Phil Carlisle
@digitalman.bsky.social
Pillbox-spotter, Rush-fan, husband to an Irish wife, father of physicists, dancers,human tornados and Action Men called Jonathan. Beer drinking, book reading and thesaurus construction a speciality. Work @HistoricEngland. All views my own.
Off to LA and this is my steed. It’s only got two fucking engines so let’s hope that a) they’re Rolls Royce (spoiler alert - they’re not..) or b) it flies like a Mosquito.
I’m hoping it’s b).
I’m hoping it’s b).
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Off to LA and this is my steed. It’s only got two fucking engines so let’s hope that a) they’re Rolls Royce (spoiler alert - they’re not..) or b) it flies like a Mosquito.
I’m hoping it’s b).
I’m hoping it’s b).
Spotted on the bum of the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. PA bolt 13.216m AOD #BenchmarkMonday
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Spotted on the bum of the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. PA bolt 13.216m AOD #BenchmarkMonday
#BenchmarkMonday #MilestoneMonday Double whammy of benchmark and milestone. Mountbellew Bridge, Mountbellew, Co. Galway. 1916 OS map gives 205.0 feet aOD.
August 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#BenchmarkMonday #MilestoneMonday Double whammy of benchmark and milestone. Mountbellew Bridge, Mountbellew, Co. Galway. 1916 OS map gives 205.0 feet aOD.
New brush holder. In the Venn diagram of what makes me happy this would be a circle. #RUSH #beer #HistScaleModels
August 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New brush holder. In the Venn diagram of what makes me happy this would be a circle. #RUSH #beer #HistScaleModels
Oh frabjous day! Can’t wait to sample these beauties. Happy belated #InternationalBeerDay #Rushon
August 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Oh frabjous day! Can’t wait to sample these beauties. Happy belated #InternationalBeerDay #Rushon
Strangely mislabelled as a Churchill on the interpretation panel
July 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Strangely mislabelled as a Churchill on the interpretation panel
The Churchill Crocodile at Musée Mémorial Bataille de Normandie in Bayeux #TankTuesday
July 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Churchill Crocodile at Musée Mémorial Bataille de Normandie in Bayeux #TankTuesday
A couple of neighbourly flush brackets for #BenchmarkMonday
FL BR. S9052 @53.728m on the east side of St. Michael’s in Farnsfield Notts.
And FL BR S9053 @39.256m on the east side of the old school at Edingley, Notts.
FL BR. S9052 @53.728m on the east side of St. Michael’s in Farnsfield Notts.
And FL BR S9053 @39.256m on the east side of the old school at Edingley, Notts.
July 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A couple of neighbourly flush brackets for #BenchmarkMonday
FL BR. S9052 @53.728m on the east side of St. Michael’s in Farnsfield Notts.
And FL BR S9053 @39.256m on the east side of the old school at Edingley, Notts.
FL BR. S9052 @53.728m on the east side of St. Michael’s in Farnsfield Notts.
And FL BR S9053 @39.256m on the east side of the old school at Edingley, Notts.
Found a box of goodies in the garage. Only 4 years since we moved in…
It contains a couple of hundred Commando comics. Having now arranged them in numerical order here’s the earliest one I have. #870 ‘Hair-Trigger’ from 1974. Anyone have an earlier one? #70s #childhood #commando
It contains a couple of hundred Commando comics. Having now arranged them in numerical order here’s the earliest one I have. #870 ‘Hair-Trigger’ from 1974. Anyone have an earlier one? #70s #childhood #commando
July 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Found a box of goodies in the garage. Only 4 years since we moved in…
It contains a couple of hundred Commando comics. Having now arranged them in numerical order here’s the earliest one I have. #870 ‘Hair-Trigger’ from 1974. Anyone have an earlier one? #70s #childhood #commando
It contains a couple of hundred Commando comics. Having now arranged them in numerical order here’s the earliest one I have. #870 ‘Hair-Trigger’ from 1974. Anyone have an earlier one? #70s #childhood #commando
It’s #fathersday and here’s the offerings I received this morning. Particularly pleased with Sid’s drawings of me in a Rush T-shirt. And Alice’s badge where I’m the beer and she’s Orangina. Looking forward to building Asterix and Obelix later.
