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Steve

@portaspeciosa.bsky.social

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Church crawler with a penchant for cathedrals and medieval wall paintings.

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Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 4h

A rather soppy lion mask at Elkstone, Glos.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 11h

Who knows. I wasn’t a fan but I certainly didn’t want her to end her days in the way that she did. I had a colleague who got an OBE for organising the clear up of wilting flowers and stuffed toy afterwards.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 11h

I was working in remote Nepal and heard that she’d broken her arm in a car crash. Two days later we heard that she’d died. When we got back to London I couldn’t get my head around the hysteria, I still can’t.

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Poor Frank Raw @poorfrankraw.co.uk · 12h

£145

Poor Frank Raw @poorfrankraw.co.uk · 1d

DUTCH AUCTION in support of salivaryglandcancer.uk

In my shop, this piece is priced at £165. At noon every day (BST) the price drops by £10, until it sells.

First DM gets it. UK shipping only.

Half of what you pay will go to SGC UK.

Please repost for widest coverage. Thank you :)

Hand carved #lettering on Hopton Wood limestone. I AM WHAT I AM.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 1d

A C13 stoup by the South door at East Wellow, Hants. Paintwork thought to be of the same period. Bowl modern.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 1d

Part of a fresco of the Crucifixion thought to be by Giotto and dating from the 1340s. Milan Duomo Museum, formerly in a bell tower.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant pears, best for years. Sadly I have only one tree and most of the fruit is now gone.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 1d

Might be, I have been told in the distant past and I don’t think it was that. I like the interpretation though, thank you.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 1d

Would somebody remind me what the symbolic significance of the gall in the Oak leaf means please.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 1d

10 and 11 centuries.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 1d

I know that feeling. I lived in Salisbury for 14 years and never set foot in the Cathedral. Then I started guiding there and spent at least 6 hours a week there for the following 12 years!

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 2d

Are you sure that it’s not the one on the right? The one on the left is outside the Abbess’s door on an external wall. The other one is set as the altarpiece for an internal altar.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 2d

I’ll take you!

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 2d

The two lovely Saxon crucifixion scenes at Romsey Abbey.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 5d

I think he invented the dressing gown tassle. Of course his idea was swiftly hijacked as light switch pullers, Victorian gentlemen’s soft hats and curtain tie backs.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 6d

She does indeed. I must visit her again soon.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 6d

And to me, but bad for tummy fat unfortunately.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 6d

Jodrell Bank?

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 6d

Excellent. I think a little cheese and chocolate is in order.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, I think that it is CCT.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 6d

I bet you were hopping mad!

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 6d

Avon Dassett, The Yew Tree. Also a very nice C13 effigy in the otherwise rather unexciting church.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 6d

Did you not have your foot in it? Are you now one leg Meg?

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 6d

Poor Mouse. I hope the sneezles will go away very soon.

Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 6d

And in a gorgeous location. Plus a lovely community pub on the other side of the hill.