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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

1890-1900 image of the East Cliff of Whitby with its old town and the abbey and St Mary’s Church above them. Also situated on the cliff top is the 16th century Abbey House, now the town’s Youth Hostel. I love the paddle steamer in the bay below. Image courtesy of US Library of Congress

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Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Yes, agreed. This also might be of interest. A #HarryHarvey window (1966) in Church of St Mary & St Nicholas, #Spalding #Lincolnshire BSMGP says - Harvey once worked at Wippells of #Exeter & then with #HarryStammers in #York. Later, in 1956, he established his own studio. #StainedglassSunday

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Clare Kirk @digupyourancestors.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

St John the Baptist’s, Matlock Dale, founded in 1897 as a private chapel by Mrs Louisa Harris, who lived at ‘The Rock’ next door. Designed by Guy Dawber, it was built into a cliff and decorated in #ArtsAndCrafts style. Now cared for by @friendlesschurches.bsky.social

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Historic Buildings & Places @hbap1924.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

HB&P has opposed the demolition of Vane Cottage, a Grade II listed 17th-century timber-framed building in Houghton Regis, due to its historic architectural value. 📷: Malcolm Butler

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Rasta @rastasack.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

BLESSED ARE THE WEIRD PEOPLE #Poets #Musicians #ADHD #Dreamers

BLESSED ARE THE WEIRD PEOPLE
the poets and misfits
the artists , the writers,
and music makers
that dreamers and the outsiders for they force us to see the world differently

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Happy Christmas, Bluesky! I’ve neither partridge nor pear tree, but I do have this little pear made of solid amber glass, with moulded and wired-on glass leaves. From a set of hanging glass fruit from early-to-mid-20thC, and after a bit of work on the wiring, I think they’re rather charming.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

#AdventWindows Day 24, and in the tradition of Advent calendars, it finally reveals the Nativity: this Edward Burne-Jones window from 1887, made by the William Morris Studios in Birmingham and one of four exceptional windows by the artist in Birmingham Cathedral.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

I’m really shocked to hear that Kirkstall Abbey House Museum is threatened with closure. It was the first museum I fell totally in love with. As a teenager I found it a magical place.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Fine Christopher Whall 1923 window in Worcester Cathedral. Angel trumpeters flanked by spiritual warrior angel St Michael (Satan/dragon at his feet) as Angel of Judgement (scales in hand), and Gabriel, Angel of Reconciliation, with lily (links to Virgin Mary). #CathedralAngels #AdventWindows Day 23

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

From St Michael and All Angels Church, Ledbury, this 1913 window from William Morris studios of The Good Shepherd, designed by Edward Burne-Jones. The lower windows include depictions of the Annunciation and of the angelic host appearing to the shepherds. #StainedGlassSunday #AdventWindows Day 22

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Historic Buildings & Places @hbap1924.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Join us on 12 Feb 2025, for an online talk by Lucy Pitman, Co-Chair of the Walled Kitchen Gardens Network. 🌱 Explore the fascinating history and enduring significance of these unique spaces. 🔗 Book your ticket now! buff.ly/4fq3fdE 📷: ©Bill Harrison (cc-by-sa/2.0)

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Online Talk: The Walled Kitchen Garden - Historic Buildings & Places

Join HB&P on Wednesday, Wednesday 12th February 2025, for an online talk by Lucy Pitman, Co-Chair of the Walled Kitchen Garden Network.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

With the Doctor Who Christmas special just 4 days away, I offer for #AdventWindows Day 21: the Tardis window eyes of Dr Whoot - located at Birmingham Snow Hill Station in 2015 as part of the city’s Big Hoot trail of decorated owls, subsequently auctioned in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

From St Michael’s Church, Alnwick, Northumberland, this large, curious window. I believe it’s Victorian, but the simple. geometric arrangement of the figures - all wearing similar outfits in a limited range of styles/colourways - is almost like a catwalk collection. #AdventWindows Day 20

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Christopher Whall window in St Oswald Church, Ashbourne from 1905. It has the Martyr Saints, Barbara and Dorothea, with St Cecilia lulled to sleep by the organ. As well as his way with fabrics and angel wings, this one is full of symbolism and effects to gaze at and discover. #AdventWindows Day 19

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Louise A Ray @louisearay.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Reminder that tomorrow is the day to start re-listening to The Dark is Rising www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

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BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of The Dark Is Rising on BBC Sounds.

