David Pendleton
@davidpendleton.bsky.social
Dr David Pendleton. Author, editor and historian, interested in the long 19th Century (1789-1914). Career defining moment was organising an open top vintage bus trip around a sewage works.
Urbanisation | Sport & Leisure | Maritime | Seaside
Urbanisation | Sport & Leisure | Maritime | Seaside
On a dark March night, 100 bombers attacked Scarborough. A huge parachute mine landed in North Marine Road, bringing with it death and destruction.
A hidden history, one that lies beneath the feet of thousands of cricket fans as they enter the North Marine Road ground. #WW2 #CricketHistory
A hidden history, one that lies beneath the feet of thousands of cricket fans as they enter the North Marine Road ground. #WW2 #CricketHistory
The Scarborough Blitz
A wartime tragedy adjacent to Scarborough Cricket Club
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November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
On a dark March night, 100 bombers attacked Scarborough. A huge parachute mine landed in North Marine Road, bringing with it death and destruction.
A hidden history, one that lies beneath the feet of thousands of cricket fans as they enter the North Marine Road ground. #WW2 #CricketHistory
A hidden history, one that lies beneath the feet of thousands of cricket fans as they enter the North Marine Road ground. #WW2 #CricketHistory
On Remembrance Sunday, here are the stories of two men who should have been on Scarborough Cricket Club's War Memorial; it is hoped that an addenda plaque will be added when the existing memorial is relocated at the ground. #WW1 #CricketHistory #Scarborough
The Missing Names from Scarborough Cricket Club's War Memorial
Two members who made the ultimate sacrifice
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November 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
On Remembrance Sunday, here are the stories of two men who should have been on Scarborough Cricket Club's War Memorial; it is hoped that an addenda plaque will be added when the existing memorial is relocated at the ground. #WW1 #CricketHistory #Scarborough
At last, the sporting lunchtime lectures return for the 2025/26 season. Saturday, high noon at the Record Cafe, North Parade, Bradford.
Capital of Culture. You'll Never Sing That ... and it is free. #SportHistory #Bradford
Capital of Culture. You'll Never Sing That ... and it is free. #SportHistory #Bradford
The Sporting Lunchtime Lectures Return This Saturday!
Paul Norcross: The Dude Abides With Me: German Philosophy, Films and Football Fandom
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November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
At last, the sporting lunchtime lectures return for the 2025/26 season. Saturday, high noon at the Record Cafe, North Parade, Bradford.
Capital of Culture. You'll Never Sing That ... and it is free. #SportHistory #Bradford
Capital of Culture. You'll Never Sing That ... and it is free. #SportHistory #Bradford
The bun fight goes nuclear at Scarborough Cricket Club ... Geoffrey Boycott Accused of Gross Misconduct #Cricket
Geoffrey Boycott Accused of Gross Misconduct
Scarborough Cricket Club suspends its own President
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October 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The bun fight goes nuclear at Scarborough Cricket Club ... Geoffrey Boycott Accused of Gross Misconduct #Cricket
Today's news that Geoffrey Boycott has been suspended by Scarborough Cricket Club, following allegations that he supplied confidential information to a club member who is part of a bid to overthrow the committee, my post of the club's AGM gives the backdrop to the crisis that is engulfing SCC.
Bun Fight at Scarborough Cricket Club
On a sticky wicket at the 2025 AGM
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October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Today's news that Geoffrey Boycott has been suspended by Scarborough Cricket Club, following allegations that he supplied confidential information to a club member who is part of a bid to overthrow the committee, my post of the club's AGM gives the backdrop to the crisis that is engulfing SCC.
Ghost sign lit by the morning sun in Bradford.
October 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Ghost sign lit by the morning sun in Bradford.
A few days left to grab 20% off my book ‘On the Tracks of the Flying Scotsman’.
Follow the link to Great Northern Books.
Follow the link to Great Northern Books.
Last days of GNOctober - offer ends after 31st...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A few days left to grab 20% off my book ‘On the Tracks of the Flying Scotsman’.
