The Backtracker History Show
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The history show on Bradley Stoke Radio in Bristol, released as a podcast later, all about interesting historical true tales from the UK and beyond. Also a trustee of Steep Holm Island in the Bristol Channel.
I recently went to the lovely St Mary the Virgin church in #Berkeley for research and was amazed at how beautiful it is. Here are just two of the photos I took of the stonework in this Grade I listed building.
#SundayStonework #Sundayvibes #History #Gloucestershire #Saxon #Religion #Medieval
#SundayStonework #Sundayvibes #History #Gloucestershire #Saxon #Religion #Medieval
January 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I recently went to the lovely St Mary the Virgin church in #Berkeley for research and was amazed at how beautiful it is. Here are just two of the photos I took of the stonework in this Grade I listed building.
#SundayStonework #Sundayvibes #History #Gloucestershire #Saxon #Religion #Medieval
#SundayStonework #Sundayvibes #History #Gloucestershire #Saxon #Religion #Medieval
I thought this was fitting for my contribution to #StreetArtSaturday as it's the 10th anniversary of the passing of #DavidBowie This is one of the earlier #Banksy works situated on Upper Maudlin Street. Banksy's tribute to the Jubilee of #QueenElizabeth in 2012. #Art #Bowie #History #Music #Ziggy
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I thought this was fitting for my contribution to #StreetArtSaturday as it's the 10th anniversary of the passing of #DavidBowie This is one of the earlier #Banksy works situated on Upper Maudlin Street. Banksy's tribute to the Jubilee of #QueenElizabeth in 2012. #Art #Bowie #History #Music #Ziggy
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Elephunt Hunt in the Strand
January 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Elephunt Hunt in the Strand
Great news for stamp collectors and #Monopoly fans as this classic board game celebrates its 90th birthday. #Birthday #philatelists #Boardgames #History
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Monopoly Stamps – Collectible Royal Mail Board Game Stamps
Special stamps mark 90 years of the beloved board game that’s a British icon
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January 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Great news for stamp collectors and #Monopoly fans as this classic board game celebrates its 90th birthday. #Birthday #philatelists #Boardgames #History
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15 Landmark Museum Acquisitions in 2025
by Isa Farfan, Rhea Nayyar & Valentina Di Liscia for @hyperallergic.com
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Good to see Joan Mitchell, Dyani White Hawk, Hilma af Klint, and Virginia Vezzi / Virginia da Vezzo in this list!
#womenartists #artherstory
by Isa Farfan, Rhea Nayyar & Valentina Di Liscia for @hyperallergic.com
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Good to see Joan Mitchell, Dyani White Hawk, Hilma af Klint, and Virginia Vezzi / Virginia da Vezzo in this list!
#womenartists #artherstory
15 Landmark Museum Acquisitions in 2025
A rare Jacob Lawrence painting, the Louvre’s first video artwork, a trove of Indigenous art, and a Frank Lloyd Wright house are on this year’s list.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
15 Landmark Museum Acquisitions in 2025
by Isa Farfan, Rhea Nayyar & Valentina Di Liscia for @hyperallergic.com
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Good to see Joan Mitchell, Dyani White Hawk, Hilma af Klint, and Virginia Vezzi / Virginia da Vezzo in this list!
#womenartists #artherstory
by Isa Farfan, Rhea Nayyar & Valentina Di Liscia for @hyperallergic.com
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Good to see Joan Mitchell, Dyani White Hawk, Hilma af Klint, and Virginia Vezzi / Virginia da Vezzo in this list!
#womenartists #artherstory
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#OtD 3 Jan 1966 military veteran and civil rights activist Sammy Younge, Jr was murdered in Alabama. Younge was killed by a gas station attendant in Macon County for trying to use the "whites-only" restroom stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1018...
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
#OtD 3 Jan 1966 military veteran and civil rights activist Sammy Younge, Jr was murdered in Alabama. Younge was killed by a gas station attendant in Macon County for trying to use the "whites-only" restroom stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1018...
