There you go Kent.
I'm sure you won't mind Reform flogging off your heritage. No, they haven't offered the works to any local museums or galleries. Yes, works by Tony Ray-Jones, one of Britain’s great documentary photographers, are going.
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#TerracottaTuesday
Winged Nike, goddess of Victory, drives light 2 wheeled chariot drawn by spirited horse.
From rich C4 BC tomb of warrior buried w full bronze+iron armour, Monte Sanace area Puglia.
Of Puecezi people, 1 of 3 ancient Apulian tribes, w Greek influence.
Gioia del Colle Archaeo Mus 🏺
Behind black iron railings is a monument, under one of the arches of the chancel of Southwark Cathedral is the monument to Alderman Richard Humble, and his two wives. Statues of Humble and his wives kneel in prayer under large canopy, flanked with Ionic columns and topped by coat of arms. Effigies of the Humble children, also kneeling in prayer, are shown on side of monument.
#MonumentMonday under a #MarchArch
@southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
Alderman Richard Humble (d1616) w his two wives, Margaret+Isabel, w daughters. Made by Flemish refugee sculptors living/working on Bankside, in 'Southwark School' style.
Humble was once fined for grazing sheep in churchyard....
Mother's Day has come early at the farm! ✨🐏 One of our lovely Manx Loaghtan ewes gave birth to twin boy lambs over the weekend, and they're all doing great.
This Sunday, mums & mother figures can enjoy FREE entry to the farm to celebrate Mother's Day!
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Behind black iron railings is a monument, under one of the arches of the chancel of Southwark Cathedral is the monument to Alderman Richard Humble, and his two wives. Statues of Humble and his wives kneel in prayer under large canopy, flanked with Ionic columns and topped by coat of arms. Effigies of the Humble children, also kneeling in prayer, are shown on side of monument.
#MonumentMonday under a #MarchArch
@southwarkcathedral.bsky.social
Alderman Richard Humble (d1616) w his two wives, Margaret+Isabel, w daughters. Made by Flemish refugee sculptors living/working on Bankside, in 'Southwark School' style.
Humble was once fined for grazing sheep in churchyard....
On the left, a cruciform style copper alloy Saxon brooch with a square head at the bottom and decorative features along the body. On the right a necklace with a boar's tusk amulet at the right end and 17 beads, mostly amber, a=of varying sizes and shapes. These were among grave goods of a pagan woman in Londesborough in Yorkshire.
#SaxonSunday
In AD 550-690 a Saxon woman was buried in Londesborough Yorks with personal objects arranged all around her body, including
--cruciform brooch, and
--necklace w glass and amber beads and a boar's tusk amulet.
Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle 🏺
On the left, a cruciform style copper alloy Saxon brooch with a square head at the bottom and decorative features along the body. On the right a necklace with a boar's tusk amulet at the right end and 17 beads, mostly amber, a=of varying sizes and shapes. These were among grave goods of a pagan woman in Londesborough in Yorkshire.
#SaxonSunday
In AD 550-690 a Saxon woman was buried in Londesborough Yorks with personal objects arranged all around her body, including
--cruciform brooch, and
--necklace w glass and amber beads and a boar's tusk amulet.
Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle 🏺
A broad arch of stone with view through to interior of large amphitheatre beyond, with seating and wall on top. Just beyond arch are two others either side providing access beneath angle of seating.
Exterior of amphitheatre showing six large arches supporting triangular structure of stairway/entry to seating from top. Two central arches are tallest with two others either side of reducing height. At the side of the entry structure are glimpses of very tall arches that support the oval amphitheatre itself. In front is grassed area and a path.
#RomanSiteSaturday #MarchArch
#Pompeii 🏺
Entrance to oldest known #Roman amphitheatre, of 70BC. Held up to 20,000 spectators, who could get a bit rowdy....
Senate declared closed for 10 yrs in 59AD after riots between peoples of Pompeii and Nocera, but reopened 62AD.
That's lovely. Portuguese azulejos tiles and Dutch Delft (from which London delftware was a descendant) all share influence of Chinese blue and white ceramics that were imported to Europe in 16/17th C. But all have a different take on how influence developed, how pieces were produced, where used.
A broad arch of stone with view through to interior of large amphitheatre beyond, with seating and wall on top. Just beyond arch are two others either side providing access beneath angle of seating.
Exterior of amphitheatre showing six large arches supporting triangular structure of stairway/entry to seating from top. Two central arches are tallest with two others either side of reducing height. At the side of the entry structure are glimpses of very tall arches that support the oval amphitheatre itself. In front is grassed area and a path.
#RomanSiteSaturday #MarchArch
#Pompeii 🏺
Entrance to oldest known #Roman amphitheatre, of 70BC. Held up to 20,000 spectators, who could get a bit rowdy....
Senate declared closed for 10 yrs in 59AD after riots between peoples of Pompeii and Nocera, but reopened 62AD.
Heaps of blue and white 'delftware' dishes, stuck together and with broken edges. The decorations appear to be individual designs, with flowers and foliage, geometric patterns, birds and brushstrokes. Several of the ceramic trivets are visible, intended to separate the dishes and prevent them from sticking together. These were in the Museum of London before it closed in order to reestablish as London Museum in Smithfield Market, planned for later in 2026.
#FindsFriday
Stuff that's discarded tells a tale too.
These stacks of fused plates w trivets resulted from a Rotherhithe pottery kiln overheating disastrously c.1620-30.
Near Pickleherring site in Southwark, a London delftware production centre from c.1618.
