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A three fingered fingerpost set in upland countryside. It reads: ROMANS (to the left) REIVERS (to the right) ROME 1121 miles (to the back left) I half remember that the finger pointing to Rome is in the wrong direction. There are shadows cast by the fingerpost and some fencing visible, so the sun is behind the camera - to the south, meaning the Rome finger is pointing north.

Romans to the left of us, Reivers to the right of us...stuck in the middle at Epiacum / Whitley Castle Roman Fort, near Alston. The Maiden Way Roman road runs yard from this spot, but isn't visible in the pic. #FingerpostFriday #RomanRoadsFriday #RomanBritain #Cumberland

A stone arched gateway with a large wooden door either side. There are two bollards blocking vehicle access.

A composite image showing two large and very old wooden doors side by side, giving the appearance they are closed.

The 15th century wooden gates at Walmgate Bar, #York (with an edited shot to show how they would look when closed). Magnificent. #AdoorableThursday
📷 my own, from 2022

High praise from an experienced coach - and richly deserved. Bloody well done Ben.

It amazes me how many pub toilets have this Maiden Castle plan scrawled on the tiles - with sort of double-bailey affairs at the base. Both anachronistic and rudimentary. It raises awareness, I suppose.

A stonework relief depiction of the God mercury, rectangular and in portrait aspect. He is naked apart from his winged hat, and has a cloak over his left arm. His left hand holds a staff and is right a money bag. He faces slightly to the left. The lower part of the stone is damaged, with a crack across his right ankle and his left foot missing entirely.

Mercury in classical pose, winged hat, money bag, cloak and all. (The #RoyalSignals would look rather more casual if this version was their 'Jimmy'.) Found at #Housesteads fort, and on display in the museum there. #RomanBritain #ReliefWednesday #Northumberland

A wide photograph of a large field under grain crop approaching harvest time. There are hedges and trees in the far distance, under a blue sky decked with wisps of cloud. A wide, low bump is visible in the centre of the field. For information about the barrow - a Scheduled Ancient Monument - look up Historic England list entry 1015440.

'Round barrow 550m north of High Nova Farm,' near #Pickering. Seriously - if you squint at the middle of the shot you can make out a wide, low, bump in the crop (more obvious in person). In its ploughed-out state it is more than 30m across. #TumulusTuesday #NorthYorskshire
📷 my own, from July.

Beautiful Bosham. A cracking photo. ❤️

The U23s are at Sandbach this Saturday, FAO anyone in need of a Town fix. 2pm KO.

It is possible, I suppose - they are likely to lie somewhere around the site.

A large stone tomb with a sculpture of a recumbent man in robes, his feet warmed by a dog. There are cabinets with what appear to be souvenirs for sale, in the background.

Æthelstan, arguably first King of England, died at #Gloucester #OnThisDay in 939, 'about 41 years, except one day' after his grandfather #KingAlfred. Buried at #MalmesburyAbbey, his remains were later lost. His (empty) C15 tomb survives. #Athelstan #Wiltshire
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It can be hard work getting engagement on here Ray, but I wouldn't let it put you off - whether used as prizes on here or via the gift shop sales, the acorns and signs look lovely and all your work makes a valuable contribution to a wonderful trail. Thank you!

That's a terrific performance. Really well done!

A large stained glass window of two lights: the one to the left depicts Alfred the Great, and to the right St. Bartholomew. Alfred has 'the Alfred Jewel' positioned at the front of a crown. Interpretation has changed since then, that is more likely the handle to use as a pointer when reading. There is text at the bottom of each panel, to be read across both. It says: TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN MEMORY OF THE REV A.H.A. SMITH, VICAR OF THIS PARISH FOR 14 YEARS WHO INITIATED THE RESTORATION OF THIS CHURCH & WHO DIED IN 1903 BEFORE THE WORK WAS COMMENCED. THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY GRATEFUL FRIENDS & PARISHONERS.

Alfred of Wessex died #OnThisDay in 899. Here he is in #stainedglass, with St. Bartholomew, at St. Bart's church, Lyng, #Somerset. The village is connected by causeway to #Athelney, where Big A famously holed up in 878 to evade Guthrum the Dane. #StainedGlassSunday #AlfredTheGreat
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Superb!