If you can, visit this wonderful National Trust estate. It truly is beautiful and one of my favourites. I bet it looks lovely now. #cragside #nationaltrustuk #owl #artsandcrafts #Northumberland #victorian
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
If you can, visit this wonderful National Trust estate. It truly is beautiful and one of my favourites. I bet it looks lovely now. #cragside #nationaltrustuk #owl #artsandcrafts #Northumberland #victorian
This would be lovely and a great journey by #train. #Travel #Bristol #Portishead #Brunel #NewYear2026
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2026 will see work begin to restore a railway envisioned by Brunel
It has been closed for more than 60 years — but construction work beginning in the new year will see it reopened
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January 3, 2026 at 9:20 AM
This would be lovely and a great journey by #train. #Travel #Bristol #Portishead #Brunel #NewYear2026
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Paris will now be going on my list of places I want to visit in 2026. I love #Paris anyway, but I haven't been in years #Matisse #Muséed’ArtModerne #Art #History #Painting
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More than 60 Henri Matisse artworks donated to Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris
Artist’s daughter Marguerite features in most of the pieces, kept in the family until ‘complete surprise’ donation
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January 2, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Paris will now be going on my list of places I want to visit in 2026. I love #Paris anyway, but I haven't been in years #Matisse #Muséed’ArtModerne #Art #History #Painting
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A chance to help save some of our history
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Historic paddle steamer is in need of £135,000 for repairs
The last remaining ship of its kind, the Waverley is undergoing repairs ahead of its 80th anniversary.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
A chance to help save some of our history
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Wishing you all a wonderful New Year and here's to a fantastic 2026! #NewYear2026 #Bestwishes
January 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Wishing you all a wonderful New Year and here's to a fantastic 2026! #NewYear2026 #Bestwishes
For #BridgesThursday here's a photo I took only last week of the #Clifton Suspension Bridge that spans the Avon Gorge in #Bristol It has been a toll bridge, the income provides funds for its maintenance. It was finished 5 years after it's designer, Isambard Kingdom #Brunel died #Bridge #Victorian
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
For #BridgesThursday here's a photo I took only last week of the #Clifton Suspension Bridge that spans the Avon Gorge in #Bristol It has been a toll bridge, the income provides funds for its maintenance. It was finished 5 years after it's designer, Isambard Kingdom #Brunel died #Bridge #Victorian
A #watercolour of St. Augustine's Parade by #Bristol born artist, Samuel Jackson, the 'Father' of the Bristol School of Art: 1825.
(originally posted on FB by Best of Old Photographs of Bristol and District)
#Art #History #Painting #Landscapes #Harbour #Maritime
(originally posted on FB by Best of Old Photographs of Bristol and District)
#Art #History #Painting #Landscapes #Harbour #Maritime
December 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A #watercolour of St. Augustine's Parade by #Bristol born artist, Samuel Jackson, the 'Father' of the Bristol School of Art: 1825.
(originally posted on FB by Best of Old Photographs of Bristol and District)
#Art #History #Painting #Landscapes #Harbour #Maritime
(originally posted on FB by Best of Old Photographs of Bristol and District)
#Art #History #Painting #Landscapes #Harbour #Maritime
Walking in #Clifton, #Bristol I spotted these unusual carved figures on a Grade II listed house built around 1820, St Vincent's Priory. In the 1960s it was owned by artist George Melhuish, briefly opened to the public & later offered to Bristol City Art Gallery, who declined. #SundayStonework #Walks
December 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Walking in #Clifton, #Bristol I spotted these unusual carved figures on a Grade II listed house built around 1820, St Vincent's Priory. In the 1960s it was owned by artist George Melhuish, briefly opened to the public & later offered to Bristol City Art Gallery, who declined. #SundayStonework #Walks
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Well, I have to say, Juno quite enjoyed Christmas. Having all her favourite humans to play with. Lots of visitors to meet and treats galore. She also managed to get some great presents. Not bad for her first #Christmas #Dogs #Cockapoo #Puppy #Family #Tradition #Presents
December 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Well, I have to say, Juno quite enjoyed Christmas. Having all her favourite humans to play with. Lots of visitors to meet and treats galore. She also managed to get some great presents. Not bad for her first #Christmas #Dogs #Cockapoo #Puppy #Family #Tradition #Presents
The life of a woman who lived through many historical events has passed away quietly at 104 years old.
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#Trailblazer #ParkRanger #WW2 #History #NewOrleans #RIP
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#Trailblazer #ParkRanger #WW2 #History #NewOrleans #RIP
Betty Reid Soskin, 'trailblazing' oldest national park ranger, dies at 104
Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service's oldest ranger, died Sunday. As a ranger, she shed light on the painful reality of working on the WWII home front as a Black woman.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The life of a woman who lived through many historical events has passed away quietly at 104 years old.
