Ex Learned Society charity administrator. Stone and stone buildings. Fonts.
Joined March 2013
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Jun 12
Never noticed it - thanks for the tip-off 😃
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Jun 12
I find myself a bit suspicious of some of these early Pembs Dundry stone cushion-and-dart fonts, wondering if some of the ornamentation is later. Anyone have an informed view? I may just be prejudiced...
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Jun 11
All Souls reredos, with 15th C gilding and paintwork, and tiny wombat, or maybe not...
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Jun 5
Early 1500s and one of the last major uses of Wales's principal medieval feestone: Dundry limestone from just south of Bristol.
Lovely and special Trinity Chapel in @StDavidsCath
Formerly medieval pilgrims ambulatory, probably giving thousands access (at a distance) to the relics of St David.
#YmaOHyd
@ChurchinWales
#CloudsOfWitnesses
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Jun 4
Two generations of font-rim repair from spalling damage from rusting staples. Presumably the opposite pairs of staples were themselves of different generations. More to be learned about font-covers from such examples, I suspect. Any more pics of this one, Barb?
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May 30
Start birdwatching here...
May 29
An overview of the oldest & most comprehensive avifauna of the early Eocene British London Clay onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #FossilFriday #PapersinPalaeontology
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May 30
"I got us the Hawaiian one. Hope you're O.K. with pineapple..."
Either they're unboxing a giant iPad, or our bishops are considerably smaller than I'd realised.
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May 29
13th century font with carved symbols including pentangle & a green man. My book says they are not Christian symbols with exception of the dragon at the base. “perhaps dragon represents old serpent of the devil very much defeated at the foot
#FontsOnFriday
St.Mary’s, Stow Lincs
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May 17
This beautiful medieval church still contains the bogus font from Buckinghamshire. A bit offensive when there are so many unused fine-quality 12th & 13th locally-made stone fonts in Anglesey, and you even know where the original is located. Please do the decent thing...
In the 1960s, Llantrisant Old Church on Anglesey was a roofless shell.
This medieval structure had fallen into a state of disrepair after decades of effective abandonment, however, it was eventually saved.
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May 15
What are the new or proposed new specific names, please?
May 15
Are you ready for some new penguin species?!
Gentoo Penguin has been split into four species following a major international genetic study.
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May 15
Great picture of a dormer bungalow with ideas above its station. 'But where did the trains run?', I hear the children cry...
Apr 20
Spent today in Harlaxton (Lincs) recording fragments of mediaeval and early modern stonework in the grounds of this amazing house. It was built in the 1930s, almost entirely from material salvaged from the manor house which was demolished in 1857.
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May 14
A Pedant Writes: Don't think these are allowed. Snap! is when 2 different ones look the same: not when the same one is repeated. We recommend a little philosophical musing on the nature of Identity 😟
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May 11
The totally unnecessary, yet utterly beautiful harmonies in a completely spontaneous rendition of our National Anthem - catching our next First Minister totally off-guard… genuinely moving 🥹
That’s my Cymru. 🏴
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May 10
Let’s get our word bingo cards ready for Starmer’s 43rd relaunch speech tomorrow. Mine has these:
Toolmaker
Change
Renewal
Fixing the foundations
14 years
£22 billion black hole
Far right
Division
Reform
Farage
Not our war
Brexit
Breakfast clubs
Lifting children out of poverty
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May 11
Message to Rhun: Well we voted for you but don't do anything silly or go all green or THIS will happen...
May 11
This weird image shows the green/live tree or resurrection that emerges from the death of evil (dragon) growing from the dry/dead tree used for the crucifix from the Garden of Eden tree. Collectanea de Lapide Philosophiae, English, 2nd ½ of the 16th century, BL Sloane 1171 f. 5
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May 10
#SundayStonework Three Devonian marbles from Devon on the chancel floor of St Padarn's church, Llanbadarn Fawr, Ceredigion. Height of fashion in the 1860s. J.P. Seddon, architect.
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May 10
Should have added: crustacean burrows; differential cementation; Upper Jurassic; La Rochelle, Fr.
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#SundayStonework Haven't used this before. This looks like rustic vermiculation, but it isn't. It's the real thing - geology not masonry...
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May 5
RT @NickyJones64: Save the soul of our beloved Cymru. Protect our language, culture and identity. Like y ddraig goch send Reform packing on…
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May 4
... monument in finest Painswick stone from Glos. No need for this; Wales has excellent monumental stones of its own ...
#ShakespeareSunday
@HollowCrownFans
Richard II
Act 5 Scene 5
Hail, royal Prince.
📷 Yr Arglwydd Rhys, The Lord Rhys, 12th century Prince of Deuheubarth, West Wales. In south presbytery aisle @StDavidsCath
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May 3
Don't waste your vote in voting Green or Lib-Dem. Vote #Plaid. You cannot afford to fuck around. We have to see off Farages mob.
May 2
🏴 Wales | Senedd forecast based on campaign polling averages — May 2, 2026
🔲 PLC: 28.3% | 34
➡️ RFM: 26.7% | 32
🟥 LAB: 16.2% | 15
🟦 CON: 10.7% | 8
🟩 GRN: 8.9% | 5
🟧 LDM: 6.1% | 2
🔗 nowcast.uk/senedd
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