Time for tapestry. Bess of Hardwick brought the Gideon Tapestries to Hardwick Hall in 1592/3. Beautifully restored by the National Trust. @hardwickhallnt #textiletuesday #tapestry #tapestries #elizabethan #bessofhardwick

Floor tile from c. 1200 from #Leicester Greyfriars, burial place of Richard III, on display in the Guildhall museum, which is in a fine medieval building close to Cathedral and visitor centre. 📷 from recent visit #TilesOnTuesday #Richardiii #medieval

St Mary’s Astley, Warwickshire 3 alabaster effigies now grouped together: Sir Edward Grey, (d.1457) his son’s wife, Elizabeth Talbot d 1483, (d.1483) Cecily Bonville, 2nd wife of Thomas Grey, eldest son of Elizabeth Woodville (d.1529) #MonumentsMonday

An early start today at Dartmouth Book Festival. #bookevent #historicalfictionauthor

I’m in Dartmouth early this morning so here’s a window in St Saviours Church with an oval glass plaque recording the payment for window glass by the merchant Thomas Pagge in 1634. Also a rose window. #srainedglasssunday

At Newton Abbot Museum this morning for Heritage Open Days. The Museum moved into the brilliantly re-furbished S Leonard’s Church five years ago. #bringinghistorytolife #heritageopendays #devonmueums

The tower, St Mary the Virgin, Astley, Warwickshire, built in 1608 for Richard Chamberlaine who re-established the collegiate church Sir Thomas Astley created here in 1343 as a parish church . #steeplesaturday #tower

Autumn colours from my Devon garden. Flower arranging is not my strong suit! #dahlias #FlowersonFriday

I thoroughly enjoyed leading yesterday’s buildings tours at Dartington Hall for Heritage Open Days. A walk in the gardens was the perfect way to complete a busy day. #heritageopendays #dartingtonhall #historytours #devon #historicbuildings #gardens

St Mary del Castro, Leicester. The font is carved with small heads and winged figures and dates from around 1200. #FontsonFriday

A year ago in #Dartmouth St Saviour’s Church. On Sunday morning I’ll be back in Dartmouth for the Dartmouth Book Festival — revealing the jacket design for my forthcoming book about Kate Astley -aka Kat. #ThrowbackThursday #AdoorableThursday #tudor

St Mary de Castro, founded in 1107 within the bailey of Leicester Castle. Here’s the 12th century north door In 1426 Henry VI (then aged4) was knighted here at the same time as Richard Duke of York. #AdoorableThursday #norman #Leicester

I picked some apples today — a lot more on the tree. #apples #fruit #growyourown

Summer is not quite over in my Devon garden. #RoseWednesday #rose #garden

Leicester Guildhall. Originally built in 1563, this room became the Mayor's Parlour in 1637. #WindowsonWednesday

The nave at St Mary the Virgin, Astley, Warwickshire, built 1343 as the chancel of a collegiate church for Sir Thomas Astley of Astley Castle, has late 14th century canopied choir stalls with misericords. #woodcarvingwednesday #woodensday #medieval

A few medieval tiles at St Mary's Church, Astley, Warwickshire #TilesOnTuesday

Recently restored alabaster memorial to Henry (d1614) and Anne Grey, cousins of Lady Jane in the Chapel at Bradgate Park, Leicestershire. @BradgatePark #MonumentsMonday #tudor

Fallow deer at Bradgate Park this afternoon #sundaywalk #deer

The beautiful and moving Redemption Windows in Leicester Cathedral tell the story of Richard III. by stained glass artist Thomas Denny. #StainedGlassSunday #richardiii

The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, also known as Leicester Cathedral. #SteepleSaturday

I’ve been in Leicester today, visiting the tomb of Richard III in the cathedral. #leicester #leicestercathedral #richardiii #authorsdayoff

From the Richard III Visitor Centre, Leicester, appropriately, white roses. #flowersonfriday

Tournai marble font, Winchester Cathedral, 1150-1200. Carved with scenes from the Miracles of St Nicholas of Myra. This is the nobleman who can’t afford dowries for his 3 daughters. #FontsonFriday

This unassuming door tucked under a buttress opens to reveal a treasure trove of wonders at Little Malvern Priory. Well worth a visit. #AdoorableThursday

