
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On Monday I was so lucky with the weather for a fabulously colourful walk up Moel Fenlli Iron Age hillfort opposite Moel Famau, not far from Ruthin. Impressive defences covered in purple heather and red bilberries, plus stunning views. Write-up and photos: wp.me/pcZwQK-9Xd
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A visit to the Iron Age hillfort Moel y Gaer in Rhosesmor last week was a real treat. I chose the first day in months where I could have been drenched, but the views were still splendid. Notes on the archaeology and visiting details plus more pics at wp.me/pcZwQK-9UR
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Splendid sunflowers in a field at the foot of Old Oswestry hillfort yesterday.
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A great pm at Old Oswestry hillfort with a spectacular sunny sky over the straw-coloured plateau. Some slopes looked like dry savannah whilst the bracken on others was vibrant. Very dramatic. Pics and visiting notes on my blog: wp.me/pcZwQK-9Pe
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It's the last week of excavation and we are hosting our second year of Project Nightingale. It has been soooo hot but everyone has performed admirably. We have advanced our knowledge of the Iron Age and Roman Periods in Cheshire #archaeology #projectnightingale
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The D shaped enclosure is producing a lot of new information. Our students investigated the upper Roman fills, recovering 1st-3rd century pottery plentiful animal bone. Hopefully, we will make it onto the Iron Age fills before the season ends! #archaeology #poultonproject #roman
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Heatwave reveals lost archaeological sites across Wales bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8n…
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Visiting the Summer Plant Fair at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens with a friend, we took in the St Nicholas Chapel. Georgian on the outside, it underwent all sorts of modifications from the 16th century onwards inside, with loads to see in such a small space: wp.me/pcZwQK-9MW
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It's not much notice because three of the following end on Sat the 25th, but the Georgia O'Keefe (bliss), and four other super temporary exhibitions at the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead offer a fabulous mix of contrasting artistic styles. More at wp.me/pcZwQK-9KQ
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BBC Sounds: EarthWorks. Archaeologist, writer and splendid artist Rose Ferraby is in Hepple Wilds in Northumberland to explore a 4000 year old cup-and-ring mark rock art landscape, part of her series exploring prehistoric landscapes via different materials bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0026w…
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The #FridayFlashBack #FridayFarBack choice from the History Hub is this delightful postcard view of Market Square, #Chester from the late 19th Century.
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I cannot imagine what my childhood and teenage years would have been like without postcards. Living overseas, it was a way of staying in touch with everyone in such a colourful and easy way. I only stopped sending them a few years ago.
As @EnglishHeritage warns that the future of postcards is under threat, @theipaper invites its readers to send summer messages in. See the story in today's newspaper by @sallyguyoncourt
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A mellow visit to The Harp Inn at Little Neston, Wirral, for relaxed conversation and amazing views, followed by a visit 2 minutes away to Denhall Quay, one of the few remaining remnants of the Neston Collieries, which tunnelled for coal under the estuary: wp.me/pcZwQK-9Ji
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Hampston's Well, near Burton Mere on the Wirral, is an unexpected and peaceful little corner of the universe tucked away on a country lane, and a lovely place to visit if you are in the Neston-Burton area. More pix at wp.me/pcZwQK-9II
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