Catherine Beale
@cbeale1.bsky.social
Writer & historian. 'Champagne & Shambles' & 'Born out of Wenlock'. Clients inc Hampton Court, Herefds, Heckfield Place, Hants, & Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. cbeale.co.uk
The #garden, oblivious to the carousel of world events, is optimistic at dusk:
Clematis urophylla 'Winter Beauty' promising to flower for the first time
Daphne pontica pushing out buds of its yellow/green scented spring flowers
Helleborus niger the Xmas rose is here already
#gardening
Clematis urophylla 'Winter Beauty' promising to flower for the first time
Daphne pontica pushing out buds of its yellow/green scented spring flowers
Helleborus niger the Xmas rose is here already
#gardening
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The #garden, oblivious to the carousel of world events, is optimistic at dusk:
Clematis urophylla 'Winter Beauty' promising to flower for the first time
Daphne pontica pushing out buds of its yellow/green scented spring flowers
Helleborus niger the Xmas rose is here already
#gardening
Clematis urophylla 'Winter Beauty' promising to flower for the first time
Daphne pontica pushing out buds of its yellow/green scented spring flowers
Helleborus niger the Xmas rose is here already
#gardening
Vivid detail in this #tapestry of #NTAngleseyAbbey (1 John Hammond for NT; 2 me) inc King's Chapel and Trinity College, Cambridge (top left).
Woven for Lord Fairhaven 1931-34 by Cambridge Tapestry Co - its first commission.
#Tapestries #weaving
#trinitycollegecambridge #KingsChapelCambridge
Woven for Lord Fairhaven 1931-34 by Cambridge Tapestry Co - its first commission.
#Tapestries #weaving
#trinitycollegecambridge #KingsChapelCambridge
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Vivid detail in this #tapestry of #NTAngleseyAbbey (1 John Hammond for NT; 2 me) inc King's Chapel and Trinity College, Cambridge (top left).
Woven for Lord Fairhaven 1931-34 by Cambridge Tapestry Co - its first commission.
#Tapestries #weaving
#trinitycollegecambridge #KingsChapelCambridge
Woven for Lord Fairhaven 1931-34 by Cambridge Tapestry Co - its first commission.
#Tapestries #weaving
#trinitycollegecambridge #KingsChapelCambridge
Fairly good parhelion at tonight's sunset, in the land of the Battle of Mortimer's Cross, 1461.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
#Herefordshire #parhelion #sundog #WarsOfTheRoses
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
#Herefordshire #parhelion #sundog #WarsOfTheRoses
October 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Fairly good parhelion at tonight's sunset, in the land of the Battle of Mortimer's Cross, 1461.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
#Herefordshire #parhelion #sundog #WarsOfTheRoses
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
#Herefordshire #parhelion #sundog #WarsOfTheRoses
To Melbourne Hall, Derbs. Early C18 inc statues by Jan van Nost, & Bakewell's 1711 'Birdcage'.
Formal, with later borders around former mill leets.
Good pinetum (sad to see a metasequoia suffered in this summer's heat) and a great quartet of swamp cypress around a suitably green swampy pool.
Formal, with later borders around former mill leets.
Good pinetum (sad to see a metasequoia suffered in this summer's heat) and a great quartet of swamp cypress around a suitably green swampy pool.
September 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
To Melbourne Hall, Derbs. Early C18 inc statues by Jan van Nost, & Bakewell's 1711 'Birdcage'.
Formal, with later borders around former mill leets.
Good pinetum (sad to see a metasequoia suffered in this summer's heat) and a great quartet of swamp cypress around a suitably green swampy pool.
Formal, with later borders around former mill leets.
Good pinetum (sad to see a metasequoia suffered in this summer's heat) and a great quartet of swamp cypress around a suitably green swampy pool.
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#OTD (May 30) in the year 1744: death of Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (born 1688) #OTDIH #history 🗃️ #EarlyModern #c18th
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An exponent of Augustan literature, Pope is best known for his satirical and discursive poetry including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism, and for his translations of Homer.
en.wikipedia.org
May 30, 2025 at 7:35 AM
#OTD (May 30) in the year 1744: death of Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (born 1688) #OTDIH #history 🗃️ #EarlyModern #c18th
Busy preparing a talk on the history of #Hereford cattle on Saturday at 2pm, at The Rodd, #Presteigne, courtesy of SidneyNolanTrust.
