Reposted by James BarhamDavenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Michelle, Manchester in 2019 from the Outsiders project. She became homeless at 13, having been abused as a child, and used to sleep in the bin sheds on the Offerton Estate in Stockport. She told me she felt safer sleeping rough as a child than she did at home. 514530
Reposted by James BarhamAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 5h10 October 1922 | A Ukrainian, Anton Sas, was born. A farmer. In #Auschwitz from 24 July 1942. No. 51496 He perished in the camp on 22 February 1943. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs 1028970
Reposted by James BarhamAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 14h10 October 1903 | A Czech Jew, Vilém Hoffmann, was born Prague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 December 1943. He did not survive. 15426109
Reposted by James BarhamSouth-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 16hFrom Aberdeen to Lambeth, Newcastle-under-Lyme to Holborn & St Pancras, Reform contested five by-elections yesterday. 💪 They lost all five… 😬 Five contests. Five defeats. That’s eleven out of eleven lost in a fortnight. Reform are not inevitable. 😉 Have a great weekend! #ReformLose 17401146
Reposted by James BarhamSathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 22hDear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played 934195922
Reposted by James BarhamBritish Transport Films Stills @btfstills.bsky.social · 15hSINGLE LINE WORKING (1958) 0183
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 17hI keep wanging on but it is the most iconic train ever built in this country. 000
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 17hYes that's a trope repeated over and over. Corrupt mendacious officialdom won't protect you. 000
Reposted by James BarhamJohn Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 09/10/2026On this day in 1861, a Czech Jewish woman was born. A widow, on the 9 Jul 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 19 Oct 1942 to Treblinka extermination camp where she was murdered on arrival. Her name was Rozalie Fleischerová 31485152
Reposted by James BarhamMark Annand @markannand.eurosky.social · 18hTravelWatch SouthWest meeting today. Strategy & Business Development Director, SWR talk emphasised that education-related travel was increasingly important to them. He kindly fielded questions from the audience, I stood up, introduced myself as a an individual and also... 121
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 17hI think the whole society is infused with a desire for vengeance. The ultra Protestant foundations of its society are possibly another factor. I absolutely agree that they are inured to extreme violence. 100
Reposted by James BarhamPostcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They put me in a cell for a night for travelling on the U-bahn with a bent ticket & had to argue my way out. Narrowly escaped being beaten up a few days later for talking English in the wrong place. Have been going to the Krankenhaus for treatment for some rash I caught. 2125029
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Lots of manure and composted matter? So far outside my field of expertise but ever so interesting. 120
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026That is a fascinating read. We need fewer calories but better quality calories, is that the message? 120
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It was a really tough bike ride to the school of nursing I remember that 100
Reposted by James BarhamMax B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 09/10/2026@andrewrait.bsky.social @nowthenthee.bsky.social @fionn114.bsky.social @newtongrunnion.bsky.social @skirmishmonkey.bsky.social @laikax.bsky.social @sukie74.bsky.social @riotgrandma.bsky.social @silencedoogood.bsky.social @manuwai.bsky.social #FollowFriday 1/4 5176
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If you look at the development of the area a lot of it is not 19th or early 20th century but a bit later and would have been largely rural so must have felt like an escape from Upperthorpe, Kelham Island and even Hillsborough. The road out to Lodge Moor Hospital would have been through fields too. 110
Reposted by James Barhameolaí the artist @eolai.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A west of Ireland #painting "Burren Walls" came out of several trips to the karst landscape of County Clare where I was entranced by its fields of stone. And I do like a wall. #SpéirGhorm #ArtYear 2447
Reposted by James BarhamBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Little boy in Salford enjoying a quiet moment, 1957, photo by Neil Libbert, Salford-born photographer. 1435253
Reposted by James BarhamAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 08/10/20268 October 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Helene Akar, was born in Bar-le-Duc. In August 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- A short video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck 27618156
Reposted by James BarhamJohn Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026On this day in 1942, a 15 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz alone where she was murdered. Her sister perished in the camp in Sep 1942 and mother perished in Stutthof in Oct 1944. Her brother survived. Her name Hedwig Falkenstein Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social 45735265
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 08/10/2026As the song says "I've played every bar in Ireland". 110
Reposted by James Barhamwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026US artist Hillary Waters Fayle, known for creating fine embroideries on real leaves #womensart #AutumnWeek 🍂 71019220
Reposted by James BarhamAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Biochemist Dr. Florence Seibert developed the Purified Protein Derivative in the 1930s that standardized tuberculosis testing worldwide by 1952. Before her work, TB skin tests were inconsistent/unreliable.It remains the basis for the TB skin test used today. Born #OTD in 1897. #WomenInSTEM 131244441
Reposted by James Barhamwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The work of Anne Damer (1748- 1828), English sculptor. Described as a "female genius", one of the 1st recognised women sculptors, who lived with her lover, Irish actress Elizabeth Farren #WomensArt 21178255
Reposted by James BarhamCeryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Dr Florence Stoney 1st woman UK #radiologist. 1898 qualif'd as Dr @ London School of Medicine for Women. Estab'ed X-ray dept @ Elizabeth Garret Anderson hospital. #WWI head of surgical & X-ray @ front line hospitals in France, dev't bone expertise. d. #OTD 7 Oct 1932 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florenc... 522071
Reposted by James BarhamHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In 1534, antiquary John Leland visited Sheriff Hutton Castle and was struck by its grandeur, declaring that he had seen “no house in the north so much like the palace of a prince.” Built in the late 14th century by John Neville, Lord of Raby, the castle was one of the great strongholds in the north 212716
Reposted by James BarhamSam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 21/04/2026You'll only drive it underground. 271494354
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026No wonder JLR is struggling, its cars are ugly and lack any sense of understated elegance. 010
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The problem with the HP world is that the books are dull, derivative and so clearly written (after the 3rd one) to be made into films. Is it going to be nostalgia viewing for 30 something adults? 110
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026People like Paddington Bear, this isn't a burn. 030
Reposted by James BarhamMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Specialized weight training: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/heartwarmi... 441846262
Reposted by James BarhamHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Standing on a hill overlooking Sheffield the Grade II listed neo-Gothic memorial is a poignant reminder of the 1832 Asiatic cholera epidemic, which claimed the lives of 402 citizens. It marks the communal mass grave where 339 of the victims were hastily laid to rest. Image Neil Theasby CC BY-SA 2.0 28313
Reposted by James BarhamAshfromEnfield @ashfromenfield.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Have a Sense of Humour Ffs …. 44210
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Because they know mostly that they won't be held accountable 120
Reposted by James BarhamOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities 1541780748
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Just told the child this gag but it failed because she confused Elton with Elvis. I'm all shook up. 010
James Barham @nowthenthee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Cor 11.6% I bet that's a lovely sipping beer. Enjoy it sounds delicious 110
