mapplebeck.bsky.social @mapplebeck.bsky.social · 31/10/2025#Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, the longest cathedral in the world. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's great slab of local sandstone dominates the skyline above the Mersey. 000
mapplebeck.bsky.social @mapplebeck.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Essential reading for all London adventurers: London Clay by Tom Chivers. A fascinating deep dive into the strata beneath our feet. Look up - but also look down... www.penguin.co.uk/books/440737...penguin.co.ukLondon Clay'A lyrical meditation on landscapes and cities, vivid reportage and a memoir. And also a beautifully realised and moving read.' Financial Times 'A beguiling mix of history, geology, folklore and memo... 000
Reposted by @mapplebeck.bsky.socialianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 04/09/2025Introducing SWR's new revenue protection officers for the Wessex route. 0286
Reposted by @mapplebeck.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 01/09/2025They should do it anyway for the environmental benefits.france24.comTo defend against Russian tanks, Finland and Poland consider restoring wetlandsFinland and Poland are both considering rewetting dried-out peatbogs to form defence barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion. Restoring these natural carbon sinks could also bring signifi... 4990541612
mapplebeck.bsky.social @mapplebeck.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Cracking Andrew Weatherall soundtrack. Preferably immerse yourself whilst reading the excellent @garetherees.bsky.social 'Marshland', exploring the wonders of #Walthamstow marshes and beyond. To enter this wonderland you must shrink yourself at the 5ft bridge... www.mixcloud.com/Hackneymarsh...mixcloud.comMarshland: The Andrew Weatherall Mix 111
mapplebeck.bsky.social @mapplebeck.bsky.social · 01/09/2025A magnificent crack willow, found in boggy corner whilst hunting for glacial ponds in @herefordshirewt.bsky.social Sturts reserve. Name is not a drug reference (though willows are valued for their pain-relieving properties), but for its habit of splitting and developing deep cracks. 031
mapplebeck.bsky.social @mapplebeck.bsky.social · 04/07/2025The demolition of Scotland Yard’s former HQ affords new views of 55 Broadway, Charles Holden’s Grade I art deco wedding cake, with bas reliefs by Jacob Epstein and Eric Gill. Apparently, one of Epstein’s figures had a key part chiselled down a bit after a public outcry. Beats a flashy sports car… 010
mapplebeck.bsky.social @mapplebeck.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Too much #heat? 'A Week at the Knees'by Alex Chinneck, Charterhouse Sq, London. Floppy appearance with a steel core, apparently from the old US Embassy (what might they do one day with the current one?) The arch invites you in closer but sadly it was gated off when we visited. #accessibleart 010
mapplebeck.bsky.social @mapplebeck.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Space House. No better name for this 'mid-twentieth century icon'. Grade II listed off, rising to the West of Kingsway, #London. Centrepoint's little sister, this 1968 #brutalist masterpiece is a machine for working in. Half expect to see worker bees swarming in and out its concrete cells... 000
