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A Bit About Britain @bitaboutbritain.bsky.social · Jan 21
Noteworthy anniversaries from the years 2000, 1975, 1950, 1925 (you get the picture...). For interest and amusement 🤔
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Anniversaries in 2025 - A Bit About Britain
Anniversaries 2025 gives scores of historical events and celebrity birthdays that will be marked in 2025, at 25-yearly intervals
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Amazing pics of a White-tailed Eagle on Exmoor this week - thanks to Debbie Tucker for these!
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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We've all made it through the week to another #HillfortsWednesday 🥳

The supremely strong gate into Trevelgue Head defended promontory islet, Newquay, Cornwall 😮- a bridge was always necessary to cross the raging tides below

The fort enclosed a massive barrow & metal ores

📷 Lou Barker, last week
Toby standing on a wooden bridge with huge defences beyond
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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A dramatic recreation of Medmenham Camp hillfort #Buckinghamshire, its Iron Age inhabitants seeking shelter as snow sets in

Produced for @chilternsnl.bsky.social © Jennie Anderson 2022

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For more see:
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#HillfortsWednesday #WinterIsComing
Reconstruction painting of an Iron Age hillfort, ramparts and interior roundhouses covered in snow, inhabitants hurrying in through the gate for shelter. In the distance lie the snow blanketed hills and another hillfort with fire Beacon blazing
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Yesterday at the Merry Maidens: red roses and much eerie mooing!
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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#Aviation #Cumbria
A visit to the Solway Aviation Museum - A Bit About Britain
The Solway Aviation Museum is entirely run by volunteers and includes more than 20 aircraft as well as a bit about local aviation history.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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A ghost is for life, not just for #Halloween
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A visit to Borwick Hall - A Bit About Britain
Borwick Hall is an Elizabethan manor house, now an outdoor centre that is reputedly one of the most haunted houses in Lancashire
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October 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Why does the UK Government alert have a North American accent?

Have things really gone that far?
www.gov.uk/alerts
About Emergency Alerts
Your mobile phone or tablet may get an emergency alert if there’s a danger to life nearby. Alerts tell you what to do to stay safe.
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September 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Bodleian tours and talks happening this weekend:
Including #MagnaCarta; Chinese treasures; a children's walking tour; & a one-off talk from our Maps dept. There's something for everybody at the Bod.

Book here: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/mar25/....

#WestonLibraryAt10 #EnglishTourismWeek25
Promotional poster for a talk at the Bodleian Library about the Magna Carta titled "Magna Carta and the Bodleian 1215–2025". Why is another anniversary of Magna Carta being celebrated this year? How many Magna Cartas are there? And why are so many of them in the Bodleian Library? This talk is by Dr Matthew Holford, Tolkien Curator of Medieval Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries. Saturday 22 March, 12–12.45pm | Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre. Featuring images of the historic document in the background. Promo for the Bodleian's Children's Literature Tour featuring illustrations from classic children's books like Alice in Wonderland. Text reads: "Children's Literature Tour Saturday 22 March 1:00 to 2:30 PM. Meet on the steps of the Weston Library. From tales of Alice who fell down a rabbit hole into Wonderland, to the magical world of Narnia at the back of a wardrobe; Vikings to modern youngsters encountering adventures on rooftops or in jungles, Oxford has stories to suit all tastes'. Promotional poster for a lecture titled "An Upside Down Book: The Story of Sir Thomas Bodley’s Chinese Books." Following text reads: Saturday 22 March, 1.30–2.15pm Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre. This talk is by Dr Mamti Sunuodula, Head of East Asia Section and HD Ching Chinese Studies Librarian. Background features Chinese script (upside down) and Qing calligraphy Promotional poster for a talk titled 'All Maps Lead to Weston: 10 years of cartographic adventures in the Weston Library,' scheduled for Saturday 22 March, from 2:30 to 3:15 PM at the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre. Presented by Nick Millea, Map Curator at the Bodleian Libraries. The background features colourful, intricate map and a photograph of the Weston Library.
March 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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I can't fight it any longer. Bedtime.
Nighty everyone x
Whitby Abbey
March 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Such sad news. The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105. So much owed to Paddy and his generation for the freedoms we enjoy today. RIP Paddy

