Tony Divey
@tonydivey.bsky.social
Archaeology volunteer for English Heritage and St.Albans museums. Co-curator of ‘Religion in Verulamium’ exhibition. Retired archaeology and Latin teacher with MA in Classical Archaeology. Posts will mostly be about archaeology, beer or bird watching
Probably doesn’t strictly qualify for #FrescoFriday, but this is my favourite from Berlin’s East Side Gallery. My 📷
September 18, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Probably doesn’t strictly qualify for #FrescoFriday, but this is my favourite from Berlin’s East Side Gallery. My 📷
For #adoorableThursday here’s a detail from Bushmead Priory, in the care of EH, where I was a guide earlier this month. My 📷
September 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM
For #adoorableThursday here’s a detail from Bushmead Priory, in the care of EH, where I was a guide earlier this month. My 📷
For #WallsonWednesday I offer the line of the Berlin Wall. My 📷 taken last weekend
September 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
For #WallsonWednesday I offer the line of the Berlin Wall. My 📷 taken last weekend
Just got back from Berlin so for #MemorialMonday here’s the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. My 📷s
September 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Just got back from Berlin so for #MemorialMonday here’s the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. My 📷s
I see there’s a #MothMonday …. Here a couple of Buff-tip Moths shown to us by a staff member at WWT Llanelli earlier in the summer. My 📷
September 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I see there’s a #MothMonday …. Here a couple of Buff-tip Moths shown to us by a staff member at WWT Llanelli earlier in the summer. My 📷
For #PostboxSaturday here’s a George V box attached to the rather quirky Valentine’s Lamp in Frome, Somerset. A working gas light it’s lit with ceremony every February 14th. My 📷
August 22, 2026 at 9:25 AM
For #PostboxSaturday here’s a George V box attached to the rather quirky Valentine’s Lamp in Frome, Somerset. A working gas light it’s lit with ceremony every February 14th. My 📷
For #IronworkThursday I offer this delightful camel, marking the site of the Singer’s Foundry in Frome, Somerset. My 📷 from last week
August 20, 2026 at 2:56 PM
For #IronworkThursday I offer this delightful camel, marking the site of the Singer’s Foundry in Frome, Somerset. My 📷 from last week
For #CastleSaturday here’s Corfe Castle as depicted in the Model Village. My 📷 taken last month
July 25, 2026 at 8:41 AM
For #CastleSaturday here’s Corfe Castle as depicted in the Model Village. My 📷 taken last month
For #TilesonTuesday here’s a collection from Castle Acre Priory, now in the care of EH. My 📷
July 21, 2026 at 9:03 AM
For #TilesonTuesday here’s a collection from Castle Acre Priory, now in the care of EH. My 📷
For #FeatheredFriday here’s a friendly, and hopeful, robin. My 📷
July 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
For #FeatheredFriday here’s a friendly, and hopeful, robin. My 📷
For #PubSignThursday I offer the rather good Grainstore Brewery in Oakham. My 📷
July 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
For #PubSignThursday I offer the rather good Grainstore Brewery in Oakham. My 📷
For #CastleSaturday here’s a rather misty Corfe Castle emerging behind ‘Britain’s Most Photographed Pub’ The Greyhound. My 📷 taken a couple of weeks ago
July 11, 2026 at 12:54 PM
For #CastleSaturday here’s a rather misty Corfe Castle emerging behind ‘Britain’s Most Photographed Pub’ The Greyhound. My 📷 taken a couple of weeks ago
For #FeatheredFriday I offer an oystercatcher nesting in a plant pot. My 📷 taken on Brownsea Island
July 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
For #FeatheredFriday I offer an oystercatcher nesting in a plant pot. My 📷 taken on Brownsea Island
For #BluePlaqueTuesday here’s a stash of spare or displaced blue plaques kept at the EH stores. My 📷
June 9, 2026 at 8:16 AM
For #BluePlaqueTuesday here’s a stash of spare or displaced blue plaques kept at the EH stores. My 📷
