Murray Tremellen
@drmtremellen.bsky.social
Historian and museum curator. #ActuallyAutistic. Views my own. He/him.
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Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
Proudly wearing my ear defenders on the train to work this morning. Honi soit qui mal y pense.
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Proudly wearing my ear defenders on the train to work this morning. Honi soit qui mal y pense.
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Do you have a steady hand and an eye for detail? We're looking for volunteers to help us with our conservation work! This is an exciting opportunity to help us look after the past for generations to come.
If you're interested, get in touch at archives@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
If you're interested, get in touch at archives@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Do you have a steady hand and an eye for detail? We're looking for volunteers to help us with our conservation work! This is an exciting opportunity to help us look after the past for generations to come.
If you're interested, get in touch at archives@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
If you're interested, get in touch at archives@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
When Richard Tice says that it's 'ridiculous' for autistic children to wear ear defenders, what he really means is: 'schools shouldn't be spending money on adjustments for SEN children, because then my wealthy cronies would have to pay a few pence more in tax'.
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
When Richard Tice says that it's 'ridiculous' for autistic children to wear ear defenders, what he really means is: 'schools shouldn't be spending money on adjustments for SEN children, because then my wealthy cronies would have to pay a few pence more in tax'.
Let's be clear what Richard Tice's REAL motive is for THAT comment about autism... 😩
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Let's be clear what Richard Tice's REAL motive is for THAT comment about autism... 😩
Shut the f*** up, Richard Tice. Unless you have lived experience of autism, you do not have the right to tell autistic people what accommodations they do or don't need in order to cater for their sensory differences. No ifs. No buts. End of.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Reform UK’s Richard Tice says children wearing ear defenders in school is ‘insane’
Tice was outlining Reform’s Doge (Department of government efficiency) unit’s progress
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Shut the f*** up, Richard Tice. Unless you have lived experience of autism, you do not have the right to tell autistic people what accommodations they do or don't need in order to cater for their sensory differences. No ifs. No buts. End of.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
#Skystorians: can anybody suggest an *accurate* depiction of a Congreve rocket bombardment? There are plenty of paintings of the Battle of Fort McHenry, etc., but I can't help but suspect that many of them are naive and/or romanticised... 🤔 #militaryhistory #napoleonichistory
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#Skystorians: can anybody suggest an *accurate* depiction of a Congreve rocket bombardment? There are plenty of paintings of the Battle of Fort McHenry, etc., but I can't help but suspect that many of them are naive and/or romanticised... 🤔 #militaryhistory #napoleonichistory
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The Southampton Cenotaph was unveiled on this day in 1920. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, his Whitehall Cenotaph was unveiled in London five days later, on 11 November 1920. An iconic symbol of remembrance, the names of 3,298 Southampton men and women are now remembered here.
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Southampton Cenotaph was unveiled on this day in 1920. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, his Whitehall Cenotaph was unveiled in London five days later, on 11 November 1920. An iconic symbol of remembrance, the names of 3,298 Southampton men and women are now remembered here.
Reform UK's new strapline (family, community, country) is strikingly similar to that used by Vichy France (travail, patrie, famille: work, family, fatherland).
So, apparently the only difference between Farage and Pétain is that Farage doesn't believe in work...? 🤨
So, apparently the only difference between Farage and Pétain is that Farage doesn't believe in work...? 🤨
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reform UK's new strapline (family, community, country) is strikingly similar to that used by Vichy France (travail, patrie, famille: work, family, fatherland).
So, apparently the only difference between Farage and Pétain is that Farage doesn't believe in work...? 🤨
So, apparently the only difference between Farage and Pétain is that Farage doesn't believe in work...? 🤨
A must read. A searing, forensic analysis of the real reasons why #HS2 has cost so much. It's not incompetent engineers or greedy contractors: it's NIMBY obstructionism, wilfully, cynically driving up the costs, and then arguing that the project must be cancelled because it's too expensive.
Here's a fascinating example of how intransigent local #Nimby councils made #hs2 cost so much. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/how-hs2-bu...
