David Pendleton
@davidpendleton.bsky.social
Dr David Pendleton. Author, editor and historian, interested in the long 19th Century (1789-1914). Career defining moment was organising an open top vintage bus trip around a sewage works.
Urbanisation | Sport & Leisure | Maritime | Seaside
Urbanisation | Sport & Leisure | Maritime | Seaside
As the sun barely clears the horizon and the days are short, a promise of sunlit horizons.
Etch the dates on the inside of your eyelids. #CountyCricket
Etch the dates on the inside of your eyelids. #CountyCricket
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
As the sun barely clears the horizon and the days are short, a promise of sunlit horizons.
Etch the dates on the inside of your eyelids. #CountyCricket
Etch the dates on the inside of your eyelids. #CountyCricket
The busy world muffled beneath a blanket of snow.
The brief pause before the council truck appears to turn the pure white snow into slush.
The brief pause before the council truck appears to turn the pure white snow into slush.
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The busy world muffled beneath a blanket of snow.
The brief pause before the council truck appears to turn the pure white snow into slush.
The brief pause before the council truck appears to turn the pure white snow into slush.
Ghost sign lit by the morning sun in Bradford.
October 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Ghost sign lit by the morning sun in Bradford.
Sunny evening in Crown Heights. Home of good beer, good vibes and my daughter Rosie.
We toasted Bradford City’s continued reign at the top of the league. #peckedbythechickens #brooklynbantams
We toasted Bradford City’s continued reign at the top of the league. #peckedbythechickens #brooklynbantams
September 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Sunny evening in Crown Heights. Home of good beer, good vibes and my daughter Rosie.
We toasted Bradford City’s continued reign at the top of the league. #peckedbythechickens #brooklynbantams
We toasted Bradford City’s continued reign at the top of the league. #peckedbythechickens #brooklynbantams
The Hudson River derby. NY Red Bulls 2 NYCFC 3.
Family links to the Red Bulls previous iteration, the NY Metrostars, meant that I was rooting for the Red Bulls. But my heart wasn’t in it. #hudsonriverderby #NewYork
Family links to the Red Bulls previous iteration, the NY Metrostars, meant that I was rooting for the Red Bulls. But my heart wasn’t in it. #hudsonriverderby #NewYork
September 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
The Hudson River derby. NY Red Bulls 2 NYCFC 3.
Family links to the Red Bulls previous iteration, the NY Metrostars, meant that I was rooting for the Red Bulls. But my heart wasn’t in it. #hudsonriverderby #NewYork
Family links to the Red Bulls previous iteration, the NY Metrostars, meant that I was rooting for the Red Bulls. But my heart wasn’t in it. #hudsonriverderby #NewYork
Fans of Led Zeppelin will recognise these buildings as the cover of the album Physical Graffiti.
I used to have the vinyl album. Gave it away years ago … regrets eh #LedZeppelin #NewYork
I used to have the vinyl album. Gave it away years ago … regrets eh #LedZeppelin #NewYork
September 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Fans of Led Zeppelin will recognise these buildings as the cover of the album Physical Graffiti.
I used to have the vinyl album. Gave it away years ago … regrets eh #LedZeppelin #NewYork
I used to have the vinyl album. Gave it away years ago … regrets eh #LedZeppelin #NewYork
I caught a train to London and appear to have arrived in the 19th century…
September 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I caught a train to London and appear to have arrived in the 19th century…
On stage at World Curry Festival last night with poised to chat about the social history of curry houses in Bradford.
Which included a reveal that the first opened in 1942! Cafe Nasim on Morley St, where the Kashmir is today (which itself opened c.1958).
The festival runs for coming 2 weeks.
Which included a reveal that the first opened in 1942! Cafe Nasim on Morley St, where the Kashmir is today (which itself opened c.1958).
The festival runs for coming 2 weeks.
September 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On stage at World Curry Festival last night with poised to chat about the social history of curry houses in Bradford.
Which included a reveal that the first opened in 1942! Cafe Nasim on Morley St, where the Kashmir is today (which itself opened c.1958).
The festival runs for coming 2 weeks.
