Month: February 2021

With the onset of Britain’s third covid-19 lockdown within a year, Triskele Heritage will be stepping up to try and provide some (hopefully) entertaining and informative free public talks. The weekly lockdown lectures will feature the fruits of our research so you can be sure that the content will all be bang up to date!

Each week we will host a lockdown lecture freely accessible to anyone with a web connection via Zoom. All you need to do is register via Eventbrite and – when the time for the talk rolls around – grab your favourite beverage of choice, get comfy and enjoy.

Our next event will take place at 17:00GMT on Thursday 4 March 2021 and will focus on Tracing Your House History (Part 2) – Meet the House Historians.

Booking is now available via Eventbrite.

Due to our licensing agreement with Zoom tickets for each event will be limited to 495 places. If you cannot make it after booking, please do return your ticket so that someone else can enjoy the talk instead.

Please note that this is a live event only and there will not be a recording of the talk available afterwards.

If you have a question about the event – in the first instance please see our FAQs section. The answer will almost certainly be in there.

More information on the talk

An opportunity to see three professional house historians – Melanie Backe-Hansen (A House Through Time), Karen Averby (Archangel Heritage) & Gill Blanchard (Past Search) in conversation with buildings archaeologist James Wright (Triskele Heritage).

Ever wondered how researchers approach the subject of constructing social histories of historic buildings? Ever been curious about the lives of the former occupants of your home? Ever considered how it might be possible to trace the owners of a house over time? Then this is the session for you!

This panel session is part of the Triskele Heritage Lockdown Lectures series. Although it is entitled “Tracing Your House History: Part 2” it is an entirely separate and self-contained event. There is no need to have attended Part 1.

With the onset of Britain’s third covid-19 lockdown within a year, Triskele Heritage will be stepping up to try and provide some (hopefully) entertaining and informative free public talks. The weekly lockdown lectures will feature the fruits of our research so you can be sure that the content will all be bang up to date!

Each week we will host a lockdown lecture freely accessible to anyone with a web connection via Zoom. All you need to do is register via Eventbrite and – when the time for the talk rolls around – grab your favourite beverage of choice, get comfy and enjoy.

Our next event will take place at 17:00GMT on Thursday 25 February 2021 and will focus on Tracing Your House History (Part 1) – Uncovering Your Local Heritage

Booking is now available via Eventbrite.

Due to our licensing agreement with Zoom tickets for each event will be limited to 495 places. If you cannot make it after booking, please do return your ticket so that someone else can enjoy the talk instead.

Please note that this is a live event only and there will not be a recording of the talk available afterwards.

If you have a question about the event – in the first instance please see our FAQs section. The answer will almost certainly be in there.

More information on the talk

The first of two sessions offering help and advice on researching local history and heritage. It will not matter if you missed the first session – the second event will be entirely self-contained.

History is literally on our doorsteps. There is not a single corner of the land which has not witnessed the remarkable passage of time and left physical evidence of those changes. Many of us would like to find out more about the history of the buildings that we inhabit and the area that we live in. This talk is a beginner’s guide to the techniques of online local history and archaeology research.

With the onset of Britain’s third covid-19 lockdown within a year, Triskele Heritage will be stepping up to try and provide some (hopefully) entertaining and informative free public talks. The weekly lockdown lectures will feature the fruits of our research so you can be sure that the content will all be bang up to date!

Each week we will host a lockdown lecture freely accessible to anyone with a web connection via Zoom. All you need to do is register via Eventbrite and – when the time for the talk rolls around – grab your favourite beverage of choice, get comfy and enjoy.

Our next event will take place at 17:00GMT on Wednesday 17 February 2021 and will focus on Ritual Protection in Historic Houses – How to Deflect Your Demons.

Booking is now available via Eventbrite.

Due to our licensing agreement with Zoom tickets for each event will be limited to 495 places. If you cannot make it after booking, please do return your ticket so that someone else can enjoy the talk instead.

Please note that this is a live event only and there will not be a recording of the talk available afterwards.

If you have a question about the event – in the first instance please see our FAQs section. The answer will almost certainly be in there.

More information on the talk

The perceived threat of evil was a genuine fear that was faced by late mediaeval and early modern populations of Europe. Witches, evil spirits and demons were considered to be real entities who posed a danger to buildings and their occupants. During archaeological survey, researchers commonly find evidence for the practice of ritual protection – methods designed to ward away evil and bring good luck to buildings.

James Wright is an award winning buildings archaeologist. He has two decades professional experience of ferreting around in people’s cellars, hunting through their attics and digging up their gardens. He hopes to find meaningful truths about how ordinary and extraordinary folk lived their lives in by researching mediaeval and early modern architecture.

With the onset of Britain’s third covid-19 lockdown within a year, Triskele Heritage will be stepping up to try and provide some (hopefully) entertaining and informative free public talks. The weekly lockdown lectures will feature the fruits of our research so you can be sure that the content will all be bang up to date!

Each week we will host a lockdown lecture freely accessible to anyone with a web connection via Zoom. All you need to do is register via Eventbrite and – when the time for the talk rolls around – grab your favourite beverage of choice, get comfy and enjoy.

Our next event will take place at 17:00GMT on Thursday 11 February 2021 and will focus on Mediaeval Great Houses – Architecture During the 15th Century.

Booking is now available via Eventbrite.

Due to our licensing agreement with Zoom tickets for each event will be limited to 495 places. If you cannot make it after booking, please do return your ticket so that someone else can enjoy the talk instead.

Please note that this is a live event only and there will not be a recording of the talk available afterwards.

If you have a question about the event – in the first instance please see our FAQs section. The answer will almost certainly be in there.

More information on the talk

Architecture During the Fifteenth Century

During August 1453, Henry VI suffered a debilitating setback in his mental health which left him in a catatonic stupor. As he languished in the rambling rural palace of Clarendon in Wiltshire, England slid inexorably towards civil war.

Henry left few lasting achievements, however, he did lavish great expense on his building projects at Eton College and King’s College, Cambridge. Whilst the king concentrated on educational institutions, his courtiers began  work on buildings which fundamentally altered the face of English architecture for over a century.

The new fashions often demanded brick construction, residential great towers or gatehouses and regular courtyard plans. Whilst touching on a number of sites, this lecture examines the contrasts between Lord Cromwell’s work at Tattershall, Archbishop Bourchier’s construction at Knole and Henry’s own building at Eton.