Will they be in new London Museum 2026?
Heaps of blue and white 'delftware' dishes, stuck together and with broken edges. The decorations appear to be individual designs, with flowers and foliage, geometric patterns, birds and brushstrokes. Several of the ceramic trivets are visible, intended to separate the dishes and prevent them from sticking together. These were in the Museum of London before it closed in order to reestablish as London Museum in Smithfield Market, planned for later in 2026.
#FindsFriday
Stuff that's discarded tells a tale too.
These stacks of fused plates w trivets resulted from a Rotherhithe pottery kiln overheating disastrously c.1620-30.
Near Pickleherring site in Southwark, a London delftware production centre from c.1618.
Will they be in new London Museum 2026?
A tall archway of marble and other stone frames a wooden door with carved panels. One side is open offering a view into a courtyard with further arches and a fountain. The stone doorway is styled with columns either side and a coat of arms at the top with dolphins on each side.
#AdoorableThursday #MarchArch
Doorway in Volterra, with an enticing glimpse into a courtyard.
One of many in hilltop walled town in Tuscany that's been occupied since C8 BC.
Internal corner of a castle, mostly red stone with features in grey stonework. A large arched window is seen, with a smaller one on what would have been the floor above. In the corner are remains of a fireplace. View through bottom window of trees.
Impressively thick #WallsOnWednesday with some #WindowsonWednesday, plus bonus fireplace, but no floors.
The keep of 13th C Brougham Castle nr Penrith in Cumbria, site of earlier #Roman Brocavum fort.
#MarchArch
Internal corner of a castle, mostly red stone with features in grey stonework. A large arched window is seen, with a smaller one on what would have been the floor above. In the corner are remains of a fireplace. View through bottom window of trees.
Impressively thick #WallsOnWednesday with some #WindowsonWednesday, plus bonus fireplace, but no floors.
The keep of 13th C Brougham Castle nr Penrith in Cumbria, site of earlier #Roman Brocavum fort.
#MarchArch
Terracotta model of a chair - or rather throne - decorated with sculptural pieces and polychrome. The back, seat and legs have overall white decoration, in zig zag around the base of the seat where blue is also applied. The front feet are lions' paws. The arms rest on women's heads with white faces/necks and red hair and lips. The back has two crosses in open panels, with a long element along the top ending in roundels, and featuring two birds facing outwards.
#TerracottaTuesday
A terracotta 'thronos' w blue/white/red polychrome.
From C4 BC burial in Taranto, then a part of Magna Graecia, where a rich funerary culture was developing again.
Decorated w women's heads on armrests, front legs resting on lion paws and birds on the back.
In MArTa 🏺
Very easy to do I suspect. When I was there the uber-officious stewards were insisting on a one way system which took a bit of guile to avoid in order to see what most interested me. Really loved MArTa anyway though!
The museum only had 2 items displayed from the 1948 Via Argentina site, this and an Apulian red figured lekythos which is probably the one peeking out of the lower left corner. Had a 'doll' survived you'd think they'd mention/show it....
Beach Finds
#OutNewton
Terracotta model of a chair - or rather throne - decorated with sculptural pieces and polychrome. The back, seat and legs have overall white decoration, in zig zag around the base of the seat where blue is also applied. The front feet are lions' paws. The arms rest on women's heads with white faces/necks and red hair and lips. The back has two crosses in open panels, with a long element along the top ending in roundels, and featuring two birds facing outwards.
#TerracottaTuesday
A terracotta 'thronos' w blue/white/red polychrome.
From C4 BC burial in Taranto, then a part of Magna Graecia, where a rich funerary culture was developing again.
Decorated w women's heads on armrests, front legs resting on lion paws and birds on the back.
In MArTa 🏺
A stone doorway, partly restored, in the cloister wall of Gloucester Cathedral. It has triple columns on each side, leading to the ogee arch at the top. Decorative stonework is also seen on the walls to either side.
More an #AdoorableThursday doorway than door perhaps, but there's just something irresistible about an ogee arch....
This elegant example leads from
@gloucestercathedral.org.uk cloisters to cafe - revealing yet another ogee within.
Side view of gatekeepers lodge at Fulham Palace in west London. Ground and first floor windows have leaded glass set in ogee topped lights. The top window of the extension shown is under a gable adorned with elaborately carved bargeboard. To the right side can be seen parts of further windows in the same style. The house is painted pink, with a dark red tiled roof. Above this is a chimney stack with a group of large chimneys with twisting form.
Proper Tudorbethan #WindowsOnWednesday in Georgian gothic style: the lovely pink gatekeeper's lodge at Fulham Palace in west London, c. 1815 when Palace was residence of Bishops of London.
Plus bonus #woodensday carved bargeboard in the gable.
Fancy chimneys also fab, if a bit out of scale...
As a reward for bargeboard interest, here is the porch of the gatehouse with more on the gable.
Side view of gatekeepers lodge at Fulham Palace in west London. Ground and first floor windows have leaded glass set in ogee topped lights. The top window of the extension shown is under a gable adorned with elaborately carved bargeboard. To the right side can be seen parts of further windows in the same style. The house is painted pink, with a dark red tiled roof. Above this is a chimney stack with a group of large chimneys with twisting form.
Proper Tudorbethan #WindowsOnWednesday in Georgian gothic style: the lovely pink gatekeeper's lodge at Fulham Palace in west London, c. 1815 when Palace was residence of Bishops of London.
Plus bonus #woodensday carved bargeboard in the gable.
Fancy chimneys also fab, if a bit out of scale...
