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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

No no no it’s chargrilled artichoke hearts.

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Diana Moore @dianafmoore.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This week @JamesBanyard and I were shown around Larkebeare House by the new owners who plan to convert it into flats and build homes in a part of the gardens. 1/4…

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Oh look. My RNLI supporter’s magazine has just arrived.

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Nathan Nelson @nathannelson.co.uk · 11/08/2026

Might be because it's a young country, or because it's so big, and so many there don't know the world outside, but that it also comes from academia and 'serious' authors puzzles me.

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Reminds me of a historian of London who told me he hated local history because he thought it was insular but hadn’t thought it necessary to set his work on London in the context of any where else in the country.

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Today (2 August) is the feast day of #StSidwell patron saint of #Exeter. Here she is with a scythe, with which she was beheaded, and flowing water representing the well which is said to have sprung up where her head fell. Image is one of the five local saints on the pulpit at All Saints, Kenton

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

So there appears to be a gap between 1957 and 1984.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We can now see the smoke from the Canadian wildfires in the UK. Meanwhile, the rightwing press are pushing for more drilling in the North Sea, and Badenoch is banning Tory candidates who support net zero. Cool cool bsky.app/profile/meto...

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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This colour plate shows rock formations on the East Devon coast caused by landslips between December 1839 & February 1840. Corn grew on the rocks that had fallen from the fields above, attracting fascinated visitors. 📷 Reserve 554.235 DAW/XX (1840) #InternationalRockDay #Geology #RareBooks #Devon

Colour illustration of rock formations with wheat growing on them, entitled 'View in the Great Chasm of Axmouth Landslip.' Looking Westward. Reaping the Wheat 25th August 1840.' The illustration includes depictions of people in 19th century clothing.

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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We were delighted to welcome visitors from the Devonshire Assocation's Buildings Section yesterday for a group visit! It was wonderful sharing our collections with you, discussing the items on display, and answering your thoughtful questions. Please do visit us again - for research or enjoyment!

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The DA Buildings Section had a brilliant afternoon yesterday at the @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social looking at a selection of their archive, rare books, and manuscript resources relating to architectural history including works from the Betjeman Collection. Thanks to Archivists Annie and Tash.

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Statue of St Boniface by sculptor Polish born Devon adoptee Witold Kawalec (1922-2003) Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton #Woodensday

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The evening primrose is really zinging in these warm evenings

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Yep, and boasting about it in the Alumni newsletter received on the same day as the announcement

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Lewis Wade 🗃️ @wadehistory.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🚨 PLEASE SHARE WIDELY 🚨 If you are an Exeter alumnus, and wish to express your horror at the proposed cuts to the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, please sign the Google Doc petition below. Not an alumnus? You can still help by signing the Exeter UCU petition at c.org/msXfsb2g5b 🗃️

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Alumni petition against the cuts to the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Feeling a bit sick really receiving my University of Exeter Alumni newsletter in which they boast about their position in the university rankings after today’s news. @exeter.ac.uk

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy #DevonDay #StPetrocsDay To celebrate here is St Petroc holding a church to symbolise the many churches he is said to have founded. All Saints Kenton.

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

And down at the flood meadows the flag irises are looking the best I can remember. Maybe because they spent the whole winter under water. #WildFlowerHour

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

A Devon hedgerow in May is a wondrous thing #WildFlowerHour

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Top Ten Endangered Buildings 2026 Former Library and Mechanics Institute, Devonport Grade II, A, Norman, 1843-44 Read more: bit.ly/3P47tkd Photo: The Victorian Society #TopTen26 #endangeredbuildings #listedbuildings #heritage #architecture #SouthWest #Devon #Plymouth #Devonport

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I’m sure you could do something with a manatee 🙂

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

On iPlayer? Wish BBC would add the Alec Clifton Taylor series’s

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Gosh, that’s a really kind offer. I’ll send you a DM with the details if that’s okay.

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Hi #GenHour This lady’s uniform is now confirmed as being ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service). I’ve also found a catalogue entry for her service record at the National Archives. So far so good. I’ve also been delving in to Scottish records for the first time.

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Good to see work finally starting on the Royal Clarence. You can see the layers of the building without all that tarpaulin. Martins Lane already looking better. I was on the Cathedral Green the day the unsafe parts of the facade was demolished almost 10 years ago 2 Nov 2016

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Thank you for this. The family thought she hadn’t been in the services but I’ll certainly follow it up.

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Ann Roberts @annroberts.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Hello #GenHour I’ve been asked by a relative to carry out some research on this lady. First question I need to tackle is what is the uniform she’s wearing?