Karen Averby 🌊
@karenaverby.bsky.social
karenaverby.co.uk
Buildings Historian/Consultant
Seaside Heritage, House History, Hotels, Architecture, Local History, Archaeology, Other Delights
Director ArchangelHeritage.co.uk
FRHistS ACIfA
Extreme Seagazer/ex-Archivist
Rep Past Preservers
Brum/London
Buildings Historian/Consultant
Seaside Heritage, House History, Hotels, Architecture, Local History, Archaeology, Other Delights
Director ArchangelHeritage.co.uk
FRHistS ACIfA
Extreme Seagazer/ex-Archivist
Rep Past Preservers
Brum/London
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Join us for this special collaborative event with the Seaside Heritage Network, that brings together four speakers with distinctive insights into preservation, design, and place.
Coming soon!
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, , 12 November 2025.
Thrilled to be part of this collaborative online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Speakers @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilson, and me!
Details below 🌞
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, , 12 November 2025.
Thrilled to be part of this collaborative online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Speakers @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilson, and me!
Details below 🌞
Through stories of architecture, community, creativity, and technology, we’ll explore issues relating to their preservation, and how they may be cherished and sustained for future generations.
November 12 2025, 7pm on Zoom. For tickets and more information www.ticketsource.co.uk/art-deco-soc...
November 12 2025, 7pm on Zoom. For tickets and more information www.ticketsource.co.uk/art-deco-soc...
www.ticketsource.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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It's today and there are a few spaces left if you'd like to visit the #Georgian seaside with us
We're going all #JaneAusten for our next #seasideheritage seminar.
Won't you be so kind as to join us?
seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...
Won't you be so kind as to join us?
seasideheritage.org.uk/events/upcom...
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It's today and there are a few spaces left if you'd like to visit the #Georgian seaside with us
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Two men sunbathing, August bank holiday, Blackpool, 1971, by Don McPhee.
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Two men sunbathing, August bank holiday, Blackpool, 1971, by Don McPhee.
Reposted by Karen Averby 🌊
Coming soon!
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, , 12 November 2025.
Thrilled to be part of this collaborative online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Speakers @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilson, and me!
Details below 🌞
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, , 12 November 2025.
Thrilled to be part of this collaborative online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Speakers @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilson, and me!
Details below 🌞
Join us for this special collaborative event with the Seaside Heritage Network, that brings together four speakers with distinctive insights into preservation, design, and place.
October 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Coming soon!
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, , 12 November 2025.
Thrilled to be part of this collaborative online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Speakers @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilson, and me!
Details below 🌞
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, , 12 November 2025.
Thrilled to be part of this collaborative online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Speakers @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilson, and me!
Details below 🌞
In two days! Very much looking forward to speaking on Britain's Seafront Buildings for @sogorg.bsky.social 🌞
🌊 This Thursday! Discover The Story of Britain’s Seafront Buildings with historian @karenaverby.bsky.social — from elegant Georgian resorts to today’s seaside towns. 🏖️
Thurs 23 Oct, 14:00–15:00 (Zoom)
Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...
Thurs 23 Oct, 14:00–15:00 (Zoom)
Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Ev...
October 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In two days! Very much looking forward to speaking on Britain's Seafront Buildings for @sogorg.bsky.social 🌞
Coming soon!
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, , 12 November 2025.
Thrilled to be part of this collaborative online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Speakers @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilson, and me!
Details below 🌞
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, , 12 November 2025.
Thrilled to be part of this collaborative online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Speakers @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilson, and me!
Details below 🌞
Join us for this special collaborative event with the Seaside Heritage Network, that brings together four speakers with distinctive insights into preservation, design, and place.
October 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Coming soon!
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, , 12 November 2025.
Thrilled to be part of this collaborative online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Speakers @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilson, and me!
Details below 🌞
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, , 12 November 2025.
Thrilled to be part of this collaborative online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social Speakers @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilson, and me!
Details below 🌞
Me too! Will be watching online with a pal, drinks and snacks.
#HouseHistory #Birmingham #BirminghamHistory
#HouseHistory #Birmingham #BirminghamHistory
Looking forward to this house history: home to 3 families, then given to university for multiple uses, now heritage attraction with beautiful gardens
Winterbourne House and Gardens, Edgbaston, #Birmingham
🗓️Thurs 16 Oct
🕰️7:00-8:00
💻Online
All welcome
Winterbourne House and Gardens, Edgbaston, #Birmingham
🗓️Thurs 16 Oct
🕰️7:00-8:00
💻Online
All welcome
Winterbourne, 1904-2025
Join Dr Sue Tungate for this house history on Winterbourne in Edgbaston, Birmingham.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Me too! Will be watching online with a pal, drinks and snacks.
