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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 12h

Delighted to announce that my new article is out now in The Trafalgar Chronicle! ⚓️ 📖 “As a Hound to the Haunches of a Deer: HMS Countess of Scarborough: The Forgotten Ship of the Battle of Flamborough Head” Published by 1805Club. #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #18thCentury

Cover of the Trafalgar Chronicle showing three sailing ships at sea.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Scaffolding is up at Filey’s iconic Royal Crescent Court as a rumoured £1m refurbishment begins! 🏛️✨From hosting Victorian high society to its modern era as luxury apartments, this landmark is securing its place on the coast for generations to come.

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From Victorian Splendour to Modern Revival: The Story of Filey’s Royal Crescent Court

Scaffolding has gone up around the exterior of one of Filey’s landmark buildings: the Royal Crescent Court.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Mural at Scarborough’s Central Tramway

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wandering between the Stumble Inn and and the Valley Bar and we came across this … #scarborough #flyingScotsman

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

16 Feb 1917, the Lady Ann was torpedoed off Scarborough, sinking in 3 minutes. Fred Chater & Walter Gunn were buried at Dean Road Cemetery—an error led to Gunn being listed on the Tower Hill Memorial as "missing". Thanks to researcher Fred Fox, CWGC placed a headstone over Gunn’s grave. #WW1

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Lost at Sea: The Lady Ann Inquest and Funeral, February 1917

A wartime tragedy at Scarborough

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In Feb 1915, a Norwegian sailor under an assumed name entered the fog off Filey Brigg aboard the collier Torquay. A WWI German sea mine exploded, triggering a harrowing North Sea rescue—and a 110-year identity mystery. ⚓️🧵 Read the full story below 👇

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A Sailor's Forgotten Story: The World War I Disaster of the Steam Collier Torquay

On 12 February 1915, the 870-ton collier Torquay was groping her way northwards in thick fog off Filey Brigg.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On Wednesday I visited the graves of 2 sailors killed in the sinking of the Lady Ann. I've uploaded the photos of the graves. I'll undertake some further research & I'll post at a later date. But for now, read about the loss of the Lady Ann, whose wreck is now owned by the Scarborough Sub Aqua Club.

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The Haunting Ribs of the Lady Ann

From Coal Collier to Coastal Dive Site

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🌊 Was Skipsea the real South Riding? Join me this Thursday evening to explore East Yorkshire’s interwar plotlands—from self-built bungalows & carriage conversions to eroding cliffs & planning battles. 🎟️ FREE online event with Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society (open to all).

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The Real South Riding: History, Erosion and the East Yorkshire Seaside

A Free Online Talk on Thursday

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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Disgusting UK, re-post this!

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A blazing autumnal sunset at Hull Paragon

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A trundle around the pubs of Hull: from the smallest pub room, to the smallest window, ‘‘twas a good day out.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Many thanks to all who made the BSSH conference at Edinburgh such a joy to attend and present at.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Edinburgh is packed for the festival. I’m not expecting to be overwhelmed for my Hull Handball League talk …

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Heading to the British Society of Sports History conference at Edinburgh. I’m giving a paper on The Hull Handball League. Founded by a German Jewish GP who fled the Kristallnacht and a Dutch submariner. It lasted 6 years, but it had two divisions, a junior section and played international games.

Station sign at Hull Paragon railway station.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wednesday is club night at the Scarborough Sub Aqua. Visitors always welcome, it’s a treasure trove of decades of diving the Yorkshire coast.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A rare event for the summer of 2026. Match abandoned due to rain at Scarborough Cricket Club.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I arrived at Scarborough station to find a crowd gathered around a charter train. I’m a similar age to the locomotive and it’s considered a classic. But like me it’s still working!

Class 37 locomotive at Scarborough railway station.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Bradford bound. Another football season, my 55th I think! The youngster who peered over the Kop wall would be astonished that I’m not walking to the ground, or at least a short bus ride. But life, like the long season ahead has some surprising twists and turns.

Train arriving into Filey railway station

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Last Friday we unveiled the long lost Scarborough cricket club memorial. Years of research by Fred Fox and latterly myself. Club president Sir Geoffrey Boycott did the honours. #crickethistory #scarborough

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Cricket during a partial eclipse. They brought the slow bowlers on … Scarborough v Northumberland Nomads.

Sun partially eclipsed over Scarborough cricket ground.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Cheers from the balcony as Yorkshire win in dramatic style at Scarborough

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Packed North Marine Road for Yorkshire v Derbyshire in the much maligned one day cup.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

During the innings break of Yorkshire’s one day cup game with Derbyshire, Sir Geoffrey Boycott will unveil the rediscovered Scarborough Cricket Club war memorial. It’s been quite a journey!

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Scarborough Cricket Club to Unveil ‘Lost’ WWI Memorial After 80 Years in Hiding

It had lain forgotten beneath the pavilion for eighty years.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

He toured USA with WG Grace, played in first Australia v England test match. Henry Charlwood, who lies in a neglected grave at Scarborough.

