All ready for the @agragenealogy.bsky.social Study Day at Ely.

It was great to meet up with fellow AGRA Members, Associates & Fellows at the study day at The Maltings, Ely where the theme was Community & Landscape: how surrounding s shaped our ancestors live with 4 excellent talks. /1

A Victorian bell turret has been placed back on Grade 2 listed Grantham Guildhall, Lincolnshire following refurbishment work. 👇 BBC News - Bell turret back in place at Grantham Guildhall - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It was great to meet up with fellow AGRA Members, Associates & Fellows at the study day at The Maltings, Ely where the theme was Community & Landscape: how surrounding s shaped our ancestors live with 4 excellent talks. /1

The new Melton Mowbray bypass in Leicestershire to be named the Pork Pie Way after a public vote. 👇 BBC News - New Melton Mowbray bypass named Pork Pie Way after public vote - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

On the day before her 68th birthday and with her beloved granddaughter Anne Isabella Noel King by her side - the estranged spouse of the poet, the Lady Byron died on May 16 in the year 1860. ⚰ Kensal Green Cemetery. London. UK. #StillSleuthing 🔍 @deadsleuth.com

All ready for the @agragenealogy.bsky.social Study Day at Ely.

Bob Dylan artwork to go on display at the Castle Fine Art Manchester this weekend. 👇 BBC News - Manchester shows Bob Dylan's art 60 years after Judas heckle - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

20% of the Melsonby Hoard goes on display at the Yorkshire Museum, York. 👇 BBC News - Iron Age treasures from Melsonby Hoard go on display in York - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Archive reveals 100 years of the Blackpool Dance Festival that started in 1920. 👇 BBC News - Archive reveals Blackpool's 'exhilarating, terrifying' history of dance - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Auctioneer, Clive Emson from Homes Under the Hammer dies age 79. 👇 BBC News - Homes Under the Hammer star dies aged 79 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has taken to the skies of Lincolnshire to celebrate the inauguration of a full size sculpture of a Lancaster Bomber. 👇 BBC News - BBMF flypast celebrates Lancaster bomber sculpture - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Adele Teale who lives at Lee Moor, Stanley, Wakefield told that she has to move Caesar the gorilla statue by 9th June or risk being taken to court for not having planning permission. 👇 BBC News - Wakefield gorilla statue must be removed, council says - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The remaining buildings of Hemingfield Colliery, known as Lower Elsecar Colliery in S. Yorks which was developed for Earl Fitzwilliam in the 1840's, under the management of Benjamin Biram, his steward, mineral agent & general manager. Digging out the shafts started in 1842 with a depth of /1

Arbuthnott Church in Kincardineshire, Scotland parts of which dates from 1200 & inspired the Lewis Grassic Gibbon, 1932 book, Sunset Song has been sold. 👇 BBC News - 'Sunset Song church' sold after community bid fails www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Welcome to all new followers. My name is Tony & I started my professional genealogy journey in 2024. When I'm not researching my ancestors or those of clients I enjoy running, alternative music, travelling & exploring historical buildings, churches, cathedrals, pubs, landmarks & graveyards.

The largest architectural addition to York Minster in 200 years has occurred with the installation of a permanent accessible ramp. 👇 BBC News - Access ramp first change for York Minster in 200 years - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Actor Alan Rothwell who appeared in Coronation Street & Brookside dies age 89. 👇 BBC News - Original Coronation Street cast member Alan Rothwell dies aged 89 - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The remaining buildings of Hemingfield Colliery, known as Lower Elsecar Colliery in S. Yorks which was developed for Earl Fitzwilliam in the 1840's, under the management of Benjamin Biram, his steward, mineral agent & general manager. Digging out the shafts started in 1842 with a depth of /1

New Eric Morecambe mural unveiled at Johnny's Bar on Marine Road Central, Morecambe, Lancs on what would have been his 100th birthday. 👇 BBC News - New Eric Morecambe mural unveiled for centenary - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The York Conservation Trust submits proposals for the restoration of the Grade 1 listed York Assembly Rooms which dates from 1735 & the first neo-classical structure outside Italy. 👇 BBC News - York Assembly Rooms repairs plan submitted - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Watergate Inn, 24 Walmgate, York which dates from the late 18th century & was called the Five Lions pub by 1818; although there is a record of a pub on this site called the City Arms since 1702. The front was built in buff brick in Flemish bond. Stables were added behind in the 19th century. /1

Exton Barton, Exton, Devon, former farmhouse now a house built circa 1600 with later extensions & alterations. Built from roughcast cob on stone footings, gabled end thatched roof. Originally a 3 room, through passage plan house, extended & partially rebuilt in brick in the 19th century, /1

An Eric Morecambe mural to be unveiled in Morecambe, Lancashire to celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday along with other events. 👇 BBC News - New Eric Morecambe mural to be unveiled for centenary - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The historic Gills Centre Complex in Edinburgh which consists of a an A listed. neo-Norman chapel & other B listed buildings to be sold by the Archdiocese of St. Andrews & Edinburgh. 👇 BBC News - Catholic Church site in Edinburgh to be sold after nearly 200 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dutch House, Oglethorpe, York dates from 1648 with 17th century gables & is believed to be York's oldest brick built house & was originally known as Small House. It was extensively rebuilt in 1955. Built in the front & rear of orange red brick in English garden wall bond, with brick coped shaped /1

The Watergate Inn, 24 Walmgate, York which dates from the late 18th century & was called the Five Lions pub by 1818; although there is a record of a pub on this site called the City Arms since 1702. The front was built in buff brick in Flemish bond. Stables were added behind in the 19th century. /1

All Saints Parish Church, Church Street, Castleford, W. Yorks is the third church to be built on this site. Dating from 1866 it was designed by H. F. Bacon in Early English Style from hammer dressed sandstone with a graduated slate roof. It was Grade 2 listed in 1987.