(Tickets on their website 'what's on')
Here's a good illustration of what makes the breed so popular, from the Hereford Times.
www.herefordtimes.com/news/1507701...
(Tickets on their website 'what's on')
Here's a good illustration of what makes the breed so popular, from the Hereford Times.
www.herefordtimes.com/news/1507701...
www.herefordtimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Busy preparing a talk on the history of #Hereford cattle on Saturday at 2pm, at The Rodd, #Presteigne, courtesy of SidneyNolanTrust.
(Tickets on their website 'what's on')
Here's a good illustration of what makes the breed so popular, from the Hereford Times.
www.herefordtimes.com/news/1507701...
(Tickets on their website 'what's on')
Here's a good illustration of what makes the breed so popular, from the Hereford Times.
www.herefordtimes.com/news/1507701...
Reposted by Catherine Beale
'Westminster Dairy in the Quadrant, Regent Street' (1825) by George Johann Scharf
(British Museum)
(British Museum)
May 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
'Westminster Dairy in the Quadrant, Regent Street' (1825) by George Johann Scharf
(British Museum)
(British Museum)
Very much looking forward to sharing my enthusiasm for #HerefordCattle, on 17th May as part of the #HerefordshireHistories Festival. At the glorious Rodd, home of the #SidneyNolan Trust.
herefordshirehistories.org/hereford-cat...
herefordshirehistories.org/hereford-cat...
HEREFORD CATTLE HISTORIES | HEREFORDSHIRE HISTORIES
Saturday 17 May 2025 2.00 - 3.00pm, The Rodd, Presteigne. Hereford Cattle Histories, an Illustrated talk by Catherine Beale at The Rodd - 'Hereford Cattle Histories: local breed, global reach.
herefordshirehistories.org
April 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Very much looking forward to sharing my enthusiasm for #HerefordCattle, on 17th May as part of the #HerefordshireHistories Festival. At the glorious Rodd, home of the #SidneyNolan Trust.
herefordshirehistories.org/hereford-cat...
herefordshirehistories.org/hereford-cat...
Reposted by Catherine Beale
April 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reposted by Catherine Beale
Just a reminder that you can find over 70 in-depth articles on art, history and social change on the Journal’s website, ranging over all periods of art, all freely available for you to read. We invite you to check them out at www.artinsociety.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Just a reminder that you can find over 70 in-depth articles on art, history and social change on the Journal’s website, ranging over all periods of art, all freely available for you to read. We invite you to check them out at www.artinsociety.com
Love the white/green of this ornamental quince Chaenomeles.😍
April 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Love the white/green of this ornamental quince Chaenomeles.😍
Reposted by Catherine Beale
If anyone knows where to get a “Robert Duncan” rose I’d love to know, allegedly bread by or named for a rose breeder ancestor of mine in Scotland,
April 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
@sarahchurchwell.bsky.social Listening to radio4. Thought I had heard that name before! 'Great' stuff - congratulations.
#Gatsby
#Gatsby
April 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
@sarahchurchwell.bsky.social Listening to radio4. Thought I had heard that name before! 'Great' stuff - congratulations.
#Gatsby
#Gatsby
To lose a projected £11 million through roadworks seems a bit rum.
Please consider adding your signature to this petition.🙏🌳🌲🌴🌿🍁🍂🌱🌹🌻🌷
Please consider adding your signature to this petition.🙏🌳🌲🌴🌿🍁🍂🌱🌹🌻🌷
March 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
To lose a projected £11 million through roadworks seems a bit rum.
Please consider adding your signature to this petition.🙏🌳🌲🌴🌿🍁🍂🌱🌹🌻🌷
Please consider adding your signature to this petition.🙏🌳🌲🌴🌿🍁🍂🌱🌹🌻🌷
Thank you to the Royal School of Needlework for hosting a fascinating talk about #MayMorris and decorative #needlework this evening, by Lynn Hulse.
