Stuart Green
@stuartgreen.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor @ UniofReading. Construction sector policy. Book: ‘Making Sense of Construction Improvement’ (Routledge, 2024). Website: stuartdavidgreen.com Northerner, hillwalker, history buff, European 🇪🇺 UTC
Delighted to finally get my hands on The Hillforts of Iron Age Wales by @drtobydriver.bsky.social Blimey, it’s a handsome book. No sticky fingers allowed…
October 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Delighted to finally get my hands on The Hillforts of Iron Age Wales by @drtobydriver.bsky.social Blimey, it’s a handsome book. No sticky fingers allowed…
Further to my recent post from the British Library, here’s a follow-up from Birmingham Central Library. Any excuse to visit a library is good enough for me…
October 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Further to my recent post from the British Library, here’s a follow-up from Birmingham Central Library. Any excuse to visit a library is good enough for me…
I defy anyone to watch this video and not feel a little bit happier #FestiniogRailway
October 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I defy anyone to watch this video and not feel a little bit happier #FestiniogRailway
One of the best things about doing research is I get to hang out in cool places like the British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
One of the best things about doing research is I get to hang out in cool places like the British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social
Main Turbine Hall, Tate Modern
September 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Main Turbine Hall, Tate Modern
Cambridge city centre is so affluent it seems almost opulent. It’s difficult to believe it’s in the same country as Burnley (my hometown). Whatever happened to regional policy?
September 8, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Cambridge city centre is so affluent it seems almost opulent. It’s difficult to believe it’s in the same country as Burnley (my hometown). Whatever happened to regional policy?
Smallbrook Queensway in Birmingham. Despite being a huge fan of Brutalist architecture I struggle a bit with this one…
August 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Smallbrook Queensway in Birmingham. Despite being a huge fan of Brutalist architecture I struggle a bit with this one…
Looking south from Quinag in Assynt. Happy days.
August 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Looking south from Quinag in Assynt. Happy days.
The hidden valley, Glencoe. Much more popular than it was 30 years ago
July 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The hidden valley, Glencoe. Much more popular than it was 30 years ago
Here lies the grave of John Loudon McAdam: Engineer and Road Builder. He invented the process known as ‘macadamisation’ for building roads with a smooth hard surface. An invention which undoubtedly changed the modern world. I stumbled across his uncelebrated grave in Moffat in the Scottish Borders.
July 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Here lies the grave of John Loudon McAdam: Engineer and Road Builder. He invented the process known as ‘macadamisation’ for building roads with a smooth hard surface. An invention which undoubtedly changed the modern world. I stumbled across his uncelebrated grave in Moffat in the Scottish Borders.
The Eagle Stone, Strathpeffer. Pictish symbolism c600 AD. The mists of time…
July 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Eagle Stone, Strathpeffer. Pictish symbolism c600 AD. The mists of time…
Clashnessie beach at rush hour. Oystercatchers galore but very few people
July 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Clashnessie beach at rush hour. Oystercatchers galore but very few people
Kylesku Bridge in Sutherland, NW Scotland. I may have to go to bed before it gets dark.
July 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Kylesku Bridge in Sutherland, NW Scotland. I may have to go to bed before it gets dark.
Every opportunity of walking from Paddington Station to Kensington is an opportunity to be celebrated- especially on a nice day.
July 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Every opportunity of walking from Paddington Station to Kensington is an opportunity to be celebrated- especially on a nice day.
Here’s me planning my forthcoming trip to Scotland. Happy days @walkhighlands.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Here’s me planning my forthcoming trip to Scotland. Happy days @walkhighlands.co.uk
Fabulous evening of Bowie music in Bristol last night.
Tony Visconti
Woody Woodmansey
Glen Gregory
Tony Visconti
Woody Woodmansey
Glen Gregory
May 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Fabulous evening of Bowie music in Bristol last night.
Tony Visconti
Woody Woodmansey
Glen Gregory
Tony Visconti
Woody Woodmansey
Glen Gregory
Found this on my bookshelf. It’s dated 1982 and cost £3.95. I obviously needed no convincing that computers were the way forward - I just wasn’t sure what to do with them.
May 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Found this on my bookshelf. It’s dated 1982 and cost £3.95. I obviously needed no convincing that computers were the way forward - I just wasn’t sure what to do with them.
What else are bank holidays for other than walking the South Downs Way?
May 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
What else are bank holidays for other than walking the South Downs Way?
Lunchtime walk in the Harris Garden at the University of Reading. Sunny weather is not good for productivity.
May 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Lunchtime walk in the Harris Garden at the University of Reading. Sunny weather is not good for productivity.
A quiet evening out last night with @peterhookthelight.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A quiet evening out last night with @peterhookthelight.bsky.social
Today I visited Swarkestone Bridge over the River Trent (south of Derby). This was the most southerly point reached by the Jacobite Army on 4th December 1745. They retreated from here all the way to Culloden. What would have happened had they carried on to London? #Jacobites
April 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today I visited Swarkestone Bridge over the River Trent (south of Derby). This was the most southerly point reached by the Jacobite Army on 4th December 1745. They retreated from here all the way to Culloden. What would have happened had they carried on to London? #Jacobites
This is the location where the A329(M) crosses the River Loddon near Reading. It’s the site of a famous falsework collapse on 24 October 1972. Three construction workers killed and ten injured when the part-poured deck fell in the river due to a design error. The site remains very prone to flooding.
March 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is the location where the A329(M) crosses the River Loddon near Reading. It’s the site of a famous falsework collapse on 24 October 1972. Three construction workers killed and ten injured when the part-poured deck fell in the river due to a design error. The site remains very prone to flooding.
Lots of new construction happening in Broadgate. I remember the days when this was the East End.
March 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Lots of new construction happening in Broadgate. I remember the days when this was the East End.
Is there a better roof anywhere than the one at Paddington Station?
March 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Is there a better roof anywhere than the one at Paddington Station?
Seven Egyptian goslings on campus @uniofreading.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Seven Egyptian goslings on campus @uniofreading.bsky.social