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Tag Archives: Middlesex
St. Bride’s Well, London, Middlesex
Holy Well (covered): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3157 8111 Archaeology & History Close to the centre of that corporate money-laundering place of homo-profanus that is the City of London, was once a site that represents the antithesis of what … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Middlesex
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brigit, cailleach, druids, earth mysteries, England, Fleet Street, folklore, genius loci, goddess, heathens, Holy Wells, legends, London, medieval history, Middlesex, Mother goddess, myth, paganism, pagans, sacred sites, sacred springs, shamanism, St. Bride, traditions, water, Westminster
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St. Clement’s Well, Westminster, London, Middlesex
Holy Well (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3096 8106 Archaeology & History Close to the long-lost Strand Cross and long-lost Strand Maypole, in bygone centuries was also to be found a holy well of great repute, dedicated by early christians to … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Holy Wells, Middlesex
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, hagiology, Holy Wells, legends, ley-lines, leys, London, medieval history, Middlesex, myths, sacred sites, sacred springs, St Clement, St Clement Danes, The Strand, tourist attractions, water, Westminster
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Strand Maypole, Westminster, London, Middlesex
Maypole (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3073 8092 Archaeology & History This huge traditional monument was once a sight to behold! It stood close to where an ancient stone ‘cross’ once lived. But—alas!, with the intrusion of the incoming christians … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Maypoles, Middlesex
Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beltane, Crosses, dancing, earth mysteries, english heritage, folklore, Heathenism, Isaac Newton, ley-lines, leys, London, Mayday, maypoles, medieval history, Middlesex, omphalos, paganism, pagans, ritual, ritual dance, telescopes, The Strand, traditions, Westminster
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Strand Cross, Westminster, London, Middlesex
Cross (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3077 8093 Also Known as Stone Cross of the Strand Archaeology & History First mentioned in Latin manuscripts from 1274 CE, the best description of this long lost monument, curiously, appears to be … Continue reading
Broken Cross, Westminster, London, Middlesex
Cross (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 322 812 Archaeology & History In truly that most unholy of places in England—Westminster, London—there was, in bygone times, a slightly more sacred site which, earlier still, might have been where a standing … Continue reading
Cow Cross, Finsbury, London, Middlesex
Cross (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 3180 8181 Archaeology & History Not far from the long lost Fag Well could once be seen this old stone monument. Although not illustrated on the first Ordnance Survey maps of the inner city, … Continue reading
Posted in Crosses, England (south), Middlesex
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, christianity, Clerkenwell, Crosses, english heritage, Finsbury, London, maypoles, medieval history, Middlesex, monoliths
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Oswulf’s Stone, Mayfair, London
‘Standing Stone’ (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 282 804 Also Known as: Oswald’s Stone Ossul Stone Archaeology & History Described as far back as 1086 in Domesday — as Osulvestane — this old stone was mentioned in numerous old documents, … Continue reading
Posted in England (south), Middlesex, Standing Stones
Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, Buckingham Palace, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, heritage, Hyde Park, London, Marylebone, Mayfair, megalithic, Megaliths, Middlesex, monoliths, prehistoric sites, Roman, sacred sites, Standing Stones, Westminster
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Fag Well, Finsbury, London
Healing Well (lost): OS Grid Reference – TQ 315 817 Also Known as: Fagge’s Well Archaeology & History First described in local church records from around 1190 AD (Webb 1921) as Fageswelle; then again a few years later in early … Continue reading
Stanwell Cursus, Heathrow, Surrey
Cursus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 0545 7431 to TQ 0448 7782 Also Known as: Heathrow Cursus Archaeology & History Running roughly north-to-south, this cursus was 2¼ miles long (3600 metres) and comprised of two linear sections from a … Continue reading
Posted in Cursus Monuments, England (south), Middlesex
Tagged alignment, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, ceremonial, cursus, cursuses, death, Heathrow, ley-lines, leys, London, Middlesex, neolithic, ritual
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