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#Trailblazer #ParkRanger #WW2 #History #NewOrleans #RIP
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#Trailblazer #ParkRanger #WW2 #History #NewOrleans #RIP
#HenriettaLacks died in 1951 aged 31. Cells taken without consent became #HeLa, transforming #medicine. Her family learned the truth in 1975. Unveiled in #Bristol in 2021, this is the UK’s first public sculpture of a Black woman by a Black woman. #SculptureSaturday #SaturdayStatue #BlackHistory
December 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
#HenriettaLacks died in 1951 aged 31. Cells taken without consent became #HeLa, transforming #medicine. Her family learned the truth in 1975. Unveiled in #Bristol in 2021, this is the UK’s first public sculpture of a Black woman by a Black woman. #SculptureSaturday #SaturdayStatue #BlackHistory
St Peter, Great, #Walsingham in #Norfolk has an original font with a boldly painted, probably #Jacobean canopy. Built about 650 years ago, the #church still hangs its original three bells, among the oldest complete sets by one founder in #England. #FontsOnFriday
December 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
St Peter, Great, #Walsingham in #Norfolk has an original font with a boldly painted, probably #Jacobean canopy. Built about 650 years ago, the #church still hangs its original three bells, among the oldest complete sets by one founder in #England. #FontsOnFriday
Albert Edward Hudson died when HMS Exmouth was torpedoed on 20th Jan 1940, escorting the Cyprian Prince, from Aberdeen to the Royal Navy’s wartime base at Scapa Flow in Orkney.
He was Engine Room Artificer aged only 23. Last year, divers raised a #WhiteEnsign #RoyalNavy #WednesdayWrecks #History
He was Engine Room Artificer aged only 23. Last year, divers raised a #WhiteEnsign #RoyalNavy #WednesdayWrecks #History
December 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Albert Edward Hudson died when HMS Exmouth was torpedoed on 20th Jan 1940, escorting the Cyprian Prince, from Aberdeen to the Royal Navy’s wartime base at Scapa Flow in Orkney.
He was Engine Room Artificer aged only 23. Last year, divers raised a #WhiteEnsign #RoyalNavy #WednesdayWrecks #History
He was Engine Room Artificer aged only 23. Last year, divers raised a #WhiteEnsign #RoyalNavy #WednesdayWrecks #History
Here are a few photos from my recent trip to the haunted Jamaica Inn situated on #Bodmin Moor in #Cornwall. Very atmospheric & a lovely place to visit with loads of #history. Daphne du Maurier stayed there for a few nights and then wrote the classic book of the same name. #WindowsWednesday #Museum
December 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Here are a few photos from my recent trip to the haunted Jamaica Inn situated on #Bodmin Moor in #Cornwall. Very atmospheric & a lovely place to visit with loads of #history. Daphne du Maurier stayed there for a few nights and then wrote the classic book of the same name. #WindowsWednesday #Museum
Bristolian, Francis Eaton died in 1633 in #Plymouth Colony. He sailed on the #Mayflower in 1620 with his wife & son, & signed the Mayflower Compact. His life, before and after the voyage, tells a vivid story of resilience. Link in the comments
#History #Podcast #Maritime #Bristol #Adventure #Travel
#History #Podcast #Maritime #Bristol #Adventure #Travel
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Bristolian, Francis Eaton died in 1633 in #Plymouth Colony. He sailed on the #Mayflower in 1620 with his wife & son, & signed the Mayflower Compact. His life, before and after the voyage, tells a vivid story of resilience. Link in the comments
#History #Podcast #Maritime #Bristol #Adventure #Travel
#History #Podcast #Maritime #Bristol #Adventure #Travel
I visited St Peter's Church in Filton to see the war memorial featured in the Filton's War Heroes episode & was kindly invited to view other memorials, alongside a truly magical display of Christmas trees by local community groups. A link to the episode is in the comments. #History #LestWeForget
December 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I visited St Peter's Church in Filton to see the war memorial featured in the Filton's War Heroes episode & was kindly invited to view other memorials, alongside a truly magical display of Christmas trees by local community groups. A link to the episode is in the comments. #History #LestWeForget
“The Poseidon Adventure”, with #GeneHackman and #ErnestBorgnine, follows the ageing SS Poseidon, flipped by a New Year’s Day tsunami. Trapped passengers rally behind a preacher as he guides a small group towards survival. It premiered #OnThisDay 1972
#Movies #DisasterFilm #History #Maritime #Oscars
#Movies #DisasterFilm #History #Maritime #Oscars
December 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“The Poseidon Adventure”, with #GeneHackman and #ErnestBorgnine, follows the ageing SS Poseidon, flipped by a New Year’s Day tsunami. Trapped passengers rally behind a preacher as he guides a small group towards survival. It premiered #OnThisDay 1972
#Movies #DisasterFilm #History #Maritime #Oscars
#Movies #DisasterFilm #History #Maritime #Oscars
I do like a cuppa in the afternoon. #History #Tradition #Food #Tea #Victorian
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British ‘teatime’ is a very complicated business. Sometimes there isn’t even any tea | CNN
From “Mary Poppins” to “Downton Abbey,” afternoon tea is a quintessentially British ritual. It’s a tradition that started with a hangry duchess and expanded to hearty evening spreads for working-class...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I do like a cuppa in the afternoon. #History #Tradition #Food #Tea #Victorian
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