#HouseHistory #Birmingham #BirminghamHistory
#HouseHistory #Birmingham #BirminghamHistory
Have only just read about this- lovely news!
#Devon's Woody Bay station (1898) receives Grade II status from Historic England: ''the best-surviving example of a station on the former Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.''
#UKCoast #Railway200 #RailwayHistory
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Devon's Woody Bay station (1898) receives Grade II status from Historic England: ''the best-surviving example of a station on the former Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.''
#UKCoast #Railway200 #RailwayHistory
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Devon's Woody Bay Station receives Grade II status
It is still in use and is credited with playing a significant role in the growth of tourism.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Have only just read about this- lovely news!
#Devon's Woody Bay station (1898) receives Grade II status from Historic England: ''the best-surviving example of a station on the former Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.''
#UKCoast #Railway200 #RailwayHistory
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Devon's Woody Bay station (1898) receives Grade II status from Historic England: ''the best-surviving example of a station on the former Lynton & Barnstaple Railway.''
#UKCoast #Railway200 #RailwayHistory
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ever wondered where all the Cheers title photos are from? I did. And I've gathered everything I can find into this post. That was fun.
joelmorris.substack.com/p/where-nobo...
joelmorris.substack.com/p/where-nobo...
Where nobody knows your name...
Tracing the anonymous faces at the start of Cheers.
joelmorris.substack.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Ever wondered where all the Cheers title photos are from? I did. And I've gathered everything I can find into this post. That was fun.
joelmorris.substack.com/p/where-nobo...
joelmorris.substack.com/p/where-nobo...
October 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Save the date! ONLINE EVENT
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, 12 Nov 7pm.
An @artdecosocuk.bsky.social online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social.
4 speakers: @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilkins, and me!
More info and booking details 👇
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, 12 Nov 7pm.
An @artdecosocuk.bsky.social online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social.
4 speakers: @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilkins, and me!
More info and booking details 👇
www.ticketsource.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Save the date! ONLINE EVENT
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, 12 Nov 7pm.
An @artdecosocuk.bsky.social online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social.
4 speakers: @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilkins, and me!
More info and booking details 👇
Preserving Our Seaside Art Deco Heritage, 12 Nov 7pm.
An @artdecosocuk.bsky.social online event with @seasidenetwork.bsky.social.
4 speakers: @seasideferry.bsky.social @allanbrodie.bsky.social Nigel Wilkins, and me!
More info and booking details 👇
#BIRMINGHAM: Handsworth ''is hugely significant in the Black British story – a history seemingly unknown to Tory MP Robert Jenrick – as revealed on a guided walk that remembers Nelson Mandela and Benjamin Zephaniah.''
#LocalHistory #SocialHistory
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
#LocalHistory #SocialHistory
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Black, Brummie and proud: a walking tour of the real Handsworth
The Birmingham neighbourhood is hugely significant in the Black British story – a history seemingly unknown to Tory MP Robert Jenrick – as revealed on a guided walk that remembers Nelson Mandela and B...
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#BIRMINGHAM: Handsworth ''is hugely significant in the Black British story – a history seemingly unknown to Tory MP Robert Jenrick – as revealed on a guided walk that remembers Nelson Mandela and Benjamin Zephaniah.''
#LocalHistory #SocialHistory
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
#LocalHistory #SocialHistory
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
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.@heritagealliance.bsky.social looking for case studies demonstrating how the #heritage sector is helping to create vibrant, creative, thriving, and sustainable places for people to live, work, and enjoy - if you can help, please contact Neil Andrews advocacy@theheritagealliance.org.uk by 17 October
October 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
.@heritagealliance.bsky.social looking for case studies demonstrating how the #heritage sector is helping to create vibrant, creative, thriving, and sustainable places for people to live, work, and enjoy - if you can help, please contact Neil Andrews advocacy@theheritagealliance.org.uk by 17 October
#BLACKPOOL: Tremendous tram/ transport treat trips are imminent, as the HMS Blackpool and vintage double-decker Tram 717 returns to the seafront for the Lightpool Festival (begins 15th Oct).
www.blackpooltransport.com/historic-tra...
www.blackpooltransport.com/historic-tra...
Historic trams on track for Lightpool return
Tickets are on sale now for the historic return of HMS Blackpool and vintage double-decker Tram 717 during Lightpool festival
www.blackpooltransport.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM
#BLACKPOOL: Tremendous tram/ transport treat trips are imminent, as the HMS Blackpool and vintage double-decker Tram 717 returns to the seafront for the Lightpool Festival (begins 15th Oct).
www.blackpooltransport.com/historic-tra...
www.blackpooltransport.com/historic-tra...
