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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Good news for another closed church. B listed Dornock Church in Dumfies & Galloway could become an artist's studio. Read more here 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... and www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/dorno...

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Old Dornock church could become artist's studio

Plans are lodged to put an 18th Century church in southern Scotland to a different use.

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Debbie Cameron @debsadelight.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

#Mementomorimonday Gravestone Caputh cemetery Scotland

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

We were at the Leeds International Medieval Congress - Glastonbury for medievalists? churchmonumentssociety.org/2025/07/13/l...

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Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Handholding tomb of Ralph Green d.1417 and his wife Katherine. Made of alabaster in 1419 in Chellaston, Derbys at a cost of £40. Somewhat bashed about and I think that her hand has been remodelled. A beautiful piece. Lowick St Peter, Northants.

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Gravestones of New England @gravestones-ne.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Gravestone of Polly Shaw, 1795, at Palmer Center Cemetery in Palmer, Massachusetts. It was carved by the so-called “Greek Girl carver,” an unidentified carver from Stafford, Connecticut.

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

For #MementoMoriMonday this dramatic death scene from Chapel Hill, the ruined church on the hill above Tintern Abbey

Tombstone with Death attacking a swooning woman while Time looks on

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Ian Ebbage @ianebbage.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

A beautifully carved grave slab featuring a unicorn, from Kilmodan in Argyllshire (14-15c) #medievalmonday #mementomorimonday

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Fiona Chartres @chartresfi.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Two fabulous tiny bedesmen and their rosaries under the feet of Edward Stafford, Earl of Wiltshire d1499 at St Peter's, Lowick. #MonumentsMonday

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Looking forward to talking to Friends of Llantrithyd Church on Sunday about this super triple-decker 3-generation family monument. Is there more to the kneeling weepers than meets the eye?

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Funding klaxon - the Soc of Antiquaries' Morris Fund, helps with conservation of monuments (among other things), deadline for the current year is 31 August www.sal.org.uk/what-we-do/g...

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Our Grant Programmes - Society of Antiquaries of London

Find out how we support research into material culture and the conservation of churches.

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

A call to get involved in London Open House and Heritage Open Day: churchmonumentssociety.org/2025/07/14/a...

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Save the date - this year's AGM is on 4 Oct at St Lawrence, Little Stanmore; NEXT year's AGM is on 3 Oct at All Saints, Carshalton. Important medieval brass; work of Carter and Rysbrack; etc. churchmonumentssociety.org/events/2026-...

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Dr James Alexander Cameron @drjacameron.stainedglassattitudes.com · 11/07/2025

Happy birthday Sally. Was pleased to see last week that the London A workshop brass at Northleach had an updated label saying it likely commemorates Thomas Adynet d. 1409 and his widow Agnes!

In-situ from SE. In foreground is the brass to William and Agnes Midwinter from a century later.

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Sally Badham @sallybadham.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I am 75 today and have been totally spoilt with presents, cards, calls and messages. Thank you all.

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Wimbledon wants to expand by adding another 38 courts and an 8,000 capacity stadium on land of the former Wimbledon Park Golf Club. Wimbledon Park is Grade 2 listed & was designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. 👇 Wimbledon cannot expand onto parkland, court hears www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Wimbledon expansion land cannot be built upon, High Court told

Save Wimbledon Park is challenging major expansion plans by the AELTC at the High Court.

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Anne O'Brien @anneobrienauthor.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Battle of Northampton, fought on this day July 10 1460, a decisive Yorkist victory over the Lancastrians. The Act of Settlement declared the Duke of York, recently returned from exile in Dublin, as Henry VI's heir. Richard Duke of York and his son Edward IV in the Church of St Laurence, Ludlow,

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Ragged Robin @carolineirwin3.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

#AdoorableThursday Norman doorway from St Michael's, Bockleton.

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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Please note that our opening days will change in July and September due to the install and running of the Magna Carta 1225 public exhibition. The Library will open Mon-Wed only on the following weeks commencing: 7 July, 14 July, 21 July, 28 July August CLOSED 1 September, 8 September, 15 September

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Dr Liam Sims @liamsims.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Lovely bookplate for Lady Sybil Assheton-Smith. In a copy of Pierre de Nolhac’s ‘Portraits du XVIII siécle’ (Paris, 1933). @theulspeccoll.bsky.social CCD.81.136. #herbook

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Becky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#TombTuesday Early 11th C grave cover in Ringerike style popular in Scandinavia/Saxon England. Stylised serpent and lion fighting w inscription on left edge attesting that 'Ginna and Toki had this stone made'. Found at St Paul's Cathedral 1852. Was BM loan: will it return to new @LDN_Museum 2026??

Red stone carved in relief with a beast facing right with head pointed back, portraying a lion fighting a serpent. Legs are highly stylised in Scandinavian/Saxon style, using coil shapes for hips and curves.

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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

This Medieval processional cross is thought to have featured in the Battle of Bosworth: the ultimate fight which brought the War of the Roses to conclusion with the defeat of Richard III and the coronation of Henry Tudor as Henry VII.

Bronze-gilt cross with the four evangelists engraved on its roundels and Yorkist sunburst badges on its reverse. The cross was found on the site of the Battle of Bosworth (1485), in Leicestershire, a decisive battle in the Wars of the Roses.
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Sally Badham @sallybadham.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Lovely font at Coleshill, Warwickshire

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Dr James Alexander Cameron @drjacameron.stainedglassattitudes.com · 03/07/2025

Our Lady with the corvid, Burford

A jackdaw perched on the hands of the original Virgin Mary sculpture at the apex of the mid-15thc porch at Burford parish church. The head is 2nd half of the 20thc because I can find photos of it headless up to 1962. And disappointingly unnecessary.

close-up of the birb. presumably it is perched on the remains of a Christ Child with Mary's left hand presenting His foot.

