A slightly late post to say I attended @1940andy.bsky.social's fascinating talk on SS Barn Hill last week. And in my usual fashion of going off at tangents, I'm trying to resist the urge to start researching wartime convoys @nickhewitt4.bsky.social

My office view for today #Trailwalker #Gurkhas @southdownsnp.bsky.social

My 'office' for the next hour of so shooting the Arundel 10k

#HillfortsWednesday. Snip of a 1837 Manor map showing Wolsonbury Hill north of Brighton, Sussex. Apparently it had a Roman Encampment? 🤔@durotrigesdig.bsky.social @romanpalace.bsky.social @mattpope.bsky.social

@vickersmg.bsky.social Folks, slightly random question for you. I have some civilian building plans that show an indoor (rifle) range that may have been about 40 yards long. Building seems to be cira 1910 so any ideas on what sort of weapons might have been used?

@uk-tank-markings.co.uk dunno why this has popped into my head but how easy would it be to do monochrome versions of your markings? Wondering if this would help with comparing and IDing period photographs 🤔

@catsofyore.bsky.social Victorian image of coachmen with cats (and a dog)

@crusaderproject.bsky.social Just had an email about this new book. Don't know if of interest or is it too late? www.naval-military-press.com/product/driv...

@vchlondon.bsky.social @oneplacestudies.bsky.social @adamchapman.bsky.social @merrynwalters.uk Just pondering what maps & surveys mid 19th C Railway Engineers would have had access to before setting prospective railway routes?

Following the discussion on #F1 yesterday I went down a rabbit hole on engine configurations. Yes, the much-loved shrieking V12 only won a single championship season (1991), but what were the most (and least successful) configurations? Read on... fyi @jontyscorner.bsky.social (pic Jmex60)

Stolen from FB. An excellent display for #VEDay though the Indian flag is noticably absent.

#SWW #NationalFarmSurvey Q please @oneplacestudies.bsky.social @adamchapman.bsky.social Just realised that the 6" maps used to show plots, *don't* have the (OS) field parcel N#s that /were/ printed on the 25" sheets. It seems the assessors transcribed parcel numbers onto the smaller maps?

@jpwarchaeology.bsky.social finally starting your book 🙂

@altnps.bsky.social British post rock instrumental duo Nordic Giants have a beautiful song called Spirit which samples a MLK speech from 1967. Thought you might like it youtu.be/AN3hArXzpQE?...

More international (🇻🇳) pillbox* spotting just for @ckolonko.bsky.social 😄 A 🧵 1st up, two blockhouses* NE of the old quarter of Hoi An maps.app.goo.gl/QhojyFkwqy5U... * = Info boards call them blockhouses, don't FISH me 1/

Yes, I did borrow a bicycle for a bit of pillbox spotting, why do you ask? @ckolonko.bsky.social @rivetsandpins.bsky.social @newforestramble.bsky.social

@jpwarchaeology.bsky.social Not a lot of historic buildings in this scene but this might be the furthest east your book has travelled?

@crusaderproject.bsky.social 25 Pdrs *in* Valentine(s)?

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

@jpwarchaeology.bsky.social a quick pub licensing Q off the back of last night's talk please. I know beershops were set up along railway routes in the mid 19th C. Would these have been licensed and if so, what sort of archive records would I need to look for; quarter or petty sessions?

@jpwarchaeology.bsky.social name checking @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social this evening in Horsham, W Sussex

@jpwarchaeology.bsky.social name checking @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social this evening in Horsham, W Sussex

#MilHist folks and Gallipoli tour guides Can anyone put me in touch with anyone visiting this year? I'm after some photos of some memorials that include men in my @oneplacestudies.bsky.social TVM @ww2tv.bsky.social

Just watched the #TronAres trailer and it looks ace. (I'm old enough to have seen the original film in the cinema)

Didn't know Bradshaw's (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradsha...) had Second World War editions 😉

@jpwarchaeology.bsky.social a potentially loaded question please. Earliest map I have of my area is 1638 and a handful of houses are shown on it, for instance maps.app.goo.gl/skkQiyanGBFo... and maps.app.goo.gl/q1PWSSMTHRbT...