Looks like the recent trip to Brittany was worth it.
Looks like the recent trip to Brittany was worth it.
June 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It’s #fathersday and here’s the offerings I received this morning. Particularly pleased with Sid’s drawings of me in a Rush T-shirt. And Alice’s badge where I’m the beer and she’s Orangina. Looking forward to building Asterix and Obelix later.
Looks like the recent trip to Brittany was worth it.
Looks like the recent trip to Brittany was worth it.
The sheer size of these things… Keroman III U-Boat pens at Lorient. Fantastic guided tour and well worth a visit.
May 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The sheer size of these things… Keroman III U-Boat pens at Lorient. Fantastic guided tour and well worth a visit.
An afternoon stroll among old stones and remembering old friends. Col - you wouldn’t recognize the place. Si - too old for us but seeing some Medieval stuff tomorrow. I’ll raise a glass to you both. Miss you still x
May 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
An afternoon stroll among old stones and remembering old friends. Col - you wouldn’t recognize the place. Si - too old for us but seeing some Medieval stuff tomorrow. I’ll raise a glass to you both. Miss you still x
Here’s a nice Churchill AVRE from just to the west of Lion-sur-mer, Sword Beach. Taken today.
May 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Here’s a nice Churchill AVRE from just to the west of Lion-sur-mer, Sword Beach. Taken today.
#BenchMarkMonday stone cut bench mark on the west face of Wellington Arch 14.835m. With welcoming English Heritage sign and drain grate.
May 12, 2025 at 6:33 AM
#BenchMarkMonday stone cut bench mark on the west face of Wellington Arch 14.835m. With welcoming English Heritage sign and drain grate.
#BenchmarkMonday flush bracket S9053 39.256m aOD. The Old School, Edingley, Notts.
Alice’s first flush bracket!
Alice’s first flush bracket!
May 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
#BenchmarkMonday flush bracket S9053 39.256m aOD. The Old School, Edingley, Notts.
Alice’s first flush bracket!
Alice’s first flush bracket!
McArt’s fort, Belfast on the hottest day so far. #HillfortsWednesday
April 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
McArt’s fort, Belfast on the hottest day so far. #HillfortsWednesday
#BenchmarkMonday 72.499m North entrance gateway to Sudbury Hall.
April 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#BenchmarkMonday 72.499m North entrance gateway to Sudbury Hall.
Not my period and not a loophole in sight but here’s Oldox Camp for #HillfortsWednesday
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March 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Not my period and not a loophole in sight but here’s Oldox Camp for #HillfortsWednesday
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
“You can’t beat a bit o’ Bully”
February 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
“You can’t beat a bit o’ Bully”
Crickley Hill, Glos. Panoramic view from the ramparts. #HillfortsWednesday
November 27, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Crickley Hill, Glos. Panoramic view from the ramparts. #HillfortsWednesday
Just up the road from me is the remains of the UK’s first onshore oilfield. Set up to provide oil during the Second World War it finally closed in 1971. Here’s some photos of the nodding donkeys that are still there. It’s now a nature reserve. Worth a visit if you’re in the area.
November 22, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Just up the road from me is the remains of the UK’s first onshore oilfield. Set up to provide oil during the Second World War it finally closed in 1971. Here’s some photos of the nodding donkeys that are still there. It’s now a nature reserve. Worth a visit if you’re in the area.
Toss up between these 2. Luckily in the same room in the Prado
November 21, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Toss up between these 2. Luckily in the same room in the Prado
Do you know someone who like pillboxes? Do you know someone who like lorries? Then they’ll love the Bison!
November 19, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Do you know someone who like pillboxes? Do you know someone who like lorries? Then they’ll love the Bison!
Love songs on the wireless. Coffee. Bacon and Egg sarnie and the Times Jumbo Cryptic. How’s your Sunday going?
November 17, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Love songs on the wireless. Coffee. Bacon and Egg sarnie and the Times Jumbo Cryptic. How’s your Sunday going?
I love an unexpected pillbox and here’s a couple I found on holiday in Monopoli last month.
November 14, 2024 at 9:56 AM
I love an unexpected pillbox and here’s a couple I found on holiday in Monopoli last month.