Rest in Peace one of Yorkshire's greatest, cricket umpire Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird MBE OBE who has sadly died age 92. 🏏😢 news.sky.com/story/legend...

Cliff Field House, Wakefield slightly hidden away & engulfed by the St. Christopher's Walk apartments was originally on Burton Street. Said to be built around 1820 for a William Tomlinson, a woolstapler; it is a 2 storey, 5 window villa in red brick with a slated roof. In 1861 William Henry /1

Rest in Peace one of Yorkshire's greatest, cricket umpire Harold Dennis "Dickie" Bird MBE OBE who has sadly died age 92. 🏏😢 news.sky.com/story/legend...

Today is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the current Pontefract Library! For more information about the library's history, visit: wakefieldlibraries.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/t... #BookSky #Libraries #History #Pontefract @wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social @handhyorkshire.bsky.social

The White Mill Windmill, Sandwich, Kent which dates from 1760 to have its sails reinstated after restoration. 👇 BBC News - Restoration of 1700s windmill to be completed www.bbc.com/news/article...

Information panels telling stories of the impact of railways in the South West put up as part of the 200 year celebration. 👇 BBC News - Celebrating 200 years of railway in the South West www.bbc.com/news/article...

Blog on the burgeoning online industry in which self-described 'publishing professionals' get would be authors to part with their money. It's one of the oldest ruses in the book but with new fangled terminology. www.ninaantoniaauthor.com

Cliff Field House, Wakefield slightly hidden away & engulfed by the St. Christopher's Walk apartments was originally on Burton Street. Said to be built around 1820 for a William Tomlinson, a woolstapler; it is a 2 storey, 5 window villa in red brick with a slated roof. In 1861 William Henry /1

Peace perfect peace as a September sun sets on an old church spire. The view from my world as the sun bids adieu. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #TeeAndTombstones #YorkyHistoryLass #FamilyHistorySleuth #MondayMeander #StillSleuthing in York 🔍

It was an absolute privilege to be able to visit the Grade 2 listed Lister Lane Cemetery in Halifax today & attend a very interesting talk by David Glover about some of the Halifax Chartists & Co-op Pioneers interred here. Opened in 1841 it was the first general cemetery in Halifax. /1

Sculpture of Prince Albert which has been on display at Windsor Castle for the past 160 years was made by his daughter Princess Victoria rather than sculptor Robert William Sievier. 👇 BBC News - Sculpture of Prince Albert made by his daughter Princess Victoria www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Avanti West Coast Mainline Services will use the historic Settle to Carlisle line for the first 2 weeks of 2026. 👇 BBC News - Diverted West Coast trains to use Settle to Carlisle line - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Urban Splash submit plans to make the Grade 2 listed 1963 Cole Brothers/John Lewis building, Sheffield into a mix of flexible workspace, cafe, retail, leisure, cultural venue & event space. 👇 BBC News - 'Vibrant future' plans for Sheffield's Cole Brothers building www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Anderson Boat Lift, Cheshire which allows boats & barges by 50 feet from the Weaver Navigation Canal to the Trent & Mersey Canal is celebrating its 150th anniversary. 👇 BBC News - Anderton Boat Lift: Victorian engineering feat's legacy lives on - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Parents whose 4 year old son tragically died when a gravestone fell on him at Rawtenstall cemetery, Lancashire call for gravestones to be laid flat or limited to a certain height. 👇 BBC News - Call for flat gravestones after Lancashire boy's cemetery death - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Former MEP Barry Seal from Bradford has died age 87. He secured funding for the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford & Square Chapel, Halifax. 👇 BBC News - Tributes to 'incredibly driven' former MEP Barry Seal - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lincolnshire art project to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2 called Our Freedom: Then and Now calls for contributions from the public. 👇 BBC News - Public artwork to mark end of World War Two www.bbc.com/news/article...

Beautiful laid out World War 2 graves at Higher Cemetery, Exeter. These includes a few Polish graves who fought for the Allies.

Against a cerulean blue sky, a street lamp plays peek-a-boo against the lush green leaves of an old tree. The view from my world at dusk. #DeadSleuth #GraveyardSquirrel #TeeAndTombstones #YorkyHistoryLass #FamilyHistorySleuth #SundayStroll #StillSleuthing in York 🔍

#YorkMansionHouse house was built for the Lord Mayor of York between 1725 and 1732, making it a perfect setting for the #GeorgianDance dance lesson I attended there this evening! These pictures are of the State Room (where we danced), the staircase, the Dining Room, and a view of St. Helen’s Square.

It was an absolute privilege to be able to visit the Grade 2 listed Lister Lane Cemetery in Halifax today & attend a very interesting talk by David Glover about some of the Halifax Chartists & Co-op Pioneers interred here. Opened in 1841 it was the first general cemetery in Halifax. /1

Heritage Open Day visit to chapel of old Exminster Asylum (now Exeter Pre-Prep School). Built 1875 of Heavitree sandstone with Bath stone dressings. Cruciform plan with bellcote over the crossing. Designed by Exeter architect Joseph Neale. Good carved details including reredos, capitals and pulpit

Beautiful laid out World War 2 graves at Higher Cemetery, Exeter. These includes a few Polish graves who fought for the Allies.

One week until York Unlocked kicks off! Come along and take part in our self-guided tour and learn about the history of our amazing library and archive building. You will find out about its architectural quirks, explore rooms not often open to the public, and see how the building has changed.