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From Test Pioneer to Innkeeper: The Life and Career of Harry Charlwood

A legend of the game laid to rest at Scarborough

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

International cricket at Scarborough today: England v New Zealand over 50s

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

On Monday Scarborough Cricket Club is hosting an over 50s international between England and New Zealand. It is far from the first match featuring a touring side, in 1884 the Gentlemen of Philadelphia played at North Marine Road, the first-ever time a cricket team from the USA played in England.

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When Philadelphia Came to Scarborough: An 1884 Cricket Surprise

A cricket match between Scarborough and Philadelphia?

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

If the Kinks had a particular lazy summer afternoon in mind, they’d do worse than this one. Over 50s Yorkshire v Durham at Scarborough

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Thousands at Scarborough or 50 over format that has been wilfully neglected. Two county teams with deep histories, as opposed to franchise #hundered nowhere teams. The world’s gone mad.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Ahead of the Yorkshire Cricket game at Scarborough Cricket Club tomorrow, here's the story of the cricketing trawlers that caught far more than their namesakes. From Bradman to Trueman, dive bombers off Norway to the cold fish rich seas of the Arctic, it's quite a story.

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The Greatest Catch

The Cricketing Trawlers That Caught Far More Than Their Namesakes

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Celebrate Britain’s first seaside resort! 🌊 Join the Seaside Heritage Network for the Big Day Out in Scarborough. 🗣️ Heritage talks & author Q&As 🏆 The Bucket & Spade List reveal! Exclusive morning history tours 🏢 Grand Hotel behind-the-scenes tour 🎟️ Tickets: £15

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Sun, Sea, and History: The Big Day Out in Scarborough

The Seaside Heritage Network is hosting its annual Big Day Out, and this year, the destination is the historic Yorkshire coast.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

As we begin to plan for the possibility of re-erecting Scarborough Cricket Club's war memorial, I have rewritten one of the men's stories, that of Samuel Horsman, the master on the field, who died of wounds on 7 Aug 1917. You can read his story here, he is worthy of our remembrance. #CricketHistory

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Commemorating one war, bombed in another

Scarborough Cricket Club's War Memorial

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Scarborough Cricket Club's secretary Robert Baker, whose gift to the club is the iconic pavilion, played in a game in 1868 against a touring Australian Aboriginal team at Castle Hill. I've updated the story of his life and greatest work accordingly.

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An Icon of Summer: Scarborough Cricket Club's Pavilion

The Secretary’s Legacy

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Stunning evening in Yorkshire’s maritime city #Hull

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

When the seafret released us from from its grip … stunning evening at Scarborough Cricket Club.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🏏 History was made 140 years ago today! On June 25, 1886, a groundbreaking moment in cricket history came to Scarborough. The first-ever Indian team to tour Britain was midway through a summer tour. But as every cricket fan knows, no tour is complete without a trip to Scarborough!

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Gentlemen of Bombay: When the Parsees Came to Scarborough

The first Indian cricket tour of England, 1886

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The annual vintage bus trip around Bradford: in seven years we’ve traversed sewage works, cemeteries, lost sports grounds and now JB Priestley’s lost city.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The cliffs of Flamborough Head are ablaze as the sun dips in the summer sky.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Hats scarves and blankets. And they have the cheek to call this blazing June. Another nithering day at Scarborough.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

More akin to mid-January than blazing June at North Marine Road.

Broken window framing Scarborough cricket ground

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Yorkshire dominated with the bat yesterday at North Marine Road. One of the county's greatest-ever batsmen was F.S. Jackson, in 1905 he stayed on Filey's Crescent whilst taking part in the famous Scarborough Cricket Festival.

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Sir Francis Stanley Jackson: Cricket Legend, Statesman, and Visitor to Filey

Few men in Edwardian Britain were as instantly recognisable to the ordinary man in the street as Sir Francis Stanley Jackson.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I’m on my way home from a wonderful day at North Marine Road. If you’re not in love with this beautiful cricket ground, here’s why you should be.

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An Icon of Summer: Scarborough Cricket Club's Pavilion

The Secretary’s Legacy

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Summer has officially started … Yorkshire v Warwickshire at Scarborough

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

County cricket returns to North Marine Road tomorrow when Yorkshire take on Warwickshire. To celebrate the 'official' arrival of summer, we take a look at one remarkable man's gift, the iconic pavilion of Scarborough Cricket Club. #Cricket #CricketHistory #Scarborough

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An Icon of Summer: Scarborough Cricket Club's Pavilion

The Secretary’s Legacy

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Just another summer’s day in Filey, 1907: A Russian aristocrat, the wife of the Governor of New Zealand, a wealthy American heiress, and three international princes line up... for a sack race. 🏁 Read the bizarre true story of when the global elite took over a Yorkshire seaside town.

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The Day Three Crown Princes Ran a Sack Race in Filey

It was an event that was an unmissable social occasion, renowned for elegantly dressed people and ‘tip-top’, new-fangled motor-cars on show.

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

It's a piece of history just a couple of inches wide, but the medal represents an act of bravery on the waters of Cayton Bay during World War One. #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory

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⚓️ The Cook, the Commander, and the Minefield

The Sinking of HMT The Banyers

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