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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

For me, great aunt x 11. Small world!

Family tree pedigree chart showing my connection to my 11 x great aunt Alice Bradford (nee Southworth)

Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I’m 4 followers shy of 400, so just to tip it over the edge, here’s a magnificent picture of my cat, Milo #cats #shamelessplug

A tabby cat portrait shot. He’s staring straight out of the screen and no doubt judging you with every ounce of his being

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Loving the alt text! Here’s one of my cartoons from way back

Cartoon set outside a mortuary displaying a poster for a Christmas Fayre. A trolley is laden with severed legs. A sign below them says ‘Ideal stocking fillers’ A potential customer looks on.

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

A Christmas in simpler times. My Grandma is in red and my dad in the fetching blue cardi 🎄 #barrowinfurness #christmas #1950s

Interior shot of a typical 1950’s Christmas gathering in a tiny terraced house in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria. A small Christmas tree is in the background and handmade decorations can be seen

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Looks like #ET has been attempting to phone home from the canal side in #Leeds. Is that what triggered the drones to arrive? 🛸

Random collection of items including an upturned umbrella and various household items, reminiscent of the items gathered by ET and taken to the forest when he ‘phoned home’

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

The People’s Princess, ‘Diana inspired’ Christmas jumper. What the actual f is this nonsense? #Christmas #PrincessDi

Screenshot of an Instagram ad for a red Christmas jumper covered in white reindeer and one black reindeer. Pop up text explains the jumper is inspired by the People’s Princess, Diana

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Apparently my Uncle (x 16) took the crown off his head after Bosworth. As a Leodian, finding out my genes are basically Lancastrian was conflicting to say the least 😬

Family tree showing ancestors from Sir Thomas Stanley (1400’s) to me.

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Any crafty / #3Dprinting #carpentry people out there have any ideas what I can do to cover this huge arched bedroom window? It currently has a temporary fix of cutout blackout blinds stuck to the frame. Would love something more permanent and bespoke!

Large arched widow in an apartment in a grade 2 listed building. The 2 halves of the arch are covered with blackout blinds cut to the shape of the arch

Large arched widow in an apartment in a grade 2 listed building. One half of the arch is opened into the bedroom

Interior shot of a small bedroom. There is a large arched widow on the left wall taking up the whole wall. The 2 halves of the arch are covered with blackout blinds cut to the shape of the arch

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Austhorpe, near #Leeds in the 1930’s and 1980’s

Split screen view of Selby road, Austhorpe, Leeds in the 1930’s, when the Austhorpe estate was first built & 1980’s

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I guess I should think about maybe considering planning some #Christmas shopping at some point 🤔

Nativity cartoon showing a grumpy Jesus in the manger, Mary, Joseph and the wise men bearing gifts. Mary is saying “I’m sure Myrrh is all the rage this year but he had his heart set on a Nintendo”

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

#happythanksgiving from my 11 x great aunt Alice Southworth (Bradford) www.wikitree.com/wiki/Carpent... 🦃

Family tree working back from my 11 x great aunt Alice Carpenter to me. Alice was the wife of Governor William Bradford of Plymouth colony

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

He was indeed. Sadly he’s 3 years older now. Still has his moments though!

Tabby kitten, about 8 weeks old sat at the top of a flight of stairs. The pic is taken from a distance, emphasising how tiny the kitten is.

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Mandatory #caturday pic. More like #kittenday in this case, but that’s not as alliterative so..

Grey, blue eyed, very cute tabby kitten about 8 weeks old lying next to some birthday cards

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Yup. They’re ‘my’ Southworths in that case. Alice Southworth married William Bradford who was on the Mayflower so she was my 11 x great aunt

Family tree showing 11 generations from Alice Carpenter (later Southworth, then Bradford) up to myself

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I somehow need to steal this stained glass window from #Leeds library. Damn those #victorians for making it too difficult #stainedglass #library 😍

Round convex stained glass window above an entrance to Leeds central library, surround by imposing Victorian masonry

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Yeah, although the Jesuit theme started by the Pilgrim branch lasted until my Grandfather’s time. He started training to be a Jesuit priest before his head was turned by my ‘Showgirl’ Grandma. Here’s his dad (head of a Jesuit school in Preston) alongside St John

Comparison photo of my great grandfather John Taylor next to my 12 x Great Uncle, St John Southworth

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Just found a photo of my 12 x great Uncle, St John Southworth (don’t open this if you’re eating your tea). I’ve seen more shocking sights on Briggate at closing time.

