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CFP and save the date - 11 April 2026. A grand day out at the wonderful, grade 1 listed Wymeswold Church in Leics. @LeicsArchHisSoc @LeicesHCT

@chartres_Fiona @KPW1453 😬 second only to the painted 12C font in Ugborough, Devon. Red masonry paint used to enhance the old red sandstone font…..

It's a pity that the rather fine 13thC door at St John the Baptist, Cold Overton has been whitewashed as it rather blurs the detail but it certainly lightens the porch up! #AdoorableThursday #Adoorableday

Remember to book your place at our wonderful Pugin day at St Mary's church. We have talks, a tour of Victorian Wymeswold, a new exhibition on village history, food. Saturday 11 April 2026, 10am to 4.30pm. Programme and booking via this Eventbrite link. eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982919028192...

To mark the end of the National Lottery Heritage Fund project at Wymeswold church, a one-day symposium on The Reverend Henry Alford and A.W.N. Pugin, and 19th century church architecture in Leicestershire, is being held. You can book a ticket here: shorturl.at/ZLjUd

St Peter's Church is tucked away in the quiet village of Arnesby. The church boasts a very impressive tower with an interesting external turret. The west door is also of interest, with iconic arch mouldings giving it a distinctive feel. Photos: Leicestershire Churches

Coming soon…..

Next lecture: Axeheads and outcrops: finding the source of Group XX Neolithic stone axeheads in Charnwood Forest Dr Jonny Graham Thursday 23rd April 2026 at 7.30pm. De Montfort University, Clephan Building 0.01. lahs.org.uk/events/axehead…

Our next Zoom talk, on 17th March 7.30pm, with Dr Nick Barratt. 73 signed up, 27 spaces….. Non members very welcome (£3 donation, please, via ‘Donate’ link on website). @SFHS1975 @YorkFHS @BMSGH @devonfhs @northantsfhs

📖 Le 16 mars 1831, paraissait Notre-Dame de Paris de Victor Hugo. 🌟 Ayant eu un grand succès, ce roman attira l'attention des Français sur la nécessité de préserver et de restaurer @notredameparis. 🏛️ Quelques années plus tard, Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc et Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus furent nommés à la restauration de la cathédrale. ✍️ Victor Hugo a ainsi largement contribué à sauver Notre-Dame de l’oubli avec son roman Notre-Dame de Paris, mettant en avant les beautés et la valeur historique de l’édifice. EN 📖 On 16 March 1831, Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris was published. 🌟 The novel was a huge success and drew the French people's attention to the need to preserve and restore Notre-Dame. 🏛️ A few years later, Eugène Viollet-Le-Duc and Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Lassus were appointed to restore the cathedral. ✍️ Victor Hugo thus contributed greatly to saving Notre Dame from oblivion with his novel Notre Dame de Paris, highlighting the beauty and historical value of the building. #notredame #notredamedeparis #victorhugo #litterature

It'll be all white on the night this coming Sunday... the weekly @wildflower_hour challenge is to find #WhiteFlowers, and share your finds on Sunday evening, 8-9pm, with the friendly #wildflowerhour community. All white? 🤍

@h1bennett You may. But works speak for themselves!

@ElizabethTingle Can I call on you for a character reference if St Peter asks?😉

It's funny how we live in a society which claims to be concerned about violence against women and girls, but when some guy is shouting and swearing at a crying young woman I'm the only one to get out of my car to check the situation. Must have been 70 other people in earshot.

Tonight! Hope to see you there.

Thurs 12 Feb, 7.30pm-9pm - Members' Evening Members of LAHS present on their own research. Come along & hear about a range of current projects on the history & archaeology of Leicestershire Venue: Clephan Building 0.01, De Montfort University, Leicester lahs.org.uk/events/2026-la…

Ghosts. The Worcestershire folklorist Jabez Allies (1787-1856) once asked a local whether he had ever seen a ghost, and received the reply, "No, but my horse has."

Hoy os presento una de las portadas más bellas del Románico de las Cinco Villas (Zaragoza, Aragón). Se trata de la portada meridional de la iglesia de San Miguel de Biota. En su tímpano se representa la Psicostasis ⬇️⬇️⬇️ arteviajero.com/articulos/biot… #FelizMiercoles #arte

@_F_B_G_ @commentmag The late med early mod pilgrim souvenir par excellence from Santiago de Compostela was a jet object - bead, little statuette etc. Contracts exist between Compostellan merchants & Asturian manufacturers for the making of 1000s of such items. A sort of black coral!

A rather beautiful article on the history of coral and Christianity from @commentmag with a nod to Twelve Churches by which I am very honoured. comment.org/on-christ-and-…

Nigel Farage has kindly asked we stop sharing this video of him talking about why we should privatise the NHS 💙 You know what to do!

From April 1, listed places of worship will have to bear the full cost of VAT on repairs. This brings to an end a system that has operated successfully for 20+ years. Local people will have to raise money not just to repair roofs and towers but to pay a 20% tax to the Government.