How HS2 built a bridge to nowhere
A state-of-the-art road bridge has been built deep in the heart of rural Buckinghamshire. Designed to carry traffic over the HS2 railway, there's just one tiny problem - there's no actual road.
martinrobbins.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A must read. A searing, forensic analysis of the real reasons why #HS2 has cost so much. It's not incompetent engineers or greedy contractors: it's NIMBY obstructionism, wilfully, cynically driving up the costs, and then arguing that the project must be cancelled because it's too expensive.
A 'Saint' for All Saints Day. The Great Western Railway's 2900 class 4-6-0s were generally known as the 'Saint' class, although only twenty of them actually carried Saint names. The originals were all scrapped by 1953, but the Great Western Society have built a new one, No. 2999 Lady of Legend.
November 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A 'Saint' for All Saints Day. The Great Western Railway's 2900 class 4-6-0s were generally known as the 'Saint' class, although only twenty of them actually carried Saint names. The originals were all scrapped by 1953, but the Great Western Society have built a new one, No. 2999 Lady of Legend.
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Tonight. Still tickets. Manchester poetry library. Starts 5.30, refreshments 5pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
Renaissance One presents Colonial Countryside
A panel event hosted by Melanie Abrahams in conversation with Corinne Fowler and Peter Kalu comprising readings and a Q&A.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Tonight. Still tickets. Manchester poetry library. Starts 5.30, refreshments 5pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renaissanc...
And remember: expensive rail fares are not inevitable. It's a consequence of the political choices we make. For decades roads have benefited from hidden subsidies and cheap ⛽ duty whilst rail subsidies have been cut and fares increased. it's time for change.
Affordable trains please; I'd be financially better off working a minimum wage job that's walking distance from home than travelling 30 mins in any direction on a main line train route for a median wage job.
How can we convince people to commute by train instead of road without reducing rail prices?
How can we convince people to commute by train instead of road without reducing rail prices?
⬇️ This right here is a significant chunk of both my politics and environmentalism.
Give the people trains!
Give the people trains!
October 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
And remember: expensive rail fares are not inevitable. It's a consequence of the political choices we make. For decades roads have benefited from hidden subsidies and cheap ⛽ duty whilst rail subsidies have been cut and fares increased. it's time for change.
From The Independent this morning: 'Prince Andrew’s coat of arms banner has reportedly been removed from its position in Windsor Castle in a fresh blow for the royal. [...] This normally only happens in situations like when someone commits high treason or takes up arms against the Crown.'
Wow. 😮
Wow. 😮
October 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
From The Independent this morning: 'Prince Andrew’s coat of arms banner has reportedly been removed from its position in Windsor Castle in a fresh blow for the royal. [...] This normally only happens in situations like when someone commits high treason or takes up arms against the Crown.'
Wow. 😮
Wow. 😮
#Skystorians: any recommendations for the best recent biography of the 1st Duke of Wellington?
October 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
#Skystorians: any recommendations for the best recent biography of the 1st Duke of Wellington?
I share the same photograph every Trafalgar Day, but I make no apologies for the repetition because it's so very apt. In the foreground, Southern Railway No. 850 Lord Nelson; in the background, British Railways No. 70000 Britannia. Ropley, Mid Hants Railway, February 2015.
October 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I share the same photograph every Trafalgar Day, but I make no apologies for the repetition because it's so very apt. In the foreground, Southern Railway No. 850 Lord Nelson; in the background, British Railways No. 70000 Britannia. Ropley, Mid Hants Railway, February 2015.
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The Battle of Trafalgar happened on this day in 1805. One hundred years later, on this day in 1905, as part of Southampton’s celebration of Trafalgar Day, the Trafalgar Dry Dock was opened by the Marquess of Winchester. It was the largest dry dock in the world at the time.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Battle of Trafalgar happened on this day in 1805. One hundred years later, on this day in 1905, as part of Southampton’s celebration of Trafalgar Day, the Trafalgar Dry Dock was opened by the Marquess of Winchester. It was the largest dry dock in the world at the time.
