Showing posts with label England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label England. Show all posts

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Working Drawings at Binham Priory?

Volunteers for the Norfolk Medieval Graffiti Survey have found large drawings of arcs and lines marked by dividers inscribed on a wall of Binham Priory. Matthew Champion, project director of the NMGS, suggests that these are working drawings, perhaps of the building's west front. Binham priory's mid-thirteenth century facade was among the first in England to incorporate bar tracery.

Eastern Daily Press article
BBC News article with video

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Conservation Project for a Deserted Medieval Settlement Receives Funds

Several structures (the chapel of Saint Lawrence, a dovecote, and a bridge) outside of Barforth (near Darlington, Co Durham), part of an abandoned medieval village, are slated for conservation work in the upcoming months. The three structures are currently on the "Heritage at Risk" register maintained by English Heritage.
Link to Peterborough Today article