Fancying some super seasonal spookiness? Here are a few atmospheric heritage sites:
'Six “spooky” places across the UK.'
Other than No. 6, the list is a tad South East/ South biased though- any suggestions for sites elsewhere?
www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/six-...
'Six “spooky” places across the UK.'
Other than No. 6, the list is a tad South East/ South biased though- any suggestions for sites elsewhere?
www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/six-...
Six “spooky” places across the UK to visit this Halloween
The UK is steeped in centuries of folklore, ghost stories, and eerie traditions. Castles, catacombs, and forests whisper tales of restless spirits and long-forgotten rituals, making the country a perf...
www.heritagedaily.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Fancying some super seasonal spookiness? Here are a few atmospheric heritage sites:
'Six “spooky” places across the UK.'
Other than No. 6, the list is a tad South East/ South biased though- any suggestions for sites elsewhere?
www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/six-...
'Six “spooky” places across the UK.'
Other than No. 6, the list is a tad South East/ South biased though- any suggestions for sites elsewhere?
www.heritagedaily.com/2025/10/six-...
Reposted by Karen Averby 🌊
Lovely! Also a chance for us to shamelessly plug our publication 'Doorways in the Dales' - details at www.yvbsg.org.uk/publications....
October 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Lovely! Also a chance for us to shamelessly plug our publication 'Doorways in the Dales' - details at www.yvbsg.org.uk/publications....
For #FindsFriday- Rather lovely mid-20th century tourist salt and pepper shaker, Llandudno Museum & Art Gallery. Perfect for fish 'n' chips!
llandudnomuseum.co.uk/20th-century...
#SeasideHistory #Wales #Llandudno #20thCentury
llandudnomuseum.co.uk/20th-century...
#SeasideHistory #Wales #Llandudno #20thCentury
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For #FindsFriday- Rather lovely mid-20th century tourist salt and pepper shaker, Llandudno Museum & Art Gallery. Perfect for fish 'n' chips!
llandudnomuseum.co.uk/20th-century...
#SeasideHistory #Wales #Llandudno #20thCentury
llandudnomuseum.co.uk/20th-century...
#SeasideHistory #Wales #Llandudno #20thCentury
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I have a set of hand-drawn comics/gossip sheets/newspapers donated alongside our aluminium foundry at @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social, dating from (I think) late 1940s. Does anyone know any lit that will help me explore this as a source? I've found work on company mags but this is very different.
October 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I have a set of hand-drawn comics/gossip sheets/newspapers donated alongside our aluminium foundry at @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social, dating from (I think) late 1940s. Does anyone know any lit that will help me explore this as a source? I've found work on company mags but this is very different.
This looks great! Pop to #Ilfracombe Museum to see their exhibition on The Holiday Industry, featuring 1870s VR experience of the glamorous luxury Ilfracombe Hotel! Plus how The Holiday Trade influenced the town www.ilfracombemuseum.co.uk#iLightbox[ga... #SeasideHistory #LocalHistory #Devon #UKCoast
October 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This looks great! Pop to #Ilfracombe Museum to see their exhibition on The Holiday Industry, featuring 1870s VR experience of the glamorous luxury Ilfracombe Hotel! Plus how The Holiday Trade influenced the town www.ilfracombemuseum.co.uk#iLightbox[ga... #SeasideHistory #LocalHistory #Devon #UKCoast
OH WE DO LIKE TO STROLL ALONG THE PROM< PROM, PROM!
I'll be giving this ONLINE talk on seafront buildings, 23 Oct 2pm- a jolly post-lunch slice of seafront buildings your ancestors may have encountered & enjoyed in years past.
#LocalHistory #FamilyHistory #Architecture #SeasideHistory #UKCoast
I'll be giving this ONLINE talk on seafront buildings, 23 Oct 2pm- a jolly post-lunch slice of seafront buildings your ancestors may have encountered & enjoyed in years past.
#LocalHistory #FamilyHistory #Architecture #SeasideHistory #UKCoast
The Story of Britain’s Seafront Buildings
Talk on Zoom by Karen Averby, a seaside-loving historian, heritage research consultant and former archivist.
portal.sog.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
OH WE DO LIKE TO STROLL ALONG THE PROM< PROM, PROM!
I'll be giving this ONLINE talk on seafront buildings, 23 Oct 2pm- a jolly post-lunch slice of seafront buildings your ancestors may have encountered & enjoyed in years past.
