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Pathways to the Past

Exploring the legacy of Ethelburga – a community project focused on the Anglo-Saxon heritage of Lyminge, a village in the Elham Valley in East Kent.

  • About
    • Our Project Objectives
    • Why is the domain name “Geopaethas” ?
  • Latest News
  • FIND OUT MORE
    • Anglo-Saxon Lyminge – why the village is so significant
    • Who was Ethelburga?
    • Excavating Queen Ethelburga’s Church
    • Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge
    • Lyminge is unique!
    • What’s in a name – where does the name Lyminge come from?
    • Why is Lyminge Parish Church important?
    • Angles, Saxons and Anglo-Saxons: Ethnic identities in southern Britain in the 5th-9th Centuries AD
    • Further reading on Anglo-Saxon Lyminge
    • The Stones of Lyminge
  • THE ROYAL SAXON WAY
    • The churches of the Royal Saxon Way
    • The Royal Saxon Women of the Royal Saxon Way
  • NEW ART IN LYMINGE
    • ‘Eternal Source’
    • ‘Two Saints’
    • ‘Monument to Ethelburga’
    • ‘The Ethelburga Quilt’
  • Contact us
  • DONATE
  • PRINTS OF QUEEN ETHELBURGA’S CHURCH FOR SALE

Category: Archbishops Palace

An unexpected new discovery in Lyminge

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

Decorated carved block dating to the mid 12th Century discovered at Old Robus Long-term readers of this blog may remember that over the winter of 2018/19, we embarked on a small project to see if there were any interesting stones in Lyminge. The premise behind this exercise was that Lyminge has no local source of … Continue reading An unexpected new discovery in Lyminge

Lyminge Anglo-Saxon Festival gets under way

June 23, 2021 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

Despite Covid, the Lyminge Anglo-Saxon Festival got underway in a socially-distanced way on Monday with the first event: Meet the Author Rob Macintosh, who has written a trilogy of novels on the Mission of St Augustine, who brought Roman Christianity to Kent in 597. Of particular interest to us in Lyminge is that a central … Continue reading Lyminge Anglo-Saxon Festival gets under way

The church yard paths completed

June 16, 2020 ~ geopaethas ~ 3 Comments

So here is the new path surface complete at last throughout the church yard.  For the first time it is possible to see the outline of the 7th Century Anglo-Saxon church excavated last summer and understand its full ground plan. Work began yesterday fitting the metal rails that form the mould for the outline of … Continue reading The church yard paths completed

The Church Yard re-opens!

June 12, 2020 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

I am delighted to report great progress after a full week of work laying the new paths in the church yard.  The path leading from the main gate was laid up to and beyond the Priest's Door on the south side of the Chancel this morning.  This area will be open to walk on by … Continue reading The Church Yard re-opens!

Further progress in the church yard

June 10, 2020 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

With the rubber crumb laid, it was possible today to mark out the outline of the 7th Century Anglo-Saxon church. This task got underway this morning with string and nails, and a can of spray paint. It was interesting to find that the interior radius of the apse was exactly 90 inches. Aluminium battens will … Continue reading Further progress in the church yard

Further discoveries in the church yard

May 7, 2020 ~ geopaethas ~ Leave a comment

Work has continued preparing the paths in the church yard for the new surface.  It is necessary to dig out all the old paths first so we can lay a sub-base of aggregate and then lay the new resin-bound surface on top.  Taking out the old path by the main entrance, we discovered what appears … Continue reading Further discoveries in the church yard

Work begins again in the church yard

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

We are delighted to announce that our contractors have now been able to return to work in the church yard and yesterday began the work of finishing off laying the new paths, including the new path to the north door providing step-free access.  This work will also include removing the spoil heaps that remain following … Continue reading Work begins again in the church yard

A view of the Archbishops’ residence

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 3 Comments

Readers of this blog over the summer will recall how we unexpectedly uncovered the remains of substantial walls due east of the War Memorial.  At the time, these were interpreted as the remains of the Archbishops' residence or Aula, which was built in the 11th Century and at least partially demolished in the 14th Century. … Continue reading A view of the Archbishops’ residence

Restoring the dig site

September 27, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ Leave a comment

As the autumn leaves start to fall on the foundations of Ethelburga's church, we are slowly beginning the process of restoring the churchyard following the end of the dig and the start of the next phase of the project.  The viewing platform has now been dismantled.  Our contractors, Astral, will return to site on Monday … Continue reading Restoring the dig site

Day 38 – Media Day!

August 21, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

The BBC were on site in the morning recording for the South East News programme.  We were initially scheduled to give a live broadcast on the lunchtime bulletin, but this was pulled at the last moment.  The broadcast went out on the 6.30pm bulletin, available here on IPlayer but only until 7pm on 21 August. … Continue reading Day 38 – Media Day!

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  • ABOUT THE PROJECT
    • Our Project Objectives
    • Why is the domain name “Geopaethas” ?
  • Blogs
  • FIND OUT MORE
    • Anglo-Saxon Lyminge – why the village is so significant
    • Who was Ethelburga?
    • Why is Lyminge Parish Church important?
    • Excavating Queen Ethelburga’s Church
    • Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge
    • Lyminge is unique!
    • What’s in a name – where does the name Lyminge come from?
    • Angles, Saxons and Anglo-Saxons: Ethnic identities in southern Britain in the 5th-9th Centuries AD
    • Further reading on Anglo-Saxon Lyminge
    • The Stones of Lyminge
  • THE ROYAL SAXON WAY
    • The churches of the Royal Saxon Way
    • The Royal Saxon Women of the Royal Saxon Way
  • NEW ART IN LYMINGE
    • ‘Eternal Source’
    • ‘Two Saints’
    • ‘Monument to Ethelburga’
    • ‘The Ethelburga Quilt’
  • CONTACT US
  • DONATE
  • PRINTS OF QUEEN ETHELBURGA’S CHURCH FOR SALE

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