Murray Tremellen
@drmtremellen.bsky.social
Historian and museum curator. #ActuallyAutistic. Views my own. He/him.
Bravo to the authorities in India for cracking down on 'barebeating'. The silent majority—if you'll pardon the pun—find it a nuisance, and for autistic travellers like myself, it has a severe impact. So, why are UK PT operators (TfL excepted) still reluctant to act?
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Flights are cracking down on 'barebeaters' with 1,200,000 Brits at risk of fines
Are you guilty of this annoying habit?
metro.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Bravo to the authorities in India for cracking down on 'barebeating'. The silent majority—if you'll pardon the pun—find it a nuisance, and for autistic travellers like myself, it has a severe impact. So, why are UK PT operators (TfL excepted) still reluctant to act?
metro.co.uk/2026/02/17/f...
metro.co.uk/2026/02/17/f...
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When Sam Hirst teaches Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, they often find the students who end up hating it are the ones who expect it to be a love story.
Thanks to @romgothsam.bsky.social @drclaireocall.bsky.social @drmtremellen.bsky.social for speaking with me!
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Thanks to @romgothsam.bsky.social @drclaireocall.bsky.social @drmtremellen.bsky.social for speaking with me!
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What Wuthering Heights Adaptations Miss About the Novel
Many movies based on the oft-adapted classic excise the scenes most central to the themes Emily Brontë was so focused on.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
When Sam Hirst teaches Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, they often find the students who end up hating it are the ones who expect it to be a love story.
Thanks to @romgothsam.bsky.social @drclaireocall.bsky.social @drmtremellen.bsky.social for speaking with me!
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Thanks to @romgothsam.bsky.social @drclaireocall.bsky.social @drmtremellen.bsky.social for speaking with me!
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The funny thing about the pub culture is that Telegraph columnist love to preach about young people not being able to afford a deposit on a house, because of a daily coffee habit, but it's almost expected that adults should regularly go to a pub and spend £20-£30 a night 🙄
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The funny thing about the pub culture is that Telegraph columnist love to preach about young people not being able to afford a deposit on a house, because of a daily coffee habit, but it's almost expected that adults should regularly go to a pub and spend £20-£30 a night 🙄
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On the new #WutheringHeights film.
I've co-curated an exhibition (Bronte Parsonage Museum) showing what the Bronte children read & wrote (they invented their own colonies) & how Wuthering Heights was inspired by their colonial reading material.
www.bronte.org.uk/news/new-exh...
I've co-curated an exhibition (Bronte Parsonage Museum) showing what the Bronte children read & wrote (they invented their own colonies) & how Wuthering Heights was inspired by their colonial reading material.
www.bronte.org.uk/news/new-exh...
New exhibition for 2026: The Colonial Brontës | The Brontë Parsonage Museum
The influence of British colonialism on the literary family and their work is examined in a new exhibition, The Colonial Brontës, which will run from 4 Feb
www.bronte.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
On the new #WutheringHeights film.
I've co-curated an exhibition (Bronte Parsonage Museum) showing what the Bronte children read & wrote (they invented their own colonies) & how Wuthering Heights was inspired by their colonial reading material.
www.bronte.org.uk/news/new-exh...
I've co-curated an exhibition (Bronte Parsonage Museum) showing what the Bronte children read & wrote (they invented their own colonies) & how Wuthering Heights was inspired by their colonial reading material.
www.bronte.org.uk/news/new-exh...
So...did anybody watch the One Show last night? 😁 It was a real pleasure to welcome Angela Ripon to the Brontë Parsonage Museum and speak to her about the forthcoming Wuthering Heights film.
February 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
So...did anybody watch the One Show last night? 😁 It was a real pleasure to welcome Angela Ripon to the Brontë Parsonage Museum and speak to her about the forthcoming Wuthering Heights film.
Fascinating visit to the Royal Courts of Justice today with the Furniture History Society. Sadly, we couldn't take photos inside, but I can assure you we saw a great many interesting things!
February 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Fascinating visit to the Royal Courts of Justice today with the Furniture History Society. Sadly, we couldn't take photos inside, but I can assure you we saw a great many interesting things!
Popped into the Railway Museum this afternoon. Great to see the South Yard miniature railway back in operation, and 26020 enjoying a moment in the limelight on the Great Hall turntable.
February 1, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Popped into the Railway Museum this afternoon. Great to see the South Yard miniature railway back in operation, and 26020 enjoying a moment in the limelight on the Great Hall turntable.
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If you want to stop this because the price is too high in terms of commuting misery, impact on the heritage buildings, and placing the local community in the shadow of another tall building, please object here: Here's our helpful Guide: bit.ly/4jLWsim #SaveLiverpoolStreetStation
'Decade of chaos' alert as Liverpool St station scheme set for approval
City Corporation sets February date for planning decision as campaigners warn UK’s busiest train station will be construction site for seven years
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January 29, 2026 at 8:16 PM
If you want to stop this because the price is too high in terms of commuting misery, impact on the heritage buildings, and placing the local community in the shadow of another tall building, please object here: Here's our helpful Guide: bit.ly/4jLWsim #SaveLiverpoolStreetStation
As a former Conservative, I've been saying this for years: the way for the party to broaden its appeal is to embrace One Nation policies, not to position themselves as Reform Lite. Trouble is, most of the party grassroots are Thatcherite neoloberals who can't seem to grasp this point.
