Dr Allan Barton
@drallanbarton.bsky.social
Freelance historian, writer and YouTuber. The Antiquary. Living in Lincoln.
How fantastic, such an atmospheric place. On my last visit I couldn’t help but sing a bit of plainsong in the crypt.
July 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
How fantastic, such an atmospheric place. On my last visit I couldn’t help but sing a bit of plainsong in the crypt.
... and you too Chris, I hope you and Kath are keeping well.
July 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
... and you too Chris, I hope you and Kath are keeping well.
It is well worth the effort - there is a whole set of benches, a glorious medieval pulpit with the doctors of the church on it - and copious quantities of medieval glass.
June 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It is well worth the effort - there is a whole set of benches, a glorious medieval pulpit with the doctors of the church on it - and copious quantities of medieval glass.
That is a very interesting point, I hadn't clocked it, so thank you. It could equally be a local painter who didn't really know what he was about. Is the achievement itself even the Hammonds? More digging needed in the morning.
June 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
That is a very interesting point, I hadn't clocked it, so thank you. It could equally be a local painter who didn't really know what he was about. Is the achievement itself even the Hammonds? More digging needed in the morning.
It begins and ends with two Catholic formularies, that would have been illegal the year before the tablet was erected. It asks any 'gentill readers and hearers' to pray for the soul' of Anthony and ends on 'whose soul may God have pardon'.
June 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It begins and ends with two Catholic formularies, that would have been illegal the year before the tablet was erected. It asks any 'gentill readers and hearers' to pray for the soul' of Anthony and ends on 'whose soul may God have pardon'.