A 13th-century oak door in Wells Cathedral for #ADoorableThursday

Ay, of a snail, for though he comes slowly, he carries his  house on his head.. As You Like It, Act 4, Scene 1 Glass at St Mary Edstaston #shakespearesunday #stainedglasssunday #snailsonsunday

The 14th century Jesse Window at Wells Cathedral and small fragments of broken glass salvaged and reused. #StainedGlassSunday

Back from a week staying at Gurney Manor in Somerset celebrating my husband’s birthday. The house belongs to Landmark Trust and it’s been on the wish list to stay there for a long time.

What an interesting & fabulous life described here about Dr Paul Wilkinson resident in #Faversham Lots to learn. #Archaeology #Sailing #FavershamPort favershamlife.org/dr-paul-wilk...

Betwixt being forever baffled and stunned It's exhausting being an archaeologist

The deadline for the Archaeological Achievement Awards has been extended, which means there’s still time to nominate! 🏆 That colleague who’s smashing it? The TikTok creator sparking a conversation? The project changing lives? Don’t let them go unrecognised! Closing noon 10/09👉 shorturl.at/6q5bx

@archaeobears.bsky.social this looks interesting. Roman #BoxOfficeBears

This will be very useful and I have yet to read it fully but my first moan is about the front cover image 🙄 Why are the archaeologists sitting on mud, with only partial PPE? I see they’re ‘enjoying a tea break’ so why not in a clean cabin with full facilities? This looks hugely unprofessional 😩

The hops are up for the #Faversham Hop Festival. Archeaeobotanical evidence of hops was found in the Graveney Boat, a sea going cargo boat dated c AD 900, uncovered in the estuary mud not far from Faversham in 1970. mass.cultureelerfgoed.nl/graveney-boat

Guided walk-Faversham Creek in wartime and Pollocks Shipyard-11am 17th September. As part of the Maritime Heritage Trust Open Day learn about the importance of the Pollocks Shipyard and it's work in World War II. Free for Faversham Society members, otherwise £5. favershamsociety.org/events/?even...

The Faversham Society's Summer Time Stroll - Walking with History, 6pm 3rd September. This is the final chance for an evening walk while the light still allows to discover more about #Faversham's fascinating past. £5 or free for Faversham Society members. favershamsociety.org/events/?even...

Writing this week about early modern women’s battles to manage the Curtain estate, including the hand behind this signature mark. #CurtainBook

TEXTILE SHAKESPEARE has a COVER👀 (this is a late C16 embroidered coif - never in fact assembled - in the V&A. All the crazy scale with added big cats, like an acid trip As You Like It. I love that it is a bit stained and messy.) global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Do you like free workshops and performances? Longsword demonstrations? Dressing up? Then we've got the event for you! Join us for an event celebrating the historic Magna Carta on 12 September! www.sal.org.uk/event/age-of...

Pleased to buy a copy of the #Faversham 2026 calendar which contrasts the same street/place/building from days gone by with the current day. Beautifully done & lovely to see similarities & differences. If you’re visiting for #Hopfest this weekend pop in the #InformationCentre to get a copy.

Hello world, it's nice to be here! We'll be helping communities map the impact of climate change on some of our most vulnerable coastlines. We're based in Sefton, North Devon, the Swale Estuary, and Poole Harbour. See how your coast changes and help record it. Thanks to #NationalLottery players

Come and join us!

The Faversham Society’s next summer stroll is “Murder and Intrigue - the sorry tale of Alice Arden” 6.30pm 23rd July favershamsociety.org/events/?even...

Join the society on Thursday 17th July for Step in the Right Direction – Further Discoveries of the Lympne Lamp Thursday 17 July 2025 19:00 20:30 Image Credit: KENT-EE88CA, Courtesy of Kent County Council (CC-BY). More information on our website: lnkd.in/eYhyQTEm

This Saturday at The Rose on Bankside

The Faversham Fleur de Lis Museum garden is open today. At first sight it might not be the most picturesque of all the gardens open today but it’s the only one with a reconstructed shop front and a plant scheme from the 1770s.

It’s a hot but busy day at the garden market in Faversham today.

It’s Faversham Open Gardens and garden market today: favershamsociety.org/faversham-op...

1905 image of the former Black Bull inn on Finkle Street/St Sampson’s Square in York. the Hand and Heart inn is just visible to the left. The area was once known as the Thursday Market. The jettied building was probably 15th century and operated as an inn in post medieval times. It was

For anybody who wants to see my lecture at the Society of Antiquaries this week, the video is here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=fx13...

