Great to see the @ShropshireStar highlighting the latest on Soulton Hall. From local research to the national record in Hansard, it’s a big moment for our local history.
www.shropshirestar.com/your-world/2026/03/14/ne...
Visited Moseley Old Hall today.
It is fascinating to see their late C16th house chapel, which seems to originate from the same architectural DNA as the prayer room and aedicule at Soulton Hall from a few decades prior.
A relatable heritage context, even across the different polarities of the era.
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Following research entering the record yesterday, Lambeth Palace was formally notified. They acknowledge the "historic significance" and seriousness of the work on Sir Rowland Hill’s legacy, valuing the Anglican jurisdiction of Lichfield.
Link: soultonhall.co.uk/2026/update-...
The research on St Erkenwald & the Old St Paul’s High Altar stone is now part of the @ShropCouncil public record. Following a heritage audit.
Watch: youtu.be/bPY4eR5CqnM?...
Delighted to learn that Jacob Chandler's profiled in "Hidden Talents: International Art Magazine" for #ASYI commission &collaboration between him and our heritage consultants at Byrga Geniht
"artistic triumph exploring the the movement... fusion of Geometry, Light and Meaning"
"architectural cousinhood" revealed. 🔍
New (to us) 1931 prints map the link between Old Sir Rowland Hill’s House and the lost Palace of Whitehall—sharing a 55ft cube silhouette and the same Grinshill stone found at 10 Downing Street. 🏰✨
Full story: soultonhall.co.uk/2026/downing...
SAVE THE DATE: 08 MAY 🌲🎧
@ShropsYouthThea brings As You Like It to Soulton Hall! We’re reframing the Forest of Arden as a 1994 free party. 🕺✨
A homecoming 500 years in the making. This is Shakespeare, reclaimed.
Details: soultonhall.co.uk/2026/arden-9...
A privilege to spend some time with the Thegns of Mercia @thegns.bsky.social; the quality of the work they are producing is astonishing and humbling and hugely helpful to think with. May they thrive!
Photo from their bluesky banner.
www.thegns.org
A burial without a funeral? 🕯️
Sir Rowland Hill was playing a dangerous game in 1550, smuggling a secret from the heart of London to the mists of Shropshire.
Watch the full 20-minute deep dive on "The Hidden Stone" here:
youtu.be/x8TG7XtwnlM?...
Hugely honoured to get the Times News in Pictures lead pic and the express for sunset near solstice at Soulton Long Barrow A magical pilgrimage to a place of wonder and peace - the effect only lasts a few minutes. @omsystem.bsky.social @natgeoyourshot.bsky.social @soultonhall.bsky.social
Nov 1st: we acknowledge the long-standing tradition of honoring the departed. 🍂 The Soulton Long Barrow offers a peaceful space for this reflection
It privileges no one perspective. Instead, it connects us to the rhythms of nature and the shared human endeavor to build lasting, beautiful memorials
The next open day at the barow is Sun, 2 Nov: 10:00-13:00.
Image: Soulton Long Barrow under construction In summer 2019.
The November Soulton Hall Heritage Tours are officially FULLY BOOKED due to overwhelming demand! 🥳
We have just 2 FINAL TICKETS remaining for December to close out 2025.
Don't miss your last chance for an intimate historical journey this year 👇
www.tickettailor.com/events/soult...
Old Sir Rowland Hill, 'Renaissance Hero', repaired the Commonwealth by refounding the London Hospitals (and more). This spirit lived on: Robert Dudley founded the Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick to fill the similar gaps.
@Historic_Houses 🤝
#LordLeycester #SoultonHall
The Lady Margaret Hall Brwon Book has carried an account of the 813th Quit Rents Address given at the RCJ last October:
Link (pp. 22):
www.lmh.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Please note that due to the 10K road race, there is a road closure in Wem today.
If you are traveling to Soulton Hall, you must take an alternate route via the A49.
Please do not attempt to travel through Wem.
Thank you.
"And to the skirts of this wild wood he came"
#asyoulikeit
#Shakespearesunday
🌍 | Wildlife populations have declined by more than two-thirds over the last 50 years.
Oxford experts are giving conservation actions the best chance of success ⬇️
www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/...
#OxfordClimate | #WorldAnimalDay2025
SOLD OUT AGAIN!
The Heritage Tour this Sunday is full.
Don't miss future dates to explore:
📜 Geneva Bible clandestine base.
🌳 Ground that inspired Shakespeare's As You Like It.
🗝️ Hidden chapel & priests' hide.
Tours sell out fast—book now: www.tickettailor.com/events/soult...
Barn owls ringed in a bird survey this morning!
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Mary Arden's Farm.
A fantastic morning for bird ringing! 🐦 We ringed 52 new birds at Soulton, including highlights like Stonechats, Chiffchaffs, and Meadow Pipits.
Each tiny ring helps unlock the secrets of migration and survival.
#BirdConservation #BirdRinging #SoultonHall #Shrewsbury
