Soph
@moonponysophia.bsky.social
Middle aged LGBT goth girl from London.
Likes dogs, ponies, wine, mediaeval archaeology, horror lit, collects ruins art. Politics junkie.
Likes dogs, ponies, wine, mediaeval archaeology, horror lit, collects ruins art. Politics junkie.
Rievaulx Abbey in autumn. #RuinedPrioryFriday
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Rievaulx Abbey in autumn. #RuinedPrioryFriday
Sad news, the Chartreuse du Mont-Dieu in the Ardennes, France, suffered a disastrous fire on Sunday. The Carthusian priory was founded in 1132, largely rebuilt during the 17th century, and dissolved during the French Revolution. It is a protected historic monument. #RuinedPrioryFriday
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Sad news, the Chartreuse du Mont-Dieu in the Ardennes, France, suffered a disastrous fire on Sunday. The Carthusian priory was founded in 1132, largely rebuilt during the 17th century, and dissolved during the French Revolution. It is a protected historic monument. #RuinedPrioryFriday
Holbeche House, near Dudley, where the leaders of the Gunpowder Plot met their end in a shoot out with the Sheriff of Worcester's troops on 8th November 1605. This photo was taken around 1900.
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Holbeche House, near Dudley, where the leaders of the Gunpowder Plot met their end in a shoot out with the Sheriff of Worcester's troops on 8th November 1605. This photo was taken around 1900.
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In memory of all the beloved pets who are no longer with us. We will also meet them again someday...
November 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In memory of all the beloved pets who are no longer with us. We will also meet them again someday...
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November isn't a good time for pigs in the medieval calendar.
#medievalcalendar
BL Lansdowne 383; the 'Shaftesbury Psalter'; 12th century; England; f.8r
#medievalcalendar
BL Lansdowne 383; the 'Shaftesbury Psalter'; 12th century; England; f.8r
October 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
November isn't a good time for pigs in the medieval calendar.
#medievalcalendar
BL Lansdowne 383; the 'Shaftesbury Psalter'; 12th century; England; f.8r
#medievalcalendar
BL Lansdowne 383; the 'Shaftesbury Psalter'; 12th century; England; f.8r
Tomorrow is the first night of our new show, Magic Lantern Call of Cthulhu, which will be on at the Old Red Lion in Islington, London, as part of the Grimfest Horror Festival. Deets are here: www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk/call-of-cthu... #cthulhu #horror #theatre #lovecraft
October 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Tomorrow is the first night of our new show, Magic Lantern Call of Cthulhu, which will be on at the Old Red Lion in Islington, London, as part of the Grimfest Horror Festival. Deets are here: www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk/call-of-cthu... #cthulhu #horror #theatre #lovecraft
Really interesting article about the lost English Civil War defences of London. www.vauban.co.uk/the-ecw-defe...
The ECW defences of London
The ECW defences of London
www.vauban.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Really interesting article about the lost English Civil War defences of London. www.vauban.co.uk/the-ecw-defe...
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Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of the former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UMIST, which was hied off from the University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk and then rejoined it
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
September 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of the former University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UMIST, which was hied off from the University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk and then rejoined it
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
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A bit of silliness from 2021.
Kong's first line is taken directly from the 2007 BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford.
Kong's first line is taken directly from the 2007 BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford.
September 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A bit of silliness from 2021.
Kong's first line is taken directly from the 2007 BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford.
Kong's first line is taken directly from the 2007 BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford.
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dunno who needs to see this but
medieval necromancy journal
medieval necromancy journal
Our medieval curator Alison Ray introduces Rawlinson Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 252...a 15th Century necromancer's journal.
This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer.
#MedievalMonday
This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer.
