Been doing a bit of website maintenance (well, trying to figure out WordPress which seems to have hidden all the vaguely useful features) and have popped in a link for Ko-Fi if you want to chuck me a tip to put towards books and research expenses. ko-fi.com/dodlestonres...

Could this be the source of the mothman sightings? Same time and weremoths aren't exactly common...

I am aware that others are searching for the manuscript produced by Tomas and left in Oxford in 1548ish. I am not. While it would be great if it was found, my experience with MSS material suggests that if it did exist it is unlikely to have survived. Its not a good use of resources.

Encountering a lot of snippiness about trying to find records that would prove TVP isn't a work of fiction. I only have anecdotes and a book to work from and the claims are scientifically impossible. Any investigation has to include skepticism when there are so few sources.

If a terrace house is haunted by a spirit/demon from before the terrace is built, why isn't it next door as well? I've lived in houses with spirits, but all were detached and the spirits post dated the building of the house. So why don't old ghosts travel like mice do?

@uncannykernow.bsky.social I'm from the Isle of Man and we have many similarities to Cornwall (but were more problematic for the Methodists!) Excited to hear how similar the Manx/Cornish are for general weirdness. You might have piskies, but we've got Gef!

If a terrace house is haunted by a spirit/demon from before the terrace is built, why isn't it next door as well? I've lived in houses with spirits, but all were detached and the spirits post dated the building of the house. So why don't old ghosts travel like mice do?

Rather a successful visit to Hampton court, which told me a lot about how we view Tudors in mediated/curated spaces. Not least that it was really quite boring! Its just Henry VIII and tapestries. I realised I'm not researching Tudors, but the 1980s idea of Tudors... (cont.)

My dad used to tell a joke, “What’s the difference between a red letterbox and an elephant’s [butt]?” “I don’t know?” “That’s ok, I’ll mail it myself.” Don’t know why I’m reminded about that alongside current global politics

Tomorrow I'm going to check out Hampton Court, see if I can't get a feel for the whole Tudor, court thing and thought this might be a good opportunity to explain a bit about my methods (and I'm bored on a coach so... 🧵 1/12

I should note that I have visited Hampton Court before. It was 1985 and left me with a lifelong phobia of peacocks, so this is a big deal! I am hoping the weather will keep the peacocks at bay!

Was scratching around for something to do in London on Wed and decided Hampton Court Palace seemed a good call. Try and get into Lukas' head - and see if I can find out what 'access to the library at court' really means. We *should* be able to track down the real Lukas Wainman if he existed.

I had intended to do reviews of the various online documentaries relating to Dodleston (YouTube and podcasts) but there are just so many now, 95% of them say exactly the same thing - a weak precis of TVP. The need to be on radio/telly has superseded any urge to impart information.

Did Gef choose the Isle of Man (coming from Delhi via the Crooked Man in the Holmes story) because we have no snakes? And did Voirrey read Holmes? Because mongoose were not a go to animal in Dalby!

Gef was a dude. The film with Simon Pegg was a disaster and I was offended on many levels. I'm still convinced Gef appears in the Sherlock Holmes story of the Crooked Man...

As a Manxie (who learned of the Dodleston Messages in the Isle of Man) I can't help but draw comparisons with Gef. The incidents are very different but the level of weirdness, remote location and unexpected people involved strikes a chord.

Can't remember who said it first, but ChatGPT is basically a mansplaining bot - it is confidently wrong about every topic and will never admit it doesn't know something.

Not gonna lie, I am pretty desperate to engage with anyone I can on Dodleston. I keep finding stuff and having ideas but have no one to talk to about it... if anyone is interested please do engage. If nothing else you'll save some unsuspecting passer by from a very confusing conversation!

Thoughts on Dodleston and the Hellier documentary: 🧵 I'm not sure how much I believe of what is going on in the documentary, but it does refer to lots of interesting books and concepts so is a handy reference to have on in the background. Is the BBC computer acting like a ghost box? 1/8

Thoughts on Dodleston and the Hellier documentary: 🧵 I'm not sure how much I believe of what is going on in the documentary, but it does refer to lots of interesting books and concepts so is a handy reference to have on in the background. Is the BBC computer acting like a ghost box? 1/8

Back from my Xmas break and getting myself set up for a year of intense research... I say intense. Just more intense than one post every six months... gonna aim for one a week. Roughly.

I may be slow getting stuff written as I am still problematising, but I have been exploring Dodleston for a number of years (2018 onward) and developing ideas and questions. If you'd like to discuss something beyond a retelling of TVP then hit me up. Podcasts, YouTube or just by email.

#FolkloreSunday The traditional Hunting of the Wren - 'Hela'r Dryw' in Welsh - is seldom practiced these days, but continued in parts of Pembrokeshire in particular until well into the 20th century. 1/2

Just had to order a new copy of TVP a fourth time! If it doesn't come this time I know 2109 are responsible...

I may be slow getting stuff written as I am still problematising, but I have been exploring Dodleston for a number of years (2018 onward) and developing ideas and questions. If you'd like to discuss something beyond a retelling of TVP then hit me up. Podcasts, YouTube or just by email.

