Andrew McTominey
@mctom.bsky.social
Urban-environmental historian of water and reservoirs in C19th and C20th Britain. Own views.
All that's left to say is read and (hopefully!) enjoy!
August 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
All that's left to say is read and (hopefully!) enjoy!
Thanks finally to the RHS and the New Historical Perspectives team, especially editor Elizabeth Hurren, @matthewjkelly.bsky.social, and mentor @catherineclark.bsky.social, whose support was incredibly valuable.
August 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Thanks finally to the RHS and the New Historical Perspectives team, especially editor Elizabeth Hurren, @matthewjkelly.bsky.social, and mentor @catherineclark.bsky.social, whose support was incredibly valuable.
The book has been long in the works. It, and the PhD it's based on, wouldn't have been possible without the incredible support of @shaneewen.bsky.social and @re-histories.bsky.social. Thanks also to @tomhulme.bsky.social who has supported throughout, and past colleagues @leedsbeckett.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The book has been long in the works. It, and the PhD it's based on, wouldn't have been possible without the incredible support of @shaneewen.bsky.social and @re-histories.bsky.social. Thanks also to @tomhulme.bsky.social who has supported throughout, and past colleagues @leedsbeckett.bsky.social
Please feel free to buy the book (I have some discount codes if anyone would like one!) but the book is available for free online thanks to the Royal Historical Society, University of London Press, and funding from the Bodleian Library.
Waterscapes | University of London Press
This book explores the impacts of reservoir construction and management in England and Wales from the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth century. Taking a comparative approach with case studies from L...
read.uolpress.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Please feel free to buy the book (I have some discount codes if anyone would like one!) but the book is available for free online thanks to the Royal Historical Society, University of London Press, and funding from the Bodleian Library.
While it's obviously not nice to be in the middle of a drought, it is quite timely, as I allude to in a blog I've done to celebrate the book's release for the RHS.
Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales | Historical Transactions
blog.royalhistsoc.org
August 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
While it's obviously not nice to be in the middle of a drought, it is quite timely, as I allude to in a blog I've done to celebrate the book's release for the RHS.