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John Hemingway: Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105
Mr Hemingway, who is originally from Dublin, joined the RAF as a teenager before World War Two.
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March 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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This is the only surviving section of Dorchester's Roman wall. The ancient town of Durnovaria, was surrounded by a high wall on three sides, while its north side was protected by the river Frome. Stone for the walls was quarried in the Ridgeway quarries, a few miles away near Upwey #WallsonWednesday
A short sections of rough Roman stone wall with a modern brick topping and a metal fence in front of it.
March 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Girl on a Spacehopper, Byker, Newcastle, 1971, by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.
March 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Lovely sunset on spring equilux and so nice to be out in the hills in the later evening.

The sun has been warming me and my home all day, I just couldn't resist a run even though my legs are still recovering from the Grindleford Gallop race.

#PeakDistrict
March 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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The ramparts of Chesters Hill Fort in East Lothian. The fort is Iron Age in date and probably stood within the territory of the Votadini. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #IronAge #EastLothian #Chesters
The ramparts of Chesters Hill Fort in East Lothian.
March 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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March 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Final photo today, Sopwith Triplane #MikesAircraftPhotos
March 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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St James's church, Shipton. 🌼🍃

#History #Shropshire
March 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Glenfinnan Viaduct – one of my absolute favourite places in Scotland!

#GlenfinnanViaduct #ScotlandTravel #photography #ScottishHighlands #ScenicViews #landscapephotography #VisitScotland #HistoricScotland #Scotland #Travel 🪬🧿
A breathtaking aerial view of the Glenfinnan Viaduct, a historic railway bridge in the Scottish Highlands. The viaduct curves elegantly across lush, rolling hills, with autumnal trees and rugged terrain adding to the dramatic scenery.
March 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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The reclining effigy of Rose Claxton, who died in 1601, aged just 23.

Can't help but think this looks like an uncomfortable position in which to spend eternity... but it is, nevertheless, a beautiful carving.

📌 St George's Church, Rollesby ▪︎ Norfolk
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March 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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The oldest face in Europe has emerged from the abyss! Well over a million years old, it looks like “Pink” may have belonged to the species Homo erectus.

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Bone fragments of oldest known human face in western Europe found in Spain
Remains are of an adult member of an extinct species who lived up to 1.4m years ago, researchers say
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March 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Smorgasbord Health Column 2025 - Food Therapy Rewind - The Exotic Carrot by Sally Cronin smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/s...
Smorgasbord Health Column 2025 – Food Therapy Rewind – The Exotic Carrot by Sally Cronin
There are certain foods that bring more than taste to your diet, rich in nutrients and energy they are worth including in your weekly shopping. Food therapy is a broad term for the benefits to the …
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March 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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The second Cotswold holy well we visited at the weekend was St Kenelm's Well, Winchcombe, with its wellhouse restored in the 19th century. It is said to mark the last resting place of the saint's coffin on its journey from Romsley to Winchcombe Abbey. A popular medieval pilgrimage destination.
March 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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A beautiful and atmospheric Tim Hill photograph of St Mary’s Church, Whitby. Dating back to the twelfth century the church has been added to and restored over the centuries. Weathered by the elements over the centuries the churchyard can be bleak but tells it's own stories Image: Public Domain
A beautiful and atmospheric Tim Hill photograph of St Mary’s Church, Whitby Dating back to 1100, the church has been added to and restored over the centuries.
March 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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This weekend I am going to be volunteering at an exciting new literary festival called Bermondsey and Beyond. If you love biscuits and South London history, come along for a free guided tour of the Peak Frean Museum - it should be fun!
An advert for a free guided tour of the Peek Frean museum at 1pm on Saturday 15 March - meeting place Gate 1 at 100 Drummond Road SE16 4DG.
March 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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We all know that the best walks end with a comfortable seat in a characterful country pub!

Here are 39 of our best pub walks 🚶‍♂️

p.s. Please don’t do them all in the same day
Best pub walks
Discover the countryside near some of the historic inns we care for with this selection of best pub walks.
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March 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM