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Isabelle Prim

@horatioforever.bsky.social

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Music librarian. Churchcrawling, art, stained glass, Baroque music, manuscripts, ships. Also #embroidery, mostly cross stitch and blackwork 🪡 Learning Welsh <3 Ych a fi ! Profile picture by glass artist Nancy Sutcliffe + mask by Insta honteuzaikonfu

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Isabelle Prim @horatioforever.bsky.social · Oct 20

Church crawling, a hazardous sport for badass heroes ✨✊✨

St Longinus, by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1638.
St Peter’s basilica, Vatican city.
Photo credit :
https://www.flickr.com/photos/allylic/3880254620/

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Poor Frank Raw @poorfrankraw.co.uk · 8h

Anyone watching Celebrity Traitors? (UK). If you have ever watched any of my letter carving videos you may need to brace yourself at 9 mins into the first episode. Reader, I cried. Well, screamed actually.

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A large hand carved letter I

YouTube video by Frank Raw

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felix @felixthefemale.bsky.social · 9h

A book I sewed got printed and sold with an ISBN and everything, bit thrilling

www.invisibleworks.co.uk/product/a-li...

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 9h

Are you looking for a unique and special #AdventCalendar this year? Join us for a #TimeTravelAdvent - here's how!

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 11h

#Sunset #Cloudscape
#FenEdge #TheFens #Norfolk

Wild Angelica
Early for #WildflowerHour

White Angelica against the backdrop of a ploughed field, woods & sunset.

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Meg @roaringmeg.bsky.social · 12h

#Books #Books #Books

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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 13h

To read more about the repair project at St Andrew’s, South Runcton, please follow the link below to an article on our website: friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/news/roof-wo...

Roof work, high-level mortar repairs and jackdaws at St Andrew's, South Runcton

Read about our continued roof work, high-level mortar repairs, and jackdaws at St Andrew's church, South Runcton in Norfolk.

friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk

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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 13h

Despite thundery downpours and days of hot sun, repairs have continued at St Andrew’s, South Runcton, Norfolk.

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📷 An autumnal St Andrew's, South Runcton before repairs began

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Stephanie J. Lahey PhD @sjlahey.bsky.social · 15h

Medieval Libraries of Great Britain is back!
📚🥳📜 #MedievalManuscripts

mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Medieval Libraries of Great Britain

mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 16h

Doulton’s headquarters & factory building, #Lambeth #London
Architect - R. Stark Wilkinson - 1878

High #Victorian #Gothic architecture, with decorative details of Doulton’s terracotta.

#Exeter born, Stark Wilkinson designed the Digby Hospital, #Devon in 1886.

#WallsOnWednesday
#WindowsOnWednesday

A gothic corner building with turret, many windows & terracotta details.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18h

The EU wants to boost efforts to ban conversion therapy and tackle hate against LGBTQ+ people in the face of an increase in attacks against the community.

EU pledges to crack down on conversion therapy, LGBTQ+ hate

Brussels won’t hesitate to take EU countries to court if they breach people’s rights, equality commissioner warned.

ow.ly

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CathyLoweBerkshire @cathylowe.bsky.social · 18h

#31DaysofGraves Day 8 Glass.

A domestic take on the memorial window. By E Liddall Armitage, for James Powell & Sons, in the tucked-away church of St Mary's, Burghfield.

The border of birds, the doubtless much loved pets, & the little flock of sheep - all lift the spirits. @iangrebe.bsky.social

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 19h

👀 Coffee time ☕️☕️🌺 -
Château de Chantilly, near #Paris #France

“Château de Chantilly” rose -
📷 03.10.2025

#RosesOnWednesday
#elevensestime

Soft pink with a hint of yellow centre to this rose with multiple petals.

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Ragged Robin @carolineirwin3.bsky.social · 19h

#WindowsOnWednesday Stained Glass by Tom Denny at Tewkesbury Abbey to commemorate the 900 year anniversary of the arrival of monks at Tewkesbury. Entitled "Work" and "Prayer".

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Alison Spring @acspring.bsky.social · 22h

The churchyard of Kilmichael Glassary in Argyllshire. No headstones for my family here but they were probably too poor to afford them. Sadly the church is up for sale at the moment - some lovely images of the interior are at www.bellingram.co.uk/property/gla... #31DaysofGraves #Day8 #Glass

A grey granite church sits in a well-kept grassy graveyard with many headstones. It has a square tower topped with a pointed steeple, situated in a tree-lined glen with low hills in the background.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 1d

'A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time.