Mummified, but well preserved head of St John Southworth

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Here’s mine. Taken last spring, but none the worse for it I reckon! #trees #blossom #Leeds

Cherry tree in full blossom in a Georgian square in Leeds. The path below the tree is strewn with fallen blossoms

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Any #art people on here have a painting with this signature on their walls? I’m trying to locate privately owned paintings done by my great great aunt Patti Mayor. Most likely in northern England, especially #Preston en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_M...

Corner of an oil painting showing the signature ‘Mayor’

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I keep forgetting to use portrait mode when taking pics of Milo. It makes all the difference though! #cats #apple

Close up portrait mode shot of my tabby cat Milo on the stairs

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I think my Marjory is different? Different crown too? My Mum’s family story might be wrong though. Maybe she entered but never won?

Comparison pic of 2 northern beauty pageant contestants. The one on the right was the winner of the Cotton Queen title in 1939

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Guess which northern English town the bottom small blob is centred on? #dna #Preston 😀

DNA test results map showing different coloured blobs on a European map each representing a different concentration of genes. Most are centred on northern England with others in Ireland, continental Europe and Finland

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

And another with his father, John Stanley Taylor who was the headmaster of St Ignatius' R.C. Boys' School (now known as St. Ignatius' Secondary School) from 1919 until his retirement in 1944. Love the way the priest in the middle is staring at him! #Preston

Cricket team photo from St Ignatius' R.C. Boys' School, now
known as St. Ignatius' Secondary School. Circa 1930’s

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Here’s a pic of my Grandpa (top back left). No idea if this school still exists? #Preston

1919 class (lower 3) photo from Preston Catholic college

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Ask and you shall receive 😸

Tabby cat, sat on a bannister, looking puzzled as to why he’s having is pic taken (again)

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Just had a go but it only returned 3 results. A Greek woman, an American and another result it described as ‘chubby woman, vintage’ 😳. Understandably it looks like it restricts searches of people though. 🫣

Results of a Google image search for a black and white portrait photo

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I tried that, but sadly the pic is too generic I think. It just returns pics of weddings or 1920’s film premiers

B&W pic of the winner of a Blackpool beauty contest circa 1930’s

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Thanks. I’m not sure we have the name of the pageant or the year, just this pic. In Blackpool around that time there were many such pageants, usually run by local lidos and swimming baths 🤷‍♂️

Picture of a Blackpool beauty pageant winner from the late 1930’s or later

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

A little something I drew when I was 15 and sent to a company in Australia (who made cartoon Kangaroo fridge magnets). They offered me a job 😯

Cartoon kangaroo with a pleased looking koala in its pouch. A baby kangaroo looks on from behind its mum with surprise

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Quote post with a picture of yourself and show these newbies who they’re dealing with.

Portrait pic of me with my cat, Milo, close up, in front of me staring out of shot

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Is #caturday a thing on here? If so, happy #caturday to all who celebrate 😺

Tabby cat sat on a windowsill, mouth wide open mid-yawn

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Here’s a full moon over Kirkgate Market to go with it ☺️ #Leeds #kirkgatemarket #fullmoon

Nighttime photo of a full moon peeking out over the roofline of Kirkgate Market, Leeds

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

My first published cartoon from waaaaay back 🐧#penguins #cartoons #cartoonists

Cartoon showing two penguin ‘couples’ in a bar like setting. All characters look identical. One male penguin is saying to the other “don’t fancy yours much”

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Any idea if these 2 were also taken nearby? Same outfit, so I’m guessing it was the same trip?

A young woman wearing a smart outfit poses by some rocks. Circa 1930’s

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

My Grandma on her Honeymoon sometime in the 1930’s. Can anyone place the location? ChatGPT thinks it’s #Lynmouth near #Exmoor?

A young woman playfully hangs onto a road sign for ‘Beggar’s Roost’. Circa 1930’s

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I discovered the other day that my great great aunt’s boyfriend was a guy called Joseph Garstang. He was a conscientious objector in WWI and when not serving time for it, he worked as a PT #history #Preston

Conscientious objector and PT, Joseph Garstang carrying three men, two on his hips and one on his back. Circa 1930

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Hi to all my new followers 👋🏼Here’s a #cat pic to brighten your day ☺️

Cartoon pic of a cat facing away from the screen and looking back at the camera. It’s butt hole is clearly visible

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Leeds_Guy @leedsguy.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I’m guessing it’s this type of monkey it was named after?

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