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Archaeology, history & folklore. More info at - https://ritualprotectionmarks.com/2024/02/01/2024-illustrated-talks-guided-tours/
One question which always arises when apotropaic motifs or ritual taper burn marks are discovered cut into expensive wooden panelling or furniture, such this compass drawn circle in the panelling of the Royal Room at the Mermaid Inn, Rye.
Visit a Medieval Tithe Barn! Help raise funds! Watch an illustrated talk with a Q&A! Take light refreshments of tea & cake! Join the 'graffiti-hunt' in St Vincent's church next door! Leave feeling that you have added to the sum of human happiness!
Cattle regularly came under attack from Elves, particularly in Scotland.*
The Holy Well of Burton Dassett, along with its ironstone church, sit isolated and brooding under a canopy of trees. ritualprotectionmarks.com/2026/08/31/t...
Why ruin a good story? Were the scythes in St Mary's church, Horncastle found in a mass grave or ad hoc weapons confiscated after Lincolnshire Uprising of 1536?
The Horncastle Scythes: Fact or fiction?
High above an arch leading to the Lady chapel of St Mary’s, Horncastle, Lincolnshire is a collection of 13 agricultural scythes. Local legend states that the scythes had been used as weapons …
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Competition time! Win a signed copy of 'A Consensus of Symbols' by Wayne Perkins, published by Aeon Books. What do the objects from Maidstone Museum's collection signify or represent? spirit.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/cons...
The almost forgotten tradition of the 'church ship' is preserved in the Mariner's Chapel of All Hallows by the Tower in London. Ship graffiti is relatively common - even in landlocked locations - which often incorporates Christian symbols and motifs as part of the image.
Treadwell’s Bookshop 27th August: book launch & soirée (with a complimentary glass of wine)!
A Night at Maidstone Museum, 7th September 2026
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The Misidentification of Masons’ Marks and the Antiquarian Delusion
Wayne Perkins 18th July 2026 This short blog is a response to the recent article in the Guardian, published on the 9th July 2026 wherein architectural historian Jennifer Alexander made claims contr…
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Problematic 'mason's mark' St Augustine's, Broxbourne, Herts. #history #graffiti #archaeology #folklore
This is not a mason's mark, found in the old school room, The Assumption of the Virgin Mary, North Marston, Bucks. #archaeology #folklore #history
One of these is a possible mason's mark, one is not. Can you guess which is which? (I've added some pointers to make it easier). #archaeology #history #churches #folklore
These circles can be found on the north side of the late medieval parclose screen in All Saints church, Maidstone. they are not mason's marks. #history #archaeology #folklore
The term, “witch’s mark” was used in the 16th and 17th centuries by witch finders to describe a third or supernumerary teat, skin tag or blemish on the skin that they expected to find on the accused witch. #history #archaeology #folklore
She is wrong...however, you will find a full discussion here - spirit.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/cons...