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 AM
As a former Conservative, I've been saying this for years: the way for the party to broaden its appeal is to embrace One Nation policies, not to position themselves as Reform Lite. Trouble is, most of the party grassroots are Thatcherite neoloberals who can't seem to grasp this point.
A Scottish locomotive for #BurnsNight. A fine model of Caledonian Railway 'Dunalastair III' class 4-4-0 No. 902, spotted at the Manchester MRS show last December. The prototype was designed by J. F. McIntosh and built in 1899.
January 25, 2026 at 9:05 AM
A Scottish locomotive for #BurnsNight. A fine model of Caledonian Railway 'Dunalastair III' class 4-4-0 No. 902, spotted at the Manchester MRS show last December. The prototype was designed by J. F. McIntosh and built in 1899.
Happy Birthday to Sir John Vanbrugh, born #OTD in 1664!
To mark the occasion, here's another picture from my visit to Castle Howard in July 2025.
#vanbrugh #vanbrugh300 #georgianarchitecture #classicalarchitecture #castlehoward #baroquearchitecture #countryhouse #northyorkshire
To mark the occasion, here's another picture from my visit to Castle Howard in July 2025.
#vanbrugh #vanbrugh300 #georgianarchitecture #classicalarchitecture #castlehoward #baroquearchitecture #countryhouse #northyorkshire
January 24, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Happy Birthday to Sir John Vanbrugh, born #OTD in 1664!
To mark the occasion, here's another picture from my visit to Castle Howard in July 2025.
#vanbrugh #vanbrugh300 #georgianarchitecture #classicalarchitecture #castlehoward #baroquearchitecture #countryhouse #northyorkshire
To mark the occasion, here's another picture from my visit to Castle Howard in July 2025.
#vanbrugh #vanbrugh300 #georgianarchitecture #classicalarchitecture #castlehoward #baroquearchitecture #countryhouse #northyorkshire
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News from the Victorian Society | How to object to the harmful plans to partially demolish and inappropriately redevelop Liverpool Street Station
News about How to object to the harmful plans to partially demolish and inappropriately redevelop Liverpool Street Station from the The Victorian Society - National News news.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:42 PM
💻 OBJECT: Our easy Guide to writing your own objection is here. People say it is really helpful. It takes minutes to do either online or by email:
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Happy New Year everyone! Since 2026 is #vanbrugh300 year, let's start as we mean to go on...here's a flashback to my trip to Castle Howard in July last year.
#castlehoward #georgianarchitecture #classicalarchitecture #baroquearchitecture #northyorkshire #vanbrugh #sirjohnvanbrugh
#castlehoward #georgianarchitecture #classicalarchitecture #baroquearchitecture #northyorkshire #vanbrugh #sirjohnvanbrugh
January 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Happy New Year everyone! Since 2026 is #vanbrugh300 year, let's start as we mean to go on...here's a flashback to my trip to Castle Howard in July last year.
#castlehoward #georgianarchitecture #classicalarchitecture #baroquearchitecture #northyorkshire #vanbrugh #sirjohnvanbrugh
#castlehoward #georgianarchitecture #classicalarchitecture #baroquearchitecture #northyorkshire #vanbrugh #sirjohnvanbrugh
It's a wonderful object and I really hope a UK buyer comes forward. But it will be interesting to see whether we actually hear a murmur of protest from all the flag sh*ggers who made themselves so vocal over the summer... 🤨
News | Export bar placed on rare union jack that survived Battle of Trafalgar
UK buyer sought for £450,000 war-torn flag
UK buyer sought for £450,000 war-torn flag
Export bar placed on rare union jack that survived Battle of Trafalgar - Museums Association
UK buyer sought for £450,000 war-torn flag
www.museumsassociation.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It's a wonderful object and I really hope a UK buyer comes forward. But it will be interesting to see whether we actually hear a murmur of protest from all the flag sh*ggers who made themselves so vocal over the summer... 🤨
'wE shOuld cancEL Hs2 anD speND thE moNEy oN LoCal traNspoRt', said all the NIMBYs. The reality is that we've cancelled HS2, and got nothing at all. Will those NIMBYs utter a word of complaint? Of course not, because they don't actually care about local transport, and they never did.
For those of you just waking up - Leeds mass transit has been cancelled.
Remember when HS2 to Leeds was cancelled by the NIC's shitty maths and fundamental lack of expertise, and Leeds was thrown the bone of "you'll get trams" and I said those would never be delivered?
Yeah, as I was saying...
Yeah, as I was saying...
December 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
'wE shOuld cancEL Hs2 anD speND thE moNEy oN LoCal traNspoRt', said all the NIMBYs. The reality is that we've cancelled HS2, and got nothing at all. Will those NIMBYs utter a word of complaint? Of course not, because they don't actually care about local transport, and they never did.