For #MedievalMonday here’s Bushmead Priory (or, at least, its refectory) where I was a guide last Saturday. My 📷s
June 8, 2026 at 10:59 AM
For #MedievalMonday here’s Bushmead Priory (or, at least, its refectory) where I was a guide last Saturday. My 📷s
For #StainedGlassSunday here’s a bit of a mosaic or collage of stained and painted glass from Bushmead Priory, where I was a guide yesterday. Property in care of EH, my 📷
June 7, 2026 at 10:24 AM
For #StainedGlassSunday here’s a bit of a mosaic or collage of stained and painted glass from Bushmead Priory, where I was a guide yesterday. Property in care of EH, my 📷
For #FindsFriday here’s a Roman pottery sherd from Wroxeter incised with a star, somewhat mysteriously. My 📷 object in care of EH
June 5, 2026 at 9:19 AM
For #FindsFriday here’s a Roman pottery sherd from Wroxeter incised with a star, somewhat mysteriously. My 📷 object in care of EH
For #WednesdayGreen #WildlifeWednesday and #WetlandsWednesday here’s that wonderful oasis of calm that is Camley Street Natural Park, near Kings Cross. My 📷 taken yesterday
June 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
For #WednesdayGreen #WildlifeWednesday and #WetlandsWednesday here’s that wonderful oasis of calm that is Camley Street Natural Park, near Kings Cross. My 📷 taken yesterday
Some time ago for #BluePlaqueTuesday I posted an unlikely example of Karl Marx in Margate. Well here’s one of his mate, Engels, in Primrose Hill. My 📷s
June 2, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Some time ago for #BluePlaqueTuesday I posted an unlikely example of Karl Marx in Margate. Well here’s one of his mate, Engels, in Primrose Hill. My 📷s
Curators talk… that’ll be me, tomorrow!
What’s on this May at St Albans Museums ✨
St Albans Museum + Gallery
🌱 A Growing City
✏️ Draw with Rob
💭 7 May Back in the Day Café
🛍️ 9 May Shop Small Market
🎲 17 May Battle Games
Verulamium Museum
🧸 22 May Tots Tales
🔍 26–29 May Archaeology for Families
📜 27 May Curators Talk
St Albans Museum + Gallery
🌱 A Growing City
✏️ Draw with Rob
💭 7 May Back in the Day Café
🛍️ 9 May Shop Small Market
🎲 17 May Battle Games
Verulamium Museum
🧸 22 May Tots Tales
🔍 26–29 May Archaeology for Families
📜 27 May Curators Talk
May 26, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Curators talk… that’ll be me, tomorrow!
Last week on #FindsFriday I posted some painted Roman wall plaster from the 2024 excavations at Wroxeter, now in the care of EH. Well, here’s some more. My 📷s
May 22, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Last week on #FindsFriday I posted some painted Roman wall plaster from the 2024 excavations at Wroxeter, now in the care of EH. Well, here’s some more. My 📷s
For #abandonedWednesday I offer Bottoms Mill, just outside of Holmfirth in W. Yorkshire. The chimney, added in 1911, now seems mostly held together by vegetation. My 📷
May 20, 2026 at 10:02 AM
For #abandonedWednesday I offer Bottoms Mill, just outside of Holmfirth in W. Yorkshire. The chimney, added in 1911, now seems mostly held together by vegetation. My 📷
For #TowerTuesday here’s a striking piece of Victorian architecture. It’s part of the water pumping mechanism of Lockwood reservoir, situated in the lovely Walthamstow wetlands. My 📷
May 19, 2026 at 10:36 AM
For #TowerTuesday here’s a striking piece of Victorian architecture. It’s part of the water pumping mechanism of Lockwood reservoir, situated in the lovely Walthamstow wetlands. My 📷
For #FindsFriday here are pieces of painted Roman wall plaster from the 2024 excavations at Wroxeter. My 📷s, objects in care of EH
May 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
For #FindsFriday here are pieces of painted Roman wall plaster from the 2024 excavations at Wroxeter. My 📷s, objects in care of EH
For #AdoorableThursday here’s the dovecote (including door) in Avebury, some of the materials being sarsen stones. My 📷
May 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
For #AdoorableThursday here’s the dovecote (including door) in Avebury, some of the materials being sarsen stones. My 📷