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@ninjahels.bsky.social
Loves Movies, Firefly, Flight of the Conchords, Black Sails, Marvel, Medieval history.
I’m a swords and shields gal. ⚔️
I’m a swords and shields gal. ⚔️
Burghley House; Elizabethan Hall owned by her chief advisor, William Cecil. Del Toro’s #Frankenstein and #TheDaVinciCode were filmed here 🎥.
The incredible ceiling and fireplace in the Great Hall are original and date from 1580s. 🤩
The incredible ceiling and fireplace in the Great Hall are original and date from 1580s. 🤩
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Burghley House; Elizabethan Hall owned by her chief advisor, William Cecil. Del Toro’s #Frankenstein and #TheDaVinciCode were filmed here 🎥.
The incredible ceiling and fireplace in the Great Hall are original and date from 1580s. 🤩
The incredible ceiling and fireplace in the Great Hall are original and date from 1580s. 🤩
Oh yes she is! 🎭 🐀🎄 Excited for Christmas!
October 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Oh yes she is! 🎭 🐀🎄 Excited for Christmas!
Gave me Richard III flag a break. This felt right. 😍
September 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Gave me Richard III flag a break. This felt right. 😍
Swung by NYC (AKA #Glasgow) and saw a #Spider-man stunt being filmed today!
August 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Swung by NYC (AKA #Glasgow) and saw a #Spider-man stunt being filmed today!
We happened upon Danny Boyle filming the first instalment of #28YearsLater Stood for hours watching. Got ourselves a souvenir from the burning flag. Danny Boyle grabbed my hand and turned us around to get the castle in the background of the selfie, so technically I’ve been directed by Danny Boyle!
June 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We happened upon Danny Boyle filming the first instalment of #28YearsLater Stood for hours watching. Got ourselves a souvenir from the burning flag. Danny Boyle grabbed my hand and turned us around to get the castle in the background of the selfie, so technically I’ve been directed by Danny Boyle!
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
After mystery hour last week, spotted the oldest Hat-Trick hat in the world at Broughton Castle- presented to Cecil Fiennes in 1859 in Dublin.
Believed to be only the 2nd time a top hat was awarded. Apparently, the first hat-trick was awarded in 1858 but doesn't survive.
After mystery hour last week, spotted the oldest Hat-Trick hat in the world at Broughton Castle- presented to Cecil Fiennes in 1859 in Dublin.
Believed to be only the 2nd time a top hat was awarded. Apparently, the first hat-trick was awarded in 1858 but doesn't survive.
May 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
After mystery hour last week, spotted the oldest Hat-Trick hat in the world at Broughton Castle- presented to Cecil Fiennes in 1859 in Dublin.
Believed to be only the 2nd time a top hat was awarded. Apparently, the first hat-trick was awarded in 1858 but doesn't survive.
After mystery hour last week, spotted the oldest Hat-Trick hat in the world at Broughton Castle- presented to Cecil Fiennes in 1859 in Dublin.
Believed to be only the 2nd time a top hat was awarded. Apparently, the first hat-trick was awarded in 1858 but doesn't survive.
Broughton Castle. Shakespeare In Love, Wolf Hall, Fassbender’s Jane Eyre and, a personal fave, The Scarlet Pimpernel were all filmed here- amongst many others. It’s the home of the current Lord Saye and Sele who is a cousin of Ralph and (Shakespeare himself) Joseph Fiennes.
May 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Broughton Castle. Shakespeare In Love, Wolf Hall, Fassbender’s Jane Eyre and, a personal fave, The Scarlet Pimpernel were all filmed here- amongst many others. It’s the home of the current Lord Saye and Sele who is a cousin of Ralph and (Shakespeare himself) Joseph Fiennes.
The ruined old Hardwick Hall has the most incredible decorative plaster overmantles that have survived the elements since the 1580s! Originally painted, you can see exactly what they would have looked like in the new hall next door which was built in the 1590s.
May 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The ruined old Hardwick Hall has the most incredible decorative plaster overmantles that have survived the elements since the 1580s! Originally painted, you can see exactly what they would have looked like in the new hall next door which was built in the 1590s.
Genuinely blowing my mind…
May 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Genuinely blowing my mind…
An exhausted bumble bee, who’d been fighting against a sea breeze, taking a break whilst we had our picnic.
May 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
An exhausted bumble bee, who’d been fighting against a sea breeze, taking a break whilst we had our picnic.
Wait until you get to this little gem!
April 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wait until you get to this little gem!
Describe yourself with a building.
April 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Describe yourself with a building.