The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, set out to discover the financial state of the Church'.

National project launched to rediscover Henry VIII’s long-forgotten ‘Tudor Domesday Book’

A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time. The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesi...

news.exeter.ac.uk

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 22h

#ArtsandCrafts bed - c.1904

In the true spirit of the Arts and Crafts movement - the bed, but also whole house designed, constructed & furnished by Frank & Florence Dickinson.

Little Holland House, Carshalton Beeches, #London

#Woodensday
#WoodcarvingWednesday

Frank & Florence’s bedroom with wall frieze, door & bed designed, completed & furnished by themselves.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 1d

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. My new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out this week. Details at www.tomgauld.com

Panel 1
A figure stands at a lectern
"This image illustrates my theory that, presented with a sufficient quantity of intricate formulae, overcomplicated diagrams and impenetrable acronyms, an audience will agree with almost anything."
The screen is completely packed with such things

Panel 2,3,4,5.
Four audience members say enthusiastically: "My thoughts exactly!", "Hear, hear!", "I quite agree!" and "Excellent point!"

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🥀🪦 @graveyardgirly.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7: Angel

Some of my favourite Angels from San Amaro Cemetery, A Coruña, Spain.

#31daysofgraves

An angel clutching a cross in long flowing robes. A clear blue sky serves as a backdrop, as the angel points its arm up to the heavens.

A life size angel statue mourns next to the tomb of the deceased. One arm is raised against its cheek, and its flowing robes drape to the ground. In the other hand facing the viewer, is a flaming trumpet which hangs to the floor. Its feathered wings are tucked behind it.

And angel sits against a cross, next to a embroidered family crest. Its robes hand around its feet resting its head on his hands. His trumpet In the other. The stone is mottled with black lichen. A cloudy sky serves as a backdrop.

Multiple stone angels in different poses.

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 1d

Jacob Sheep - River #GreatOuse.

#DownhamMarket #Norfolk
#FenEdge #TheFens

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7 of #31DaysOfGraves - Angel

Angels come in so many different shapes and sizes in Scottish graveyards, we've opted for this Victorian Gothic form, sitting in the shadow of Glasgow Cathedral, forever gently dropping stone flower petals onto the graves of the Smith family below...

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Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 1d

MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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🥀🪦 @graveyardgirly.bsky.social · 1d

Day 6: Gender
#31daysofgraves

Radclyffe Hall, also known as John is buried near by in the circle of Lebanon, in Highgate Cemetery, London.

As always, more information in the alt text.

A quiet, atmospheric path curves through a row of grand, weathered stone mausoleums in the Circle of Lebanon at Highgate Cemetery, London. The tombs, built into the hillside, feature classical architectural details such as columns, pediments, and carved inscriptions. Moss and ivy cling to the old stone, and a soft green carpet of grass borders the gravel walkway. The air feels still and reverent beneath the shelter of overhanging trees.

This photograph depicts the Circle of Lebanon in Highgate Cemetery (West), one of London’s most historic and architecturally remarkable burial grounds. Opened in 1839, Highgate is known for its elaborate Victorian funerary art, Egyptian- and Greek-inspired architecture, and as the resting place of many notable figures.

Among those interred here is Radclyffe Hall (1880–1943) an English author best known for The Well of Loneliness (1928), a groundbreaking novel in LGBTQ+ history. The book, which depicted the life and struggles of a lesbian protagonist, was the subject of an obscenity trial in Britain, leading to its ban at the time. Despite the controversy, Hall’s work became a cornerstone of queer literary heritage, and they are remembered today as a pioneering figure for visibility and representation.

Hall was buried alongside their partner Una Troubridge, an artist and sculptor, reflecting their lifelong companionship. Their tomb is located in the West Cemetery, not far from the area shown in the image. a serene and deeply symbolic space that continues to draw visitors interested in both literary and LGBTQ+ history.

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 1d

👀 Coffee time ☕️☕️🌺 - #DownhamMarket #Norfolk

Geranium - 📷 Today

#elevensestime

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James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 1d

Does anyone have any intel on reasonably priced city centre spaces which seat approximately 50-people located in...

1) Nottingham

2) Norwich

3) London

Historic building preferred but not essential.

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