Susannah Walker
@susannahwalker.bsky.social
Author + campaigner for gender equality and safety in public space + post-war graphics + other stuff.
Rants about stately homes here:
https://susannahwalker.substack.com
Co-founder of @makespaceforgirls and formerly @QuadRoyal
Rants about stately homes here:
https://susannahwalker.substack.com
Co-founder of @makespaceforgirls and formerly @QuadRoyal
Not very much as a young child, and then weird quasi-medieval tapestries which hung on iron rods and came from Belgium with my stepmother. I did not like them nor the hewn furniture that arrived alongside.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Not very much as a young child, and then weird quasi-medieval tapestries which hung on iron rods and came from Belgium with my stepmother. I did not like them nor the hewn furniture that arrived alongside.
And lo I googled and it was so. In fact still owned by the same posh lot ever since.
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
And lo I googled and it was so. In fact still owned by the same posh lot ever since.
And let me guess, said garden was built for a very posh person.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
And let me guess, said garden was built for a very posh person.
They can only use the branded one when they’re off public roads
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They can only use the branded one when they’re off public roads
In short, you have to be the right kind of immigrant. Ffs
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
In short, you have to be the right kind of immigrant. Ffs
My daughter loved the Chris Riddell Ottoline books and otters
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
My daughter loved the Chris Riddell Ottoline books and otters
Ottoline is partly from the Chris Riddell books but also looked like an otter as a kitten; Hodge is a hodgepodge of all the cat colours… she has one ginger front leg, one tabby
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Ottoline is partly from the Chris Riddell books but also looked like an otter as a kitten; Hodge is a hodgepodge of all the cat colours… she has one ginger front leg, one tabby
After a while researching stately homes, esp the women, it’s nothing new either. Men build vast houses to show off; women hate living in them. A few even built themselves other places to live
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
After a while researching stately homes, esp the women, it’s nothing new either. Men build vast houses to show off; women hate living in them. A few even built themselves other places to live
Week on Friday!
November 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Week on Friday!
My personal favourite is Wells because the streets are so stupidly narrow
November 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
My personal favourite is Wells because the streets are so stupidly narrow
A festival of worshipping electric light and tractors
November 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A festival of worshipping electric light and tractors
It’s criminally local. Moved from London to Shepton and saw the carnival which blew my mind. Went into work in Bath the next day and no one knew what I was on about except one bloke who had grown up in Glastonbury.
November 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It’s criminally local. Moved from London to Shepton and saw the carnival which blew my mind. Went into work in Bath the next day and no one knew what I was on about except one bloke who had grown up in Glastonbury.
Every year I am bewildered as to why this is not a massive tourist attraction for the whole country. It’s the most extraordinary folk art we have. We’re going next week
November 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Every year I am bewildered as to why this is not a massive tourist attraction for the whole country. It’s the most extraordinary folk art we have. We’re going next week
Totally agree, but it's a shame that the selected candidates are over 2/3 men...
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Totally agree, but it's a shame that the selected candidates are over 2/3 men...