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I well remember that portrait of Queen Charlotte--when I worked at Uppark there was an enormous copy of it hanging above the fireplace at one end of the Saloon. One winter I had to get up on the scaffolding and clean it...happy days! 😄
Died #OTD 1811, Nathaniel Dance-Holland. Before entering Parliament, Dance-Holland was a founding member of the Royal Academy and successful portrait artist. He was commissioned to paint, among others, Lord North, Queen Charlotte and Captain James Cook.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I well remember that portrait of Queen Charlotte--when I worked at Uppark there was an enormous copy of it hanging above the fireplace at one end of the Saloon. One winter I had to get up on the scaffolding and clean it...happy days! 😄
Heartbreaking 😥
Until now, I’ve never worked out where the long-gone Glasgow St Enoch station used to be…. It’s changed a bit!
(Photo on left from www.glasgowhistory.com/st-enoch-squ...)
(Photo on left from www.glasgowhistory.com/st-enoch-squ...)
October 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Heartbreaking 😥
Many moons ago, during my undergrad days in Southampton, I did an internship at Tudor House, helping to prepare it for reopening following it refurbishment. It helped to set me up for my subsequent heritage career--so I have reason to be grateful to Cllr Spranger for saving this house!
The building we know as Tudor House was originally built between 1491 and 1518, incorporating an older banqueting hall from around a century earlier. Pictured here before its restoration when it was occupied by George Cawte, a bookbinder, and George Pope, a dyer.
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October 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Many moons ago, during my undergrad days in Southampton, I did an internship at Tudor House, helping to prepare it for reopening following it refurbishment. It helped to set me up for my subsequent heritage career--so I have reason to be grateful to Cllr Spranger for saving this house!
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Just retweeting my earlier question as still looking for the answer - does anyone at #Museums2025 know?
Are there any architects on here, or generally people who know what the feature on the bottom left of this image is. A sort of drainage archway perhaps? It’s on a Victorian former grammar school building with lots of similar holes! Many thanks.
October 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just retweeting my earlier question as still looking for the answer - does anyone at #Museums2025 know?
Bravo to the Northern Rail conductor who just asked a passenger to turn her mobile phone volume down. Surveys show the majority of passengers find electronic device noise a nuisance--and for autistic travellers like myself, it's particularly stressful.
October 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Bravo to the Northern Rail conductor who just asked a passenger to turn her mobile phone volume down. Surveys show the majority of passengers find electronic device noise a nuisance--and for autistic travellers like myself, it's particularly stressful.
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Born #OTD 1691 Arthur Onslow.
MP for Guildford 1720-1727, then representing Surrey until 1761, Onslow holds the record for the longest-serving Speaker of the Commons, holding onto the seat for 33 years
Read his bio here:
ow.ly/48YM50KRcIX
MP for Guildford 1720-1727, then representing Surrey until 1761, Onslow holds the record for the longest-serving Speaker of the Commons, holding onto the seat for 33 years
Read his bio here:
ow.ly/48YM50KRcIX
October 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Born #OTD 1691 Arthur Onslow.
MP for Guildford 1720-1727, then representing Surrey until 1761, Onslow holds the record for the longest-serving Speaker of the Commons, holding onto the seat for 33 years
Read his bio here:
ow.ly/48YM50KRcIX
MP for Guildford 1720-1727, then representing Surrey until 1761, Onslow holds the record for the longest-serving Speaker of the Commons, holding onto the seat for 33 years
Read his bio here:
ow.ly/48YM50KRcIX
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Do any #Arthur Wellesley #DukeofWellington expert/enthusiasts know where he writes about the 4 yr old Salabat Khan who he left money for after his troops defeated the boy's father Dhoondiah on 10 Sept 1800?
September 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Do any #Arthur Wellesley #DukeofWellington expert/enthusiasts know where he writes about the 4 yr old Salabat Khan who he left money for after his troops defeated the boy's father Dhoondiah on 10 Sept 1800?