#Ashmolean museum in Oxford; too many mouth watering treasures to mention so just a select few here- including the lantern taken off Guy Fawkes under the Houses of Parliament. Then a visit close by to pay our respects at Tolkien’s grave. 🧙♂️
April 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#Ashmolean museum in Oxford; too many mouth watering treasures to mention so just a select few here- including the lantern taken off Guy Fawkes under the Houses of Parliament. Then a visit close by to pay our respects at Tolkien’s grave. 🧙♂️
#RoyalArmouries in Leeds. Free entry and some incredible galleries. Both historical and movie prop related. Highly recommend. ⚔️
March 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
#RoyalArmouries in Leeds. Free entry and some incredible galleries. Both historical and movie prop related. Highly recommend. ⚔️
Pretty thrilled to have won tickets to #Hamlet at the RSC, some very cool goodies and a night in a 17th Century hotel suite. #LukeThallon is a once in a generation talent, as far as I’m concerned, and the set design & staging has to be seen to be believed. I’m a lucky duck.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Pretty thrilled to have won tickets to #Hamlet at the RSC, some very cool goodies and a night in a 17th Century hotel suite. #LukeThallon is a once in a generation talent, as far as I’m concerned, and the set design & staging has to be seen to be believed. I’m a lucky duck.
Ooh just discovered the term “set-jetting”- the trend of visiting film locations.
1st for us was the Braveheart location in ‘97. Then Rome (Roman Holiday); Ireland (The Force Awakens); Derbyshire (Princess Bride); Glencoe (Casino Royale); St Abbs (Avengers) to name just a tiny few! 🤩
1st for us was the Braveheart location in ‘97. Then Rome (Roman Holiday); Ireland (The Force Awakens); Derbyshire (Princess Bride); Glencoe (Casino Royale); St Abbs (Avengers) to name just a tiny few! 🤩
February 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Ooh just discovered the term “set-jetting”- the trend of visiting film locations.
1st for us was the Braveheart location in ‘97. Then Rome (Roman Holiday); Ireland (The Force Awakens); Derbyshire (Princess Bride); Glencoe (Casino Royale); St Abbs (Avengers) to name just a tiny few! 🤩
1st for us was the Braveheart location in ‘97. Then Rome (Roman Holiday); Ireland (The Force Awakens); Derbyshire (Princess Bride); Glencoe (Casino Royale); St Abbs (Avengers) to name just a tiny few! 🤩
A beautiful day for a trip to Hardwick Hall aka as Malfoy Manor in The Deathly Hallows. The most recent Mary Queen of Scots was filmed here too.
#Filmsky
#Filmsky
January 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A beautiful day for a trip to Hardwick Hall aka as Malfoy Manor in The Deathly Hallows. The most recent Mary Queen of Scots was filmed here too.
#Filmsky
#Filmsky
I couldn’t resist him. We’ve named him Orlando.
January 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I couldn’t resist him. We’ve named him Orlando.
We bumped into the incomparable Joplin Sibtain today. His Sir Toby Belch at the RSC was complete perfection. A real genuine gentleman who made our day.
January 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We bumped into the incomparable Joplin Sibtain today. His Sir Toby Belch at the RSC was complete perfection. A real genuine gentleman who made our day.
Escaping the real world and my goodness the #Royalshakespearecompany #TwelfthNight in Stratford was completely sensational. Powerhouse performances, particularly from #SamuelWest
#JoplinSibtain and #Michaelgrady-Hall an incredible set design - all in all a complete triumph!
#JoplinSibtain and #Michaelgrady-Hall an incredible set design - all in all a complete triumph!
January 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Escaping the real world and my goodness the #Royalshakespearecompany #TwelfthNight in Stratford was completely sensational. Powerhouse performances, particularly from #SamuelWest
#JoplinSibtain and #Michaelgrady-Hall an incredible set design - all in all a complete triumph!
#JoplinSibtain and #Michaelgrady-Hall an incredible set design - all in all a complete triumph!
Aw thank you! We have done them for a while now when visiting locations. (Last one is Hot Fuzz)
January 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Aw thank you! We have done them for a while now when visiting locations. (Last one is Hot Fuzz)
Stowe School where Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, X Men First Class, Stardust, Proof of Life amongst others too numerous to mention were filmed. School alumni include Henry Cavill, David Niven, Howard Goodall and Stardust director, Mathew Vaughn.
#Filmsky
#Filmsky
December 29, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Stowe School where Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, X Men First Class, Stardust, Proof of Life amongst others too numerous to mention were filmed. School alumni include Henry Cavill, David Niven, Howard Goodall and Stardust director, Mathew Vaughn.
#Filmsky
#Filmsky
What does hubby get me for Christmas?
Perfume?
Chocs?
Or a surprise he knows I’ll love: a replica William Thatcher aka Ulrich von Liechtenstein’s helmet! 🥰
#Filmsky
Name that film?
Perfume?
Chocs?
Or a surprise he knows I’ll love: a replica William Thatcher aka Ulrich von Liechtenstein’s helmet! 🥰
#Filmsky
Name that film?
December 26, 2024 at 9:55 PM
What does hubby get me for Christmas?
Perfume?
Chocs?
Or a surprise he knows I’ll love: a replica William Thatcher aka Ulrich von Liechtenstein’s helmet! 🥰
#Filmsky
Name that film?
Perfume?
Chocs?
Or a surprise he knows I’ll love: a replica William Thatcher aka Ulrich von Liechtenstein’s helmet! 🥰
#Filmsky
Name that film?