Leicester cathedral- It had been absolutely chucking down rain a few minutes before I took this, but hopefully a worthy addition to #SteepleSaturday. #LeicesterCathedral #ChurchCrawling

Church of St Ruan, #RuanMinor #Cornwall A 15th Century tower of serpentine, covered in creeper. #SteepleSaturday 🧵1/2

Never mind if walls could talk… …felled in 1358 we wonder what this oak post had seen?

#RomanSiteSaturday: the #Roman burial chamber of a wealthy family in Cologne-Weiden. The subterranean burial chamber (hypogaeum) dates back to the 2nd century AD. It's considered the best preserved of its kind north of the Alps. It was discovered... 🧵 1/2 #archaeology 🏺

Pedro Pascal might be in everything right now but we can confirm that he is not currently in The Museum of English Rural Life

We need your help! The East Anglian Folklore Centre is having a fundraiser. We desperately want to keep our space open and have achieved so much this last year. But for it to continue we need your support. As little as 50p and a share would mean the world. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Roman floor tile with a sketch of a lighthouse (or space rocket? 🚀😉) The sketch was scratched into the wet clay before firing. Two Roman lighthouses flanked the harbour at Dover, the main base of the Roman fleet ‘Classis Britannica’. British Museum 📷 by me #TilesonTuesday #Archaeology

peace was never an option

Third bucket list church I've gotten to this year! Chesterfield sure is an interesting gem. #churchcrawling

A marvellous scene of daily life for #ReliefWednesday: A #Roman funerary relief depicting the transport of two (wine?) barrels on a four wheeled cart pulled by two oxen. A #dog, probably the driver's beloved companion, is sitting on the barrels. 🧵1/2 🏺 #archaeology

It's #internationaltigerday and we love jumping on a bandwagon. However we are a medieval Hall so...you know...we don't have much in our collections that is tiger related. Actually we have nothing tiger related. But we know they like tea as Judith Kerr told us. So here's a fancy silver tea pot.

nothing beats a Jet 2 holiday - but if it could, it would be The Museum of English Rural Life

#TraceryTuesday from St Wilfrid's, Old Arley, Warwickshire.

CFP: Leeds IMC 2026 The Society for Fourteenth-Century Studies invites papers on any aspect of the long 14thC across the Plantagenet estates. 📅 6–9 July 2026 📨 Title + abstract by 31 Aug 2025 ✉️ [email protected] & [email protected]

Part of a building dedication to the Emperor Antoninus Pius by the Sixth Legion which was found at Chesters Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. Now on display in the site museum. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain #HadriansWall

Just because you all need more archaeological sites and finds in your feed. The ship burial at Gokstad near Sandefjord, Southeastern Norway, was excavated in 1880. The ship had a length of 23 m and is dated to around 890 AD. The ship was in use for about 10 years before being used as a burial ship.

Flying visit to St. Petrox in Dartmouth. Have to say the skylights were a bit of a surprise! #churchcrawling #churcharchaeology

For the Feast Day of St Christopher we find this 15c roundel at Denton Church, Norfolk.

Church of St Wulfram’s, #Grantham #Lincolnshire West tower, the main feature of which is the crocketed spire. 86 metres (282 feet tall in total. Lucarnes with ballflowers at lower level, plain on the level above. Peregrine falcons were circling. #SteepleSaturday

#RockArt hints at the origin of Egyptian kings 🏺 Analysis of a rock engraving near Aswan, Egypt, indicates it may depict an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the #AncientEgyptian state. A powerful #AntiquityThread 1/16 🧵

The only medieval Cathedral with three spires. @lichfieldcathedral.bsky.social has many treasures including the Lichfield Angel, discovered in 2003, a remarkable survival of Saxon sculpture. Dated to c800 it is thought to have formed part of a tomb presumably that of St Chad. > buff.ly/3iSV9OS

After an excellent talk about graffiti on glass by @graffitiginger.bsky.social at Leicester Guildhall last night here's my favourite teeny skull in the very same building for #MementoMoriMonday

Can't believe it's already Wednesday! Really looking forward to returning to Leicester.

Aberlemno Pictish stone @stoneclub.bsky.social @megalithic.bsky.social #pictishstone #pict

Join me in just over a week's time in Leicester! We'll be talking about graffiti and glazier's marks 😎 can't wait to see you all! #historicgraffiti #leicestermuseums #archaeology #graffiti www.leicestermuseums.org/event-detail...

