May 8, 2013
Have you seen…?
The most intriguing piece of iconography I have encountered in my study of the Surrey tomb is the coronet [...]
Category: Art History, General, History
April 23, 2013
Significant insignia
Looking at the calendar reminds me of the reason why I first came to look at the Framlingham tombs, and [...]
Category: General
January 24, 2013
You never know what you will find here…
As mentioned in a previous post, an historian can travel far and wide looking for material pertinent to their research. [...]
Category: General
January 8, 2013
Heritage Artefacts Down Under & On A Bus Route
In December I was fortunate enough to be in Australia for a couple of weeks and I was struck by [...]
Category: Design Theme, General
Tagged: australia, heritage, local, location
December 14, 2012
Bones and Stones. St Catharine’s College, Cambridge 3D Scanning and Digitisation Conference
This was a wonderfully interesting and intellectually stimulating conference. The budgetary assistance allocated by Ross Parry’s team was augmented by [...]
Category: General
December 1, 2012
The Grand Etang
Immediately to the north-west of Boughton House are the remains of the Grand Etang, one of the earliest surviving features [...]
Category: Art History, General
November 21, 2012
Monumental Quirks 2 – Lowick
Before I get onto quirks, I want to address the fact that St Peter’s Church, Lowick is one of the [...]
Category: General
Charles Alfred Stothard d. 1821
Charles Alfred Stothard d. 1821: the greatest ever draughtsman of monumental sculpture? Charles Alfred Stothard died, ironically enough, when he [...]
Category: General
October 29, 2012
Ghostly remains: the Howard Chapel at Lambeth
While tracking the remains of the Howard tombs, one sometimes encounters nothing more than just a hint of the [...]
Category: General, History
Tagged: brass, Howard, lambeth, tomb
May 12, 2012
From Wales to Dover
People think scholars lead a quite sedentary existence, but research can involve a great deal of travel! The resources from [...]
Category: General, History
Tagged: dover; wales, northampton, Trinity Hospital
February 9, 2012
February 2012 Video Update
Here is a quick video update based on our last board meeting together.
Category: General
December 11, 2011
The Northampton tomb at Trinity Hospital
In October I visited Trinity Hospital, a lovely almshouse managed by the Mercers’ Company, which provides housing with support for [...]
Category: Art History, General, History
Tagged: effigy, fragment, northampton, tomb, Trinity Hospital
