@millyallen.bsky.social
Buildings Archaeologist based in south-west England. 🕵🏼
Ceramicist, illustrator, relief carver, allotment holder, and building enthusiast! 🏠🧱 Expect to see photos of my Goberian dog! 🐕
Photos my own!
Ceramicist, illustrator, relief carver, allotment holder, and building enthusiast! 🏠🧱 Expect to see photos of my Goberian dog! 🐕
Photos my own!
Pinned
#fridayfinds
On Wednesday I was united with chairs made by my gdad and dad. My family were part of the 19thc furniture and chair making boom in High Wycombe, built up by my great grandfather! This is a later 20thc type when they branched into hospital, pub and hotel furniture.
#tangiblehistory
On Wednesday I was united with chairs made by my gdad and dad. My family were part of the 19thc furniture and chair making boom in High Wycombe, built up by my great grandfather! This is a later 20thc type when they branched into hospital, pub and hotel furniture.
#tangiblehistory
Series of incised horizontal lines, representing staves for music notations? Some of which was seen pencilled in with notations rather than carved - using stone as a practice sheet perhaps whilst waiting on steps? If these walls could sing?
#historicgraffiti #music #archaeology #historicbuildings
#historicgraffiti #music #archaeology #historicbuildings
January 25, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Series of incised horizontal lines, representing staves for music notations? Some of which was seen pencilled in with notations rather than carved - using stone as a practice sheet perhaps whilst waiting on steps? If these walls could sing?
#historicgraffiti #music #archaeology #historicbuildings
#historicgraffiti #music #archaeology #historicbuildings
Gale force winds, narrow winder stairs and extra spiders..
back at Ottery church recording historic graffiti.
Archaeology for the win ! 💨
#archaeology #graffiti #historicbuildings #history
#church #Devon #WeekCforCloseUp
back at Ottery church recording historic graffiti.
Archaeology for the win ! 💨
#archaeology #graffiti #historicbuildings #history
#church #Devon #WeekCforCloseUp
January 24, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Gale force winds, narrow winder stairs and extra spiders..
back at Ottery church recording historic graffiti.
Archaeology for the win ! 💨
#archaeology #graffiti #historicbuildings #history
#church #Devon #WeekCforCloseUp
back at Ottery church recording historic graffiti.
Archaeology for the win ! 💨
#archaeology #graffiti #historicbuildings #history
#church #Devon #WeekCforCloseUp
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Sgraffito:
A form of plaster decoration where the surface is scratched away to reveal the layer beneath, often in a contrasting colour.
A form of plaster decoration where the surface is scratched away to reveal the layer beneath, often in a contrasting colour.
January 24, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Sgraffito:
A form of plaster decoration where the surface is scratched away to reveal the layer beneath, often in a contrasting colour.
A form of plaster decoration where the surface is scratched away to reveal the layer beneath, often in a contrasting colour.
#WeekCforCloseUp
The ginormous Roman Snails, helix pomatia, found at North Leigh Roman Villa - a popular delicacy of Romano-British cuisine, brought in over c.1,800 years ago! #snail #ecology #history #archaeology #cuisine
The ginormous Roman Snails, helix pomatia, found at North Leigh Roman Villa - a popular delicacy of Romano-British cuisine, brought in over c.1,800 years ago! #snail #ecology #history #archaeology #cuisine
January 22, 2026 at 8:41 PM
#WeekCforCloseUp
The ginormous Roman Snails, helix pomatia, found at North Leigh Roman Villa - a popular delicacy of Romano-British cuisine, brought in over c.1,800 years ago! #snail #ecology #history #archaeology #cuisine
The ginormous Roman Snails, helix pomatia, found at North Leigh Roman Villa - a popular delicacy of Romano-British cuisine, brought in over c.1,800 years ago! #snail #ecology #history #archaeology #cuisine
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We have some excellent abstract/summaries for the WtPTwo2026 event and you will soon find out what a great day this will be. We have had only one contribution from an architectural practice, and this is surprising given how many of you are conservation accredited and specifying lime -do get in touch
January 21, 2026 at 4:56 PM
We have some excellent abstract/summaries for the WtPTwo2026 event and you will soon find out what a great day this will be. We have had only one contribution from an architectural practice, and this is surprising given how many of you are conservation accredited and specifying lime -do get in touch
This chap was spotted over Xmas, close to Kilchoan.
