Pete Herring
@peteherring.bsky.social
Cornish and European landscape archaeologist and historian
Storm water rushes along the Grimstone Leat on Pew Tor Common, Dartmoor.
A simple slab bridge helps sheep, cattle and ponies, and now walkers and their dogs, over the barrier.
Neatly done with a paved floor and a kerb of low upright stones keeping the leat's flow in line.
Possibly later medieval.
A simple slab bridge helps sheep, cattle and ponies, and now walkers and their dogs, over the barrier.
Neatly done with a paved floor and a kerb of low upright stones keeping the leat's flow in line.
Possibly later medieval.
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Storm water rushes along the Grimstone Leat on Pew Tor Common, Dartmoor.
A simple slab bridge helps sheep, cattle and ponies, and now walkers and their dogs, over the barrier.
Neatly done with a paved floor and a kerb of low upright stones keeping the leat's flow in line.
Possibly later medieval.
A simple slab bridge helps sheep, cattle and ponies, and now walkers and their dogs, over the barrier.
Neatly done with a paved floor and a kerb of low upright stones keeping the leat's flow in line.
Possibly later medieval.
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A late Neolithic dagger found in the pile dwelling site of the Roseninsel, Bavaria.The blade is made of flint from the Monti Lessini, upper Italy.
Dating 3500 - 2700 BC.
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München
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Dating 3500 - 2700 BC.
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A late Neolithic dagger found in the pile dwelling site of the Roseninsel, Bavaria.The blade is made of flint from the Monti Lessini, upper Italy.
Dating 3500 - 2700 BC.
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München
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🏺 #archaeology
Dating 3500 - 2700 BC.
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
Late autumn oaks in the Teign valley.
November 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Late autumn oaks in the Teign valley.
Three times a gatepost.
First a slip-bar post in which planks or shivers were run into the chiselled slots.
Then fitted with a heavy farm gate using the nearer hinges.
And now, from the 19th century, a daintier wrought iron churchyard gate.
Walkhampton, #Dartmoor.
First a slip-bar post in which planks or shivers were run into the chiselled slots.
Then fitted with a heavy farm gate using the nearer hinges.
And now, from the 19th century, a daintier wrought iron churchyard gate.
Walkhampton, #Dartmoor.
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Three times a gatepost.
First a slip-bar post in which planks or shivers were run into the chiselled slots.
Then fitted with a heavy farm gate using the nearer hinges.
And now, from the 19th century, a daintier wrought iron churchyard gate.
Walkhampton, #Dartmoor.
First a slip-bar post in which planks or shivers were run into the chiselled slots.
Then fitted with a heavy farm gate using the nearer hinges.
And now, from the 19th century, a daintier wrought iron churchyard gate.
Walkhampton, #Dartmoor.
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'British soldiers of the 137th (Staffordshire) Brigade resting on and around the Riqueval Bridge over the St. Quentin Canal in northern France on September 29, 1918'
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
'British soldiers of the 137th (Staffordshire) Brigade resting on and around the Riqueval Bridge over the St. Quentin Canal in northern France on September 29, 1918'
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/...
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“Dive In” by Andre Kertesz
October 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“Dive In” by Andre Kertesz
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An atypical illustration from my archive. An army boot, drawn from life, IDing the parts of a boot. It was made in one of the Northampton factories I illustrated for the English Heritage book "Made to Last: The buildings of the Northamptonshire boot & shoe industry".
#drawing #PenArt
#drawing #PenArt
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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October 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Masahisa Fukase. Sasuke. Kyoto, Japan. 1977
October 22, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Masahisa Fukase. Sasuke. Kyoto, Japan. 1977
Just found this.
The Feelgoods from the year before I first saw them.
Down by the Jetty.
Great aerial intro to Southend and its pier to start with.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzF0...
The Feelgoods from the year before I first saw them.
Down by the Jetty.
Great aerial intro to Southend and its pier to start with.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzF0...
Dr Feelgood - Live At Southend Kursaal (15 minutes of magic in the 4 songs)
YouTube video by Pedja Pavlovic Badza (Mission: Pub rock)
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Just found this.
The Feelgoods from the year before I first saw them.
Down by the Jetty.
Great aerial intro to Southend and its pier to start with.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzF0...
The Feelgoods from the year before I first saw them.
Down by the Jetty.
Great aerial intro to Southend and its pier to start with.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzF0...
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Reminded by FB of my patience being tested in 2021. A nearly finished drawing of the west end of York Minster as seen from the south transept parapet walkway.
#ArchitecturalIllistration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtShare
#ArchitecturalIllistration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtShare
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Reminded by FB of my patience being tested in 2021. A nearly finished drawing of the west end of York Minster as seen from the south transept parapet walkway.
