Mum. Archaeologist. All my own views. https://t.co/I8t1PFp7vd
Feb 15, 2019 • 20 tweets • 14 min read
Thread number two as part of #CuratingExperiences: slides from my #PechaKucha on 'Archaeology is....' 1/ @KnoleNT is an archbishops palace, passes to royalty & then to the Sackville family. This talk outlines archaeology as part of #InspiredbyKnole@HeritageFundUK2/ ....buildings. We have recorded the building from the top down. @MOLArchaeology have identified 20+ phases of roof construction from medieval to modern (image by John Miller)
Dec 7, 2018 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Prompted by an @IlluminatedRiv post (& a couple of days of #Thames related news), found myself looking last night at #FrostFair pictures. This first from 1677 (source: @MuseumofLondon) below #LondonBridge & frankly a bit hairy in places - look at the people leaving at the stairs
Here’s another picture by the same artist, this time from 1684 showing stalls set up on the ice (funnily enough in about the location proposed for the ill-fated #GardenBridge)