It’s your final chance to support the Star Shine walk in aid of Arthur Rank House - please don’t miss it! I’m nearly at £2000 raised - please help me reach that target! Thank you

The work Han put in to piecing this all together was incredible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wordle 1,461 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The day has started well.

Pics, or it didn’t happen - @lostplayhouse.bsky.social it so did happen! Brilliant lunch time lecture at @antiquaries.bsky.social so many ins and outs!!

Looking forward to hearing @lostplayhouse.bsky.social talking about The Flipped Playhouse: Tracing an Early Shift in Tudor Era Playing Spaces this afternoon at @antiquaries.bsky.social

Discover the 16th-century ballad ‘Greensleeves’ in our 4 July conference and hear about it as a focal point through which to explore the interconnections of texts, textiles and material culture in early modern England. www.sal.org.uk/event/greens...

It was the Faversham Society’s AGM last night and I very pleased to say that I have been elected as new Trustee. Being the new girl on the team means I have a lot to learn but my fellow Trustees have so much experience and knowledge I’m looking forward to the challenge. favershamsociety.org

We're excited to be looking for our first ever Maker in Residence this summer! We're seeking a MiR who can inspire our audiences through their creative response to our exhibition #MagnaCarta1225. All the details are on our website, closing date 14 July. www.sal.org.uk/about-us/vac...

The Museum of London Archaeology have just launched #Bartmanngoesglobal project! You can learn more about the project on the Museum of London Archaeology website: www.bartmanngoesglobal.org/about-us/abo... where you can also submit information on your own Bartmann Jugs!

Had a trip out to Folkestone this afternoon and Antony Gormley’s cast iron statue “Another Time XVIII 2013” on one of the old loading docks under the Harbour Arm was looking out onto a very calm sea.

If you work in the #heritage sector in any role please spend 5 minutes to complete @prospectunion.bsky.social Big Heritage Survey 2025 We want to hear from both members & non-members & the results are incredibly important for our campaigning Link below ⬇️ 📝https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/76Y6QSY

Spent some time this morning in the tranquility of Greyfriars Canterbury. The above ground remains of the friary is this beautiful 13th century building constructed over a branch of the Stour. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...

Clare's talk is now sold out in-person 😱 There are still tickets available for online, though! Follow the link below to hear all about early modern London's rope dancers from the comfort of home next Thursday 🤸‍♀️

London & Kent Folk, I'm bringing the Historic Building Mythbusting tour to the SE for the final time next week. I'll be in Greenwich on Wed 11 and Badlesmere (near Faversham) on Thu 12. Each show will be very different! More info & tickets: triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/mythbustingt...

London Pub Gig Alert! 🍻 I'll be brandishing pints whilst talking about the archaeology of London pubs next Wednesday (11 June) at the Duke of Greenwich at 7.30pm. This is a talk for Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub and all are welcome (to buy me a pint)! 🍺 More info: sitp.online/sitp/greenwi...

Lost early modern play: The Miller of Carshalton

Some of the newer glass in Canterbury Cathedral. #stainedglassSunday

A busy morning for the team from @kentarchsoc.bsky.social , the Faversham Society and MOLA’s Coasts in Mind at the community excavation at the Front Brent, Faversham.

We've finally moved over to Bluesky from the other place. Follow us to find out more about Archaeology at Southampton, our staff, students and research.

We're delighted that this year's Annual Lecture will be with Gustav Milne and Angela Broomfield on New Research on the City Foreshore. Join us on 22nd May, 7:00pm at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL or online on Zoom. www.londonarchaeologist.org.uk/agm-and-annu... #London #Archaeology 🏺

Bring on the musical elephant! Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 016II; Matthew Paris OSB, Chronica maiora II; 13th century; f.152v @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social

Join us next Monday for a FREE workshop - The Law Before Magna Carta! Learn about Project FRRAnt and key findings of the project, looking at how the Romans approached matters of jurisprudence and reflect on the meaning of Magna Carta then and now. www.sal.org.uk/event/law-be...

The Tree of Life stained glass window in St Peter’s church, Oare, Kent. The window is dedicated to Allen Beckett, a civil engineer whose design for the 'Whale' floating roadway was crucial to the success of the Mulberry harbour that was used in the Normandy Landings. #StainedGlassSunday

If you’re looking for something unusual to do in London tomorrow, make your way to Crossness sewage pumping station - the cathedral of sewage pumping stations - for Mhairi Vari’s Southern Outfall: an art installation and intervention celebrating the site’s history of engineering & volunteering.