Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 19/07/2026A few weeks of summer holiday activities at home coming up. First of all, last night, Paddington the Musical .. excellent 160
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 11/07/2026The Network SouthEast LCD clocks keeping time at Victoria station 041
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 30/06/20266.15pm Tuesday 30 June and 45 minutes before it closes for the final time, a visit to Bromley Central Library. Tea and biscuits with the staff on duty, a last look round and a couple of books borrowed for the Summer. 020
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 18/06/2026600,000 visitors later it still makes me happy when I get to walk past this 050
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Seen this week in a front garden in Bromley. A giant inflatable Easter bunny. 150
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 10/03/2026A morning working with architectural models at RIBA yesterday. This was my favourite - do you recognise it? 380
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 05/10/2025The sun has made an appearance for this Autumnal view of Mr Gladstone’s Library @gladlib.bsky.social 0112
Reposted by Adrian SteelMari Takayanagi @satisfactory20.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Archivists Assemble @gladlib.bsky.social! Great to see @heritageadrian.bsky.social here by sheer coincidence 2151
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Some beautiful scenery from the Inverness to Euston sleeper train at Kingussie 0100
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Parkrun this morning just a couple of minutes round the corner from @orkneylibrary.bsky.social so I had to drop by afterwards 070
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 20/05/2025A great experience at Showtown, Blackpool last week. Congratulations on winning Permanent Exhibition of the Year at the Museums and Heritage Awards last week. Can see why you won! 111
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Some blue plaques from a walk around Mayfair yesterday. Jack Buchanan. Bert Ambrose. Sam Browne. Harry Selfridge. Benjamin Disraeli (this one not actually blue) 220
Reposted by Adrian SteelThe London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Hello! We're The London Archives, a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. We look after over 100km of manuscripts, books, drawings, engravings, photos and films spanning 1000 years of London's history! Give us a follow. #archives #history #LondonHistory 311547
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Final day of service today for the RIBA Library at 66 Portland Place as we are closing prior to our building’s refurbishment. Temporary services will be provided from later this year until we are back! Last minute researchers in today for a final fix of the 1930s splendour of our home. 1121
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Five years ago today we fixed this notice to the door of the RIBA Library at 66 Portland Place, and began to head for home 010
Reposted by Adrian SteelJay King @jay-king-art.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Thank you @heritageadrian.bsky.social for supplying this topical introductory reading for my first London Book Fair. Mystery now solved until next year #whodunnit #lbf2025 021
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Daffodils in the garden today, for St David’s Day 0181
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Quick bit of TV this week .. I’m at 27 mins in on this link if you would like to watch www.londonlive.co.uk/news/watch-a... 040
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Nice and warm in the crime fiction section in the bookshop today 030
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Quick bit of Handel (sung by @satisfactory20.bsky.social & friends) before Christmas 030
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Cannington Viaduct nr Uplyme, Devon, seen in wintry surroundings today. 3rd arch from left in the photo had to be reinforced, apparently during its construction.. the viaduct was in use on the Axminster-Lyme Regis railway line, 1903-1965 031
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Fossils on Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis this afternoon 010
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 30/01/2024Yesterday my RIBA colleague Valeria made this excellent Mimosa cake to share, very nice 000
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 30/01/2024For #JacobinDay today, the hellebore is back in my garden - despite doing its best to hide 020
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 30/12/2023Whodunit bookshelf has had a good clean and tidy today, acquisitions from the last two years have been put in their places and surplus set aside for the charity shop 030
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 29/12/2023Christmas cactus is actually flowering at Christmas this year 060
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 19/12/2023The local Christmas raffle was drawn on Sunday, I won this excellent cake (inc 6 tablespoons of Brandy) 000
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 16/12/2023Very grey weather today .. the sort of day that when you open the curtains in the morning, the house gets darker inside. However .. in the garden I have managed to find a few winter flowers 151
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 12/11/2023Attended the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London tonight. Unchanged in centuries. 120
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 10/11/2023Getting ready for tonight’s Colin Rowe lecture at the RIBA 000
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 01/11/2023I have voted! If you are a Member and haven’t yet see below .. 002
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 01/11/2023From the RIBA Collections stores: the landmark ‘This is Tomorrow’ exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery, Summer 1956, featured in a special issue of Architectural Design, with cover by Theo Crosby, and a few adverts inside… 000
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 31/10/2023Colleague Valeria has provided this for us all at RIBA today - it is very tasty! 020
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 28/10/2023Sunset at Snettisham beach on the last evening of British Summer Time 010
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 27/10/2023A new post box topper has been installed at the end of the road this week 020
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 26/10/2023From the RIBA Collections store: a digital preservation challenge 141
Reposted by Adrian SteelHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 23/10/2023“In late October tall bracken fronds are turning from russet to golden yellow, and the colours blend with fungi, the pheasants and the spindle-tree berries.” Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL Grant Watson 0316
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 19/10/2023Currently awaiting the announcement of the winner of the RIBA 2023 Stephen Lawrence prize 010
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 17/10/2023Ready to go at the BFI whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau... 000
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 15/10/2023I’ll be at the BFI South Bank on Tuesday introducing two films in case you fancy coming.. Jim Stirling (1973), Donald Insall (1985) and a tale of two contrasting approaches, in a rare opportunity to see these documentaries on screen. See you there? whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau... 012
Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 13/10/2023Along with RIBA Library colleagues I’m at the London Canal Museum today for our awayday - great spot 110
