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@ajennyondioline.bsky.social
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Tea addict tuned to the hum of the refrigerator CANNOT SEE DMs #FamilyHistory #Music #Cycling
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ajennyondioline.bsky.social @ajennyondioline.bsky.social · Sep 3
The age verification thing doesn't seem to work so I can't look at messages in Chat. If you have messaged me, either use a normal BlueSky post or email me please. Another #TechFail
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thismanyyearsago.bsky.social
157 years ago, on the 9th of December 1868, the world's first traffic lights were installed outside the Palace of Westminster in London. It used semaphore arms during the day and green/red gas lamps at night. It had to be operated by a constable. It exploded on January 2nd 1869. #otd #history 🗃️
Information about the new system. Richard Mayne was the head of the Metropolitan Police. Image reproduced under creative commons licence. POLICE NOTICE. Street crossing signals. CAUTION. The Semaphore Arms lowered and by Night with a Green Light. STOP. The Semaphore Arms extended and by Night with a Red Light. By the Signal "CAUTION", all persons in charge of Vehicles and Horses are warned to pass over the Crossing with care, and due regard to the safety of Foot Passengers. The Signal "STOP", will only be displayed when it is necessary that Vehicles and Horses shall be actually stopped on each side of the Crossing to allow the passage of Persons on Foot; notice being thus given to all persons in charge of Vehicles and Horses to stop clear of the Crossing. Richard Mayne
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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catherinemmunro.bsky.social
It's the season to appreciate the names of Scottish road gritters ❄️
#Scotland #Christmas
Map of Scotland showing location of road gritter. Most names are puns.Bear Chills, sled Zeppelin, credence clear road survival, thistle gritter through
December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
ajennyondioline.bsky.social
@jonfray.bsky.social Merrie Bolantide
marcbolantrex.bsky.social MARC BOLAN T. Rex (Jackellyreed on twitter) @marcbolantrex.bsky.social · 7d
MARC BOLAN ~ 1965
Marc, age 18, dusted with snow at Highgate.
A dreamer with a ton of determination and raw talent for
stories and music, Marc's 1st single The Wizard was
released that November.
❄️This beautiful shot was taken by Tony Prime.
#KALMIYH💕 #marcbolan #TRex
December 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
ajennyondioline.bsky.social
@mrminiholland.bsky.social They were nuts in 1937!
weirdbristol.bsky.social Weird Bristol @weirdbristol.bsky.social · 6d
In 1937 a dual carriageway was built diagonally across Queen Square, in hopes of lessening Bristol’s traffic woes.
At its peak, 20,000 cars were driven across the park daily,
The road was closed in 1992 and all traces of the carriageway were removed by the end of the millennium.
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
ajennyondioline.bsky.social
@royalpapworth.bsky.social Thank you ❤️
cambridgeshirelive.bsky.social Cambridgeshire Live @cambridgeshirelive.bsky.social · 18d
Sir Terence English performed the first successful heart transplant on a builder named Keith Castle in 1979
UK’s first successful heart transplant surgeon dies aged 93
www.cambridge-news.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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cartivist.bsky.social
Happy Catalogue Week! Read about just some of the variety of cataloguing that goes on at The National Archives (UK): www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
Catalogue Week 2025
Archivist Jane Langford introduces our annual celebration of cataloguing projects at The National Archives.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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scottishindexes.bsky.social
Dig deeper into your Scottish roots at the Scottish Indexes Conference on 31 Jan 2026.

Free online talks on marriage, DNA, illicit distilling, church records & more. Save the date!

#Scottish #FamilyHistory #ScottishIndexes #Genealogy #Archives
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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jonfray.bsky.social
I'm loving the new Royal Mail smart pillar box design!
A red pillar box with a knitted bagpuss cat on top. He's pink and stripey.
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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cartivist.bsky.social
Come & work with me! We’re looking for a project manager to oversee digitisation of the National Farm Survey & other grant-funded projects. Fixed-term until March 2027. £39.5k-48.4k. Apply by 3 Dec 2025. www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
a cartoon of two bears applying for jobs
Alt: A cartoon of a panda typing at a laptop and a bear walking back and forth talking. Caption: “applying to jobs”.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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scottishindexes.bsky.social
🆕 New from Scottish Indexes: We’ve compiled a list of freely available books on Internet Archive to support your Scottish family history research.
📚 Browse the list: archive.org/details/@emm... #Genealogy #ScottishHistory #FamilyResearch #ScottishIndexes
September 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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hedgehogsociety.bsky.social
This bonfire night, check bonfire piles for #hedgehogs.
Don't burn a hedgehogs home.
Look BEFORE you light.
🦔 🦔 🦔

Please #ShareToMakeAware 🙏

#RememberHedgehogs #LookBeforeYouLight #WildlifeWednesday #bonfirenight #bonfirewarning #wildlifewarning
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social
📣 Job alert!

