Peter Reavill

Next stop the rapture,

and apparently we should be more afraid of Islamist extremism rather than the Judain-Christian one that has captured America (and they have the nuclear arsenal)

An owl is perched on a tree stump leaning forward with head turned slightly towards the viewer.

'Owl on Tree Stump' - Tejima Keizaburo, ca. 1980s.
#OwlishMonday #JapaneseArt

Sunrise over Kingston Ridge from Thundersbarrow Hill

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus

Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

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I'm rewatching Travels With Pevsner from 1997, and feeling nostalgic for a time when: a) the BBC still commissioned quality six-part documentaries on architecture; and b) Dan Cruikshank was allowed to quote John Vanbrugh verbatim on primetime telly...

Knighton silver band

Back of the band, with Knighton Silver Band to celebrate St David's Day

Flyer advertising a proposal for 'The Victoria History of the Counties of Wales' listing the president of the committee as HRH The Prince of Wales.

Pitch for a Victoria History of the Counties of Wales. Should you have a parish/VCH-shaped project in Wales/Cymru that you think we could deliver, we would be happy to hear from you, so please get in touch. Diolch i ddarllen.

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St David's Day!

We're tearing ourselves away from our Welsh cakes to remind you that, although we have not (to date - never say never), published anything on Wales/Cymru, back in 1903, we had planned to do so. And still might. #HanesCymru #WelshHistory #Skystorians

Folklore is a living current in perpetual manifestation, perpetual mutation. Each telling – whether in story swapped across pints or carved into a church's wooden bestiary – makes a bridge from then to now and onto tomorrow. Even the smallest oak dragon is transmission. – #CLNolan #FolkloreSunday

Stokesay Castle

Probably my favourite view of Stokesay Castle, I like how it sits among the fields. The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon word stoches, meaning cattle farm. You can start a walk from the Discovery Centre taking in the castle, Stoke Wood and Sallow Coppice. A good way to spend the day. #Shropshire

Two ancient copper spoons with decoration on the handles

In honour of #StDavidsDay here are the wonderful Penbryn Spoons, which were found in 1829 beneath a heap of stones inside the Castell Nadolig hillfort, near Penbryn in Ceredigion, Wales. The pair of cast bronze ‘spoons’ date to the Late Iron Age (c. 50 BCE–100 CE).

From white goods to ‘driver Tizer’: volunteers pick up slack in England’s fly-tipping crisis Litter picking groups struggle to stem tide of rubbish after reported incidents rose 10% in last year

I know I'm old, but I remember when councils paid people to do this and also would pick up things like old fridges etc for free if you booked it in with them. Of course, that was back in the days when rich people and big corporations paid taxes.

For all the others learning Welsh out there!
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!

How I navigate the turning for Mitchell's fold, there's also a very fine crinkly tin Dutch barn, landmarks to remind me I'm in the right direction

Had to stop and look around the White Grit ‘tin tabernacle’ corrugated iron church which would have served the lead mining community here.

White Grit lead mine pumping engine house. Originally it housed a 1783 Boulton & Watt engine. This was upgraded with a larger beam engine in the 1840s.

This is a really interesting paper and, if I may, particularly well written.

Linley hill

A walk among giants - the avenue of beech trees on Linley Hill, near Norbury. This sight is the legacy of local MP Robert More, who planted the trees around 1740. This is the route you take on Stage 2 of the #Shropshire Way, between Bridges and Bishop’s Castle. My dad provides a sense of scale!

Community Archaeologist - Lost Waterways - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: Salary of £42,631- £43,500 per annum, depending on experienceClosing Date: 12/03/26Location: London Area

Another archaeology and nature job. Looks like a great opportunity www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

I'd really stopped to enjoy the Coddington Parish Room next to the church, with its lovely cast iron windows and red phone box, and walk to the Bronze Age burial mound in the field opposite, but the churchyard next door with its crocus carpet was irresistible.
#Englishvillagelife #England #Cheshire

A section of the embroidery showing Daleks fighting mounted Normans

As the excitement over the displaying of the Bayeux Tapestry (embroidery) builds I feel the experience will only be worthwhile if the long suppressed section of the work is included.
@gingertrevtrev.bsky.social @durotrigesdig.bsky.social

This is why vampires shouldn’t fall asleep on park benches and lose track of the time.

@rcahmwales.bsky.social might well help with gaps. The fact they still have a royal commission is one of the heritage joys and treasures in Wales

I'm not sure if @r-alan-w.bsky.social has picked anything up in his work on alloys

There's a very interesting BA lead use pattern in NE Wales & NW Shropshire which must be associated with the stiperstones sources

I'm not sure there are IA ones, if there were I would expect them to have been picked up in Anna Booth / Mansel Spratling & Sophie Adams work on brooches & systematic metalwork reviews. You do get Bronze Age lead things, lead palstaves and the like from the Derbyshire rakes.

There's a very particular set of early Roman Polden Hill style brooch pattern models in lead from the West Midlands.

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#Archaeology has been marginalised in the draft #NPPF - Neil and Catherine of the CBA are giving an online webinar tomorrow to explain more, and advise on responding:

@durotrigesdig.bsky.social will do almost anything to stand in a hypocaust

I’ve been Looking at Churches around the Roman town of #Wroxeter this week at the reused masonry from the site #archaeology

I was delighted to be elected Chair of the newly re-established All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cider at the Inaugural General Meeting recently.

I look forward to working with my colleagues in Parliament to ensure Government policy supports a sustainable future for our cider sector.

Metal detectorists find 2,000-year-old treasure in field The find - the first of its kind in west Wales - is incredibly rare and has been described as one of 'historical significance'

Huge news for Ceredigion & west Wales.

Imperial #Roman lead mines on Cardigan Bay were under the control of Domitian by AD 87 as confirmed by the discovery of these lead pigs

Only the 5th & 6th ingots ever found in Wales 😮

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...