I think I'm pretty stuck on starting my investigations proper on Peter Trinder. If you read the book and focus on him he would be the most likely hoaxer... if there is any hoaxing. He is assumed to be a benign specialist, but so much stuff goes via him... hmmmmmm...

Are 2109 trying to stop my research? Or are Amazon just shit? I've been working from a digital copy of TVP that Ken sent me before the book was reissued. I'd not clocked that the republication was actually a second edition with additional material, so I ordered a physical copy. Twice now it has...

Back from my Xmas break and getting myself set up for a year of intense research... I say intense. Just more intense than one post every six months... gonna aim for one a week. Roughly.

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There is a bit of an elephant in the room with regard to my research into Dodleston and I want to address it. 🧵 Most of the stuff you'll see on the messages involves The Vertical Plane Research Group, which is a private group on Facebook. I was one of the first members of the group and had a...

Watching an ASSAP Webinar on the messages and they have confirmed the identity of all the people mentioned in the messages and see this as supporting the messages' veracity - I'd say it does the opposite. It's unlikely one man only mentioned people who made it into history books.

John Jenkins, a poor man who lived near Abertilery, hanged himself in an hay-loft. Jeremiah James, looking towards the place where Jenkins lived, presently saw the resemblance of a man coming from the hay-loft and violently turning upwards and downwards topsy-turvy towards the river. #WyrdWednesday

I did another blog post! (I'm on a roll!) Realised I should probably give readers the basics so they know what I'm talking about... check it out! Its a wild ride! dodlestonmessages.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/w...

If you want to see a frustrated failed academic attempt to solve a decades old mystery through getting mildly obsessive about tiny details, this is the account/blog for you! Ghosts! Vicars! Oxford Uni! BBC computers! Poltergeists! People from the future! Military secrets! Tudor English!

I did another blog post! (I'm on a roll!) Realised I should probably give readers the basics so they know what I'm talking about... check it out! Its a wild ride! dodlestonmessages.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/w...

Please do reskeet this if you know anyone who might be interested in this. Its an odd one that doesn't sit squarely in paranormal, history, computing, sci-fi etc. I don't want to work in isolation and would welcome other views and ideas from anyone really.

First Blogpost done! Check it out! (Although I wish 2109 had warned us about enshittification and why Wordpress would become so useless! Work in progress...) dodlestonmessages.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/w...

I am starting to wonder about Peter Trinder's role in all of the happenings with Lukas. All of the evidence supporting Lukas/Tomas' history comes through Peter. Its all a bit lucky that Peter just happens to know a lot about Oxford, and Brasenose, and happens to know the Brasenose archivist who is

I *think* I saw the new (19c) inscription above Stairwell 1. Might have got turned around but it was the only inscription in the old quad and says something completely different. Brasenose' records show a different inscription to that given by Lukas/Tomas and Peter. @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social

Interesting. I'm not convinced about platonic computation forms but, multi-verse is a potential explanation for the 'time slip' type aspect of Dodleston (3 dates, one place). I just wish he had expanded further on how it fits Dodleston. Seems based on having heard a paper and not focussed research.

So this is interesting because a) it used to be different for different cultures and b) in English speaking countries it was a witch/hag. Are we seeing media such as Nightmare on Elm St replace folklore? And creating more cultural homogeneity?

Still trying to track down the inscription in Brasenose. It appears that it was the 'foundation' stone for the college (it was previously a hall) and sat above Stairwell 1. Seems odd that none of the staff I spoke to knew what I was talking about if it was the college foundation stone.

I'm currently out of work, so hoping to dedicate some proper time to Dodleston so want to get some discussion and engagement going. The first big question: Is it a time travel, timeslip or interdimensional event? I've seen it described as a ghost story, but Lukas/Tomas was very much alive!

Just had a listen to Broken Veil and, not gonna lie, they had me in the first few episodes. I started to get suspicious with the package and then fully knew when I spotted that the final ep was published on April 1st. As much as I enjoyed being fooled and following along with the high strangeness

My other finding is that there is no 'Oxford University'. Each college is its own discrete administrative unit with its own records. I'm struggling to see how an alum who completed an undergraduate* degree in the 1950s would have such easy access to Tudor MSS, particularly from colleges not their

The only vaguely concrete finding so far is: no one at Brasenose knew what I was talking about when I asked about the inscription above 'the stairs'. A porter and I had a good poke about, confused a few passing members of staff, but no dice. As the inscription mention Lincoln, and Lincoln college

Came to Oxford on a 'fact finding mission'. Grounded research to avoid confirmation bias is surprisingly difficult in 2025. It's impossible to just talk to people and get a feel for what it is going on. Everything is behind email or webpages with the info they think I want, not what I've asked!

My other finding is that there is no 'Oxford University'. Each college is its own discrete administrative unit with its own records. I'm struggling to see how an alum who completed an undergraduate* degree in the 1950s would have such easy access to Tudor MSS, particularly from colleges not their

The only vaguely concrete finding so far is: no one at Brasenose knew what I was talking about when I asked about the inscription above 'the stairs'. A porter and I had a good poke about, confused a few passing members of staff, but no dice. As the inscription mention Lincoln, and Lincoln college