Additional
Information: The use of markings on the building fabric or hidden objects, with the apparent aim of protecting the building and its inhabitants.
Building Protection Sites:
Ritual Protection Marks Ritual Protection Marks: Results of a survey of Norfolk buildings (UK). (Building Protection) http://www.homewld.demon.co.uk/content.htm
BBC: Artefact Recalls Witches' Shadow BBC: Artefact Recalls Witches' Shadow: A "witch bottle" dated to c.1830 is discovered buried in foundations in the Lincolnshire village of Navenby. (Building Protection) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lincolnshire/3437241.stm
This is Bath: Mysterious Amber Liquid is Pure Nectar for Historians This is Bath: Mysterious Amber Liquid is Pure Nectar for Historians: David Lewin reports on the discovery of a phial of amber liquid in a wall in Bath. (Building Protection) http://www.thisisbath.com/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=113966&command=displayContent&sourceNode=113965&contentPK=9192673
Deliberately Concealed Garments Project Deliberately Concealed Garments Project: The Textile Conservation Centre at the University of Southampton explores the folk tradition of concealing objects in the fabric of buildings. Includes a database of garment finds. (Building Protection) http://www.concealedgarments.org/