The Hampshire Churches Medieval Graffiti Survey 2018
Active recording of graffiti has been aided by a number of groups outside the HFC; some of these are detailed in the updates for 2018 given below.
The exterior of Gods House Tower. |
Southampton:
- An enthusiastic graffiti survey group has been set up by Southampton Archaeology Society. The group has been meeting regularly and has already completed surveys of a number of sites in Southampton, including:
- A survey at Eling church will be starting soon.
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The tower of St Maurice, Winchester. |
Winchester:
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Another group has been set up looking at Winchester sites.
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The churches of St Matthew at Weeke and St John the Baptist have been surveyed.
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Exciting finds in the tower at St John the Baptist led to the group being featured in an article in the Sunday Telegraph in March, and interviews on Radio 4 and the UCB channel network.
- The survey at St Cross continues, continuing to reveal a magnificent range of graffiti. We are aiming to produce a Graffiti Trail for visitors there, which should be ready in time for the Heritage Open Days event in September.
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Participants at the graffiti workshop at the University of Winchester in 2017. |
Talk on medieval graffiti on Thursday 13th September:
Karen Wardley, the project co-ordinator, will be giving a talk entitled
Scratching the Surface: Hampshire Medieval Graffiti
Details of the talk:
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Venue: Tudor House, Southampton
- Timing: September 13th 2018 at 7.30pm
- Tickets: from Southampton Arts and Heritage venues or telephone 02380 834536
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News for 2017.
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