I acquired the postcard along with the artist’s original sketch for the scene. Just imagine Badmin sitting there in 1951, sketching the customers in the shiny new cafe, sketching the river traffic, the skyline - all that hope for a bright future. (2/2)

Lovely bit of social history, here. View from the Royal Festival Hall, 1950. This beautiful image was produced by SR Badmin for a set of contemporary postcards celebrating the Festival of Britain. And best of all … (1/2)

Good morning! This week's theme is Theatres 🎭 ------ 'Victoria Theatre and Clock' (1992) by Doreen Fletcher doreenfletcherartist.com

Brian Clough, who loved cricket, bowling at Lord's in a charity match in front of 8000 spectators in August 1975. Clough took 2 for 45 dismissing the great cricketing pair of Geoff Boycott and, er, Clement Freud.

An observation test for your inner 8-year-old. Can you spot the 13 mistakes in the picture? From Treasure magazine, 1965 Official answers coming soon (Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)

Listen to the people who loved their boy and not the people who want to use it to stir hate.

Welp there’s no unseeing this

Today, being the first day of Meteorological Summer, I bring you the covers of the 4 seasons books. But which is your favourite? My favourite season is Spring (but my favourite of these books is probably Autumn) Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

Morning! This week's theme is London Transport. ------ 'The Strand by Night' (1937) by Christopher RW Nevinson (Cartwright Hall Art Gallery)

The Blast is ridiculous. The way it tries to Razzmatazz itself. “3… 2… 1…GAAAAAME OOOOOOOONNNN!!!” *Camera cuts to fifteen old fellas sitting in front of a church spire.* 🏏

On the grounds that there’s no bad time to share this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go, here’s this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go

So, I seem to have written yet another novel. I really don’t know how this keeps happening.

Rectangular ice cream. Back when this was the full range of options

Good morning! This week's theme is Pubs and Bars 🍺🍷 ----- 'Summer Sun, The Holly Bush, Hampstead, London' (2023) by Alan Lancaster alanlancaster.co.uk

Aerial view of the fortress-like Siward’s Howe Water Tower near York. Built in the 1960s on high ground at Heworth, the reinforced-concrete structure stores treated water for eastern York. #York #engineering #WaterTower

This is brilliant: the re-introduction of beavers in the nature reserve next door has basically eliminated flooding at Greenford station on the Central Line. They could perhaps now set the furry engineers to work on getting the station’s inclined lift to work more reliably.

'The Concerto', Queen's Hall, Langham Place (c.1935) by Cyril Power

'Underground' (1932) by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (Walker Art Gallery)

I didn’t want a house, just an office for a small firm of chartered accounts built in the 1980s

This week's theme is 'People of London' - a celebration of ALL the people who make and have made London the beautiful city it is. ------ 'The London Underground' (from 'This Is London', 1959) by Miroslav Šašek

CNBC TV show footage of the far right march in London They've just about filled Parliament square With barely anyone between Parliament square and Trafalgar square On the cover image, look at the bottom, there's a giant screen, with pretty much no one to watch it

Just going to start doing my stretches. Good luck everyone.

Does anyone know if Andy Burnham likes cats?

Men are using Meta AI glasses to secretly film women at beaches, shops, on the street & on nights out. They then post these clips online where they receive a barrage of misogynistic abuse. I’m campaigning to make this behaviour an offence. Women deserve to feel safe in public spaces.

I had to buy this when I saw it. Do you remember this game? My brother and I played it all the time. It was brutal

found the Swissiest painting in Switzerland

now thats an anecdote with a punch, from Gillian Tett www.ft.com/content/c0ae...

A guess a lot people will be spending a lot of today checking some slowly changing numbers on a BBC webpage. If you enjoy that sort of thing and want it to be a more than annual occurrence - can I recommend getting into county cricket?

‘Horse chestnut’ Trees (1963) Artist: SR Badmin

Before and Hereafter!

✨ Legacy of the Festival of Britain at 75: Part II - Nationwide If you know where to look, Abram Games’ iconic Festival Star emblem can still be spotted in chip shops and shrubberies, on bridges and benches across the country. Here are some of our favourite finds...🧵

A little bit of bolognese in my life, A little bit of pesto on the side, A little puttanesca here I am, A little bit of this goes in the pan.

Getting the job done 👊 🌾 23 points from a possible 24 🌾 Highest partnership ever vs Hampshire (Zain & Kiran) 🌾 Highest‑ever total against Hampshire 🌾 First-ever win at the Utilita Bowl 🌾 Second‑biggest victory over Hampshire 📸 Stephen Nicholls #HAMvGLA #OhGlammyGlammy

John Piper's painting and black and white photo of Llanthony Priory. He stayed there in 1941; my photo was taken yesterday

🧵5 Posts A century on, the 1926 General Strike stands as one of the most dramatic episodes in British working-class history. At one minute to midnight on 3 May 1926, around 1.7 million workers walked out in solidarity with 1.2 million coal miners who were facing wage cuts of 1/5

Mentally replacing all media references to an “all-English” Europa semi-final with “all-midlands” Europa semi-final. #AVFC #NFFC

After Golders Green adamwagnerkc.substack.com/p/after-gold...

An important read, this.

Tomorrow morning we are going to go up the Tower of the Cathedral at St. Albans, and I am going to wear Angela's Mum's trousers.

Next concert: Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, 7:30pm on Sat 27 June at St Albans Cathedral. Including the cathedral choir and guest conductor Daniel Hyde, with William Fox on the organ. Also Helen Charlston, Sam Furness, Gareth Brynmor John & Sinfonia Verdi. www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/st-alb...

'Evening Rain, Lombard Street' by Peter Brown peterbrownneac.com

Good evening! This week's theme is London Gloaming. ------ 'The Trader', Queen Victoria Street by Benjamin Hope benjaminhope.net

Today's #CrapColourisation with added AI slop. The unwonted copper roof to the church tower, the vastly extended pond (which doesn't reflect the 'new' roof and reflects the church weirdly), an extra telegraph/phone pole...

Interesting thread. If AI removes the grunt work for junior lawyers (eg, due diligence for corporate lawyers and discovery for litigators) then it will affect social mobility, as well as other things. It is how you learn to be a lawyer in those areas.

Oliver Postgate, producer of many children’s programs, was born 101 years ago today. His shows are, for people of a certain age, a portal to one’s childhood. Here’s Ivor the Engine. The adventures of Ivor, his driver Jones the Steam, and the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction Company Limited.

Beautiful everyday Ladybird things, part 87. Fuzzy Felt

Over 3,000 at Chelmsford today Over 4,700 at The Oval

🏏COUNTY CRICKET DAY IS BACK ON SAT 16TH MAY🏏 And with a smorgasbord of men’s and women’s fixtures to choose from, what a day we’re going to have. Put it in your diary, tell the groupchat and start haranguing everyone you know to come along. We’re all going to the cricket. #CountyCricketDay

The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.