#LocalHistory #FamilyHistory #Architecture #SeasideHistory #UKCoast
I'll be giving this ONLINE talk on seafront buildings, 23 Oct 2pm- a jolly post-lunch slice of seafront buildings your ancestors may have encountered & enjoyed in years past.
#LocalHistory #FamilyHistory #Architecture #SeasideHistory #UKCoast
Reposted by Karen Averby 🌊
Happy 60th Birthday to the BT Tower!
Built 1961-65 to the designs of Eric Bedford, Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works, the 582ft telecommunications tower is one of Britain's most distinctive post-war buildings and after being sold in 2024, is set to be converted to a destination hotel.
Built 1961-65 to the designs of Eric Bedford, Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works, the 582ft telecommunications tower is one of Britain's most distinctive post-war buildings and after being sold in 2024, is set to be converted to a destination hotel.
October 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Happy 60th Birthday to the BT Tower!
Built 1961-65 to the designs of Eric Bedford, Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works, the 582ft telecommunications tower is one of Britain's most distinctive post-war buildings and after being sold in 2024, is set to be converted to a destination hotel.
Built 1961-65 to the designs of Eric Bedford, Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Works, the 582ft telecommunications tower is one of Britain's most distinctive post-war buildings and after being sold in 2024, is set to be converted to a destination hotel.
Reposted by Karen Averby 🌊
To celebrate #LincolnshireDay a free Lincolnshire book,in Kindle/computer/phone version. (Paperback also for sale!)'Village' -stories of cheerful survival in 6 houses, cottage to Manor, 1841 - 1971, witches, wheelbarrows, dogs, spherical sheep & our pioneering historian Mrs Rudkin! LINK IN COMMENTS!
October 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
To celebrate #LincolnshireDay a free Lincolnshire book,in Kindle/computer/phone version. (Paperback also for sale!)'Village' -stories of cheerful survival in 6 houses, cottage to Manor, 1841 - 1971, witches, wheelbarrows, dogs, spherical sheep & our pioneering historian Mrs Rudkin! LINK IN COMMENTS!
Thank yoooou!!!!!
My ageing process was splendid- historic riverside village perambulations, lashings of pink prosecco, home-made coffee & walnut cake that didn't quite tower but was excellent. Stretched the celebrations out over a week, incl Black Sabbath Ballet & afternoon tea in a Grand Hotel :D
My ageing process was splendid- historic riverside village perambulations, lashings of pink prosecco, home-made coffee & walnut cake that didn't quite tower but was excellent. Stretched the celebrations out over a week, incl Black Sabbath Ballet & afternoon tea in a Grand Hotel :D
Happy birthday to our amazing Buildings Historian, Karen Averby! We hope your day is filled with as much charm and character as the historic structures you study. May your celebrations be picture-perfect and your cake as grand as a stately manor! 🥳
@karenaverby.bsky.social
@karenaverby.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thank yoooou!!!!!
My ageing process was splendid- historic riverside village perambulations, lashings of pink prosecco, home-made coffee & walnut cake that didn't quite tower but was excellent. Stretched the celebrations out over a week, incl Black Sabbath Ballet & afternoon tea in a Grand Hotel :D
My ageing process was splendid- historic riverside village perambulations, lashings of pink prosecco, home-made coffee & walnut cake that didn't quite tower but was excellent. Stretched the celebrations out over a week, incl Black Sabbath Ballet & afternoon tea in a Grand Hotel :D
Reposted by Karen Averby 🌊
#PerryBarr #BirminghamHistory A three-bedroom property for sale in Birmingham for £440 – a steal! Hold on, those are February 1939 prices. Ref - Modern House & Home, LF 41.8 #LibraryofBham
September 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
#PerryBarr #BirminghamHistory A three-bedroom property for sale in Birmingham for £440 – a steal! Hold on, those are February 1939 prices. Ref - Modern House & Home, LF 41.8 #LibraryofBham
Reposted by Karen Averby 🌊
ADSUK member and modeller @PaulzSmith1 has written an excellent piece on how he created a scale model of the 1937 Rio cinema in Sheerness. See how his painstaking work brings this icon to life which includes street scenes & other buildings:
https://tinyurl.com/uus6n3m
https://tinyurl.com/uus6n3m
February 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
ADSUK member and modeller @PaulzSmith1 has written an excellent piece on how he created a scale model of the 1937 Rio cinema in Sheerness. See how his painstaking work brings this icon to life which includes street scenes & other buildings:
https://tinyurl.com/uus6n3m
https://tinyurl.com/uus6n3m