We are looking for a permanent full-time archivist to join our friendly team!

Closing date: 11 December 2025

For full details and to apply see: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

#ArchiveJobs #LibraryJobs #Heritage #ExeterJobs #Exeter #Archives #RareBooks
Collage of 40 images of archives and rare books held at the University of Exeter Special Collections.
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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sarahchurchwell.bsky.social
Congratulations academia.edu you just pushed me off your platform.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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mrcwarwick.bsky.social
🚨 😾 VICTORIAN EMERGENCY CAT TRICYCLE 😾 🚨

Pop a card in the London post in 1896, & a chauffeur driven tricycle would collect your pet for care & cure, providing a smooth springed ride to the Hampstead infirmary

More Cycling World Illustrated gems digitised at mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/CTC/...
Part of a page from 'The Cycling World Illustrated', 26 August 1896. It includes photos of a tricycle for collecting cats (complete with uniformed driver) and the Cats' Infirmary, Hampstead (a pen of cats of varying sizes in someone's house, one of the cats is being cuddled by what appears to be the tricycle driver). The accompanying text reads: "A philanthropic lady in the North of London has established an infirmary for cats. On receipt of a postcard she will send for the ailing animal, the tricycle which collects them being provided with a box resting on springs to avoid all jarring and jolting. The cats are carefully tended at the infirmary, where their quarters and most comfortable, and when cured are returned to their owners, no charge being made."
October 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
It's Bookshop Day! Get down to your local independent bookshop and buy a book or three. No local bookshop? Snap up a book with us 10-12 October and you could WIN a £250 gift card.

EVERY sale supports indie booksellers, not billionaires. uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
October 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
ajennyondioline.bsky.social
The age verification thing doesn't seem to work so I can't look at messages in Chat. If you have messaged me, either use a normal BlueSky post or email me please. Another #TechFail
September 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
ajennyondioline.bsky.social
@grange85.co.uk #LadenShelf Argh
drcemjarvis.bsky.social Cem Jarvis, PhD @drcemjarvis.bsky.social · Sep 2
Problem is I’m from Yorkshire
September 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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August 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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maxtundra.com
Have any fellow “tableful of junk” musicians, by which I mean people who play solo gigs with a wide array of gewgaws such as synths, melodicas, mixers, toy guitars, electronic sound makers and other unclassifiable gadgets, toured the EU since Brexit, and what ludicrous hurdles have you surmounted?
August 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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clairennewing.bsky.social
Are you a web archive user, or would you like to know how to / more about using web archives? Book now for a half-day workshop this October to learn more about the UK Government Web Archive and shape our future offering for researchers: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-governm...
UK Government Web Archive Researcher Workshops
Explore the UK Government Web Archive, one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, in workshops.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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@grange85.co.uk 👇
seanwrite.bsky.social Sean Walters @seanwrite.bsky.social · Aug 26
Galaxie 500 performing "When Will You Come Home" live at a Boston high school gym in April 1989. From the band's second album, 1989's On Fire. #IndieRock m.youtube.com/watch?v=igfX...
Galaxie 500 - When Will You Come Home (Live)
YouTube video by Simon Roberts
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August 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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petesinclair.bsky.social
This is the main story on the BBC. Reform has 4 MPs. The Green Party has 4 MPs. Can you imagine the BBC leading with what the Green Party has to say about anything? Why does the BBC choose to give so much publicity to Reform? What is their agenda?
August 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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harrymcnally.bsky.social
There where more Bass players in The Fall
sundersays.bsky.social Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Aug 24
"Crowds in their masses in Birmingham" is the caption

The crowd was about 40 people
August 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
ajennyondioline.bsky.social
Excerpt from an extended, record-breaking 1970 charity jam from 'Smoke Pop Group', thanks to the #archivists at the East Anglian Film #archive #70sRock #insomnia
August 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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oldtrotter.bsky.social
The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.
August 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM