Medieval History
A community archaeology project entirely run by volunteers has made a remarkable discovery in a remote Norfolk priory that could help to shed light upon one of British architectures greatest mysteries. The Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey (NMGS) was established in 2010 to search for medieval graffiti inscriptions in Norfolk churches. To date they have surveyed over fifty of the county?s 650 medieval churches and already made a number of groundbreaking discoveries. However, the most recent find, made in the Priory church of Binham, a few miles from the Norfolk coast, is set to cause excitement and controversy amongst medieval historians and architects alike.
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Medieval History
Church discovery sheds light on medieval mystery
A community archaeology project entirely run by volunteers has made a remarkable discovery in a remote Norfolk priory that could help to shed light upon one of British architectures greatest mysteries. The Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey (NMGS) was established in 2010 to search for medieval graffiti inscriptions in Norfolk churches. To date they have surveyed over fifty of the county?s 650 medieval churches and already made a number of groundbreaking discoveries. However, the most recent find, made in the Priory church of Binham, a few miles from the Norfolk coast, is set to cause excitement and controversy amongst medieval historians and architects alike.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- Medieval Graffiti Reveals How Ordinary People Practised Their Faith
Whether you consider graffiti an eye-sore or an art form, scholars at this year?s International Medieval Congress will debate the use of graffiti as an historical source. Matt Champion of the Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey will identify graffiti as...
- A Friday Indulgence - Medieval Stained Glass Heads From Norfolk
So much of English medieval stained glass survives as isolated fragments.. At Warham in North Norfolk, is an extraordinary collection of such fragments, mostly heads. They are the heads of saints, angels, kings, queens, bishops and clergy...
- Friday Indulgence - Medieval Polychromy
It's Friday we can indulge ourselves with a visual treat. The late fifteenth century nave roof at Salle in Norfolk has an extraordinary amount of its original medieval polychromy. Much of the work is a powdering of standard motifs, the...
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Walpole St Peter, Norfolk,, originally uploaded by Eric Hardy.Eric Hardy is a Flickr friend of mine. I went on quite a number of church crawls in his company when I lived in Oxfordshire. I was always impressed with his unbounding enthusiasm and the energy...
- Blakeney, Norfolk
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