#ArchitecturalIllistration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtShare
#ArchitecturalIllistration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtShare
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Studies of people lifting & carrying sacks plus a couple of sack hoists informed the final illustration.
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
September 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Studies of people lifting & carrying sacks plus a couple of sack hoists informed the final illustration.
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
Surviving setts of the 19th century Liskeard and Caradon Railway near Gonamena.
First horses and then steam engines pulled wagons up to Bodmin Moor between these stone hedges.
To take coal for mine engines and collect ores and granite blocks from mines and quarries.
#Cornwall
First horses and then steam engines pulled wagons up to Bodmin Moor between these stone hedges.
To take coal for mine engines and collect ores and granite blocks from mines and quarries.
#Cornwall
September 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Surviving setts of the 19th century Liskeard and Caradon Railway near Gonamena.
First horses and then steam engines pulled wagons up to Bodmin Moor between these stone hedges.
To take coal for mine engines and collect ores and granite blocks from mines and quarries.
#Cornwall
First horses and then steam engines pulled wagons up to Bodmin Moor between these stone hedges.
To take coal for mine engines and collect ores and granite blocks from mines and quarries.
#Cornwall
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'Mapledurham Mill' near Reading photographed by William Tylar around 1896.
A Pressphotoman piece on his photographic tour along the River Thames featured in a newly-discovered set of large prints.
pressphotoman.com/2025/08/11/t...
A Pressphotoman piece on his photographic tour along the River Thames featured in a newly-discovered set of large prints.
pressphotoman.com/2025/08/11/t...
August 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
'Mapledurham Mill' near Reading photographed by William Tylar around 1896.
A Pressphotoman piece on his photographic tour along the River Thames featured in a newly-discovered set of large prints.
pressphotoman.com/2025/08/11/t...
A Pressphotoman piece on his photographic tour along the River Thames featured in a newly-discovered set of large prints.
pressphotoman.com/2025/08/11/t...
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Are your sheep always turning up late for work? Are they taking too long on their lunch break or simply struggling to get through the workload? Are they always just mucking about?
Then you need some
Then you need some
September 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Are your sheep always turning up late for work? Are they taking too long on their lunch break or simply struggling to get through the workload? Are they always just mucking about?
Then you need some
Then you need some
The basaltic shoreline of Co Antrim, northern Ireland
September 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The basaltic shoreline of Co Antrim, northern Ireland
This stone has been perched on a moorstone on the slopes of Kilmar for a very long time: observe the erosion shadow beneath it.
It is also a beautiful eye-catcher in a place with many other boulders.
Ravens stand on it, and rabbits gather here too, as can be seen. Perhaps people did too?
#Cornwall
It is also a beautiful eye-catcher in a place with many other boulders.
Ravens stand on it, and rabbits gather here too, as can be seen. Perhaps people did too?
#Cornwall
August 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This stone has been perched on a moorstone on the slopes of Kilmar for a very long time: observe the erosion shadow beneath it.
It is also a beautiful eye-catcher in a place with many other boulders.
Ravens stand on it, and rabbits gather here too, as can be seen. Perhaps people did too?
#Cornwall
It is also a beautiful eye-catcher in a place with many other boulders.
Ravens stand on it, and rabbits gather here too, as can be seen. Perhaps people did too?
#Cornwall
Beautifully written obituary, and a marvellous portrait by Chris Redgrave.
‘London was in his veins’: Gillian Darley pays tribute to the erudition, wit and open-mindedness of the architectural historian Andrew Saint, who has died at the age of 78.
‘London was in his veins’: Andrew Saint (1946–2025)
Gillian Darley remembers an architectural historian of great wit and erudition who was always keen to share his enthusiasms, which included a deep love of the capital
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August 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Beautifully written obituary, and a marvellous portrait by Chris Redgrave.
July 30, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A sun-dappled seal petroglyph in the Fulford Harbour estuary on Salt Spring Island, Canada.
Made by Saanich people.
Made by Saanich people.
July 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A sun-dappled seal petroglyph in the Fulford Harbour estuary on Salt Spring Island, Canada.
Made by Saanich people.
Made by Saanich people.
At the Saturday Market, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, Canada
June 2025
June 2025
July 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
At the Saturday Market, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, Canada
June 2025
June 2025
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The Woolwich Rotunda: From waltzes to wargames by @emilyvcole.bsky.social, Sarah Newsome, and Verena McCaig is now available in Historic England's Informed Conservation series. This book highlights the building's innovation, placing the Rotunda in its historical context. bit.ly/HERotunda
June 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Woolwich Rotunda: From waltzes to wargames by @emilyvcole.bsky.social, Sarah Newsome, and Verena McCaig is now available in Historic England's Informed Conservation series. This book highlights the building's innovation, placing the Rotunda in its historical context. bit.ly/HERotunda