James Arnold
@jamesarnold.bsky.social
Getty Images, London. Walking up and down hills in Hampshire. Photography, books and peering into the abyss.
Ducklings on the River Test
June 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Ducklings on the River Test
Reading Erotic Vagrancy by Roger Lewis and am blown away by what Elizabeth Taylor's then husband Eddie Fisher is going through to look after her.
May 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Reading Erotic Vagrancy by Roger Lewis and am blown away by what Elizabeth Taylor's then husband Eddie Fisher is going through to look after her.
Visiting Salisbury?
April 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Visiting Salisbury?
The commandant of the Civil Defence Technical Training Centre in Quebec demonstrates the effect of an atomic bomb exploding over a city, Canada, 28th April 1952.
April 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The commandant of the Civil Defence Technical Training Centre in Quebec demonstrates the effect of an atomic bomb exploding over a city, Canada, 28th April 1952.
Madame Tussauds waxwork models of The Beatles, 24th April 1967.
April 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Madame Tussauds waxwork models of The Beatles, 24th April 1967.
This is great - it comes back with such confidence.
April 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This is great - it comes back with such confidence.
Remembering the time I saw the Pope in the back of a Skoda in Alton station carpark.
April 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Remembering the time I saw the Pope in the back of a Skoda in Alton station carpark.
Explorer Theodore Illion, demonstrating the headgear that he considers will best protect him during his expedition to Central Asia, in London on 16th April 1934. He claimed to have visited Tibet and discovered an underground city there. Though there are doubts that he ever went anywhere near Tibet.
April 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Explorer Theodore Illion, demonstrating the headgear that he considers will best protect him during his expedition to Central Asia, in London on 16th April 1934. He claimed to have visited Tibet and discovered an underground city there. Though there are doubts that he ever went anywhere near Tibet.
This is a great listen. I had to go back and find the album, the inside sleeve has John's defaced army recruitment advert.
April 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is a great listen. I had to go back and find the album, the inside sleeve has John's defaced army recruitment advert.
Ringo Starr and John Lennon stand in the doorways of the adjoining suburban houses on Ailsa Avenue in Twickenham used in filming 'Help!' starring The Beatles, 15th April 1965. Photo by Stan Meagher.
April 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Ringo Starr and John Lennon stand in the doorways of the adjoining suburban houses on Ailsa Avenue in Twickenham used in filming 'Help!' starring The Beatles, 15th April 1965. Photo by Stan Meagher.
Peter Sellers with Ringo Starr, 31st March 1969. Photo by Les Lee.
March 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Peter Sellers with Ringo Starr, 31st March 1969. Photo by Les Lee.
Spotted a new born lamb taking its first steps.
March 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Spotted a new born lamb taking its first steps.
Eric Morecambe pushed on a tricycle by Ernie Wise, 27th March 1980.
March 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Eric Morecambe pushed on a tricycle by Ernie Wise, 27th March 1980.
The Truth about Teenagers. Photo by Bert Hardy for Picture Post, 25th March 1957.
March 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Truth about Teenagers. Photo by Bert Hardy for Picture Post, 25th March 1957.
Michael Caine, 92 today, born 14th March 1933. Photo by Stephan C. Archetti.
March 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Michael Caine, 92 today, born 14th March 1933. Photo by Stephan C. Archetti.
I still have my Waitrose issued box cutter knife from when I had a job stacking shelves.
March 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I still have my Waitrose issued box cutter knife from when I had a job stacking shelves.