All Saints Parish Church, Church Street, Castleford, W. Yorks is the third church to be built on this site. Dating from 1866 it was designed by H. F. Bacon in Early English Style from hammer dressed sandstone with a graduated slate roof. It was Grade 2 listed in 1987.

The site of the original Hampden Park at Kingsley Avenue, Glasgow considered to be the world's first international football stadium from the early 1870's has earned protected status from Historic Environment Scotland. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Grade 2 listed Coppersmith's Shop near Newcastle Quayside which dates from 1800 to receive 65k from Historic England. The building was part of a collection of Robert Stephenson & Co Works that made boiler parts & cab fittings. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🧵Edwin Ridsdale Tate (1862–1922) was a York born architect, artist and antiquary who dedicated much of his life to capturing and restoring the historic heritage of York. He is most famously known for his detailed artistic recreations of medieval York and his architectural

Founded in Horbury in 1858 by the Rev. John Sharp and the Sisterhood of St Peter, the House of Mercy was created to "shelter and reform" young women labelled “fallen” in Victorian society often those facing poverty, pregnancy, or social stigma. Its history reflects Victorian values but also now

NEW BLOG Mary Clarkson 14 St. John's Square, Wakefield www.ancestralenquiries.co.uk/post/one-pla... The 6th blog about the past residents from the #OnePlaceStudy of St. John's Square, Wakefield is about Mary Clarkson who overcame the loss of her husband & provided a better life for her family.

Dutch House, Oglethorpe, York dates from 1648 with 17th century gables & is believed to be York's oldest brick built house & was originally known as Small House. It was extensively rebuilt in 1955. Built in the front & rear of orange red brick in English garden wall bond, with brick coped shaped /1

A replica of the cockpit of an Avro Lancaster bomber from WW2 built over decades by Leon Ellison to be moved to Metheringham Airfield Visitors Centre in Lincolnshire. 👇 BBC News - 'Our dad built exact replica of WW2 Lancaster bomber cockpit' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Perfectly formed, Briar Cottage, Church Street, Lympstone, Devon a house which dates from the 19th century.

St. Paul's Church, Bedford awarded £209,000 for urgent repairs to its tower, clock & bells. The church bells have rung for 400 years. 👇 BBC News - Church in Bedford secures £209,000 of lottery money - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Blackburn's Exchange building which dates from 1865 & was a cotton exchange & then a cinema to reopen after a £1.5m redevelopment. 👇 BBC News - Blackburn Exchange opens after £1.5m accessibility upgrades - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An unexpected find is the majestic St. Columba's Presbyterian Church, Priory Street, York dates from 1879. Designed by Thomas Brownlow Thompson of Hull in Italian Neo-Renaissance style to hold 700 worshippers. Many Presbyterian Scots had come to work in York as railway workers & engineers & prior /1

Now that's what I call a birdhouse circa 1937 - looks a bit like the 'Psycho' House, which was apparently modelled after a wooden frame domicile which Hitchcock saw in Ohio but perhaps this image & Norman's stuffed birds are the real influence?

Nina Antonia and the Lunar Moths: Dropping Like Butterflies – Album Review louderthanwar.com/nina-antonia... our first album review & very perceptive it is too.

An unexpected find is the majestic St. Columba's Presbyterian Church, Priory Street, York dates from 1879. Designed by Thomas Brownlow Thompson of Hull in Italian Neo-Renaissance style to hold 700 worshippers. Many Presbyterian Scots had come to work in York as railway workers & engineers & prior /1

The Beatles to turn Grade 2 listed Savile Row, London which served as the band's HQ from 1968 until 1972 into an exhibition space. 👇 BBC News - The Beatles will open a museum on the site of their last gig www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

12th century, Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucester secures £235,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to secure it's future. 👇 BBC News - Llanthony Priory's future secured after National Lottery funding - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Portrait of a Young Girl painting by Dutch artist Toon Kelder stolen from a Jewish art collector in WW2 found in the home of descendants of a notorious Dutch SS collaborator. 👇 BBC News - Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader's descendants www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's been an interesting day. I lost touch with my paternal family some 40 years ago. Just under 3 years ago at the end of May 2023, through research I identified a son who I did not know existed for one of my paternal uncles. I was able to identify his wife on Facebook & sent a message to her. /1🌳

A plethora of flowers, plants & trees at Homestead Park, York yesterday.

Three years ago I was invited to the preview of "The Unravelling Fantasia of Miss H" a contemporary opera that brought to life a remarkable Yorkshire story of injustice, defiance and survival. It told the story of Doncaster-born Mary Frances Heaton, who in 1837 was committed to the West Riding

A rare 18th century medal to commemorate the death of Captain James Cook bought for £25 at a car boot sale sold to the Captain Cook Memorial Museum in Whitby for £5,000. 👇 BBC News - £25 car boot Captain Cook medal sold to Whitby museum for £5,000 - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...