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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · 1d

The stained glass is beguiling, perplexing, intriguing. 1st pic here is Pricke of Conscience - the last 15 days of the world. The seas flood, retreat, burn. Towers shatter, trees rain blood, the stars fall, the dead run free.
But look at the brocade on that angel's gown?! 🤩 3/3

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · 1d

...cross slabs a plenty, with swords and spindles and chalices, and brasses with flying men and heraldic canting donkeys (for Thomas Askwith!)... 2/3

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · 1d

Not everyday do you get to pop into one of England's greatest medieval parish churches. But today: All Saints, North Street, York. A double-aisled wonder with angels in the rafters, a surviving anchorite cell with squint, a Roman column propping up the chancel arcade... 1/3

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · 7d

A lot going on here but I especially love the depiction of weapons at the base of the columns. And that ship!

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · 7d

The fabulous monument to Sir James Hales at Canterbury Cathedral. He was Treasurer on the Portuguese expedition of 1589 - retaliation for the Armada attack the year before - but died & was buried, armoured, at sea. Also his wife Alice & their son Cheney (named for Alice's maternal family).

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · 8d

Brilliant couple of days and one very colourful night in Bradford at @heritagenetwork.bsky.social conference. Wonderful to catch up with colleagues and friends, and meet new ones; mix of inspiration, practical advice sharing, and fun - always set within the most spectacular heritage buildings!

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The Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk · 12d

All aboard as we celebrate #Railway200! 🚂

On the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway – an event widely recognised as the birth of the modern railway – we’re sharing a selection of #AHFsupported historic railway buildings.

Take a look:
👉 bit.ly/46Yel8L

A train passes behind Wingfield Station, Derbyshire. Credit: Laura Firth / MiniAperture Photography.

The former Cumberland Street Station, Glasgow.

Llanelli Railway Goods Shed and adjoining office building. Credit: The Llanelli Railway Goods Trust.

Station South, Manchester. Credit – Jody Hartley for Station South.

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The Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk · 14d

We are inviting tenders for an evaluation consultant for the #HeritageRevivalFund, delivered in partnership with @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social and Historic England.

🗓 Deadline: 10th October 2025

Find out more and read the full brief:
➡️ bit.ly/48wEg8K

#Tender #Heritage

A group of people posing for a photo in front of Alice Billing House North Block, a project by Creative Land Trust. Credit - Monika Szolle (@monikaszolle).

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · 15d

Fabulous blustery morning for a run along the coastal path from Ramsgate out to Broadstairs. Dramatic skies, white cliffs, and maybe the best house ever.

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · 15d

Like many seaside towns, Ramsgate has fabulous buildings but also suffers from significant deprivation. Has been great today to visit projects led by Heritage Lab (an @archhfund.org.uk Heritage Development Trust) & Town Council that are putting the town's heritage into use for community benefit.

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The Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk · 27d

We welcomed #HeritageDevelopmentTrusts from across the UK to Portsoy today for a chance to compare notes, share updates & hear from host North East Scotland Preservation Trust celebrating 40 years regenerating historic buildings - including Sail Loft & current projects at the Cat. A-listed harbour.

HDT representatives posing up a staircase at the listed marble workshop buildings at Portsoy old harbour.

The series of historic A-listed buildings now owned by NESPT.

Inside the Salmon Bothy, Portsoy, as Gavin Richards, HDT Programme Manager, introduces the afternoons programme.

Looking across the bay to the Sail Loft, converted from ruinous structures to a vibrant bunkhouse accommodation by NESPT.

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The Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk · 27d

Alongside grants and loans, we provide advice and support to help communities across the UK find enterprising ways to revitalise the old buildings they love.

Looking to breathe new life into a treasured historic building? Take a look at our website to see how we can help you:
👉 ahfund.org.uk

Diane Gwilt, Chair of The Judge’s Lodging Trust: “Without the award of this grant, the holiday let project that it has facilitated would not have been possible. The confidence in us that the AHF has demonstrated by awarding this grant has been instrumental in securing the funding to actually deliver the project. It has been a pleasure working with the AHF. Your grant application and reporting procedures are clear and straightforward making your grants easily accessible to even the smallest heritage organisations. The support and accessibility of the staff has also been exemplary throughout.”

