Rob Tyers
@thexclaim6.bsky.social
Leeds via Leicester. Project Manager. Band member. Ex-zine author. 📚 and records. Punk. Cinema. Old stones. The Long Sixties. Modernism. Weird fiction. Film Noir. JG Ballard. You get the idea…
Leaving Cambridge today, what a great city. Will be back
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December 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Leaving Cambridge today, what a great city. Will be back
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Interior of The Geldart. Great beer selection, Oakham well represented once again
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Interior of The Geldart. Great beer selection, Oakham well represented once again
Then onto The Geldart
There’s honestly a good pub on pretty much every corner in this area of Cambridge…
There’s honestly a good pub on pretty much every corner in this area of Cambridge…
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Then onto The Geldart
There’s honestly a good pub on pretty much every corner in this area of Cambridge…
There’s honestly a good pub on pretty much every corner in this area of Cambridge…
Some more pubs - the excellent Live and Let Live…
December 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Some more pubs - the excellent Live and Let Live…
And this little grotesque feature that’s a bit Alice in Wonderland…
December 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
And this little grotesque feature that’s a bit Alice in Wonderland…
A 12th century font that features MERMEN (fish men)…
(Not my photo as I forgot to take one!)
(Not my photo as I forgot to take one!)
December 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A 12th century font that features MERMEN (fish men)…
(Not my photo as I forgot to take one!)
(Not my photo as I forgot to take one!)
A nice vibey Norman doorway…
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A nice vibey Norman doorway…
Opposite Kettle’s Yard is the tiny 12th century St Peter's Church, which has a couple of cool features…
December 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Opposite Kettle’s Yard is the tiny 12th century St Peter's Church, which has a couple of cool features…
Dream living space…
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Dream living space…
I didn’t make a note of who everything was by, but here are a few more interiors I dug…
December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I didn’t make a note of who everything was by, but here are a few more interiors I dug…
Went to Kettle’s Yard, former home of art curator Jim Ede and his wife Helen, preserved as the Edes left it in the 1970s. Basically a midcentury modernism art collection meets a domestic time capsule. So many Ben Nicholson pieces in particular. Loved it
December 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Went to Kettle’s Yard, former home of art curator Jim Ede and his wife Helen, preserved as the Edes left it in the 1970s. Basically a midcentury modernism art collection meets a domestic time capsule. So many Ben Nicholson pieces in particular. Loved it
Last pub after a brief and impromptu stop off at a goth night at The Blue Moon…
The Devonshire Arms. Another great pub I could have happily spent all night in
The Devonshire Arms. Another great pub I could have happily spent all night in
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Last pub after a brief and impromptu stop off at a goth night at The Blue Moon…
The Devonshire Arms. Another great pub I could have happily spent all night in
The Devonshire Arms. Another great pub I could have happily spent all night in
Next pub - Cambridge Blue. Such a good pub!
At this point we were essentially running away from a massive group of students who kept turning up at the pubs we were in, but they turned up here too 💀 They were fine but had that “outdoor voices used indoors” thing that posh people often have…
At this point we were essentially running away from a massive group of students who kept turning up at the pubs we were in, but they turned up here too 💀 They were fine but had that “outdoor voices used indoors” thing that posh people often have…
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Next pub - Cambridge Blue. Such a good pub!