#MedievalMonday
September 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
dunno who needs to see this but
medieval necromancy journal
medieval necromancy journal
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A magnificient medieval treasure for a medieval Monday- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: (Cotton MS Nero A X/2, ff. 94v–95r)
September 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A magnificient medieval treasure for a medieval Monday- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: (Cotton MS Nero A X/2, ff. 94v–95r)
The remains of Leiston Abbey in Suffolk. The ruined parts are open to the public (though not at the moment as it's being repaired), the non-ruined part is a music college. #RuinedPrioryFriday
September 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The remains of Leiston Abbey in Suffolk. The ruined parts are open to the public (though not at the moment as it's being repaired), the non-ruined part is a music college. #RuinedPrioryFriday
The ruined church of Finchale Priory (near Durham, UK). The priory was the rest home for the monks of Durham Cathedral: they went there for holidays, when they were ill, or when the tedium of monastic life started to get to them. #RuinedPrioryFriday
September 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The ruined church of Finchale Priory (near Durham, UK). The priory was the rest home for the monks of Durham Cathedral: they went there for holidays, when they were ill, or when the tedium of monastic life started to get to them. #RuinedPrioryFriday
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Goodnight.
🖼️ Cats of the Louvre, Matsumoto Taiyo.
🖼️ Cats of the Louvre, Matsumoto Taiyo.
September 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Goodnight.
🖼️ Cats of the Louvre, Matsumoto Taiyo.
🖼️ Cats of the Louvre, Matsumoto Taiyo.
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"O, it is excellent
To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant."
~ William Shakespeare
To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant."
~ William Shakespeare
August 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"O, it is excellent
To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant."
~ William Shakespeare
To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant."
~ William Shakespeare
A window in the cloister of Kloster Maulbronn, a mediaeval Cistercian abbey in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The wonderfully preserved abbey is a UNESCO recognised monument, and open to the public. #WindowsOnWednesday
July 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A window in the cloister of Kloster Maulbronn, a mediaeval Cistercian abbey in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The wonderfully preserved abbey is a UNESCO recognised monument, and open to the public. #WindowsOnWednesday
Le Vampire, a bronze statue done in 1902-1903 by French sculptor Léonard Agathon (1841-1923). The models were a lady called Augustine and Cléo de Mérode. The work was sufficiently popular that a number of copies were made in different sizes.
July 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Le Vampire, a bronze statue done in 1902-1903 by French sculptor Léonard Agathon (1841-1923). The models were a lady called Augustine and Cléo de Mérode. The work was sufficiently popular that a number of copies were made in different sizes.
The 14th century tower of All Hallows Staining (near Fenchurch St Station in London) has been raised on stilts while construction work goes on.
July 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The 14th century tower of All Hallows Staining (near Fenchurch St Station in London) has been raised on stilts while construction work goes on.
The crossing tower of Sweetheart Abbey, near Dumfries in Scotland, is currently being repaired. #RuinedPrioryFriday
July 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The crossing tower of Sweetheart Abbey, near Dumfries in Scotland, is currently being repaired. #RuinedPrioryFriday
The chapterhouse entrance at Flaran Abbey (Gers, France). The abbey is now a museum and arts centre and is open to the public. #AdoorableThursday
July 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The chapterhouse entrance at Flaran Abbey (Gers, France). The abbey is now a museum and arts centre and is open to the public. #AdoorableThursday
The first known curry recipe in an English cookbook, from the ‘The Art of Cookery Made Plain & Easy’ by Hannah Glasse, published in 1747.
July 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The first known curry recipe in an English cookbook, from the ‘The Art of Cookery Made Plain & Easy’ by Hannah Glasse, published in 1747.
Windows in the Ca' d'Oro, an early 15th century palace in Venice. #WindowsOnWednesday
July 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Windows in the Ca' d'Oro, an early 15th century palace in Venice. #WindowsOnWednesday
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Three empty #gothic casements at Crowland Abbey in #Lincolnshire. [My pic]
#WindowsOnWednesday #medieval #medievalsky
#WindowsOnWednesday #medieval #medievalsky
July 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Three empty #gothic casements at Crowland Abbey in #Lincolnshire. [My pic]
#WindowsOnWednesday #medieval #medievalsky
#WindowsOnWednesday #medieval #medievalsky