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.


Sunday, 5 October 2025

Excavating Leicester city centre


Recent archaeological work in the historic urban centre of Leicester is outlined in an article from Artnet News. 

More evidence has been revealed about the Roman town which underlies the mediaeval and modern city. The work has also revealed evidence for the medieval market place and its associated municipal buildings, including a grim prison, and even indications of the post holes for medieval market stalls.


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