Bristolian, Francis Eaton died in 1633 in #Plymouth Colony. He sailed on the #Mayflower in 1620 with his wife & son, & signed the Mayflower Compact. His life, before and after the voyage, tells a vivid story of resilience. Link in the comments #History #Podcast #Maritime #Bristol #Adventure #Travel

I visited St Peter's Church in Filton to see the war memorial featured in the Filton's War Heroes episode & was kindly invited to view other memorials, alongside a truly magical display of Christmas trees by local community groups. A link to the episode is in the comments. #History #LestWeForget

“The Poseidon Adventure”, with #GeneHackman and #ErnestBorgnine, follows the ageing SS Poseidon, flipped by a New Year’s Day tsunami. Trapped passengers rally behind a preacher as he guides a small group towards survival. It premiered #OnThisDay 1972 #Movies #DisasterFilm #History #Maritime #Oscars

I do like a cuppa in the afternoon. #History #Tradition #Food #Tea #Victorian edition.cnn.com/travel/briti...

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I came across something I'd never seen in a parish burial register before; a child described as 'of Silent birth' - clearly a still birth. And now it's occurred to me that the German for silent is 'stille' (Stille Nacht = Silent Night) the term 'still birth' has taken on a more powerful meaning... 😢

Took the dog for a walk around the #NationalTrust #Tyntesfield #Victorian Gothic Revival country house and estate near #Wraxall, North Somerset, #England. I couldn't take her into the building but TBH the stuff we could see was magical. #Christmas #Dogwalk #Festive #Dogs #cockapoo #Fairytales

Discover how the tiny North Dorset village of Gussage St Michael, home to barely a few hundred people, became global news in 1913. From Britain to Australia, it's story travelled the world. Dive into the mystery that turned a quiet village into an international headline. #History #TrueCrime #Podcast

At #Winchester Cathedral, you'll find a memorial to Francis Thomas McDougall, the first Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak, whose appointment was “the first consecration of an English Bishop performed outside the British Isles”. #ChurchofEngland #Asia #AdventAngels #FrescoFriday

Took some photos of last night's Cold Moon, the last #Supermoon of 2025. This only happens when a full #Moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to #Earth in its elliptical orbit, a point known as #perigee. The next full Moon, on 3 January 2026 is the #WolfMoon & will be yet another supermoon

Pop over to #NationalTrust #ClevedonCourt in #Somerset to spot this charming piece. Nailsea glass “friggers” are quirky, one-off creations from the old #Nailsea Glassworks. Playful shapes and latticino striping, the glassblowers’ own artistic experiments. #GlassObjectThursday #History #Decoration

The "tower" at #Bristol Temple Meads is a clock tower, part of the station’s Gothic frontage designed by Matthew Digby Wyatt and Henry Lloyd between 1871 and 1878. I'm not sure if it's got #Christmas lights in this photo, but it looks incredible #TrainTuesday #TowerTuesday

In St Peter’s churchyard in Filton, Bristol, a modest granite memorial with a Latin cross honours locals lost in the Wars. This monument stands as a quiet symbol of the community’s remembrance. In today’s show, we highlighted a few of the names engraved in its stone. #LestWeForget #Military #History

#OnThisDay (70 years) Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American civil rights activist, best known for refusing to give up her bus seat in #Montgomery, #Alabama, in 1955. It sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. She is sometimes known as the "mother of the #CivilRights movement" #BlackLivesMatter

Heard about the Nottingham Chartist caught running guns into South Wales? George Black’s story is one of 42 told in Chartist Lives 🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y 🇮🇪 www.amazon.ie/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y 🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y 🇦🇺 www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y 🇨🇦 www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y

Popped over to the #Bristol Zoo project yesterday while the sun was behaving. It’s coming along nicely, with a new arrival, the Philippine chevrotain, ‘mouse deer’, an endangered and very cute little thing. It was hiding so no photo, but here are the snaps I did manage to get. #Conservation #Deer