At this point we were essentially running away from a massive group of students who kept turning up at the pubs we were in, but they turned up here too 💀 They were fine but had that “outdoor voices used indoors” thing that posh people often have…
At this point we were essentially running away from a massive group of students who kept turning up at the pubs we were in, but they turned up here too 💀 They were fine but had that “outdoor voices used indoors” thing that posh people often have…
A stop off to have an excellent Thai at ex-pub The Cricketers, just over the road from The Elm Tree. Massive portions and probably the best Thai I’ve had this year
December 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A stop off to have an excellent Thai at ex-pub The Cricketers, just over the road from The Elm Tree. Massive portions and probably the best Thai I’ve had this year
Yesterday evening we went to a run of absolutely TOP TIER pubs
First up, The Elm Tree. We overheard the landlady is stepping down in a couple of weeks but it’s apparently being taken over by a safe pair of hands
This is exactly my type of pub - bedded in ephemera, solid beer, mixed crowd…
First up, The Elm Tree. We overheard the landlady is stepping down in a couple of weeks but it’s apparently being taken over by a safe pair of hands
This is exactly my type of pub - bedded in ephemera, solid beer, mixed crowd…
December 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Yesterday evening we went to a run of absolutely TOP TIER pubs
First up, The Elm Tree. We overheard the landlady is stepping down in a couple of weeks but it’s apparently being taken over by a safe pair of hands
This is exactly my type of pub - bedded in ephemera, solid beer, mixed crowd…
First up, The Elm Tree. We overheard the landlady is stepping down in a couple of weeks but it’s apparently being taken over by a safe pair of hands
This is exactly my type of pub - bedded in ephemera, solid beer, mixed crowd…
I think one or two others are in Northampton
The Norman doorway is 🤌
The Norman doorway is 🤌
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I think one or two others are in Northampton
The Norman doorway is 🤌
The Norman doorway is 🤌
Church of the Holy Sepulchre. One of only four medieval round churches still in use in the UK…
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Church of the Holy Sepulchre. One of only four medieval round churches still in use in the UK…
A King Charles III Coronation Chair Leg on display at Trinity. It goes back to some college prank tradition where they replaced a Henry VIII sculpture sceptre with a chair leg, so it has context but I have to admit I did LOL when I saw this and thought WHAT STUPID SHIT…
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A King Charles III Coronation Chair Leg on display at Trinity. It goes back to some college prank tradition where they replaced a Henry VIII sculpture sceptre with a chair leg, so it has context but I have to admit I did LOL when I saw this and thought WHAT STUPID SHIT…
I know the Corpus Clock (opened 2008) might be interesting, but I kind of hate it…
December 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I know the Corpus Clock (opened 2008) might be interesting, but I kind of hate it…
Banging views, obviously
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Banging views, obviously
Next up, a walk up the tower of 13th century Great St Mary’s Church…
Absolutely LOVE a stressful medieval spiral staircase to be honest
Absolutely LOVE a stressful medieval spiral staircase to be honest
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Next up, a walk up the tower of 13th century Great St Mary’s Church…
Absolutely LOVE a stressful medieval spiral staircase to be honest
Absolutely LOVE a stressful medieval spiral staircase to be honest
Third bookshop - G David. Especially good for history and typography / design
December 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Third bookshop - G David. Especially good for history and typography / design
But the most interesting thing - a fox collar. During searches for The Terror and Erebus, one tactic was to fit Arctic foxes with inscribed collars and release in the hope that the missing men would read the message. The fox wearing this collar travelled over 120km before recapture. But no dice
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
But the most interesting thing - a fox collar. During searches for The Terror and Erebus, one tactic was to fit Arctic foxes with inscribed collars and release in the hope that the missing men would read the message. The fox wearing this collar travelled over 120km before recapture. But no dice
We then nipped to The Polar Museum, mainly to see items from the Terror / Erebus items - yes, mainly because we loved THE TERROR TV series
Here’s a copy of the famous recovered note and some snow goggles discovered on one of the recovery missions…
Here’s a copy of the famous recovered note and some snow goggles discovered on one of the recovery missions…
December 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
We then nipped to The Polar Museum, mainly to see items from the Terror / Erebus items - yes, mainly because we loved THE TERROR TV series
Here’s a copy of the famous recovered note and some snow goggles discovered on one of the recovery missions…
Here’s a copy of the famous recovered note and some snow goggles discovered on one of the recovery missions…
Next church, the 14th century St Botolph's. Just check out that unique ceiling - almost an Islamic influence…
December 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Next church, the 14th century St Botolph's. Just check out that unique ceiling - almost an Islamic influence…