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Sally Badham @sallybadham.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Curious inlaid slab dated 1617 at Ludlow, Shropshire

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

To finish off today's transport theme, Why not a boat. A longship courtesy of Selby Abbey. Image by Tim Green.

To finish off today's transport theme, Wy not a boat.. A longship courtesy of Selby Abbey. Image by Tim Green.

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

600 year old working clock at St. Catherine's Church, Montacute, Somerset has been restored. 👇 BBC News - Before and after: Ancient Somerset church clock is restored - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Before and after: Ancient Somerset church clock is restored

The 15th-Century clock at St Catherine's Church, in Montacute, Somerset, was looking rather worn out.

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stepneyrobarts123.bsky.social @stepneyrobarts123.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Saffron Walden, Essex, Pargetting

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The Blenheim Estate lost an oak, and as they like their fallen trees to remain in place to encourage wildlife, they asked artist Matthew Crabb to do his magic Photo: Pete Seaward

A fallen oak turned into a bench with elaborate carvings resembling oak leaves

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

OTD 3 July in 1938, the A4-class locomotive Mallard thundered down Stoke Bank at 126 mph, setting a new world speed record for steam locomotives, a record that remains unbroken to this day. Built in March 1938 at Doncaster Works, Mallard was the brainchild of Sir Nigel Gresley, the Chief Mechanical

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The Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

⛪️ Luss Parish Church have a beautiful #hogback in an ancient churchyard, which dates to at least the C6th. In another parallel to Govan, Luss also have early medieval carved stones inside their church, which is now open to visitors on Saturdays and Sundays! 📷 Annemarie Franz

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

For #MementoMoriMonday the memento mori poem on a ledgerstone at Brecon

Ledgerstone, partly obscured by pews. Visible text reads AS I AM SO SHALL YOU BE / AS YOU ARE SO ONCE WAS I / YOU SEE BY THIS THAT ALL MUST DIE

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

#MemorialMonday incredible details! Zoom in!

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Heidi The History Mouse @thehistorymouse.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Tiny and rather beautifully carved recumbent effigy #StAndrewClevedon #Somerset #MemorialMonday Mouse realise now that she should have used something for scale

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All About History @all-about-history.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

On 1st July 1638 Edward #Mosley died unmarried aged 68. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Rolleston on Dove, #Staffordshire. allabouthistory.co.uk/vV5EskPm#EfMCcACx #churchmonuments

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Heidi The History Mouse @thehistorymouse.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Much repaired grave slab in the chancel #StAndrewClevedon #Somerset #TombTuesday Late C15. The face has been altered to give it a kind of knowing cheeky grin. A happy knight?

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

A lovely example of the work of John Hartshorne, with his characteristic kissing bird pattern. Grace Dennis died in 1686, but most of Hartshorne's stones with dates before the mid-1690s were carved later and backdated. Grace Dennis, ca.1636-1686, Ipswich, MA

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Here lys ye body of Mrs Grace Dennis (wife of Mr Thomas Dennes) who died Octob ye 24 1686 Aged 50 years
Reader consider & thy redemer Secke for in this bed a freind of christ doth sleep

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 02/07/2025

Many of the elite of medieval Connacht rest in the Dominican friary known as Roscommon Abbey. Amongst the most prominent is the friary’s founder, Felim O’Conor. He was the King of Connacht, and he was buried here after his death in 1265.

Inside the roofless ruin of the church of Roscommon Abbey

The tomb of Felim O’Conor in Roscommon Abbey

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

In July's #MonumentoftheMonth the collapse of a church tower leads to a happy outcome for the reamins of the great scientist Sir William Harvey churchmonumentssociety.org/monument-of-...

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Church Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

For St Thomas's Day, the other part of his story, where he refuses to believe the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and she throws down her girdle: here on the tomb of Richard Herbert at Abergavenny

Alabaster alcove tomb carving. Plaque at back of alcove showing St Thomas receiving the Virgin Mary's girdle

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Richard III Society @richardiiisociety.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Happy July! Just as in June, a popular Labour of the Month was hay-making. While the man cuts the hay, the woman tosses it up on the haycock.

In the centre a man holds a large scythe. He is wearing a straw hat. Behind him a woman stands holding a pitchfork, also wearing a straw hat. In the centre background are two haycocks. Lying on one of the haycocks is a rake used to rake up the strewn hay. In the distant background is a fortified townscape. On the right is a white scroll with the word 'Juli[us]' painted in brown-black pigment. Description taken from the V & A

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Weird Bristol @weirdbristol.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

This beautiful, sad grave (featuring head and foot stones) in St Mary churchyard, Henbury belongs to the enslaved man known as Scipio Africanus (1702-1720). He was born to West African parents and sold into the “ownership” of a Bristol family. Almost nothing more is known about his short life.

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All About History @all-about-history.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

#otd 29th June 1583 Anthony Gell died aged 61. He was buried in St Mary's Church, #Wirksworth, #Derbyshire, where he has a fine alabaster monument. allabouthistory.co.uk/zgJFTkDQ#GBSANF5P #churchmonuments

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Richard III Society @richardiiisociety.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Yes, indeed, it is the Middleham Festival and the Richard III Society will be there. July 5 & 6. Do come say hello.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Richard asked me if I would let his subjects know that his Festival takes place next weekend 5/6 July 10am-5pm at Middleham Castle. You know the small place he lived in at one time. A weekend of immersive history as the York City Levy brings the late 15th century

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Linda Hull @lahull.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

#SteepleSaturday St Martin in the Bullring

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Sally Badham @sallybadham.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Lantern Cross at Cricklade, Wilts.

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