This window was in the #Exeter #Wetherspoon George's Meeting House, an 18th-century Presbyterian chapel that became a Wetherspoon pub in 2005 and still has original features, such as a pew, stained-glass windows, and historical plaques from the chapel. #StainedGlassSunday #Religion #Devon #Pubs

In 2002, twelve vaulted chambers up to 36 ft deep were discovered inside the Leigh Woods abutment of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the 110ft landmark built by #Brunel between 1836-1840, the first part of the bridge to be completed. I explored it a few years ago. #BridgesThursday #Bristol #History

I'll just leave this here. Let me know what you think. #TheProdigy #HMRoyalMarinesBand #Orchestra #Music #MashUp youtu.be/FJBdGTN56rU

Lucy Tower is a 12th-century stone tower inside Lincoln Castle, built on a raised motte for defence a& residence. Later used as a Victorian prisoners’ burial ground, it now forms part of the castle’s wall walk and offers striking views over #Lincoln. #MotteMonday #MilitaryMonday #Norman #History

Step into the world of Gordon Welchman, the quiet mastermind behind Allied #codebreaking. Discover how his traffic analysis reshaped intelligence & powered the hidden machinery of #BletchleyPark. If you want to know who really changed the game from the shadows, this episode is for you. #WW2 #Enigma

A small Salzburg-style statue in Parade Gardens, #Bath, shows young #Mozart playing violin on a bronze drum with animals at his feet. Commissioned by Mrs Purnell in memory of her son Mark (1938–1985), it was unveiled with Yehudi Menuhin present. #SculptureSaturday #SaturdayStatue #Music #Squirrel

#Salisbury Cathedral’s modern baptismal font by William Pye is a bronze and marble cross with water so still it becomes a mirror, spilling in perfect sheets over every edge. #FontsOnFriday #Sculpture #Baptism #Religion

A few days ago, I went on a dog walk using the Poet's Walk route in #Clevedon It's one of my favourites In the middle photo, you can just see #SteepHolm island in the distance. I also took some photos of the lovely St Andrews #Church. #WoodlandWednesday #WildlifeWednesday #WednesdayWalks

Not entirely sure how I feel about this. Thoughts?

Not entirely sure how I feel about that.

This episode is all about Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, a doctor and soldier who became one of only three people ever to receive the Victoria Cross twice. His compassion in the field and his calm bravery under fire helped save many men. Link in the comments #Podcast #History #WW1 #Military

The Lord Mayor's Chapel in #Bristol features a late-medieval dark wood and gold ceiling from around 1500, stretching the full length of the nave and chancel. There's also some lovely #StainedGlass #BristolHistory #MedievalArchitecture #HiddenGems #CeilingsOnSunday #StainedGlassSunday

Here is a statue from outside the #Portsmouth #DDay Story Museum dedicated to the Allied soldiers who fell during the Second World War #SculptureSaturday #SaturdayStatue

From 19th century onwards St John's Ambulance trained Met officers in first aid. We have certificates awarded, kit used to mock up injuries for major incident rehearsals, and even the odd photograph on the topic ... #Museum30 #kindness

Here is the door of the Barracks on #SteepHolm island in the #BristolChannel .The #Victorian Barracks would have housed some 28 soldiers in addition to the Master Gunner and his wife in the married quarters. www.steepholm.online #AdoorableThursday #DoorwayThursday #Military #Army #Gulls #Nature

This #November, as the nation falls silent, our new episode uncovers the stories behind the names we remember, tales of courage, sacrifice, and humanity in the darkest times. Join us as we honour their legacy and explore why true bravery is never forgotten. #LestWeForget #Armistice #WW1 #WW2

#lestweforget #WW2 #Armistace

One of my favourite mugs. Also, kind of my mood today. Lots to do and then our first #Puppy Class tonight. With a pup that eats rocks, leaves and rotten fruit, what could possibly go wrong 😂 #DogsofBluesky #Thursdayvibes #Autumn