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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Caring for over 60 places of worship in England and Wales means that from a few of our churchyards you can see some varied sights. From 20th century infrastructure to cultural landmarks, the fabric and fate of our churches has been shaped by their localities. 📷 Sutterby, Lincolnshire

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 18/12/2024

Type ephemera offers a glimpse into the craft of typography and printmaking. These everyday paper goods were once used to showcase and sell typefaces, but today they tell a larger story about permanence and culture. 🔗 Read the full essay: blog.archive.org/2024/12/18/v...

“As an archivist, ephemera is endearing to me because it is a form of printed matter that is not meant to endure.”
Eve Scarborough
Writer and book artist

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Christopher Webb’s window in the Chapel of St John the Baptist in Chichester Cathedral is from 1952, replacing one lost in WWII bombing. It’s spare but I think elegant and focused. The wreath’s flowers are ones which bloom in Sussex around the Saint’s feast day on 24 June. #AdventWindows Day 18

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The Stained Glass Museum @stainedglassmuseum.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

We run a great programme of workshops throughout the year at The @stainedglassmuseum.bsky.social - check out this video from a two day painting workshop with artist Derek Hunt earlier this year! Our 2025 workshop programme is now available to book - find out more: stainedglassmuseum.com/Workshops

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Landing window at William Wordsworth’s childhood home at Cockermouth, in Cumbria, looking out over the walled, riverside garden, which is said to have inspired the poet’s love of nature. #AdventWindows Day 17

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Another Revelation window of St Michael defeating the dragon, this time in Norwich Cathedral as a memorial to the fallen of the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment in 19th Century wars. Above sits Britannia in the regimental badge; with the many engagements commemorated below. #AdventWindows Day16

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Historic Buildings & Places @hbap1924.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Join us on 22 Jan 2025 for a talk by Matthew Vaughan of Donald Insall Associates on restoring the Lord Leycester Hospital. Free for members, £4 for non-members! More info: hbap.org.uk/online-talk-the-lord-le…

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Tonight, the Cold Moon rises. ❄️ Known too as the Long Night Moon or The Moon Before Yule, it rises during the darkest nights of the year, heralding the onset of winter’s chill. Its glow has guided ancient Yule traditions and marked the turning of the seasons. Moonrise: 15:09*

A luminous full moon rises high above the silhouette of bare winter trees, casting a serene glow over the landscape. The pale orb dominates the dusky sky, its craters and markings softly visible, radiating an ethereal light. Known as December's "Cold Moon," it marks the arrival of winter’s chill, illuminating the frost-bitten evenings with its quiet brilliance.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

From Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, this window of St George, boasting an unexpectedly dandy moustache, and with the dragon well and truly underfoot. #StainedGlassSunday #AdventWindows Day 15

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

When is a window not a window? When it’s a huge photographic copy like this of the Great East Window at York Minster, used to seal off the window during its massive restoration a decade ago - while still keeping visible the sheer scale of both the window & the work in progress. #AdventWindows Day 14

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

From Ledbury Parish Church, a somewhat Pre-Raphaelite St Michael in victory over Satan in dragon form (by Christopher Whall, 1905). Apart from the stunning armour, see the luxuriant angel wings, under which a vortex in striated glass seems to be propelling Satan down below. #AdventWindows Day 13

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Association of English Cathedrals @englishcathedrals.co.uk · 11/12/2024

Golden! Here’s your (musical) #CathedralAngels for today. See them all > bit.ly/CathedralAng... These angels decorate the case of the grand organ in @westminsterabbey.bsky.social. The organ was installed for the coronation of King George VI #CathedralAngels #CathedralAngel #Advent #Cathedrals

These angels decorate the case of the grand organ in @westminsterabbey.bsky.social. The organ was installed for the coronation of King George VI

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Please sign and share the petition: chng.it/2bQMm6YgKL Please donate to the fundraiser - and Gift Aid if you can. justgiving.com/campaign/sav... Thank you all! #SaveLiverpoolStreetStation

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Vibrant 1951 West Window in St Michael’s Church, Southampton, replacing one lost in WWII bombing. St Michael, seemingly dressed by Norman Hartnell, is slaying Satan as a dragon, his billowing cloak itself almost like wings, quite apart from actual wings that rise behind him. #AdventWindows Day 12.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

West Midlands & Birmingham - we need your nominations for our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2025! Email us about your local threatened, dilapidated, neglected Victorian & Edwardian buildings built between 1837 & 1914. Here's how: bit.ly/3YzRjkp #WestMidlands

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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

A new Historic England research report is out on the date of Woodhenge. Great stuff (love a bit of sapwood targetting!) - suspicions that the bank and ditch were later were right and the main timber structure now precisely dated to the 27th century cal BC: historicengland.org.uk/research/res...

