John Pullin
@johnpullin.bsky.social
Ex-journalist, part-time PhD-er, grandfather and father, AFC Wimbledon, cricket, Furzedown, sometimes Leicester, forever Bath.
My mum, born 1922, turned knitting into a job in the 1950s. She made the prototype garments for knitwear designers, amending their patterns to match the realities of wool and body shapes. She really enjoyed the 3D maths it involved.
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My mum, born 1922, turned knitting into a job in the 1950s. She made the prototype garments for knitwear designers, amending their patterns to match the realities of wool and body shapes. She really enjoyed the 3D maths it involved.
That's right. Thomas was named after his grandfather who was also a mason, but in Pickering.
April 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
That's right. Thomas was named after his grandfather who was also a mason, but in Pickering.
It's lovely. His name was Thomas Brough and he is in the Grosmont burials register. His father was John Brough, a mason at Whitby: John is buried with his wife Elizabeth at Goathland nearby. They had at least four other children.
April 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It's lovely. His name was Thomas Brough and he is in the Grosmont burials register. His father was John Brough, a mason at Whitby: John is buried with his wife Elizabeth at Goathland nearby. They had at least four other children.
His father was a stone mason: perhaps he carved it himself.
April 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
His father was a stone mason: perhaps he carved it himself.