Follow the link to Great Northern Books.
Follow the link to Great Northern Books.
As we approach Remembrance Sunday, it seemed an appropriate time to rewrite my article on Scarborough Cricket Club's war memorial. I've tried to put it in its context and have expanded some of the stories of the men listed on the memorial. #CricketHistory #WW1
Commemorating one war, bombed in another
Scarborough Cricket Club's War Memorial
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October 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
As we approach Remembrance Sunday, it seemed an appropriate time to rewrite my article on Scarborough Cricket Club's war memorial. I've tried to put it in its context and have expanded some of the stories of the men listed on the memorial. #CricketHistory #WW1
A drama beneath towering chalk cliffs, retold via a rediscovered hotel visitor book.
A Hull trawler and Foords Hotel, Filey. #MaritimeHistory
A Hull trawler and Foords Hotel, Filey. #MaritimeHistory
Plucked from beneath the cliffs
A Hull trawler aground at Filey
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October 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A drama beneath towering chalk cliffs, retold via a rediscovered hotel visitor book.
A Hull trawler and Foords Hotel, Filey. #MaritimeHistory
A Hull trawler and Foords Hotel, Filey. #MaritimeHistory
The bizarre story of a cricket club’s balloon and its journey across the North Sea.
An inadvertent cricketing message in a bottle. #scarborough #germany #cricket
An inadvertent cricketing message in a bottle. #scarborough #germany #cricket
The Balloon of the Century
Scarborough Cricket Club's Inflatable and a German Beach!
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October 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The bizarre story of a cricket club’s balloon and its journey across the North Sea.
An inadvertent cricketing message in a bottle. #scarborough #germany #cricket
An inadvertent cricketing message in a bottle. #scarborough #germany #cricket
I’ve been busy updating the stories of the Scarborough Cricket Club members featured on the club’s recently rediscovered war memorial. Some images of the men and their final resting places have been added. Quite a bit more to do and, as ever, any additional information would be gratefully received.
Commemorating one war, bombed in another
The Rediscovery of Scarborough Cricket Club's War Memorial
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October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I’ve been busy updating the stories of the Scarborough Cricket Club members featured on the club’s recently rediscovered war memorial. Some images of the men and their final resting places have been added. Quite a bit more to do and, as ever, any additional information would be gratefully received.
Organising the 2025 Sporting Lunchtime Lecture programme at The Record Cafe has been tougher than normal, due to the happy fact that Bradford City's home games are a bit frantic. But here we go for the new season!
Upcoming Talks
2025/26 Season
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October 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Organising the 2025 Sporting Lunchtime Lecture programme at The Record Cafe has been tougher than normal, due to the happy fact that Bradford City's home games are a bit frantic. But here we go for the new season!
Sunny evening in Crown Heights. Home of good beer, good vibes and my daughter Rosie.
We toasted Bradford City’s continued reign at the top of the league. #peckedbythechickens #brooklynbantams
We toasted Bradford City’s continued reign at the top of the league. #peckedbythechickens #brooklynbantams
September 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Sunny evening in Crown Heights. Home of good beer, good vibes and my daughter Rosie.
We toasted Bradford City’s continued reign at the top of the league. #peckedbythechickens #brooklynbantams
We toasted Bradford City’s continued reign at the top of the league. #peckedbythechickens #brooklynbantams
The Hudson River derby. NY Red Bulls 2 NYCFC 3.
Family links to the Red Bulls previous iteration, the NY Metrostars, meant that I was rooting for the Red Bulls. But my heart wasn’t in it. #hudsonriverderby #NewYork
Family links to the Red Bulls previous iteration, the NY Metrostars, meant that I was rooting for the Red Bulls. But my heart wasn’t in it. #hudsonriverderby #NewYork
September 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The Hudson River derby. NY Red Bulls 2 NYCFC 3.
Family links to the Red Bulls previous iteration, the NY Metrostars, meant that I was rooting for the Red Bulls. But my heart wasn’t in it. #hudsonriverderby #NewYork
Family links to the Red Bulls previous iteration, the NY Metrostars, meant that I was rooting for the Red Bulls. But my heart wasn’t in it. #hudsonriverderby #NewYork
Fans of Led Zeppelin will recognise these buildings as the cover of the album Physical Graffiti.
I used to have the vinyl album. Gave it away years ago … regrets eh #LedZeppelin #NewYork
I used to have the vinyl album. Gave it away years ago … regrets eh #LedZeppelin #NewYork
September 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Fans of Led Zeppelin will recognise these buildings as the cover of the album Physical Graffiti.
I used to have the vinyl album. Gave it away years ago … regrets eh #LedZeppelin #NewYork
I used to have the vinyl album. Gave it away years ago … regrets eh #LedZeppelin #NewYork
I caught a train to London and appear to have arrived in the 19th century…
September 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I caught a train to London and appear to have arrived in the 19th century…
With the anniversary of one of Filey Bay's worst tragedies approaching, we revisit the night a Hull trawler was battered beneath the towering cliffs of Flamborough Head. #MaritimeHistory #Hull #Fishing
Battered Beneath Speeton Cliffs, the loss of the Trawler Skegness
Eleven Hull men lost during a fierce gale in Filey Bay
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September 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
With the anniversary of one of Filey Bay's worst tragedies approaching, we revisit the night a Hull trawler was battered beneath the towering cliffs of Flamborough Head. #MaritimeHistory #Hull #Fishing
On stage at World Curry Festival last night with poised to chat about the social history of curry houses in Bradford.
Which included a reveal that the first opened in 1942! Cafe Nasim on Morley St, where the Kashmir is today (which itself opened c.1958).
The festival runs for coming 2 weeks.
Which included a reveal that the first opened in 1942! Cafe Nasim on Morley St, where the Kashmir is today (which itself opened c.1958).
The festival runs for coming 2 weeks.
September 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On stage at World Curry Festival last night with poised to chat about the social history of curry houses in Bradford.
Which included a reveal that the first opened in 1942! Cafe Nasim on Morley St, where the Kashmir is today (which itself opened c.1958).
The festival runs for coming 2 weeks.
Which included a reveal that the first opened in 1942! Cafe Nasim on Morley St, where the Kashmir is today (which itself opened c.1958).
The festival runs for coming 2 weeks.
Delighted to have a piece in this month’s County Cricket Matters. A silly ditty about a Scarborough Cricket Club balloon that ended up on a north German beach.
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September 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Delighted to have a piece in this month’s County Cricket Matters. A silly ditty about a Scarborough Cricket Club balloon that ended up on a north German beach.
Commemorating the day the American War of Independence made an unlikely appearance on the Yorkshire Coast.
The refurbishment of the Flamborough Head toposcope. #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #WarofIndependence
The refurbishment of the Flamborough Head toposcope. #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #WarofIndependence
The Flamborough Head Toposcope
Commemorating the day the American War of Independence made an unlikely appearance on the Yorkshire Coast
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September 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Commemorating the day the American War of Independence made an unlikely appearance on the Yorkshire Coast.
The refurbishment of the Flamborough Head toposcope. #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #WarofIndependence
The refurbishment of the Flamborough Head toposcope. #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #WarofIndependence
Sun setting on Yorkshire’s one day cup
August 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sun setting on Yorkshire’s one day cup
August 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The rediscovery of Scarborough Cricket Club’s war memorial and the stories of those named on it.
Commemorating one war, bombed in another
The Rediscovery of Scarborough Cricket Club's War Memorial
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August 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The rediscovery of Scarborough Cricket Club’s war memorial and the stories of those named on it.
Scarborough Cricket Club’s war memorial, currently in store in the groundsman’s hut, hopefully back on public display soon.
August 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Scarborough Cricket Club’s war memorial, currently in store in the groundsman’s hut, hopefully back on public display soon.
Looking likely that we’ve another county game at the incomparable North Marine Road this season …
August 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Looking likely that we’ve another county game at the incomparable North Marine Road this season …