Archivist and Archaeologist. Researcher of historic graffiti and medieval seals. Cornish exile in the Midlands. Linocutter. Tea Lover. Church Botherer.
Joined May 2009
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#Angels at St Eadburgha, Broadway, #Worcestershire - their inscriptions long gone.
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⭐️Limited tickets remain for our Archaeology Day on 23rd of November! ⭐️
🎫Tickets can be brought here: bit.ly/WorcsArchDay24
🎫For recording only tickets: bit.ly/ArchDay24Digital
ALT Archaeologist digging within a test pit.
Thanks so much to @SuffolkHeraldry for inviting me to speak on Thursday afternoon. Lots of interesting conversation AND tea and cake! Lovely to meet you all.
After our AGM yesterday @SuffolkHeraldry members enjoyed a thought provoking and superbly illustrated talk by @VickyCFletcher . Thankyou Vicky, your talk certainly provoked some lively discussion!
Really looking forward to speaking in Bury St Edmunds on Thursday afternoon 🙂
We hope you can join us for our next lecture in #BuryStEdmunds. #SuffolkHeraldry @SuffolkArchives @SFHS1975
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View Christ in Majesty
The 13th century sculpture of Christ in Majesty is not normally accessible to the public, but this autumn we are pleased to open it to visitors.
10am to 4pm each day from Monday 21 - Saturday 26 & Monday 28 - Friday 1 November.
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We are looking forward to our annual Archaeology Day in November! This year it will be taking place on Saturday 23rd November at The Hive, with something special for fans of cathedral archaeology! For more details and to book a place click here bit.ly/3Mnoy3q
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#Backtoschool #Newtownarchives Maybe this photo of Prospect Road in Redditch d.1980 sums up the morning school or nursery run for you! newjerusalems.info/ Don't forget our event coming up next Sat 14th Sep at Kingfisher Shopping Centre. More info at explorethepast.co.uk/events/
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Walter was a very bad boy…
A Latin inscription from a church in Hertfordshire. The transcription is ‘Walter (con) Ba iii dedit annuatin sub pena excomunicatus majore’. It roughly translates as ‘Walter is to give annually 3 (somethings) under penalty of great excommunication’.
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Queer history is Cornish history! 🏳️🌈🌈❤
Find us at Redruth Pride THIS SUNDAY (12 May) 11–4 and make a badge celebrating LGBTQ+ people from Cornish history.
Inspired by Queer Kernow's research and kresenkernow.org/exhibitions…
#redruthpride @cornwallpride #kresenkernow #lgbtqhistory
A beautiful day to be up the tower of @WorcCathedral. Those 235 steps are all worth it...♥️
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Happy Bank Holiday Monday!
Why not pop in & see us today, we're open 10am-5pm, the tower is open for climbs, the ferry is running, shop & cafe are open, Turn up for a Tour runs at 11am & 2.30pm & there's a peregrine drop-in 1.30-3pm on College Green.
What's not to love?! 😊
Lovely to speak to @WorcsArchSoc tonight about my research into historic #graffiti and #medieval seals. Thanks for having me and for the great questions and comments 🙂
So grateful for beautiful and engaging places like @WhitworthArt and @McrMuseum I can visit with my daughter whilst she is having hospital treatment in #Manchester. Access to #art and #heritage brings us happiness in very hard times ♥️. It's value is immeasurable.
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Absolutely thrilled to see this new exhibition up in @TheHiveWorcs!
1 March - 1 April, open 7 days a week
It's the culmination of History in the Making - an @ace_national project drawing inspiration from the archives to create wonderful artwork, poetry, photographs and zines.
ALT Looking down on the exhibition from level 2
ALT Part of the exhibition, showing framed artwork, photos and jigsaw
ALT Part of the exhibition, showing a framed photo, artwork and info panel
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Rare footage of a conversation between Lord Grimthorpe and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (c. 1878):
ALT The Anakin and Padme meme. Box 1: “I’m going to renovate St Albans abbey church.” Box 2: “In keeping with its medieval heritage right? Box 3: Blank. Box 4: “In keeping with its medieval heritage, right?”
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Lessons in government from Liz Truss. See also 'How to Beat the Vikings' by Æthelred the Unready, 'Befriending your Barons' by King John, and 'Looking After your Nephews' by Richard III.
Cover announcement📢
Ten Years to Save the West by @trussliz
“A call to action for fellow conservatives who share my belief in our nation and our way of life.”
💥16 April 2024
Pre-order: bitebackpublishing.com/books…
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For those horrified (frustrated, angry, shocked) the government plans to destroy original copies of post-1800 wills (with only 'famous' wills retained) follow the link below to comment on the consultation!! #archives #history #twitterstorians #archivists gov.uk/government/consultati…
*Screams in Archivist*
Are you a history or ancestry enthusiast? We’re proposing to digitise millions of wills dating back to the 1800s, making them easier for the public to access.
Take a fascinating look into our storage archive in Birmingham and have your say: gov.uk/government/news/easie…
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Friends near #Coventry 📢 We're holding an artefact handling & info session for our recent excavations at #Keresley on Wed 6 Dec 4-6pm in Keresley Community Library.
Please share with all locally who might be interested!
Thanks to @Countryside_PS for making the event possible.
ALT Advert for Keresley archaeology drop-in session