#WeekCForCloseUp
#Scotland #wildlife #stag #canon
#WeekCForCloseUp
#Scotland #wildlife #stag #canon
January 20, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This chap was spotted over Xmas, close to Kilchoan.
#WeekCForCloseUp
#Scotland #wildlife #stag #canon
#WeekCForCloseUp
#Scotland #wildlife #stag #canon
So happy to have finally seen the northern lights over my house in south-west!
Thanks @limefinishes.bsky.social for the heads up (from all the way in Scotland!)
#Exeter #Devon #NorthernLights #auroraborealis #nightsky #stars
Thanks @limefinishes.bsky.social for the heads up (from all the way in Scotland!)
#Exeter #Devon #NorthernLights #auroraborealis #nightsky #stars
January 19, 2026 at 11:38 PM
So happy to have finally seen the northern lights over my house in south-west!
Thanks @limefinishes.bsky.social for the heads up (from all the way in Scotland!)
#Exeter #Devon #NorthernLights #auroraborealis #nightsky #stars
Thanks @limefinishes.bsky.social for the heads up (from all the way in Scotland!)
#Exeter #Devon #NorthernLights #auroraborealis #nightsky #stars
Some of Octobers work. Reflecting on some of the brilliant Bronze Age decorated ware before spending the day in the studio tomorrow.
#pottery #archaeology #clay #BronzeAge #ceramics #prehistory #illustration #materialculture
#pottery #archaeology #clay #BronzeAge #ceramics #prehistory #illustration #materialculture
January 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Some of Octobers work. Reflecting on some of the brilliant Bronze Age decorated ware before spending the day in the studio tomorrow.
#pottery #archaeology #clay #BronzeAge #ceramics #prehistory #illustration #materialculture
#pottery #archaeology #clay #BronzeAge #ceramics #prehistory #illustration #materialculture
My dad’s hifi from 1985.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:32 PM
My dad’s hifi from 1985.
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"It will not be enough to take a few snapshots of the prettier pieces.
These old houses deserve to be studied as systematically & as seriously as Ostia or Knossos or Ur" The more I read of William Pantin, the more I admire him
#buildingsarchaeology #historicfabric #archaeology
These old houses deserve to be studied as systematically & as seriously as Ostia or Knossos or Ur" The more I read of William Pantin, the more I admire him
#buildingsarchaeology #historicfabric #archaeology
January 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"It will not be enough to take a few snapshots of the prettier pieces.
These old houses deserve to be studied as systematically & as seriously as Ostia or Knossos or Ur" The more I read of William Pantin, the more I admire him
#buildingsarchaeology #historicfabric #archaeology
These old houses deserve to be studied as systematically & as seriously as Ostia or Knossos or Ur" The more I read of William Pantin, the more I admire him
#buildingsarchaeology #historicfabric #archaeology
Any buildings archaeologists use LiDAR apps to record rooms/ buildings? If so, what do you use/ recommend please? I’d like to trial and add to record if poss (of course not replacing traditional recording methods & site camera)
#LiDAR #recording #survey #buildingsarchaeology #archaeology
#LiDAR #recording #survey #buildingsarchaeology #archaeology
January 12, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Any buildings archaeologists use LiDAR apps to record rooms/ buildings? If so, what do you use/ recommend please? I’d like to trial and add to record if poss (of course not replacing traditional recording methods & site camera)
#LiDAR #recording #survey #buildingsarchaeology #archaeology
#LiDAR #recording #survey #buildingsarchaeology #archaeology
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They certainly don’t make them like they used to… or do they.
Mawley Hall, Shropshire.
Mawley Hall, Shropshire.
January 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
They certainly don’t make them like they used to… or do they.
Mawley Hall, Shropshire.
Mawley Hall, Shropshire.
