Tony Divey
@tonydivey.bsky.social
Collection volunteer for English Heritage and St.Albans museums. Co-curator of upcoming ‘Religion in Verulamium’ exhibition. Retired archaeology and Latin teacher with recent MA in Classical Archaeology. Posts will largely be about archaeology (or beer)
For #TudorTuesday here’s the portrait that might just be of Lady Jane Grey. My (poor) photo taken at EH Wrest Park
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
For #TudorTuesday here’s the portrait that might just be of Lady Jane Grey. My (poor) photo taken at EH Wrest Park
I’ve posted this site, Hackney Henge, before for #StandingStoneSunday but I passed it again on a walk this week and I thought it worth another picture. Properly known as Nature’s Throne, it’s made from bits of old pumping station
November 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I’ve posted this site, Hackney Henge, before for #StandingStoneSunday but I passed it again on a walk this week and I thought it worth another picture. Properly known as Nature’s Throne, it’s made from bits of old pumping station
For #SheepSunday (and maybe a hint of #AdoorableThursday) here’s a photo I took this summer in Mid Wales
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
For #SheepSunday (and maybe a hint of #AdoorableThursday) here’s a photo I took this summer in Mid Wales
For #WindmillWednesday here’s Wimbledon windmill, passed on a walk last week. My 📷
October 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
For #WindmillWednesday here’s Wimbledon windmill, passed on a walk last week. My 📷
For #FindsFriday here are six small iron keys found during excavations at Leiston Abbey in the 1980’s, now sadly past their best. Now in the care of EH, my 📷
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
For #FindsFriday here are six small iron keys found during excavations at Leiston Abbey in the 1980’s, now sadly past their best. Now in the care of EH, my 📷
For #IronworkThursday here’s the iron sign from Bolsover Castle station. The station was demolished and the line closed years ago but this sign remains in the EH stores
October 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
For #IronworkThursday here’s the iron sign from Bolsover Castle station. The station was demolished and the line closed years ago but this sign remains in the EH stores
For #StreetArtSaturday here’s one small part of Graffiti Street in Ghent. My 📷
October 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
For #StreetArtSaturday here’s one small part of Graffiti Street in Ghent. My 📷
Here are two Romano British triskele brooches from Verulamium (left) and Wroxeter (right) that I have recently been comparing for an EH article. The design was as old when they were made as the brooches are now. #FindsFriday
October 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Here are two Romano British triskele brooches from Verulamium (left) and Wroxeter (right) that I have recently been comparing for an EH article. The design was as old when they were made as the brooches are now. #FindsFriday
Here’s what’s left of Weybourne Priory, Norfolk, for #SundayRuin. My 📷 taken last week
October 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Here’s what’s left of Weybourne Priory, Norfolk, for #SundayRuin. My 📷 taken last week
For #WindmillWednesday here’s an old favourite of mine from Thorpeness in Suffolk. My 📷
October 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
For #WindmillWednesday here’s an old favourite of mine from Thorpeness in Suffolk. My 📷
I’ve just seen that #StuartSaturday exists, so here’s a recently arrived coat of arms at the EH stores. My 📷
September 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I’ve just seen that #StuartSaturday exists, so here’s a recently arrived coat of arms at the EH stores. My 📷
For #HelmetThursday here’s the Roman legionary helmet featured in the Legion exhibition at the BM a couple of years back. My 📷
September 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
For #HelmetThursday here’s the Roman legionary helmet featured in the Legion exhibition at the BM a couple of years back. My 📷
Labels on objects in museum stores are obviously necessary and helpful. This one less so… on an object in a collection of artisans’ tools in St Albans Museum. #MuseumMonday
September 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Labels on objects in museum stores are obviously necessary and helpful. This one less so… on an object in a collection of artisans’ tools in St Albans Museum. #MuseumMonday
It’s #CeilingsonSunday so here’s the ceiling of the Crypt at St Martins in the Fields, just off Trafalgar Square. My 📷
September 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It’s #CeilingsonSunday so here’s the ceiling of the Crypt at St Martins in the Fields, just off Trafalgar Square. My 📷
For #CastleSaturday I offer Gravensteen, Castle of the Counts, in Ghent. My 📷 taken during recent trip
September 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
For #CastleSaturday I offer Gravensteen, Castle of the Counts, in Ghent. My 📷 taken during recent trip
For #FindsFriday I offer the gold plaques from the hoard from Ashwell, Hertfordshire. Deposited in the Roman period they bear the name Senuna, a local deity previously unknown. My 📷 objects in the British Museum
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
For #FindsFriday I offer the gold plaques from the hoard from Ashwell, Hertfordshire. Deposited in the Roman period they bear the name Senuna, a local deity previously unknown. My 📷 objects in the British Museum
For #Thursgate here’s one I spotted in Bruges recently
September 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
For #Thursgate here’s one I spotted in Bruges recently
For #WindowsWednesday here’s a fine set from the Bluecoats School, Liverpool, now an arts centre. My 📷 taken a couple of weeks ago
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
For #WindowsWednesday here’s a fine set from the Bluecoats School, Liverpool, now an arts centre. My 📷 taken a couple of weeks ago
For #TowerTuesday have a small piece of Bruges. My 📷
September 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
For #TowerTuesday have a small piece of Bruges. My 📷
For #MuralMonday what could be more wonderful than the walls and ceiling of Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station? Built for the 1913 International Exposition. My 📷
September 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
For #MuralMonday what could be more wonderful than the walls and ceiling of Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station? Built for the 1913 International Exposition. My 📷
For #CeilingsonSunday here’s St Bavo’s cathedral in Gent. My 📷 taken last week
September 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
For #CeilingsonSunday here’s St Bavo’s cathedral in Gent. My 📷 taken last week
My offering for #StreetArtSaturday are these amazing painted shutters on a house in Gent, Belgium. My 📷 taken this week
September 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
My offering for #StreetArtSaturday are these amazing painted shutters on a house in Gent, Belgium. My 📷 taken this week
For #PharosFriday here’s a less ancient lighthouse, at Whiteford Point on the Gower in South Wales. Built in 1865 it’s made entirely of cast iron. My 📷
September 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
For #PharosFriday here’s a less ancient lighthouse, at Whiteford Point on the Gower in South Wales. Built in 1865 it’s made entirely of cast iron. My 📷
For #PubSignThursday here’s a pub with two names - known as both The Low House and the King’s Head in Laxfield, Suffolk, where I stayed a couple of weeks ago. My 📷
September 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
For #PubSignThursday here’s a pub with two names - known as both The Low House and the King’s Head in Laxfield, Suffolk, where I stayed a couple of weeks ago. My 📷
For #MedievalMonday here’s the ceiling of the nave of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds. My 📷 taken during the excellent Beer Festival last Thursday
August 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
For #MedievalMonday here’s the ceiling of the nave of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds. My 📷 taken during the excellent Beer Festival last Thursday