Judith Jones
@jellyjudith.bsky.social
Very amateur historian, particularly WW1. Wife, mum and community volunteer. OBS, DCA Proud member, trustee and ADC of the Great War Group. SACS 😉
I knit so I don’t kill people
I knit so I don’t kill people
Hand-knitted in Pudsey by my beautiful mum and still inspiring donations many years later.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Hand-knitted in Pudsey by my beautiful mum and still inspiring donations many years later.
donate.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk
donate.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk
Still trying to get my head round this stuff so I'm going in for a second time.
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Still trying to get my head round this stuff so I'm going in for a second time.
The morning after Halloween @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social By mid-afternoon everything was completely back to ‘normal’.
November 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The morning after Halloween @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social By mid-afternoon everything was completely back to ‘normal’.
Ready for the biggest two mights of the year @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Ready for the biggest two mights of the year @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social
I ❤️ @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social
Patreon Day!
Patreon Day!
October 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I ❤️ @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social
Patreon Day!
Patreon Day!
Because every day is a mental health day…
October 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Because every day is a mental health day…
3/ The artwork of the children of Theresianstadt
October 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
3/ The artwork of the children of Theresianstadt
2/ The names of the Czech victims of the Holocaust on the walls of the Pinkas Synagogue
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
2/ The names of the Czech victims of the Holocaust on the walls of the Pinkas Synagogue
Things that have left me speechless today
1/ The stained glass in St Vitus Cathedral
1/ The stained glass in St Vitus Cathedral
October 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Things that have left me speechless today
1/ The stained glass in St Vitus Cathedral
1/ The stained glass in St Vitus Cathedral
There’s still room to squeeze in a few more at the Great War Group Conference. Tickets available from www.greatwargroup.com/shop
We’d love to see you there!
We’d love to see you there!
September 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
There’s still room to squeeze in a few more at the Great War Group Conference. Tickets available from www.greatwargroup.com/shop
We’d love to see you there!
We’d love to see you there!
You won't find a better all-encompassing history of the first months of the First World War than this. An outstanding work by two dedicated historians, using new sources and first-hand, personal accounts from across the globe. Available now from all good booksellers.
September 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
You won't find a better all-encompassing history of the first months of the First World War than this. An outstanding work by two dedicated historians, using new sources and first-hand, personal accounts from across the globe. Available now from all good booksellers.
Who wouldn't love a Patreon parcel from @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social ?
Three books, wrapped up in old news stories (including the Case of the War-Rocket in 1853), and my very own tarot reading 😀
I'd love to know what a dung beetle Ace of Pentacles means: it has to be something good...
Three books, wrapped up in old news stories (including the Case of the War-Rocket in 1853), and my very own tarot reading 😀
I'd love to know what a dung beetle Ace of Pentacles means: it has to be something good...
August 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Who wouldn't love a Patreon parcel from @pfieldbookshop.bsky.social ?
Three books, wrapped up in old news stories (including the Case of the War-Rocket in 1853), and my very own tarot reading 😀
I'd love to know what a dung beetle Ace of Pentacles means: it has to be something good...
Three books, wrapped up in old news stories (including the Case of the War-Rocket in 1853), and my very own tarot reading 😀
I'd love to know what a dung beetle Ace of Pentacles means: it has to be something good...
As we approach the 80th anniversary of #VJDay:
We Will Remember Them
Ernest Finn died 3.1.1945 aged 24
Edward Hopkins died 15.3 1944 aged 22
James Morris died 7.9.1945 aged 26
George Pearce died 19.10.1943 aged 38
Frank Triggs died 26.8.1943 aged 26
Laurie Whyman died 22.11.1944 aged 33
We Will Remember Them
Ernest Finn died 3.1.1945 aged 24
Edward Hopkins died 15.3 1944 aged 22
James Morris died 7.9.1945 aged 26
George Pearce died 19.10.1943 aged 38
Frank Triggs died 26.8.1943 aged 26
Laurie Whyman died 22.11.1944 aged 33
August 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
As we approach the 80th anniversary of #VJDay:
We Will Remember Them
Ernest Finn died 3.1.1945 aged 24
Edward Hopkins died 15.3 1944 aged 22
James Morris died 7.9.1945 aged 26
George Pearce died 19.10.1943 aged 38
Frank Triggs died 26.8.1943 aged 26
Laurie Whyman died 22.11.1944 aged 33
We Will Remember Them
Ernest Finn died 3.1.1945 aged 24
Edward Hopkins died 15.3 1944 aged 22
James Morris died 7.9.1945 aged 26
George Pearce died 19.10.1943 aged 38
Frank Triggs died 26.8.1943 aged 26
Laurie Whyman died 22.11.1944 aged 33
Still one of the most popular streets in town, but I don't know how many residents know its history.
August 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Still one of the most popular streets in town, but I don't know how many residents know its history.
I gave a talk to the Chichester Cathedral guides the other day about Lt-Col Gerard Leachman DSO. He’s commemorated in the Royal Sussex Chapel and the word ‘murdered’ prompts a lot of questions.
July 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I gave a talk to the Chichester Cathedral guides the other day about Lt-Col Gerard Leachman DSO. He’s commemorated in the Royal Sussex Chapel and the word ‘murdered’ prompts a lot of questions.
Just a tiny representation of the exquisite Moorish art of Andalusia.
June 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just a tiny representation of the exquisite Moorish art of Andalusia.
Wildflowers at a secret West Sussex location today.
June 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Wildflowers at a secret West Sussex location today.
That is spooky. I've literally just put this on the shelf in the bookshop.
May 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
That is spooky. I've literally just put this on the shelf in the bookshop.
I recently had the opportunity to take the King Albert Medal awarded to my great-grandfather back to Belgium for a visit. Thomas Leeson was the Alien Registration Officer for Blackpool, and received the medal in 1921 for his services to Belgian refugees.
May 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I recently had the opportunity to take the King Albert Medal awarded to my great-grandfather back to Belgium for a visit. Thomas Leeson was the Alien Registration Officer for Blackpool, and received the medal in 1921 for his services to Belgian refugees.
I've just read this book on the first days of WW1 and its immediate global impact in ordinary people, military and civilian. It is outstanding.
May 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I've just read this book on the first days of WW1 and its immediate global impact in ordinary people, military and civilian. It is outstanding.
We were there last week it has quite a different feel from the cemeteries I'm used to.
May 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We were there last week it has quite a different feel from the cemeteries I'm used to.
Fulfilling the mission of @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social to educate and commemorate, we were in Belgium to study the Yser Front this month.
May 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Fulfilling the mission of @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social to educate and commemorate, we were in Belgium to study the Yser Front this month.
Spotted in the wild at Foyles, Waterloo Station
May 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Spotted in the wild at Foyles, Waterloo Station
I had one of those. My favourite 'toy' for ages.
May 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I had one of those. My favourite 'toy' for ages.