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David Clifford
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Archivist with interests in metadata, cataloguing, marketing, and heritage. Also loves cats. 🐈‍⬛ 🇺🇦
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durotrigesdig.bsky.social
Beneath the #Wiltshire Medieval hilltop town of Malmesbury lies a 9ha Iron Age hillfort

Here looking east:

Now (© Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard) and then (© Athelstan Museum)

A wee thread for #HillfortsWednesday 🧵👇
Aerial photograph of Malmesbury town today looking west showing houses surrounded by rivers and green fields Reconstruction painting of a hillfort from the air looking west with interior roundhouses surrounded by rivers and fields
December 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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anneebailey1.bsky.social
Why the English Way (Camino Inglés) is the perfect mini-pilgrimage for UK travellers www.msn.com/en-gb/travel...
December 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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ahistoryinart.bsky.social
'The Lighthouse.' James Fitton’s 1933 lighthouse painting reflects his distinctive illustrative style of the period, clean lines, simplified forms, and a strong, graphic sense of structure applied to a familiar coastal subject.
December 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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ahistoryinart.bsky.social
'Café.' (1948) A big name in post-war British art, James Fitton's later paintings are more illustrative and humorous. Boudoir and street scenes provided him with an endless source of fascinating material; the mere clashing of colours never concerning him.
December 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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oldenoughtosay.com
One time the local Staples (office supply store) went out of business and had a liquidation sale and my sister’s boyfriend and a couple of his friends went and bought about a thousand boxes of post it notes for 10 bucks total and six months later they did this to my dads office
An office fully covered with post it notes Coffee table with each bit individually done, including books and dandy bowl House plant with each leaf covered Sofa, fully covered
December 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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suegreaney.bsky.social
Thinking of studying for a PhD? I'd be happy to hear from anyone considering research into British or Irish prehistory, monuments, radiocarbon dating, heritage. Part-time, distance options. There are funding schemes here at @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social - but be quick, deadlines are in Jan/Feb!
PhD funding | PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter
www.exeter.ac.uk
December 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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ahistoryinart.bsky.social
'Letchworth Station, Hertfordshire.' Painted in 1912, Spencer Gore's series of compositions between August and November in this year were the most radical of his career. They have an intensity of colour and originality, which is unparalleled amongst the Camden Town artists.
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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davidheniguk.bsky.social
All fine and technical, but the key point is that there is nothing called "Customs Union" that is simply off the shelf instantly available next-day Amazon delivery, everything will need negotiation with the EU, and their top asks of the UK will be mobility and money.
December 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
If you’re looking for proof that magical places still exist, I ask you to simply walk into your local library.
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
I’m suddenly feeling terribly judged.
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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ahistoryinart.bsky.social
'A Day Indoors.' (1962) A classic Fairfield Porter picture of its period. Although a realist in subject matter he not only admired the work of Willem de Kooning, but also himself gravitated to the inherent abstraction found sometimes in interiors.
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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ihr.bsky.social
Looking for new learning experiences, enrichment and inspiration? Try our new IHR Discovery Courses : Historic Maps, Townscape and Architecture, and Archaeology for Local History. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place
Discovery Course 1
www.history.ac.uk
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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chilton-bb.bsky.social
Interesting in all sorts of ways - one of them, of course, looking up to see if there are any namesakes in there. I didn't expect to find any (my forename has its first big vogue in English a bit after this time) but there's one, an archer on the muster roll in 1417, not long after Agincourt.
adamchapman.bsky.social Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 8d
A blast from my past - the Medieval Soldier database takes nearly 300,000 military service records from 1369-1453 and makes them available as a searchable database.

An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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mongoosepublishing.bsky.social
Fancy a shorter, more light-hearted campaign for Traveller?

Cluster Truck is coming this month, where your Travellers become independent space truckers!

Steal potatoes, get covered in frozen beer, and smash law enforcement blockades to deliver your cargo.

#ttrpg #TravellerRPG
December 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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wokestudies.bsky.social
Gargoyle, Coats Memorial Church, Paisley, Scotland.
"The creature bears a strong resemblance to H.R. Giger's Xenomorph from the Alien franchise."
Is it authentic?
#monster #grotesque
"The creature bears a strong resemblance to H.R. Giger's Xenomorph from the Alien franchise." SOURCE: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/paisley-abbey-gargoyle
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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mrcwarwick.bsky.social
The late 1950s through children's imagination - pop culture, aspirations, tea and sudden death

The 'Lollard Children's Magazine', linked with the Lollard Street adventure playground, gave Lambeth kids a space to express themselves on the page #HistChild

mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/LAH/...
Page from 'Lollard Adventure Magazine', written by Lambeth children in the 1950s. It includes a drawing of a 'Teddy Boy' with accompanying text: "This is a real Teddy boy. There are lots of Teddy boys in Lambeth. I think they look smart. They have all sorts of styles in their hair. They are all stuck up, but quite stupid in their ways. I am never going to be a Teddy boy. David Jones." "Once a Teddy boy and a Teddy girl were walking along the road when they met each other and they said to each other, "Where are you going?" and they said, "I'm not going anywhere". Then the Teddy boy said, "Come to a dance at the Royal Log hotel". When they were there, they said, "Will you marry me?" So the next week they got married and they weren't a Teddy boy and Teddy girl any more because they liked to live ordanairy." "THE TEDDY BOY. Once there was a Teddy boy and he was a little shrimp but he could fight very good. He used to go and show off. One day he broke into a bank and took a thousand pounds. He was chased and caught and on the way he killed a man and he was caught and got hung. Leslie Presley." Page from 'Lollard Adventure Magazine', written by Lambeth children in the 1950s. It includes a drawing of five children doing the 'Six five hand jive' and text: "Rock 'n Roll. I'm crazy about Pat Boone, He just sends me like a balloon. Maureen Sullivan." "When I grow up I want to be a typist and type fast at the typewriter. I go to Walnut Tree Walk School. I want to get ten guineas from work and work over London somewhere. When I've got all that money I will spend it on clothes then take a holiday. Then I will spend the other that I have left. I will spend it for food and things. Carole Brookman." Page from 'Lollard Adventure Magazine', written by Lambeth children in the 1950s. It includes a drawing of the head of a 'Teddy Boy' with accompanying text: "The Teddy Boy. I saw a 'Teddy Boy' last night. His great big razor gave me a nasty fright. His turned-up velvet collar And his jutting out cigar Made him look like a villain His drain-pipe trousers And his awkward looking shoes Made me hurry away - Hurry, before he did chase me If he did choose. A. Pritchard." "My Birthday. My birthday was on Sunday And I am ten years old I have got six birthday cards And four birthday presents. A bucket bag, A tin of toffees, Seven and six, And a box of handerchiefs. But I did not have a party I could not have a party For my baby sister's illl. Anne Sweeny." "Rain Rain! Rain! Rain! Fall upon the house tops Fall upon the green grass Hang like beads On the flat leaves But don't rain on me please! Maureen Sullivan" Page from 'Lollard Adventure Magazine', written by Lambeth children in the 1950s. It includes a drawing of a country cottage in a field, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and accompanying text: "Trip to the country I went to Sevenoaks on Sunday to see some lady and I came home at 7 o'clock and I went at 3 o'clock and it was a nice day down there and I had tea with Mrs. Rook. Billy Long." "The Red Spotted Car One fine Spring day, a car drew into our village of Townsend. It was a bright yellow car with red spots on - quite an unusual car. It stopped outside our house and out stepped a queer looking little man. He got up onto the top of his car and started ringing a bell. Everyone came running out of their houses to see what was happening. When everyone was quiet, the little man began to speak. He said, "I wish to marry our Queen Caroline. If she refuses to marry me I will bring disaster to your town and everyone will be killed." Then he got down and back into his car and drove away."
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social
Here's an excellent resource that tracks events/actions by the Trump administration.

(NARRATOR VOICE: Why aren't any media outlets doing this?)

h/t @chrischirp.bsky.social

www.trumpactiontracker.info
www.trumpactiontracker.info
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 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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ducollections.bsky.social
Summary lists of all 284 boxes of uncatalogued material in the Sudan Archive have now been made available online for the first time in the Summary Guide! This is a significant milestone to make all our collections as accessible as possible.

libguides.durham.ac.uk/asc-sudan-ar...
Image of a 3-penny facsimile of 'Gordon's Last Despatch', sent by General Charles Gordon out of the besieged city of Khartoum, Sudan, in December 1884 
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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museumsassociation.org
News | Icom and INTERPOL launch initiative to combat cultural theft and trafficking

Museum community agrees to strengthen global action againt heritage crime at triennial Icom conference

ICOM UK
Icom and Interpol launch initiative to combat cultural theft and trafficking - Museums Association
Museum community agrees to strengthen global action against cultural heritage crime
www.museumsassociation.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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ahistoryinart.bsky.social
This work painted in 1901 on Rügen in the Baltic sea, shows the growing influence of Monet's sense of light and Paul Signac's stylistic technique on Wassily Kandinsky, it also shows him anticipating the tensions and relationships between pure colours in a partly abstract seascape
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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vch-home.bsky.social
A great blog from @ihr.bsky.social director, @clairelanghamer.bsky.social advocating 'History by Doing', bridging the gaps between the histories of people and places where we live, and work and those universities teach/research and delve into: they're all one. 🗃️

You want examples? A short 🧵
Advocating for History by Doing History - On History
This blog was written by Claire Langhamer, Director of the IHR Historians are very good at crafting arguments and in recent times very many people have advanced very many arguments about why history m...
blog.history.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
Im being told I crashed @Ofcom's website last night by suggesting people try its Map My Mobile tool, which shows which network has the strongest signal in & out of your home. Its back up and running here... ofcom.org.uk/mobile-cover...

(and do feed in to it if you disagree with its map)
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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humap.bsky.social
Joseph and Margaret Kagan, survivors of the Holocaust in Lithuania, came to the UK in 1946.

They established Kagan Textiles Ltd. and opened a small factory in Elland.

Our #RecordOfTheDay is from The UK Holocaust Map, created by @theajruk.bsky.social

See more www.ukholocaustmap.org.uk/m...
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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ciliplgbtq.bsky.social
Perhaps of interest to #archive folks:

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (EDIB) Self-Assessment Toolkit (SAT) workshop. The EDIB SAT will be embedded as part of the Archive Service Accreditation assessment from Spring 2026:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-d...

#EDI
#DEI
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Self-Assessment Toolkit
This workshop introduces the EDIB Self-Assessment Toolkit, developed by Archives West Midland.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM