The Society of Antiquaries of London
@antiquaries.bsky.social
In the heart of London, we are the centre of antiquarian learning, discovery & community. As a royal learned society, our Fellows have been inspiring scholarship, debate & research for over 300 years. Also own Kelmscott Manor, past home of William Morris.
It's getting cold, but it's not 'Mount Vesuvius covered in snow' levels yet.
This lovely print of the snow-covered Vesuvius comes from Sir William Hamilton FSA's 'Campi Phlegræi: Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies'.
This lovely print of the snow-covered Vesuvius comes from Sir William Hamilton FSA's 'Campi Phlegræi: Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies'.
December 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
It's getting cold, but it's not 'Mount Vesuvius covered in snow' levels yet.
This lovely print of the snow-covered Vesuvius comes from Sir William Hamilton FSA's 'Campi Phlegræi: Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies'.
This lovely print of the snow-covered Vesuvius comes from Sir William Hamilton FSA's 'Campi Phlegræi: Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies'.
We have an exciting event in Jan for PGRs, ECRs and those starting out in fields involving the past. Join us in considering how the Society could contribute to early career support by enabling the exchange of ideas and peer support in these challenging times. www.sal.org.uk/event/early-...
Early Career Antiquaries - Society of Antiquaries of London
We welcome Post-Graduate Researchers, Early Career Researchers and those starting out in fields involving the past to join us in considering how the Society of Antiquaries could contribute to early ca...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
We have an exciting event in Jan for PGRs, ECRs and those starting out in fields involving the past. Join us in considering how the Society could contribute to early career support by enabling the exchange of ideas and peer support in these challenging times. www.sal.org.uk/event/early-...
Please note: Due to speaker illness, our lecture next Thursday at 5pm is now 'Recent fieldwork and excavations at Roman Aldborough (Isurium Brigantum)' by our very own Society President, Martin Millett PSA.
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Recent fieldwork and excavations at Roman Aldborough (Isurium Brigantum) - Society of Antiquaries of London
A still greatly underrated genius of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century British-Irish architecture, James Cavanah Murphy (1760-1814) is the focus of this talk by Prof. Lynda Mulvin. She exa...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Please note: Due to speaker illness, our lecture next Thursday at 5pm is now 'Recent fieldwork and excavations at Roman Aldborough (Isurium Brigantum)' by our very own Society President, Martin Millett PSA.
www.sal.org.uk/event/james-...
www.sal.org.uk/event/james-...
For #NationalIllustrationDay2025 organised by the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration we've got this charming engraving on paper of a a dodo, hen, and a cacatua. This illustration comes from Thomas Herbert's 'Some Years’ Travels into Divers Parts of Africa, and Asia the great' (London, 1677).
November 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
For #NationalIllustrationDay2025 organised by the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration we've got this charming engraving on paper of a a dodo, hen, and a cacatua. This illustration comes from Thomas Herbert's 'Some Years’ Travels into Divers Parts of Africa, and Asia the great' (London, 1677).
This stone head with coronet was found on the site of Merton Priory, Surrey, in 1797. The diplomat and collector Sir William Hamilton FSA presented the head on behalf of the Priory’s landowner to the Society in 1802.
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This stone head with coronet was found on the site of Merton Priory, Surrey, in 1797. The diplomat and collector Sir William Hamilton FSA presented the head on behalf of the Priory’s landowner to the Society in 1802.
Our Royal Charter arguably saved the Society from extinction in the mid-eighteenth century. Before this time, the Society existed without a permanent meeting place with inconsistent attendance.
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Our Royal Charter arguably saved the Society from extinction in the mid-eighteenth century. Before this time, the Society existed without a permanent meeting place with inconsistent attendance.
Come for our free lecture at 5pm this Thursday & hear from Dr Fabio Silva & Prof Clive Ruggles FSA about the 13 towers of Chankillo that form part of a monumental complex built in the Peruvian coastal desert in the 3rdC BC! ✨🔭⭐ Organised w/ @royalastrosoc.bsky.social
www.sal.org.uk/event/ras-le...
www.sal.org.uk/event/ras-le...
Robust Methodologies in Skyscape Archaeology: Case Studies from Malta and Peru - Society of Antiquaries of London
Evening lecture organised jointly with the Royal Astronomical Society. Learn about the thirteen towers of Chankillo which form part of a monumental complex built in the Peruvian coastal desert in the ...
www.sal.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Come for our free lecture at 5pm this Thursday & hear from Dr Fabio Silva & Prof Clive Ruggles FSA about the 13 towers of Chankillo that form part of a monumental complex built in the Peruvian coastal desert in the 3rdC BC! ✨🔭⭐ Organised w/ @royalastrosoc.bsky.social
www.sal.org.uk/event/ras-le...
www.sal.org.uk/event/ras-le...
This print reproduces the Alfred Jewel, a masterpiece of goldsmithing, ft. a tear-shaped slice of rock crystal, gold filigree & cloisonné enamel. It's believed to have been commissioned by King Alfred the Great as indicated by the inscription ÆLFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN = Alfred ordered me to be made.
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This print reproduces the Alfred Jewel, a masterpiece of goldsmithing, ft. a tear-shaped slice of rock crystal, gold filigree & cloisonné enamel. It's believed to have been commissioned by King Alfred the Great as indicated by the inscription ÆLFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN = Alfred ordered me to be made.
You have until 24 Nov to book in-person tickets to our Collections & Research Day, w/ Spalding Gentlemen’s Society @17sgs10.bsky.social. Join us for 8 speakers as well as talks from Society staff to hear about dynamic collecting & research interests over 300 years. www.sal.org.uk/event/crd-25/
Collections & Research Day, with Spalding Gentlemen's Society - Society of Antiquaries of London
Join the Society of Antiquaries, both online and in-person at Burlington House, to celebrate our archive, library, and museum collections.
www.sal.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
You have until 24 Nov to book in-person tickets to our Collections & Research Day, w/ Spalding Gentlemen’s Society @17sgs10.bsky.social. Join us for 8 speakers as well as talks from Society staff to hear about dynamic collecting & research interests over 300 years. www.sal.org.uk/event/crd-25/
What are you wearing now the weather's turning colder? We suggest some Hibernian fashion this winter season, as modelled here by this couple donning some cosy looking threads.
This image comes from 'Costumes of the British Isles', showing the clothing of Hibernians.
This image comes from 'Costumes of the British Isles', showing the clothing of Hibernians.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
What are you wearing now the weather's turning colder? We suggest some Hibernian fashion this winter season, as modelled here by this couple donning some cosy looking threads.
This image comes from 'Costumes of the British Isles', showing the clothing of Hibernians.
This image comes from 'Costumes of the British Isles', showing the clothing of Hibernians.
We’re delighted to announce that our Honorary Fellows elected by the Fellowship for 2025 are Dr Ross Austin Burns and Professor David Olusoga OBE!
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November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We’re delighted to announce that our Honorary Fellows elected by the Fellowship for 2025 are Dr Ross Austin Burns and Professor David Olusoga OBE!
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www.sal.org.uk/2025/11/hon-...
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'Learned printer' William Bowyer the younger died #OTD 18 Nov 1777. Owner of Bowyer press from 1737. Printer to @antiquaries.bsky.social from 1736. Printer of House of Lords rolls & House of Commons journals from 1767. He lived at Etloe House, Leyton, & was buried at Leyton St Mary's. 🖼️ is.gd/tBP7NQ
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
'Learned printer' William Bowyer the younger died #OTD 18 Nov 1777. Owner of Bowyer press from 1737. Printer to @antiquaries.bsky.social from 1736. Printer of House of Lords rolls & House of Commons journals from 1767. He lived at Etloe House, Leyton, & was buried at Leyton St Mary's. 🖼️ is.gd/tBP7NQ
The privy at Kelmscott Manor, the Benedictine Abbey of Crowland, Ayscoughfee Enlightenment, divine architecture, ancient Egypt - what do these have in common? They're all talks, along with more, that will be featured at our Collections & Research Day! www.sal.org.uk/event/crd-25/
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The privy at Kelmscott Manor, the Benedictine Abbey of Crowland, Ayscoughfee Enlightenment, divine architecture, ancient Egypt - what do these have in common? They're all talks, along with more, that will be featured at our Collections & Research Day! www.sal.org.uk/event/crd-25/
On 1 Dec, join us for our annual Collections & Research Day! This year we've partnered with Spalding Gentlemen’s Society @17sgs10.bsky.social & we'll examine connections between the two Societies, collections, and the historic buildings in which we make our homes.
www.sal.org.uk/event/crd-25/
www.sal.org.uk/event/crd-25/
Collections & Research Day, with Spalding Gentlemen's Society - Society of Antiquaries of London
Join the Society of Antiquaries, both online and in-person at Burlington House, to celebrate our archive, library, and museum collections.
www.sal.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On 1 Dec, join us for our annual Collections & Research Day! This year we've partnered with Spalding Gentlemen’s Society @17sgs10.bsky.social & we'll examine connections between the two Societies, collections, and the historic buildings in which we make our homes.
www.sal.org.uk/event/crd-25/
www.sal.org.uk/event/crd-25/
This image is part of a detailed account of King Edward VI’s procession in 1547 from the Tower of London to the Palace of Westminster on the day before his coronation. Unique to this scene is its recording of the City, especially Cheapside with its goldsmiths’ shops.