#embroidery #Morris
#embroidery #Morris
March 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Thank you to the Royal School of Needlework for hosting a fascinating talk about #MayMorris and decorative #needlework this evening, by Lynn Hulse.
#embroidery #Morris
#embroidery #Morris
Wonderfully reassuring 1950s viewing tonight - The Green Man. Full-on Terry Thomas hilarity.
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
www.google.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Wonderfully reassuring 1950s viewing tonight - The Green Man. Full-on Terry Thomas hilarity.
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...
Fascinating visit yesterday to Museum of Welsh Textiles Whitton near Presteigne. Surprising range of colours, fabrics and designs, beautifully displayed.
Open May-Christmas, on Sun, Mon and Tues
Facebook: Radnorshire Arts and Crafts Foundation
#wool #spinning #dyeing #Weaving #carthen
Open May-Christmas, on Sun, Mon and Tues
Facebook: Radnorshire Arts and Crafts Foundation
#wool #spinning #dyeing #Weaving #carthen
March 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The gardeners of
St John's College, Cambridge demonstrating (on Sunday) the virtues of
'Don't prune too soon'.
#seedheads #gardening
#Cambridge #WinterBorders
#TheGardenInWinter
St John's College, Cambridge demonstrating (on Sunday) the virtues of
'Don't prune too soon'.
#seedheads #gardening
#Cambridge #WinterBorders
#TheGardenInWinter
February 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The gardeners of
St John's College, Cambridge demonstrating (on Sunday) the virtues of
'Don't prune too soon'.
#seedheads #gardening
#Cambridge #WinterBorders
#TheGardenInWinter
St John's College, Cambridge demonstrating (on Sunday) the virtues of
'Don't prune too soon'.
#seedheads #gardening
#Cambridge #WinterBorders
#TheGardenInWinter
Great to hear on @BBCr4today mention of Sarah Backhouse of Sutton Court, #Herefordshire who bred the first 'pink'-trumpeted #Daffodil, named after her - 'Mrs RO Backhouse'. She influenced these 4 breeders about whom I wrote for 'Hortus'. @The_RHS
www.cbeale.co.uk/Articles/hor...
www.cbeale.co.uk/Articles/hor...
February 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Great to hear on @BBCr4today mention of Sarah Backhouse of Sutton Court, #Herefordshire who bred the first 'pink'-trumpeted #Daffodil, named after her - 'Mrs RO Backhouse'. She influenced these 4 breeders about whom I wrote for 'Hortus'. @The_RHS
www.cbeale.co.uk/Articles/hor...
www.cbeale.co.uk/Articles/hor...
February 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Reposted by Catherine Beale
PERSON OF THE DAY. 16 January 1902. Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell was born in Tianjin, China. As a committed Christian, he refused to run in heats of the 100 metres at the 1924 Paris Olympics because they were held on a Sunday, but won the 400 metres. His story featured in Chariots of Fire.
January 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 16 January 1902. Scottish sprinter Eric Liddell was born in Tianjin, China. As a committed Christian, he refused to run in heats of the 100 metres at the 1924 Paris Olympics because they were held on a Sunday, but won the 400 metres. His story featured in Chariots of Fire.
Fire in the canal today.🔥
January 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Fire in the canal today.🔥
Seen today.
Ever-decreasing circles.😬🐣
Ever-decreasing circles.😬🐣
December 23, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Seen today.
Ever-decreasing circles.😬🐣
Ever-decreasing circles.😬🐣
Reposted by Catherine Beale
December 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Reposted by Catherine Beale
FACT OF THE DAY. 18 December 2000. Kirsty MacColl (aged 41), was killed after being hit by a powerboat while diving in Mexico. The pilot of the boat was convicted of “culpable homicide”. MacColl is best known for her contribution to the Christmas classic, Fairytale of New York with The Pogues.
December 18, 2024 at 9:05 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 18 December 2000. Kirsty MacColl (aged 41), was killed after being hit by a powerboat while diving in Mexico. The pilot of the boat was convicted of “culpable homicide”. MacColl is best known for her contribution to the Christmas classic, Fairytale of New York with The Pogues.