James Wright
@jpwarchaeology
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Award-winning buildings archaeologist. FSA. Mediaeval buildings mythbuster. Castles. Old pubs. Alan Garner. @jpwarchaeology on Insta @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social
Sneinton, Nottinghamshire, UK
Joined April 2015
Much debate about the oldest pub in the country (& a lot of b*ll*cks spouted) but years of research have brought me to @Georgeinnnsp for a pint. Dates to c 1375 & 1430-32. Has archives, buildings archaeology & dendro to back up the claim. Nothing earlier w/ good evidence.
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Perhaps we're a little too obsessed with the antiquity of pubs. We really should measure them on the quality of their atmosphere, service and beer. Here I am last summer enjoying a pint at the Rose & Crown in Ludlow w/ @bilbatch and me owd mucker, Hugh 🧵
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Today is the 34th day of lockdown for me. I’m sure we can all get behind this sentiment from Southwell in Nottinghamshire 400 years ago, right? #VirtualSiteVisit
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Heard that my PhD corrections passed muster this morning. So, thanks to @Buildingbod and @Rach_Archaeo for guiding me through the process, I can now legitimately call myself Dr James Wright 🤓.
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@archeohistories This is a myth. The Trip has only claimed to date to 1189 since 1910. Its a publicity stunt. The building dates to no earlier than the 17thC and there is no record of a pub until the mid-18thC. It is not even the oldest pub in Nottingham. More here:.
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I've just signed a book contract with @TheHistoryPress for "Historic Building Mythbusting - Why the Stories We've Been Told Are Wrong". Due out mid-2024. In the meantime the mediaeval mythbusting blog will give an idea of some of the content:
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This evening I attended @NottShakespeare rehearsal of Henry V in our local churchyard. Someone started shouting at the actors that this was an inappropriate use of a sacred space. This got me thinking. #thread
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Decided to make #VirtualSiteVisit a daily event. Will post recollection from 20-odd years as an archaeologist every day for duration of covid-19 self-isolation period on Twitter & website. Trying to bring some light & positivity to those trapped inside :-).
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For anyone who missed my talk on Britain's oldest pubs last night or those who might like to read more, here is the article that I wrote last summer on the subject for @HistoryExtra.
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Finally, mind your own business and leave a hardworking fringe theatre company like @NottShakespeare to rehearse in peace so that Henry V can be their biggest triumph yet! . Full tour dates can be found here.
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This is not a mediaeval building. However, having spooled through Elizabeth's profile, her knowledge of ancient architecture is somewhat exceded by her irrational fear of brown people. Leave our history out of your bigotry, Elizabeth, its genuinely unpatriotic, you muppet.
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Well that pushes @PonteCastle farrrrrrrrrrr up the list of my very favourite castles then. 📸 @tudor_historian
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High in the Cotswolds lies the Neolithic long barrow known as Belas Knap. For Easter Sunday #VirtualSiteVisit this funerary monument with a false portal, to deter grave robbers or act as a spirit door, seemed apt. Actual burial chambers are located in the sides of the mound.
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Toad Hall & Old Medicine House, Blackden. For over 60 years the residence, workshop & muse of author Alan Garner. His books are steeped in folklore & archaeology of nearby landscapes. I'll be talking online about these links next week for @chesterherifest
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