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Stuff and nonsense said the bear.
In the lobby of the Britannia, Manchester, a memorial for the dead of SJ Watts, the textile firm for whom the building was built. Also memorials for WW2 and Korea.
(Very well cared for, being cleaned as I took photos).
The sculpture is by Jagger who did the Horse Artillery sculpture in London
(Very well cared for, being cleaned as I took photos).
The sculpture is by Jagger who did the Horse Artillery sculpture in London
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
In the lobby of the Britannia, Manchester, a memorial for the dead of SJ Watts, the textile firm for whom the building was built. Also memorials for WW2 and Korea.
(Very well cared for, being cleaned as I took photos).
The sculpture is by Jagger who did the Horse Artillery sculpture in London
(Very well cared for, being cleaned as I took photos).
The sculpture is by Jagger who did the Horse Artillery sculpture in London
You've just died. The 6th pic in your gallery is what killed you.
November 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
You've just died. The 6th pic in your gallery is what killed you.
New profile pic
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New profile pic
Paris. Le Worhammah!
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Paris. Le Worhammah!
Idly wondering if Vigee-Lebruns portrait of Mme Grand (Mrs Talleyrand) was effectively the first ahegao shot
October 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Idly wondering if Vigee-Lebruns portrait of Mme Grand (Mrs Talleyrand) was effectively the first ahegao shot
Right Paris travel, thats what a train ticket is...
October 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Right Paris travel, thats what a train ticket is...
Siege of Yorktown. Yes, yes, you beat us for once...but at what cost?
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Siege of Yorktown. Yes, yes, you beat us for once...but at what cost?
Not very specific...
October 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Not very specific...
Couple of pipes left on the master's grave
October 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Couple of pipes left on the master's grave
The ravens* are waiting for me
*rooks
*rooks
October 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The ravens* are waiting for me
*rooks
*rooks
Sunrise Wharfedale
September 27, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Sunrise Wharfedale
Belated bday pressie from firstborn
Space tigers!
Space tigers!
September 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Belated bday pressie from firstborn
Space tigers!
Space tigers!
Why dont they do book covers like that anymore?
More Soho tales from the 30s and 40s
More Soho tales from the 30s and 40s
September 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Why dont they do book covers like that anymore?
More Soho tales from the 30s and 40s
More Soho tales from the 30s and 40s
And that's before I find the KPop Demon Hunter tea shop in Leamington
September 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
And that's before I find the KPop Demon Hunter tea shop in Leamington
Okay hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake but with these two taking the One Ring to Morrrrrrdor.
(Asta as Gollum).
Actually, this would be brilliant.
(Asta as Gollum).
Actually, this would be brilliant.
August 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Okay hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake but with these two taking the One Ring to Morrrrrrdor.
(Asta as Gollum).
Actually, this would be brilliant.
(Asta as Gollum).
Actually, this would be brilliant.
This writer (Kathleen Hewitt) understands men quite well I feel...
August 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This writer (Kathleen Hewitt) understands men quite well I feel...
Yeah, AI's over-rated
August 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Yeah, AI's over-rated
My day....
August 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My day....
Look at that content list. Proper story-telling innit
August 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Look at that content list. Proper story-telling innit
Final birthday present--the classic account of Soho drinking im the 30s and 40s. Look at that cover!!
(Cost my wife a LOT more than 2n6 tho)
(Cost my wife a LOT more than 2n6 tho)
August 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Final birthday present--the classic account of Soho drinking im the 30s and 40s. Look at that cover!!
(Cost my wife a LOT more than 2n6 tho)
(Cost my wife a LOT more than 2n6 tho)
August 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
When 140kg barbell slips off your back and you sort of catch it...on the back of your forearm...
August 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
When 140kg barbell slips off your back and you sort of catch it...on the back of your forearm...
And James Mason's suit is exquisite. Even @dieworkwear.bsky.social couldn't hate it
August 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
And James Mason's suit is exquisite. Even @dieworkwear.bsky.social couldn't hate it
And so, after a couple of days on a yacht doing yachty things, back to the reading pile and Robert Aickman's Wine Dark Sea (a Plato allusion I think?). Not sure these wintry strange tales fit 35degree temperatures by a pool, but...
July 21, 2025 at 6:58 AM
And so, after a couple of days on a yacht doing yachty things, back to the reading pile and Robert Aickman's Wine Dark Sea (a Plato allusion I think?). Not sure these wintry strange tales fit 35degree temperatures by a pool, but...
Day out.
Arbroath or somewhere like it
Arbroath or somewhere like it
July 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Day out.
Arbroath or somewhere like it
Arbroath or somewhere like it