Curiously, the Roman roof tiles used to build the Saxon arch were brought from Leicester, over 40km from Brixworth, despite there being the ruins of a villa about a mile from the church. Brixworth was originally a Romanesque basilica, and the Saxon arch was internal and flanked the nave.

Huge thank you to @graffitiginger.bsky.social and Tony Hack for showing me the medieval graffiti in the tower of St. Giles church, Imber today. A once in a lifetime experience. #photography

Early morning start today.

👀 St Malachy's Church, #Belfast A stuccoed fan vaulted ceiling in imitation of Henry VII Chapel, #WestminsterAbbey #SundayStonework #alwayslookup #CeilingsOnSunday #Tudor Revival #Architecture

Taking advantage of the weather while it's still nice. Then it's back to churches for me! #springtime #woodland #wander

'The Monastery of Fountaynes in Yorkshire a Cell of Clareuale Founded in the yeare of Or. Lord MCXXXII ' Drawn and engraved by Daniel King, Published in William Dugdale's Monsaticon Anglicanum or The history of the ancient abbies, and other monasteries, hospitals, cathedral and

Closing soon! Looking for submissions on communities, spaces, and structures. Feel free to get in touch! #CallForPapers #Cfp #Medieval trivent-publishing.eu/blog/post/33...

pleased to announce my Collection now has an Ely. Now if I can just find good drone 360s of Lichfield, Chichester. Also St Asaph, Bangor, St Davids, Southwell and Ripon.

OMG HOW COULD I HAVE MISSED ABSOLUTE UNIT DAY *sobs* @theantim.bsky.social @clairmail.bsky.social

An up close look at Mary and an infant Christ in Exeter cathedral's east window. There's so much more detail in all of these windows than we can see from standing on the ground. I love spotting all the repairs! #stainedglassSunday

Vine and trefoil scrollwork - part of the Saxon frieze from the Church of St Mary and St Hardulph at Breedon on the Hill in Leicestershire. 📸 My own. #SaxonSunday #SundayStonework #Breedon

Forgot it was #mothersday? Oh you’re in big trouble. Luckily we can help - just show her these spring flowers from our garden: We have tulips, magnolia, snakeshead fritillary, hyacinth and ‘Aurora’ Crown Imperial fritillary. Worthy of the best mum!

Rood screen Worstead, Norfolk. Painted foliage and flowers. Dimension is added by the use of moulded gesso. Dated 1512

Some of the beautiful wall paintings, dating from the 12th to the 17th centuries, that almost entirely cover the walls of the incredible Church of St. Mary & All Saints, Willingham, Cambridgeshire 🤩😍 Why this church isn’t better known is beyond me. A short thread…

Brief visit to St. Andrew in Ashburton. Interestingly shaped tower! #parishchurch #medievalchurch

Beautiful. But which cathedral? Photo from Martin James Cook over on Instagram

A Roman special for this #ADoorAbleThursday: the iron grille & single-leaf door of the late C14-mid C15 chapel of St Catherine in basilica of San Clemente in Rome. Simple design, beautifully wrought. Trace of primary-phase rim-mounted lock in form of four squared holes. Iron flowers top the wall.

Eglise Saint-Ayou #Provins #France The western entrance portal in #Medieval #Gothic style. #AdoorableThursday

Call for papers! We're doing an edited volume on medieval communities and spaces! #medievalstudies #cfp #medievalcommunities trivent-publishing.eu/blog/post/33...

Skull and hourglass dating from 1658 within St John, Mileham, Norfolk #mometomori

Know it's a bit last minute but - join me Tuesday for a free online talk on historic graffiti! Very excited to share my work with you all! #historicgraffiti #churcharchaeology www.visitchurches.org.uk/what-s-on/re...

Excellent timing the other day at Exeter cathedral! West gate was open so all sorts of graffiti was accessible including this little 18th century example. #historicgraffiti #graffiti #exetercathedral

More than meets the eye! While St Catherine's Chapel in Leixlip might not look like much at first, a closer look reveals architectural fragments salvaged from a medieval priory along with more recent historic graffiti. #Ireland #Leixlip #archaeology #builtheritage #heritage #medieval #graffiti 🏺

For #StandingStoneSunday Hand-pecked magical Neolithic art - thought to represent a tomb guardian - engraved on an entrance stone inside Barclodiad y Gawres passage grave, Ynys #Môn/#Angelsey, Cymru/Wales, some 5,500-6,000 yrs ago; echoing the Boyne Valley rock art of #Ireland 📷 My own Jan 2023

These are so cute!