Rest in Peace, broadcaster John Stapleton who has died age 79. He was known as the presenter of consumer rights program Watchdog. 👇 news.sky.com/story/broadc...

What is believed to be the first purpose built prisoner of war camp, dating from Napoleonic times to open to the public at Yaxley near Peterborough. It dates back to 1796 & housed 7,000 prisoners. 👇Napoleonic prisoner-of-war camp site opens to public near Yaxley www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Doris Storey the swimmer from Leeds who worked at Burton's who went to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin who won 2 gold medals at the 1938 Empire Games in Sydney. 👇 BBC News - 'Our Olympian grandma from Leeds refused to stand for Hitler' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Black Horse pub, Longbrook St, Exeter established in the mid 18th century as a coaching inn on the main route from Tiverton to Exeter. Between 1780 & 1787 the licence was held by the wonderfully named Spurrier Flashman who had been declared bankrupt as a farrier in 1778. /1

Maybe not the best light today, but still one of the world’s greatest buildings. Lincoln Cathedral is 👌

…and the nave ceiling.

St Mary Beverley- ceiling of kings. c.1445 and later

The Battle of Fulford, fought OTD in 1066 just outside York, was the first clash of that momentous autumn. King Harald Hardrada of Norway, joined by Tostig Godwinson, brother of the English king, led a powerful Viking host up the River Ouse. They were met at Fulford by the northern earls, Edwin of

The now Grade II listed headstone of railway fireman Edward Booth is a reminder of the tragic Ulleskelf accident of 24 November 1906 when in fog, the train on which he was working missed a red signal and crashed into a coal train killing himself and the driver.

The Black Horse pub, Longbrook St, Exeter established in the mid 18th century as a coaching inn on the main route from Tiverton to Exeter. Between 1780 & 1787 the licence was held by the wonderfully named Spurrier Flashman who had been declared bankrupt as a farrier in 1778. /1

Tuxlith Chapel in Milland, West Sussex is a curious medieval gem that fell into ruins following the construction of a large Victorian church in the village in the late 19th century. 1/9

A community archaeological dig near Grantham, Lincolnshire to try & 3 possible manor houses that existed before the current Harlaxton Manor which was built in the mid 19th century. 👇 BBC News - Dig to unearth lost manor houses nears end www.bbc.com/news/article...

The story of the Swansea to Mumbles railway line & the Swansea to Oystermouth line that started in 1807. 👇 BBC News - The next train to arrive on platform one is the first train ever www.bbc.com/news/article...

Remembering former Halifax publican William Nettleship, who died on this day in 1851 at the age of 40. He was the innkeeper at the Old Bull's Head, Bull Green, Halifax. His widow Hannah (née Waring) died in 1866 at the age of 53.

New murals marking Leeds' sporting heritage unveiled around the city. 👇 BBC News - Murals marking Leeds' sporting heritage unveiled - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The former Gipton Fire Station, East Leeds which opened in 1937 & is now a community centre to be awarded a blue plaque. 👇 BBC News - Gipton fire station turned community centre to gain blue plaque - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Come and join us on a guided tour of Lister Lane Cemetery during our Open Day on Sunday 21st September 2025.

Cable Hut 14, Cuckmere Haven, E. Sussex built in 1900 which was used to carry Britain's messages beneath the sea. Later it was used as a gun emplacement in WW2 & a fishing hut. 👇 BBC News - Cuckmere Haven hut carried messages below the sea for Britain - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The letters that preserve the legacy of Suffolk soldier Alan Edwards who was held in a Japanese prisoner of war camp & died in India in 1945. 👇 BBC News - WW2 letters preserve legacy of Mildenhall POW who did not return - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The story of the restoration of St. James's Church, Llangua, Monmouthshire. The church which started as a small stone monastic cell dates back to 1150 & became a parish church in the 15th century. 👇 BBC News - How human hair helped to save a crumbling medieval church www.bbc.com/news/article...

Spotted on a footpath at Higher Cemetery, Exeter the grave of Mary Cook who died on 29th May 1705. Also here Mary the daughter of John Hornbrooke who died 18th September 1706 & another daughter Elizabeth who died in 1712.

Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester, dating to 1239. Was a Dominican House. Dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539. Scriptorium a particularly rare survival. Restored 1960 & now an events space. Today, I was there for Gloucester History Festival #blackfriars #blackfriarsgloucester #dissolutionofthemonasteries

Interestingly shaped former Castle Hotel, 23 Castlegate, Knaresborough, N. Yorks which is now the Castle Inn pub. Originated in the mid 18th century, 4 storeys, rendered with a slate roof. It has a possible 19th century extension with 20th century alterations. It was Grade 2 listed in 1952.

I somehow posted and deleted this earlier! An advert for Park Hall, Oswestry from 1914. It was destroyed by fire on Boxing Day 1918. A wonderful house. What a loss for the nation... #Shropshire

Interestingly shaped former Castle Hotel, 23 Castlegate, Knaresborough, N. Yorks which is now the Castle Inn pub. Originated in the mid 18th century, 4 storeys, rendered with a slate roof. It has a possible 19th century extension with 20th century alterations. It was Grade 2 listed in 1952.

The Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway to hold WW1 event at Skegness on 20th & 21st September. 👇 BBC News - Heritage railway hold World War One history event www.bbc.com/news/article...