Windows through windows at Croft Castle #windowsonwednesday

Harvested the last of this year’s potato crop yesterday. It’s not been a great year at my allotment. Too dry for so long. #potatoes #gardening #allotment

Another medieval musericord from Great Malvern Priory. A lot have the same hair-do. I wonder if the model was someone the wood-carver knew? This one is using a scythe — June in the ‘Labours of the Months’ #woodcarvingwednesday #woodensday #medieval

Oak tree on my allotment walk today #ThickTrunkTuesday

Medieval tile with a face on display at Winchester Museum when I visited a few years ago. #TilesOnTuesday #medieval

Two bronze weepers, daughters of Edward III on his tomb in Westminster Abbey. On the right Joan (1335 -1348) died en route to Spain to marry Pedro of Castile. On the left Mary of Brittany,(1344–1361/2) Love the buttons! #MonumentsMonday #weepers

#SundayYellow Helianthus in my Devon garden. 🐝🌻🌼

#OTD , 7 September 1533, Elizabeth 1 was born at Greenwich Here she is in stained glass in Westminster Abbey. #stainedglasssunday #elizabethan #elizabeth1 #stainedglass

I’m looking forward to returning to The Dartmouth Book Festival for some BookTalk and an exciting cover reveal! ⭐️ Sunday 21 September ⭐️ theflavel.org.uk/TheFlavel.dl... @FlavelArts #bookevent #dartmouth #whatsondevon

The sun has warmed the walls of All Saints Brixworth for a long time. Founded — 7th century. Tower added — 11th century, Spire — 14th. The round stair turret is one of only four remaining in England. 📷 August 2024 #steeplesaturday #saxonsaturday

Nerines still in the pink in my Devon garden. #FlowersOnFriday #pink

An elegant 18th century hexagonal limestone font at Teigngrace Historic England listing describes a ‘gadrooned bowl on hexagonal limestone balluster stem’ I had to look up ‘gadrooned’ — my word of the day! #fontsonfriday

🍅 🍅 🍅 tomatoes 🍅 🍅 🍅 After a slow start it’s a good crop this year. We’ve had to switch in the overspill freezer in the garage. #harvest #tomatoes #growyourown #gardening

Georgian doorway at St Peter’s and St Paul’s Teigngrace , Devon, #Adoorablethursday

I picked the pears but the apples are windfalls— quite a lot of those this year. Beginning to feel like autumn 🍂 is not far away 🍂 #apples #pears #fruit

Inside outside at Teigngrace. Are those the arms of the Bishop of Exeter? #WindowsOnWednesday #stainedglass

Gothick style window at the Church of St Peter and St Paul , Teigngrace. An early example of gothick revival, Built in 1787 by the children of James Templer as a memorial to their parents #WindowsOnWednesday

I need to re- visit St Pater’s Winchcombe for more photos of the altar cloth said to have been worked on by Catherine of Aragon. Panels from 14th century ecclesiastical vestments stitched together and embroidered. #TextileTuesday #embroidery #needlework

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Teigngrace, Devon. Memorial in Coade Stone to 14year old Charles Beckford Templer who was en route to Bengal to begin a career with the East India Company when, on Jan 5 1786, the Halsewell went down at Peveril Point, Dorset #MonumentsMonday #shipwreck

A bright spot in my Devon garden on a wet Sunday afternoon. #SundayYellow #Flowers #garden

I like Preedy’s 1862 stained glass at Sudeley. Those colours! Here’s Jane Grey in a red gown Miles Coverdale who preached Catherine Parr's funeral sermon, and Sir John Chandos #StainedGlassSunday #Tudor

St Peter and St Paul , Teigngrace, Devon. In 1787 the Templer family of nearby Stover demolished an earlier church and rebuilt. Exterior is in gothic revival style. Inside is Georgian with lots of memorials in Coade stone. #SteepleSaturday

Today’s selection from my Devon garden. I planted quite a few Nerines — picture on the left— but only one has flowered. #FlowersOnFriday #gardening

I’ve been looking back at a visit to Sudeley Castle, so here’s the font at nearby Winchcombe, in St. Peter's Church, The bowl is a 1660s replacement. Cover dated 1764 Surrounded by dancing lambs 😊 #FontsonFriday