Fair to middlin'. 🙂

It's making me hungry, either way!

I hope all is well mate. 🙂

Make a movie food:

Bacon Air

Standing stone in a pub

Within the Oxenham Arms in the village of South Zeal, Devon is
The ‘Roman Pillar' propping up the roof in the restaurant at the rear of the pub.
In the next room is an enormous Menhir built into the fabric of the wall too. One pub - two standing stones.

The ruins of a Roman fort, stabilsed and partly rebuilt, with a block of flats and other city buildings in the background. It is a damp, grey, Autumnal day.

Part of the reconstructed fort of #Mamucium, at Castlefield, #Manchester, viewed from a train on the viaduct that destroyed some of the site. The Western Wall & granaries are visible, with a gatehouse & other features out of shot. #RomanFortThursday #Lancashire #Railways #RomanBritain
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Two spectacular arched windows, with fan vaulting above. Light floods in.

Windows in the Chapter House at #WellsCathedral, in the Decorated Gothic style from around the turn of the 14th century. It is a beautiful, serene space, designed for discussion of church affairs and legal proceedings. #WindowsOnWednesday #Somerset #Cathedrals
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Good old Statler and Waldorf. 🙂

That show wasn't half bad!

Cast iron plaque on a pole set into a lawn. It reads: "SITE OF KING ARTHUR'S TOMB. IN THE YEAR 1191 THE BODIES OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS QUEEN WERE SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LADY CHAPEL. ON 19TH APRIL 1278 THEIR REMAINS WERE REMOVED IN THE PRESENCE OF KING EDWARD I AND QUEEN ELEANOR TO A BLACK MARBLE TOMB ON THIS SITE. THIS TOMB SURVIVED UNTIL THE DISSOLUTION OF THE ABBEY IN 1539."

A large lawn with a paved area in the centre, with plaque marking the site of "King Arthur's Tomb". Ruined church walls line the view on the right, and the remains of the apse - and site of actual royal graves - are in the background.

The famous "site of King Arthur's tomb" (and that of Queen Guinevere) at #GlastonburyAbbey. Two actual kings (Edmund the Elder & Edmund Ironside) were buried in the background of the wider shot, yet neither is marked on site & most visitors don't know. #Glastonbury #TombTuesday #KingArthur
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Silly me. Ruiins are so 20th century.

A large earthen mound, covered in grass. A line of rubble goes up the slope, the remains of a former wall. Another, taller, rubble-core wall stands a little to the left. There are trees in the background. The sky is pale blue, with wispy clouds. It looks like a nice day.

The motte at #Berkhamstead Castle, #Hertfordshire, pictured on a visit in August 2012. It is about 14m tall and plainly visible from the nearby railway line - always a highlight of train journeys from home in the north west to & from Euston. #MotteMonday

The thousand year old sport is kicking it in front the thousand some year old monument. #londonsumo #stonehenge

A large but slightly battered looking milestone in a manicured public park. The lettering 'TO PRESCOT V MILES', 'TO LIVERPOOL XIII MILES' and 'BOLD' is visible.

Former #milestone from the Prescot-Warrington turnpike road, now the A57. It was damaged by a bomb dropped by a #Zeppelin in April 1918, only the second raid on #Lancashire and the final effective raid on the UK. Now in Victoria Park, #Widnes. #FWW #StandingStoneSunday
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A beautiful old parish church, viewed across its graveyard, framed by trees. The steeple is at the far end: the spire has a steeply pitched tile roof.

For #SteepleSaturday, the marvellous church of the Holy Trinity, #Bosham. The bottom three storeys of the tower are #Saxon, the top Norman & the spire 15thC. Famously, this was King Harold II's local church and parts of it are depicted in the #BayeuxTapestry. #Sussex
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Wow. (There’s a link to an article with some details in the NT thread.) #Museums #Shropshire

A lovingly build model pub, of small stones, slates and pieces of wood. There is a Black Sheep Brewery Sign above the legend 'THE HOW QUARRY INN' over the door. Leaves fill the small garden - each being about half the size of the door!

Time for #PubFrontFriday! I only fancy a little drink this week, so it's The How Quarry Inn, much-loved local...in the model village at Ryedale Folk Museum. Tiny yet evocative. ##NorthYorkshire #BlackSheepBrewery
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