Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.


Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Re-thatching a medieval tithe barn


The BBC News website has a story about the impressive restoration of the thatched barn at Upminste which dates from about 1450, being constructed using timber felled between 1420 and 1440. As a building it is a reminder of the scale of buildings which once stood in the countryside, and of the skilled use of natural materials to create them.

The illustrated article can be viewed at Medieval Upminster barn's thatched roof and repairs complete


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