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Woodhenge, Durrington, Wiltshire: Radiocarbon Dating and Chronological Modelling | Historic England

Research Report for Woodhenge, Durrington, Wiltshire: Radiocarbon Dating and Chronological Modelling

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Historic Buildings & Places @hbap1924.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

🚨 #LiverpoolStreetStation Redevelopment: We Need Your Support! 🚨 We are calling for a fundamental reassessment of the scheme. We must balance heritage conservation with sustainable, functional modernisation. 🔗 Read the full story: buff.ly/3DjKJ9s #SeeItSaveIt

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

For 20+ years Gawsworth Hall in Cheshire held an annual outdoor Gilbert & Sullivan opera, with D’Oyly Carte Opera Company principals. The house itself was the backdrop (here an unlikely town of Titipu), and as darkness fell and the windows lit up, the effect was quite magical. #AdventWindows Day 11

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Will Jennings @willjennings.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I love how the decision to use the "watercolour" filter on these renders means the very heavy, very reflective, huge buildings appear to simply disappear into the pale English sky, almost ethereal and cloudlike. And, obviously, complete bollocks.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Quite literally fantastic architecture….

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

This large window dominates the library landing of Ripon Cathedral. It depicts Ruth and Naomi within an elaborate gold, shield-like frame, like a wall memorial but in glass. It’s from 1957 and seems on a cusp, being neither wholly traditional nor modern in style. #AdventWindows Day 10.

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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

The bells of waiting Advent ring, The Tortoise stove is lit again And lamp-oil light across the night Has caught the streaks of winter rain In many a stained-glass window sheen From Crimson Lake to Hooker's Green.

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Melinda Haunton @melindahaunton.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

A key part of which is demonstrating that literacy developed first to create accounts (aka records) rather than stories (aka literature). Thus proving conclusively that Archives Are Best. Or were at least Here First. Hah.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I love this window in St Andrew’s Church, Weston-under-Lizard, by Christopher Whall (see his use of glass to depict the armour, the drapery of the angels & their fabulous wings). Working on it when hearing of the Armistice, he added the words “1918 Novr.11.11 a.m. Deo Gratis”. #AdventWindows Day 9

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

You have to look closely, but this humble window in St Peter and St Paul Church in the village of Mottistone on the Isle of Wight is all the more moving for it, as the simple, large, etched diamond forms the parish war memorial for WWII. #AdventWindows Day 8.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

For #AdventWindows Day 7 this memorial window in St Aidan’s Church, Bamburgh to Victorian heroine Grace Darling. Aged 22 she rowed for over a mile with her father through perilous waters to rescue the mariners of the SS Forfarshire in 1838. It celebrates her virtues of charity, fortitude and hope.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

#AdventWindows Day 6, and the joyously eccentric central window in the grade-1 listed Egyptian House on Chapel Street, Penzance, built in sarcophagus-style in 1835 (and possibly inspired by the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly in London, which was sadly demolished in 1905).

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

For #AdventWindows Day 5, this window from the Chapel of St Nicholas at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight, built in 1904 to mark 250 years since the execution of Charles I. Between the window and the quite unusual secondary tracery, stand stone figures at either side - as if in an inglenook.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Only just in time for #AdventWindows Day 4, with a window from the “Round Tower” Church of St Michael in Lewes, East Sussex, where many of the windows are by renowned Pre-Raphaelite, Henry Holiday. Given the current weather, I’ve chosen this quatrefoil window of St Swithun. Enough said.

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

East window at St James’s Church, Milton Abbas, by Lawrence Lee, famous for his work at Coventry Cathedral. An unusually good modern window that respects the tracery, and that you can gaze at - like a sacred “Where’s Wally?”, brimming with figures, buildings, stars & symbols. #AdventWindows Day 3

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David Gill @dagill.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

One of a series of windows in the restored Pump Room which faces the elegant Buxton Crescent and is now the Buxton Visitor Centre. The intricate stained-glass design has such a light, sparking touch. I always stop to admire them. #AdventWindows Day 2.

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