No, this was not 'simple rage'. This was Road Rage.
When are we finally going to have a proper conversation about the appalling social cost of our car-dependent society--and ask what we can do to change it?
When are we finally going to have a proper conversation about the appalling social cost of our car-dependent society--and ask what we can do to change it?
December 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
No, this was not 'simple rage'. This was Road Rage.
When are we finally going to have a proper conversation about the appalling social cost of our car-dependent society--and ask what we can do to change it?
When are we finally going to have a proper conversation about the appalling social cost of our car-dependent society--and ask what we can do to change it?
So apparently my train from Leeds this morning is cancelled due to 'severe weather conditions'. Presumably things must be worse further north, but the rain is no more than a shower here...which makes me wonder which engine was rostered to haul the train! 🙄😂
December 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
So apparently my train from Leeds this morning is cancelled due to 'severe weather conditions'. Presumably things must be worse further north, but the rain is no more than a shower here...which makes me wonder which engine was rostered to haul the train! 🙄😂
Travelling home by @tpexpress.bsky.social tonight and it's all a bit stressful. No seat reservation dockets have been put out--meaning that people with reservations are having to eject people who had no idea they were sitting in a reserved seat. Not satisfactory for either party.
December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Travelling home by @tpexpress.bsky.social tonight and it's all a bit stressful. No seat reservation dockets have been put out--meaning that people with reservations are having to eject people who had no idea they were sitting in a reserved seat. Not satisfactory for either party.
Or in my case, spent ten years shouting at anti-HS2 NIMBYs and calling out their misinformation, whilst somehow picking up a few new friends along the way. Yet I do miss it, in a strange, indefinable sort of way...
Sometimes, I reminisce about academic Twitter the same way I reminisce about theater camp. We were all together in this wonderful and complicated and often messy space for a short time, where we built community and created something wonderful. Then the summer ended, and the magic was gone.
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Or in my case, spent ten years shouting at anti-HS2 NIMBYs and calling out their misinformation, whilst somehow picking up a few new friends along the way. Yet I do miss it, in a strange, indefinable sort of way...
Undoubtedly this particular situation could have been anticipated and better-managed, but I think it's symptomatic of a wider flaw in the post-Beeching railway network.
Once upon a time, the railways had sidings full of spare carriages to cater for peaks in demand like summer Saturdays, Bank...
Once upon a time, the railways had sidings full of spare carriages to cater for peaks in demand like summer Saturdays, Bank...
Last night was terrifying. An already over-crowded Great Northern train with me & a colleague on it left London Kings X & made the terrible decision to stop at Finsbury Park, where a football game had just let out.
The crowd (almost all white, large, middle-aged men) pushed in. Despite people...
The crowd (almost all white, large, middle-aged men) pushed in. Despite people...
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Undoubtedly this particular situation could have been anticipated and better-managed, but I think it's symptomatic of a wider flaw in the post-Beeching railway network.
Once upon a time, the railways had sidings full of spare carriages to cater for peaks in demand like summer Saturdays, Bank...
Once upon a time, the railways had sidings full of spare carriages to cater for peaks in demand like summer Saturdays, Bank...
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Next Wednesday 3-12 we are holding a joint seminar with @histparl.bsky.social! Join us at 17:30 at the @ihr.bsky.social or online via zoom to hear Dr Helen Wilson discuss ‘Black & Political: Black Political Participation in Britain, 1750-1850’.
Register now! 👎
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Register now! 👎
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Black and Political: Reconstructing Black Participation in British Politics, 1750-1850
Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB01, Basement, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
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November 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Next Wednesday 3-12 we are holding a joint seminar with @histparl.bsky.social! Join us at 17:30 at the @ihr.bsky.social or online via zoom to hear Dr Helen Wilson discuss ‘Black & Political: Black Political Participation in Britain, 1750-1850’.
Register now! 👎
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Register now! 👎
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
'Hitler vows not to attack Poland and insists Munich plan can avert European war' 🤨
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
'Hitler vows not to attack Poland and insists Munich plan can avert European war' 🤨
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One of the metal plaques given to the Southern Railway (who operated Southampton Docks during the Second World War) by the U.S. Army who transported over two million American troops through the docks between D-Day and the end of the war.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
One of the metal plaques given to the Southern Railway (who operated Southampton Docks during the Second World War) by the U.S. Army who transported over two million American troops through the docks between D-Day and the end of the war.
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Thinking out loud here. Are the Budget leaks incompetence, as the press is framing them...or is this a deliberate ploy by Reeves?
Almost anything she does will be unpopular; but are the leaks her way of testing the waters, seeing how people react and what she can get away with? 🤔
Almost anything she does will be unpopular; but are the leaks her way of testing the waters, seeing how people react and what she can get away with? 🤔
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Thinking out loud here. Are the Budget leaks incompetence, as the press is framing them...or is this a deliberate ploy by Reeves?
Almost anything she does will be unpopular; but are the leaks her way of testing the waters, seeing how people react and what she can get away with? 🤔
Almost anything she does will be unpopular; but are the leaks her way of testing the waters, seeing how people react and what she can get away with? 🤔
