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On the cover of my school history textbook was a photograph of a jewelled purse lid of gold and garnets – one of the treasures of the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial. Later,… Continue reading Sutton Hoo at last
Now Britain’s smallest city, St Davids has been a site of pilgrimage for centuries. It is one of those ironies of history that one of the highlights a visit today is the medieval bishop’s palace. The original monastic community established … Continue reading A place for pilgrims
This month, you may have noticed, there’s much celebration and commemoration of the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. You can discover a lot more at Cairo’s Egyptian Museum or there’s … Continue reading Over 5,000 years and counting…
Six miles south of Derby is a pavilion, incongruous and alone. Swarkestone Pavilion, as it is now known, probably dates from c.1631-2, close to a grand house built six decades earlier for Sir Richard Harpur, a successful lawyer and landowner. … Continue reading The Harpur-Crewe estates
If you love a peek behind closed doors, and local history piques your interest, then September offers you a bumper bundle of opportunities to satisfy your curiosity. Each constituent nation of the UK has its own heritage programme this month:- … Continue reading Open days, open doors
If you’ve visited Sir John Soane’s Museum, you’ll know that the eponymous architect left his home in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, to the nation, via an Act of Parliament. This may seem like the final triumph in a long life … Continue reading The dynasty that never was
The Anglocentric cliché which claims that an Englishman’s home is his castle does a notable disservice to the rest of the British Isles. If your idea of heritage keeps a special place for castles, there are plenty of excellent examples … Continue reading Scotland’s painted castles
Events during the Covid pandemic having brought a certain historic market town in county Durham to our attention, we decided we had to pay a visit to Barnard Castle. As a medievalist, Helen was keen to visit the castle itself, with … Continue reading A sight for sore eyes
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As lockdown gradually lifted in the spring of 2021, opportunities for Covid-secure travel began to open. Open being the operative word here. Whilst visiting indoor attractions was still not possible, visiting outdoor… Continue reading Castles in Wales
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You could say that we had a whale of a time when we returned to Hull for a weekend in June.? Which would give us something in common with Herman Melville, the… Continue reading Back to Hull
Heritage Weekends 