Ian Ebbage

History addict (originally Classics, but trying to broaden my repertoire); monsters, mosaics and myths.
(Also birds, butterflies etc.)
@ianebbage.bsky.social

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Peacocks for #mosaicmonday, here with vine tendrils & a basket of grapes. Well-observed, good quality work with, in the lower border, a striking decorative tromp-l'oeil ribbon set against a dark background & picking up colouring from the birds' plumage. Antioch 2-4c CE

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Hugh Ripley the last "Wakeman" and first "Mayor" of Ripon (a position he held 3 times). The position of Wakeman was replaced with that of Mayor in 1604. #31DaysofGraves Day 27 Portrait (in Ripon Cathedral)

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Seen in our favourite inn in Yorkshire, the Blue Bell in Arkendale #Twosday #bluebellarkendale

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In the Gosford Pleasure Grounds in East Lothian #thicktrunktuesday

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@TheSimonKnott That is a wonderful memory to have.
On the "subject of things that make me feel old", try
1) former pupils who reach retirement age; &
2) a daughter celebrating her 50th birthday this year!

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He died in West Lothian's worst mining disaster, when a methane gas explosion in an oil shale mine at West Calder killed 15 men #31DaysofGraves Day 36 Accident (Livingston Parish Church)

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A male Shoveler on the lake in Clumber Park NT #mallardmonday

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The Airforce Memorial Monument in Chania, commemorating the members of the Greek Airforce who died fighting in the Battle of Crete in 1941, and inspired by the myth of the Fall of Icarus (Giannis Markantonakis, 2010)
#memorialmonday #allmetalmonday #mythologymonday

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Yew Trees are a traditional and iconic feature of graveyards, both because of their association with the Underworld and as symbols of eternal life: here the avenue of yews in the churchyard of St Andrew's, Chesterton in Cambridge #31DaysofGraves Day 25 Tree

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Great Black-backed Gulls at Port Seton last Wednesday #SuperSeabirdSunday

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The east window of St Bartholemew's in Arkendale near Knaresborough: 1888 by William Pape of Leeds #stainedglasssunday

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@TheHatton @Barb_Drummond Thanks again. It's good to be able to interpret all the details.

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A fine set of wings to transport the soul to the Afterlife: North Leith Burial Ground #31DaysofGraves Day 23 Wings

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@TheHatton Thanks for adding that. I didn't know it and it makes sense of the imagery. So interesting.

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The Royal Arms of Queen Anne, last of the Stuart monarchs in St Giles, Wrexham #stuartsaturday

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The Royal Arms of Queen Anne, last of the Stuart monarchs, in St Giles', Wrexham #stuartsaturday

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St Peter's, Tickencote in Rutland is best known for its remarkable Norman chancel arch: in 1792 under the patronage of Miss Eliza Wingfield it was given a neo-Romanesque make-over by the architect Samuel Pepys Cockerell, great-great nephew of the diarist. #steeplesaturday

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On a very wet morning, what better place to be than Falko, #Haddington's own Konditorei #FalkoKonditormeister

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@Barb_Drummond Thanks, looks like it.

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The early 19c Fleece Inn in Alnwick Northumberland #pubfrontfriday

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A Little Egret at Port Seton in #EastLothian #Flyday