The exterior of The Judge’s Lodging in Presteigne.

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The Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk · 29d

Lovely day in Wymondham last week visiting #AHFsupported Becket’s Chapel with one of our wonderful supporters.

Interested in helping us support more heritage and community-led regeneration projects like this across the UK? Find out how you can become a Friend of the AHF. ⬇️
ahfund.org.uk/support-us/

The exterior of Becket’s Chapel in Wymondham.

The interior of Becket’s Chapel in Wymondham. There is an exhibition display, with easels on the left-hand side and picture frames displayed around the building. Two people can be seen talking as they walk around the space.

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Sep 4

I've seen worse views than the end of summer early evening light bouncing off clouds and water, sparkling from gilded towers and silhouetted against an ancient obelisk. Evenings like this, where better than London?

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Aug 31

Easy to see how a force here could command the pass! Enjoy the castle hopping - ideal part of rhe country for it!

Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Aug 30

The view from the next hill over is very nice - I wanted to climb it but light was already fading. Another time!

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Aug 28

Fortnightly sessions from 7 November, so you have plenty of time to read chapters between sessions. There will be fools and tournaments, betrayal and vengeance - what more could you want with a cosy autumn read?!

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Aug 28

Join me this autumn for a course that I should have titled 'Reading Mantel Like You're a Historian'. We'll read Bring Up the Bodies (Wolf Hall Book 2) together & explore the rich context & historical background to all the action. More info & how to book here: share.google/mNJUnz23yEM5...

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Aug 27

Fundraisers: looking for a new challenge? We at the AHF are hiring our first-ever dedicated fundraiser, a post promising beautiful buildings, incredible community impact & fabulous colleagues. Could this be the perfect role for you?

More info below & drop me a line if you'd like an informal chat!

The Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk · Aug 27

🚨 Job alert! We are currently seeking a Philanthropy Manager to join the AHF team.

🗓 The deadline for applications is 25 September 2025.

For a full job description and details on how to apply, please go to: 👇
ahfund.org.uk/news/latest/...

Three people standing in front of the Caledon Stores in Northern Ireland. They are having a conversation and looking down at a piece of paper.

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The Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk · Aug 26

✂️ On The Cutting Edge! Modernist Textile Studio Gets Funding Boost.

We have awarded an #HESsupported grant to enable @shbt-charity.bsky.social to carry out specialist surveys at the Cat. A listed Bernat Klein Studio - starting a journey to bring this unique place back to life.

Read:
bit.ly/3VjKv85

The exterior of Bernat Klein Studio in May 2025. Credit: Scottish Historic Buildings Trust.

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Aug 26

I did at least enjoy reading your descriptions of both!

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Aug 26

Back during my doctoral research 20 years ago, churches I visited seemed closed as a norm baring services; had to phone ahead. One of the best recent heritage stories has been that they now normally are open. Was surprised to find 2 closed yesterday. Guard them too well & people will forget to care.

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Aug 25

Another brilliant moment where you can glimpse people in the past considering their own history.
Probably, Anglo-Saxons would have struggled to understand how old these strange dips in the land really were- worked 3000 years earlier- but the link to Odin suggests a sense of its otherworldliness. 2/2

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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Aug 25

Early medieval people thought the god Grim (Odin) was buried under a hill here, so they called it Grimshoe. Under its modern name, Grimes Graves, has been of antiquarian interest since at least the 17thC. Today, you can climb down into a flint mine thanks to @englishheritage.bsky.social
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Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee @kwilsonlee.bsky.social · Aug 22

Dolwyddelan Castle at golden hour. Built c1220 by Llywelyn ab Iorwerth on a hill in a pass to control movement through. The castle has a keep (heightened by Edward I & later by 19thC owner) & another stone building w a grand fireplace upstairs, w/in a curtain walls. Yesterday we had it to ourselves.

The central rectangular keep is built onto bedrock. The main entrance is up a level, with (what look rebuilt) stairs rising to admit visitors. Two round-arched windows would let in light. Behind, the hills of Snowdonia rise up.

An oblique view of the keep, showing it projecting out of the rock.

Exterior wall of the other building that sits opposite the keep: two stories with a large fireplace in the middle of the upper floor and one ruined window. More hills rise beyond.

The castle silhouetted against the sky on its hill from a short distance

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