December 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Small disused boat shed, with lots of narrative development just from its surviving snippets of surface finish.
#drivebyarchaeology #archaeology #finishes #LFG #livelaughlime #Scotland
#drivebyarchaeology #archaeology #finishes #LFG #livelaughlime #Scotland
December 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Small disused boat shed, with lots of narrative development just from its surviving snippets of surface finish.
#drivebyarchaeology #archaeology #finishes #LFG #livelaughlime #Scotland
#drivebyarchaeology #archaeology #finishes #LFG #livelaughlime #Scotland
Back in Scotland for Christmas! So glad to have checked out of work for a bit of time.
Enjoy a Poochie ear view of Glencoe
#scotland #Christmas #roadtrip #dog #dogearview
Enjoy a Poochie ear view of Glencoe
#scotland #Christmas #roadtrip #dog #dogearview
December 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Back in Scotland for Christmas! So glad to have checked out of work for a bit of time.
Enjoy a Poochie ear view of Glencoe
#scotland #Christmas #roadtrip #dog #dogearview
Enjoy a Poochie ear view of Glencoe
#scotland #Christmas #roadtrip #dog #dogearview
The 1861 magazine for the earlier fog gun at North Stack fog station and the later 1895 electric fog siren that used a bank of 35 Tannoy Triple Frequency speakers that could send a chord siren over 6 nautical miles. It was disused in 1986.
December 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Fired my first ever kiln load this week. It was terrifying on so many levels, but most of all seeing the unit glow at 1250 degrees! If anything it really put prehistoric pottery in to perspective.
Now to work on levelling up my work 🙃 no excuses now…
#ceramics #pottery #kiln #archaeology
Now to work on levelling up my work 🙃 no excuses now…
#ceramics #pottery #kiln #archaeology
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fired my first ever kiln load this week. It was terrifying on so many levels, but most of all seeing the unit glow at 1250 degrees! If anything it really put prehistoric pottery in to perspective.
Now to work on levelling up my work 🙃 no excuses now…
#ceramics #pottery #kiln #archaeology
Now to work on levelling up my work 🙃 no excuses now…
#ceramics #pottery #kiln #archaeology
December 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
How genius is this? Local artisans showcasing their work at their church. Each ‘shop’ uses the pews for display! Pews well protected with foam and clasps underneath. Really lovely to give back to the church I grew up with! #xmas #heritageregeneration #historicbuilding #church #art #history #Devon
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
How genius is this? Local artisans showcasing their work at their church. Each ‘shop’ uses the pews for display! Pews well protected with foam and clasps underneath. Really lovely to give back to the church I grew up with! #xmas #heritageregeneration #historicbuilding #church #art #history #Devon
Tis about that time of year.
Eucalyptus from the garden, foraged and dried honestly, dried orange and cinnamon. Smells delish!
#xmas #wreathmaking #floral #art
Eucalyptus from the garden, foraged and dried honestly, dried orange and cinnamon. Smells delish!
#xmas #wreathmaking #floral #art
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Tis about that time of year.
Eucalyptus from the garden, foraged and dried honestly, dried orange and cinnamon. Smells delish!
#xmas #wreathmaking #floral #art
Eucalyptus from the garden, foraged and dried honestly, dried orange and cinnamon. Smells delish!
#xmas #wreathmaking #floral #art
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My talk for the #LFG tomorrow evening which challenges the archaeological community to better consider surface finishes.
If you would like to join the conversation, and join the LFG please get in touch with @limefinishes.bsky.social
#archaeology #buildingsarchaeology #history
If you would like to join the conversation, and join the LFG please get in touch with @limefinishes.bsky.social
#archaeology #buildingsarchaeology #history
November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My talk for the #LFG tomorrow evening which challenges the archaeological community to better consider surface finishes.
If you would like to join the conversation, and join the LFG please get in touch with @limefinishes.bsky.social
#archaeology #buildingsarchaeology #history
If you would like to join the conversation, and join the LFG please get in touch with @limefinishes.bsky.social
#archaeology #buildingsarchaeology #history