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Research interests
My research encompasses the wide range of holy, healing and notable water sources – predominantly springs and wells, but other areas as well.
I am actively engaged in researching for my In search of England’s holy and healing wells series of which the following have been published:
Holy and Healing Wells of Essex
Holy and Healing Wells of Hertfordshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Nottinghamshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Derbyshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Lincolnshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Kent
Holy and Healing Wells of Middlesex
Holy and Healing Wells of Cambridgeshire
Other volumes in preparation:
Holy and Healing Wells of Huntingdonshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Norfolk
Holy and Healing Wells of Suffolk
Holy and Healing Wells of Staffordshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Warwickshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Northamptonshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Bedfordshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Berkshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Oxfordshire
Holy and Healing Wells of Sussex
Research into modern ritual use of holy and healing wells. I have been engaged on surveying votive offerings focusing particularly rag tied to trees or fabric of wells. I am undertaking a survey see here. https://insearchofholywellsandhealingsprings.com/survey-on-votive-offerings-at-holy-and-healing-springs-please-contribute/
Outside of holy wells I have been doing extensive research into Calendar customs, folklore and are working on a guide to wayside graves!
Talks
Understandably my research has led me to being asked to attend local history groups and conventions. I have done a number of talks to a wide range of audiences and are happy to do talks, travelling taken into consideration. Previous talks have included:
Empyrean
Lichfield discovered
Roots Festival
Ritual ‘Litter’ Redressed: The heritage of contemporary deposits at the University of Hertfordshire
If you like to book me for a talk please contact me below on this page and I shall get back to you as soon as possible. Copies of my talks, currently just the powerpoints are available on my Academia site https://independent.academia.edu/Pixyledpublications