HIDDEN CHARMS 3

t was perhaps coincidental that, thanks to Covid-19, the took place at the third time of asking. Chester’s gothic St Mary’s Creative Space, a church converted for arts and other activities near the city’s castle, was the venue. The theme was the magical protection of buildings and related apotropaic topics, and followed conferences in Norwich (2016) and Salisbury (2018). Host Brian Hoggard had pulled together an impressive list of speakers to give a wide range of presentations on this particular component of the fortean spectrum, as) and Raking Light ()