Peter Maggs
@wiseoldbird.bsky.social
An engineer of sorts taken to writing about 19th century social history in retirement. See my website www.mirlibooks.com for a CV and links to material I have written.
Today I sold the 500th copy of my book "Murder in the Red Barn" www.mirlibooks.com/blog
April 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Today I sold the 500th copy of my book "Murder in the Red Barn" www.mirlibooks.com/blog
NB Elon Musk; from 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy', your favourite SciFi work: “It is a well known and much lamented fact that … anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job”.
February 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
NB Elon Musk; from 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy', your favourite SciFi work: “It is a well known and much lamented fact that … anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job”.
@puzz623.bsky.social Hello dude. Been havin' similar thoughts about FB. Trouble is, that's where lies my wafer-thin fan base...
February 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
@puzz623.bsky.social Hello dude. Been havin' similar thoughts about FB. Trouble is, that's where lies my wafer-thin fan base...
@only-connect.bsky.social Heriot Watt is “An” Edinburgh university. “Edinburgh University” is a different establishment…
January 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
@only-connect.bsky.social Heriot Watt is “An” Edinburgh university. “Edinburgh University” is a different establishment…
#history In 1859, Henry John Hatch, ex chaplain of Wandsworth Prison, was convicted at the Old Bailey for the indecent assault of two young girls. He was sentenced to 4 years in Newgate. But his defence was botched; there was disquiet in the press, and many people thought he was innocent. 1/n
January 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#history In 1859, Henry John Hatch, ex chaplain of Wandsworth Prison, was convicted at the Old Bailey for the indecent assault of two young girls. He was sentenced to 4 years in Newgate. But his defence was botched; there was disquiet in the press, and many people thought he was innocent. 1/n
Henry John Hatch was innocent, OK!
January 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Henry John Hatch was innocent, OK!
Hoping that this test post is flagged in History...
January 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Hoping that this test post is flagged in History...
My new pamphlet "Anatomy of a Bridge" is published by Mirli Books today. It describes Brunel's "Little known masterpiece", a skew bridge carrying the Great western Railway over the Uxbridge Turnpike in Hanwell, West London. Mirlibooks.com
December 29, 2024 at 12:12 AM
My new pamphlet "Anatomy of a Bridge" is published by Mirli Books today. It describes Brunel's "Little known masterpiece", a skew bridge carrying the Great western Railway over the Uxbridge Turnpike in Hanwell, West London. Mirlibooks.com
The banner picture on my profile is a photograph of I K Brunel's famous railway bridge over the Thames at Maidenhead taken in the 1860s.
December 2, 2024 at 8:00 AM
The banner picture on my profile is a photograph of I K Brunel's famous railway bridge over the Thames at Maidenhead taken in the 1860s.
Utter dismay at Biden's pardon for his son. www.mirlibooks.com/blog
December 2, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Utter dismay at Biden's pardon for his son. www.mirlibooks.com/blog
Most of my writing has been about 19th C social history. Soon I will publish a pamphlet on Brunel's skew bridge at Hanwell, West London. A notable landmark, although twice the girders failed, and it was badly damaged by fire. Dubbed Brunel's 'little known masterpiece', it was rebuilt in 1906.
December 1, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Most of my writing has been about 19th C social history. Soon I will publish a pamphlet on Brunel's skew bridge at Hanwell, West London. A notable landmark, although twice the girders failed, and it was badly damaged by fire. Dubbed Brunel's 'little known masterpiece', it was rebuilt in 1906.
I daresay I will have caused Elon Musk a few sleepless nights by deleting my 'X' account. Unfortunately the fact that he has created some wonderful products—Space X, Tesla—does not mean that his head hasn't come undone, as demonstrated by his joining the crazies in the Trump administration.
November 15, 2024 at 11:25 PM
I daresay I will have caused Elon Musk a few sleepless nights by deleting my 'X' account. Unfortunately the fact that he has created some wonderful products—Space X, Tesla—does not mean that his head hasn't come undone, as demonstrated by his joining the crazies in the Trump administration.