Through this doorway beneath the Church of St Publius in #Rabat (Victoria) lies St Paul’s Cave on #Gozo. Tradition holds that St Paul preached here after his #shipwreck in #Malta, as described in the Acts of the Apostles. #AdoorableThursday #DoorwayThursday #Religion #Travels #Europe #HolySite

Here are some photos from a recent walk I did with the pup along the #Bristol And Bath Railway Path. I'm always amazed by the amount of colour #Autumn brings. Probably my favourite season. #WoodlandWednesday #WildlifeWednesday #AbandonedWednesday @saveredlandlibr.bsky.social #Nature #Walks

In 2020, forty years after the CWGC memorials were removed, in a joint project with Wates Living Space, Victoria Cross Trust and the Royal British Legion, the Friends of Wardsend Cemetery found and marked the 16 graves with wooden crosses inspired by the temporary markers widely used in WW1.

This is #HautevilleHouse in #Guernsey where the #author of #LesMisérables #VictorHugo lived for the last 15 years of a long 19-year exile. He was banished from France following the coup d’état by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte on 2 Dec. 1851. #Victorian #InteriorDesign #History #RedTuesday #TextileTuesday

#OtD 4 Nov 1811 Luddites attacked machinery in Bulwell, England. While 'Luddite' is used today to mock those who don't like/know how to use technology, the Luddites didn't oppose technology as such, but how capitalists used it to make them unemployed stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1046...

The Little Chapel in #Guernsey is a tiny, mosaic‑covered chapel, built by Brother Déodat as a miniature #Lourdes. Its intricate mosaics and charming scale make it a unique, stop for visitors exploring the island. It's possibly the smallest consecrated chapel in Europe #MosaicMonday #History

The red poppy, inspired by Flanders’ fields and McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields”, became a 1921 symbol of remembrance. Worn over the heart, its red petals honour the fallen, the black centre mourns them, and the green leaf signifies hope. #LestWeForget #WW1 #WW2 #Military #History #ArmisticeDay

It’s the night of 25 Oct 1859 & the #IrishSea is raging with the storm of the century. Waves crash like mountains, ships vanish into darkness & the Royal Charter, laden with gold & hope, sails straight into legend. NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! player.captivate.fm/episode/4bd4... #Podcast #History #Maritime

Designed by John Everiss, the #D-Day 75 Garden in Arromanches-les-Bains, #France, honours veterans of the 6 June 1944 #Normandy landings, featuring 97-year-old Bill Pendell MM gazing back at his younger self on the beaches. #SculptureSaturday #SaturdayStatue #WW2 #Military #History #LestWeForget

Went for a lovely stroll around #Stourhead in #Wiltshire yesterday. Particularly lovely at this time of year. #Autumn #October #Photo #ForestFriday @nationaltrust.org.uk

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#31DaysofGraves Day 31: #MementoMori At #ArnosVale cemetery in #Bristol, the Philpott family headstone features a draped urn, symbolising death’s finality, mourning & the soul’s passage to the afterlife. Took this photo recently, so I'm pleased I got to use it #Family #Victorian #History #Grave

Great news! #Bristol #Brunel #Bridge #Engineering #History www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#31DaysofGraves Day 30: Colour Standard #CommonwealthWarGrave headstones are usually made of limestone, though granite & slate are sometimes used in #Cornwall like this one for 15 year old C.Hancock in St Materiana, #Tintagel #History #RoyalNavy #Military #HMSImpregnable @annaandthedead.bsky.social

#31DaysofGraves Day 29: #Occupation In #Avonview cemetery, #Bristol is this rather unusual headstone for the #Druid, Henry Hodge and his family. It was erected by the Bristol & West of England United Ancient Order of Druids. #History #Family #Grave #RIP

Interesting if you like old #Hollywood and mysteries #Frankenstein #Movies #History www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...