James Wright

Ever get the feeling you're being watched?

What on earth is this then? A bundle of reeds suspended from the roof of an 18th century Lincolnshire house. An uncommon sight but we have testimony from a former landowner to explain it. To find out more, join me on 2 April for The Folklore of Ancient Buildings:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-folklo...

Dave Draper, right? Never actually met him but he's worked on a lot of records by folk I'm pals with 🙂

Stoked to see me owd pal Rich Jones geetar-slinging with the astonishing Michael Monroe last night. Been looking forward to this Big Rock Show for months. Was not disappointed. Proper got the shivers multiple times but especially on Old King's Road 🖤

There is a viral video doing the rounds by The Tower of London which takes on the castle spiral stair swordfighting myth... but the comments are full of questions about why its a myth. Well, it *is* a myth and here's how we know...
triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/mediaeval-my...

Someone *really* didn't enjoy that geography field trip...

A pal mocked this up. Now we have to make it happen.

On present evidence, yes 🙂🍺

Fab time yesterday making a short documentary on the George Inn at Norton St Philip with Rory and Curtis of A Few Good Productions for Historic England. Should be out over the summer. Warning: may contain pints (me and the film)...

It was in the risk assessment.

An incredibly arduous day of filming which involved tremendous personal sacrifice (and multiple retakes)...

I saw them all when they were repeated in the 00s, I think. Only one series seems to be available on the iPlayer currently. I had a semi-regular gig on a C4 archaeology doc a few years back and do odd media spots but can't seem to get any kind of regular spots or feature docs. It all seems dead.

Yep

Well done, Jamie! Brilliant stuff. Sadly, I just cannot get anyone interested in putting buildings archaeology on the tellybox these days. Just a total blank... and yet its been so rarely done onscreen despite a public appetite for such stuff. Very frustrating.

(its not)

I'm rewatching Travels With Pevsner from 1997, and feeling nostalgic for a time when: a) the BBC still commissioned quality six-part documentaries on architecture; and b) Dan Cruikshank was allowed to quote John Vanbrugh verbatim on primetime telly...

Engaged in a deeply manly conversation with a bloke at Screwfix whilst buying 200 woodscrews. Failed to mention that I need them to rebuild our poetry bookcase.

My next online talk will be a look at The Folklore of Ancient Buildings. I'm especially interested in how archaeologists and folklorists have worked together to interpret the evidence for traditional beliefs in ancient buildings...

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-folklo...

Thanks 🙂

And that would be on top of the regular dendro costs?

...so, how much would 2 c14 dates be?

What is the relative cost of trad dendro / oxygen isotope dendro for the dating of a single phase of construction?

My next online talk will be a look at The Folklore of Ancient Buildings. I'm especially interested in how archaeologists and folklorists have worked together to interpret the evidence for traditional beliefs in ancient buildings...

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-folklo...

I confess that, even having sat through multiple papers on the varied new techniques at a conference, I struggle with the science.

Thanks so very much 🙂

Coming to a screen near you tonight!

More info and bookings can be found here...
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Yes, the RCHAMW is a remarkable and welcome survival.

Happening tonight, 7pm!

The VAG are really hot on reporting all dendro annually, though. The dendrochronologists are very much on side with this.

Victory.