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This image is part of a detailed account of King Edward VI’s procession in 1547 from the Tower of London to the Palace of Westminster on the day before his coronation. Unique to this scene is its recording of the City, especially Cheapside with its goldsmiths’ shops.
This diptych was made for a London scrivener or local clerk, Henry Farley, as part of his campaign for the restoration of St Paul’s Cathedral from 1615 until 1622.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This diptych was made for a London scrivener or local clerk, Henry Farley, as part of his campaign for the restoration of St Paul’s Cathedral from 1615 until 1622.
During both World Wars, the Society tried to prevent destruction of its books and collections by moving some of them out of London to safer storage.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
During both World Wars, the Society tried to prevent destruction of its books and collections by moving some of them out of London to safer storage.
The weather may be dreary today, but tomorrow looks better, so why not drop by ours at 1pm for a free talk on a long-lost painting of an 18th-century London amputation scene. www.sal.org.uk/event/amputa...
Amputation: A Dramatic Act - Society of Antiquaries of London
Dawn Kemp Director of Museums of the Royal College of Surgeons of England talks about her recent research into a long-lost painting of an 18th-century London amputation scene, with surprising connecti...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The weather may be dreary today, but tomorrow looks better, so why not drop by ours at 1pm for a free talk on a long-lost painting of an 18th-century London amputation scene. www.sal.org.uk/event/amputa...
Until February, we have a display available to all those coming to our building as either members or attending an event. Inked in Memory examines how artists and Antiquaries created visual records of objects and places before the invention of photography.
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Until February, we have a display available to all those coming to our building as either members or attending an event. Inked in Memory examines how artists and Antiquaries created visual records of objects and places before the invention of photography.
We had a great pilot session for our new school workshops! If your KS3-5 students would enjoy a free workshop exploring Magna Carta & the Making of History (&featuring fab primary sources) contact [email protected]. Scheme kindly supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Farrer & Co.
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We had a great pilot session for our new school workshops! If your KS3-5 students would enjoy a free workshop exploring Magna Carta & the Making of History (&featuring fab primary sources) contact [email protected]. Scheme kindly supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Farrer & Co.
On 27 Nov join us for our joint lecture with @royalastrosoc.bsky.social and hear from Dr Fabio Silva and Prof. Clive Ruggles FSA about the thirteen towers of Chankillo, which form part of a monumental complex built in the Peruvian coastal desert in the 3rd century BC.
www.sal.org.uk/event/ras-le...
www.sal.org.uk/event/ras-le...
Robust Methodologies in Skyscape Archaeology: Case Studies from Malta and Peru - Society of Antiquaries of London
Evening lecture organised jointly with the Royal Astronomical Society. Learn about the thirteen towers of Chankillo which form part of a monumental complex built in the Peruvian coastal desert in the ...
www.sal.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
On 27 Nov join us for our joint lecture with @royalastrosoc.bsky.social and hear from Dr Fabio Silva and Prof. Clive Ruggles FSA about the thirteen towers of Chankillo, which form part of a monumental complex built in the Peruvian coastal desert in the 3rd century BC.
www.sal.org.uk/event/ras-le...
www.sal.org.uk/event/ras-le...
Next Tuesday at 1pm join Dawn Kemp, Director of Museums of the @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social, who will talk about her recent research into a long-lost painting of an 18th-century London amputation scene, with surprising connections!
www.sal.org.uk/event/amputa...
www.sal.org.uk/event/amputa...
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Next Tuesday at 1pm join Dawn Kemp, Director of Museums of the @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social, who will talk about her recent research into a long-lost painting of an 18th-century London amputation scene, with surprising connections!
www.sal.org.uk/event/amputa...
www.sal.org.uk/event/amputa...
"Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.'
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
"Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.'
This print shows a grand firework display that took place at the Duke of Richmond's residence at Whitehall, River Thames, in 1749. The display was organised in honour of King George II to celebrate the signing of the treaty at Aix la Chapelle, marking the end of the War of Austrian Succession.
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This print shows a grand firework display that took place at the Duke of Richmond's residence at Whitehall, River Thames, in 1749. The display was organised in honour of King George II to celebrate the signing of the treaty at Aix la Chapelle, marking the end of the War of Austrian Succession.
Visit our #HistDay25 stand at @senatehouselib.bsky.social today! Come for the ladybird book, stay for the pick n mic sweets.
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Visit our #HistDay25 stand at @senatehouselib.bsky.social today! Come for the ladybird book, stay for the pick n mic sweets.