Malcolm Stoneman
@malcolmstoneman.bsky.social
Interests - Walking, Cycling, Travel, History, Nature. Retired Head of Humanities, European. 🇪🇺
St Andrew‘s Church, Harberton, Devon A “Green Man” Dr Sue Andrew (an authority on Devon roof bosses) states it is about confession - sin leaving the body through the mouth. The bosses may date to 1436, with some replaced in 1871 when they were painted. #Woodensday #WoodCarvingWednesday #medieval
For this week's #MosaicMonday, here is a mosaic from Trier depicting the philosopher Anaximander of Miletus (c. 610–c. 546 BC), who is credited with inventing the sundial. The mosaic dates to the 3rd century AD. 📷 Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier
Mosaic floor 1st Century CE From the Roman villa at Echternach. One of 7 mosaic floors found in the villa. Now displayed Nationalmusée um Feschmaart, Luxembourg. #MosaicMonday
👀 Coffee time ☕️☕️🌺 - The Garden House, Dartmoor, Devon White hydrangeas - 📷 28.07.2026 #elevensestime
Church of St Andrew, South Tawton, Devon The Blessed Virgin Mary listening to the words of the Angel Gabriel. Window - Morris Meredith Williams, 1965 Morris & Alice Meredith Williams worked on many war memorials, notably the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle #StainedGlassSunday
I watched a female Cirl Bunting working through an area of undergrowth and emerge a couple of minutes later with these grasshoppers. She has a second brood to feed. Two Wheatears passing through on their way south. Berry Head yesterday.
Turnchapel, Plymouth, Devon A George VI postbox & phonebox. A lighthouse theme for the postbox topper. #PostboxSaturday
👀 Church of St John, Stowford, Devon “Tower handsomely built with alternating bands of red sandstone & granite” - Pevsner guidebook @yalepress.bsky.social #SteepleSaturday
Church of St Mary, Painswick , Gloucestershire The font was installed in 1661 to mark the restoration of the monarchy - Charles II. The table football perhaps in 2026 for the ⚽️ World Cup. 😉 #FontsOnFriday
Heulstraat, Den Haag, The Netherlands The rear doorway of the former Nederlandsche Bank. #AdoorableThursday #IronworkThursday
👀 Coffee time ☕️☕️🌺 - The Garden House #Dartmoor #Devon Chinese astilbe or false goat's beard - 📷 28.07.2026 Interesting lighting during yesterday’s “Twilight Tuesday”. Plants are suffering in this year’s dry hot Summer. #elevensestime
An early #medieval silver gilt bow fibula (decorative pin for fastening garments/brooch) found in a woman's grave in Lauchheim, dating around 600AD. Decorated with animal interlace, the foot ends in a stylized animal head. Bow brooches were a common element of women’s dress in...🧵1/2 📷️ me 🏺
“The Holy Kinship” c.1520 Attributed to Circle of the Master IP, German, Danube School. Part of carved & polychromed altarpiece. Christ with his parents & grandparents. But, a figure is carved in more detail - maybe the donor? Now Compton Verney, Warwickshire #Woodensday #WoodCarvingWednesday
Kathedrale Basiliek Sint Bavo, Haarlem, The Netherlands Floor mosaic - “Juli - Leeuw” (July - lion) #MosaicMonday
Church of St Andrew, Alfriston, Sussex St Peter by Joseph A. (Joe) Nuttgens. 2005 #StainedGlassSunday
St Michael & All Angels Church, Berwick, Sussex The church was restored in 1855-6 by Henry Woodyer. He rebuilt the tower & added a shingled broach spire (the old one taken down in 1774). #SteepleSaturday #Victorian
Even body snatchers need to take a break. Bee-wolf Philanthus triangulum resting on her way back to her nest burrow with a Honey Bee Apis mellifera. Other prey species have occasionally been recorded such as Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes. Berry Head, South Devon.