Which included a reveal that the first opened in 1942! Cafe Nasim on Morley St, where the Kashmir is today (which itself opened c.1958).
The festival runs for coming 2 weeks.
Sun setting on Yorkshire’s one day cup
August 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sun setting on Yorkshire’s one day cup
August 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Scarborough Cricket Club’s war memorial, currently in store in the groundsman’s hut, hopefully back on public display soon.
August 24, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Scarborough Cricket Club’s war memorial, currently in store in the groundsman’s hut, hopefully back on public display soon.
Looking likely that we’ve another county game at the incomparable North Marine Road this season …
August 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Looking likely that we’ve another county game at the incomparable North Marine Road this season …
Big crowd at Scarborough for the Northern Superchargers derby … Yorkshire v Durham.
August 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Big crowd at Scarborough for the Northern Superchargers derby … Yorkshire v Durham.
Yorkshire v Warwickshire at a blustery Scarborough.
Man’s newspaper blew onto the ground. Players retrieved the various sections, handed it to him, but as he walked off his hat blew off to cheers.
Man’s newspaper blew onto the ground. Players retrieved the various sections, handed it to him, but as he walked off his hat blew off to cheers.
August 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Yorkshire v Warwickshire at a blustery Scarborough.
Man’s newspaper blew onto the ground. Players retrieved the various sections, handed it to him, but as he walked off his hat blew off to cheers.
Man’s newspaper blew onto the ground. Players retrieved the various sections, handed it to him, but as he walked off his hat blew off to cheers.
July 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Sedate afternoon as Yorkshire meet Sussex at Scarborough’s beautiful North Marine Road.
July 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Sedate afternoon as Yorkshire meet Sussex at Scarborough’s beautiful North Marine Road.
High tech drying of the outfield at Scarborough
July 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
High tech drying of the outfield at Scarborough
Threatening skies at the famous Scarborough Cricket Festival
July 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Threatening skies at the famous Scarborough Cricket Festival
We came as tourists, but left smitten #wimbledon
July 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We came as tourists, but left smitten #wimbledon
Funky Kingston, as Toots and the Maytals sang about a Kingston that might not be KT1 … but it’s hotter here.
July 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Funky Kingston, as Toots and the Maytals sang about a Kingston that might not be KT1 … but it’s hotter here.
Long defunct Foords Cricket Club at Filey. Some impressive names in the honours board, which is still in situ in the pub. #Filey #Yorkshire #cricket
July 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Long defunct Foords Cricket Club at Filey. Some impressive names in the honours board, which is still in situ in the pub. #Filey #Yorkshire #cricket
The first ever Pullman car service in Britain ran from Bradford Forster Square to London St Pancras.
Today’s Forster Sq is a shadow of its former self, but trains to the capital still depart from its platforms.
Today’s Forster Sq is a shadow of its former self, but trains to the capital still depart from its platforms.
July 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The first ever Pullman car service in Britain ran from Bradford Forster Square to London St Pancras.
Today’s Forster Sq is a shadow of its former self, but trains to the capital still depart from its platforms.
Today’s Forster Sq is a shadow of its former self, but trains to the capital still depart from its platforms.
In my hometown of Bradford, leading a University of Leeds day school on a walk around the people of North Parade.
July 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
In my hometown of Bradford, leading a University of Leeds day school on a walk around the people of North Parade.
North Marine Road: injured seagull. Bloke darts into road, picks it up, runs off down a side street. As I’m trying to make sense of it, a man appears on a push bike with a dismantled single bed strapped to his back.
The Evening league cricket, Scarborough v Folkton & Flixton was tame by comparison
The Evening league cricket, Scarborough v Folkton & Flixton was tame by comparison
June 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
North Marine Road: injured seagull. Bloke darts into road, picks it up, runs off down a side street. As I’m trying to make sense of it, a man appears on a push bike with a dismantled single bed strapped to his back.
The Evening league cricket, Scarborough v Folkton & Flixton was tame by comparison
The Evening league cricket, Scarborough v Folkton & Flixton was tame by comparison
Hull Paragon sunset
June 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Hull Paragon sunset