A broad landscape of archaeology, history and heritage.
I’m away for the May Day Bank Holiday weekend in Hampshire, and the world has changed. The weather atrocious, the journey down was difficult and tiring, but today, it is perfect. I’ve always adored early May. The early spring has gone, Easter, which has always been a busy time for me, has passed and finally […]
Read More May DayI almost spat my coffee across the train carriage when I saw my name in a 15th century manuscript.
Read More The 15th Century Ancestor.What is London Wall? It is many things including a main road. It is archaeology, history and mythology. But above all, it is a boundary, that, although no longer here, is still ever present.
Read More London WallJacob Foster’s gravestone is the last in Dunwich. To us, it represents so much more than just Jacob.
Read More the last gravestone in dunwichWe are always surrounded by our past. we walk through it without even realising how connected with it we are.
Read More Ancient Towns, Ancient TeethThe meaning of historic places has very much changed in recent years. People have been using them in very different and personal ways, above and beyond the usual interest in architecture and historical events. I’ve seen this developing at Creake Abbey, an historic site I’ve been visiting for the past 15 years or so. It […]
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An Historier's Miscellany 