43 and 44 Royal Tank Regiments in Sussex 1940 - 1941 🧵 on these 2 Rgts. Having photo'd their war diaries, I was finally able to ID various photos in the IWM collection. @curatorian.bsky.social @rivetsandpins.bsky.social @tanktales.bsky.social @uk-tank-markings.co.uk @ckolonko.bsky.social 1/

This afternoon I have mostly fallen into the #Mappron rabbithole of the @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy historic maps under the MPHH series - discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C... And the Railway Executive Committee files in AN2 - discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C...

@oneplacestudies.bsky.social Has anyone done any detailed work on the Second World War National Farm Survey as explained here - www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-yo...? I have some inconsistancies between some returns and maps I've photographed TIA

@adamchapman.bsky.social Another MAF wartime survey Q please. I shot various local MAF 32 returns a while ago and did some MAF 73/41 maps last week. I'm trying to find the location of a neighbour's piggery plot on the maps but aren't having much luck.

State of this #Caturday

@merrynwalters.uk @oneplacestudies.bsky.social Will you look at the terrain shading on that! 😍#Mapprn

After a couple of weeks off its time to get back out on the road. Market Harborough tomorrow, Beeston & Glasgow next week. Also worth noting that tickets are getting scarce for Horsham & Norton St Philip. The last of the Mythbusting shows... triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/mythbustingt...

Comfy, fanks dad

So there's a challenge on #Strava to log 200 minutes of activity between 6th and 26th March. So with today being the 8th ie 48 hours / 2880 minutes in, how have three people managed to log from 601 to 7159 hours in that time? 🤷‍♂️

It's Friday so doom scroll what's going on in the world 😟 or see what SM mischief @romanpalace.bsky.social can get upto (with @durotrigesdig.bsky.social)? 😁

@lukebmtb.bsky.social Am I right in saying your house isn't in this scene?

@rivetsandpins.bsky.social @robertglennie.bsky.social @ckolonko.bsky.social @crusaderproject.bsky.social @tanktales.bsky.social Just spotted this Nov 41 WD re the poss deployment of 3.7" AA guns for A/T duties in the UK. Haven't spotted any refs to what the '90 ton tank' was, presumably Tigers?

@curatorian.bsky.social Having a convo on FB re this image - hangar7.pixels.com/featured/tip..., which is apparantely a repro of a real image and the IWM have it / have the 'original' image. Are you able to confirm please?

Just realised @shakespearebtrust.bsky.social are on here so here's a thread on my slightly unusual request to them. Back in 2023 I got a bit obsessed with researching the construction of a large local Victorian railway viaduct. 1/

MS Word formatting taken to new artistic heights

Not going to pretend to understand what's going on over in the States but it seems there's been a pause with imposing tariffs? I gather global markets dropped yesterday and call me a cynic but if these tariffs quietly disappear, how many people benefitted from the market changes?

In 2019, a gardener in Delaware noticed someone was stealing his vegetables. He set up a camera and discovered a groundhog that would boldly eat his produce in front of the camera 😂 He coexists with the groundhog, naming him "Chunk”, and an Internet star was born 🖤 🔊 sound up! 🎥chunk_the_groundhog

@navalairhistory.com Just remembered, Airworks were based at (RAF) Gatwick for many years and refurbished a number of aircraft post war. This apparently included over 100 Seat and Spitfires. Am I right that there's a number of Seafires in this image? britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EAW...

@rivetsandpins.bsky.social @robertglennie.bsky.social @tanktales.bsky.social @uk-tank-markings.co.uk This image was taken in the grounds of the Royal Pavillion, Brighton but I'm trying to identify when and what units. I think I see a Valentine in the background (@crusaderproject.bsky.social)

Semi Random Sunday thought please @romanpalace.bsky.social Any ideas why there was a (Roman) settlement, palace and road to Chi / Fishbourne? Was it essentially what I presume was a decent harbourage? @durotrigesdig.bsky.social rigesdig.bsky.social @sussexpast.bsky.social

we're thrilled to share that we've started the year with a new addition to our team! he's extremely smart, capable, charming, persuasive, and boasts a wealth of museum experience

So today I turned into a bona fide rivet counter with the able assistance of @rivetsandpins.bsky.social What did you do today? Well we spent 90 minutes discussing apparent variations in the armour of Matilda Infantry tanks" 🙄😁

@oneplacestudies.bsky.social Morning all Any suggestions on what sort of local "council" type records to look for roughly covering 1830 - 1890? My town properly started with the coming of the railway in 1841 and the local board wasn't created until 1860. I'm gussing vestry type records? TIA