WTHSoc May 2025 Meeting Details

WTHSoc May 2025 Meeting Details
Date - 30 May 2025
Time - 20:00 (Doors open 19:30)
Location - Weston Turville Village Hall
Title - “The Walls Have Tongues”
Speaker – Sue Flipping
Entrance - £2 members, £3 visitors

 

“The Walls have tongues”

Sue Flipping

Meeting on Friday 30th May 2025
If you know how to look, you'll find that many of our medieval churches are covered with graffiti – deliberate markings in the fabric of the church. The marks range from clumsy, hand-drawn shapes to images of mythical creatures to elegant geometric designs.

As part of a nationwide project to record the graffiti, I've personally surveyed dozens of churches over seven years, climbing towers rich in pigeon poo, crawling around dusty pews and lying prone to examine strange marks at church mouse level. By recording everything, we hope to make sense of the mix of religious belief, folklore and terror that drove our ancestors.

This talk looks at some of the most fascinating graffiti, considers what our forebears may have wanted to achieve and tells you how to find these mysterious markings yourself.


Sue has been a radio journalist, is a published author, a lecturer, a hypnotherapist, an events organiser, a public relations consultant.

The meeting starts at 8pm in the village hall and is open to all. Entrance £2 for members and £3 visitors. Doors open at 19:30 for welcoming refreshments.  For further information about the Society visit the Society’s web page www.WTHSoc.org.uk or email Secretary@WTHSoc.org.uk

FOR MORE ON WESTON TURVILLE GRAFFITI AT ST. MARY'S CLICK HERE.

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