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Geraint Franklin
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Architectural historian with Historic England (opinions own). British architecture after 1945. Post-Modern Buildings in Britain, HKPA, John Outram. High-Tech Britain out March 2026!
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Geraint Franklin @geraintfranklin.bsky.social · 13d
It's been a long time in the making, so it's great to share a sneak peak of 'High-Tech Britain: Buildings of the Space Age', published by @batsfordbooks.bsky.social and @c20society.bsky.social on 5 March. Pre-order at www.batsfordbooks.com/book/high-te... 🤖
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bajr-badger.bsky.social
Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings and Monuments
CADW
Salary: £76,715 per annum plus Civil Service pension
Closing Date: February 18, 2026
Location: Wales
www.bajr.org/job-ad/chief...
Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings and Monuments - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: £76,715 per annum plus Civil Service pensionClosing Date: 18/02/26Location: Wales
www.bajr.org
January 21, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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kellyblack.ca
This here is some mind boggling ridiculousness. Parks Canada announced the Register for Historic Places - a searchable database and a cornerstone for understanding heritage places – will be permanently unplugged this spring @willgreavesmp.bsky.social #CdnHist

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Alarm as Canadian Register of Historic Places to Shut Down - National Trust for Canada
The Canadian Register of Historic Places, better known as the historicplaces.ca website, is coming down. Parks Canada announced in late...
nationaltrustcanada.ca
January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
The New World asked me to speak to some British trans women about what life has been like for them over the past few years - here's what they had to say, in their own words: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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thevicsoc.bsky.social
📣 SAVE LIVERPOOL STREET STATION!

🚂 If you haven’t objected to Network Rail and Acme’s plans since June 2025 you still have time ⏳

💻 Even if you signed the petition to Save Liverpool St Station on change.org, you must please go online to make your objection on the City of London planning portal 🧵
January 20, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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blakeyfrench.bsky.social
Checking my pension fund this week ... making sure to dump US bonds; US shares gone already - EU citizens can so turn on these bullies:
Street art in Nijmegen, Netherlands; a grumpy bear looks deeply unimpressed, in purple hues (foregrounded by a bicycle).
January 19, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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alicemarples.bsky.social
Our latest PhD Placement opportunities - come and work at the British Library for 3-6 months to develop your research and professional skills. 8 projects available, deadline for applications 27 February.

www.bl.uk/services/res...
PhD placement scheme
Our annual placement scheme offers doctoral researchers from all disciplines the chance to develop and apply skills and expertise outside the university sector.
www.bl.uk
January 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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basquiat.bsky.social
Max Roach, 1984
https://botfrens.com/collections/27/contents/5286
Max Roach
January 20, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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stjohnsox.bsky.social
Congratulations to Professor William Whyte on his appointment as General Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

He succeeds Professor Sir David Cannadine, Honorary Fellow of St John’s, who will step down in July after 12 years in the role.

www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/new...
William Whyte appointed General Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Congratulations to the Revd Canon Professor William Whyte on his appointment as General Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB). He succeeds Professor Sir David Cannadine, Honorar...
www.sjc.ox.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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antiquaries.bsky.social
This Thursday, from the comfort of your own home, you can join us and @socantscot.bsky.social with speaker Prof. Hannah Cobb FSA FSAScot for an online lecture on how care in archaeology has the potential to be an act of radical and transformative resistance. www.sal.org.uk/event/care-f...
Care-full: An Examination of Care in Archaeology and Heritage - Society of Antiquaries of London
Join our two Societies – the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland – for a joint lecture given by Professor Hannah Cobb (University of Manchester). She explores h...
www.sal.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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edmorrish.bsky.social
there have been better days to launch an ambitious project to fund original scripted audio comedy from the likes of joel & ben (pictured), but it’s been in the diary for ages. please take a look at our store: Leadmojo.co.uk/smelt
January 19, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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c20society.bsky.social
EVENT: Join C20 for a springtime weekend exploring Sam Scorer’s Lincoln - a local architect of national importance and a pioneer of the hyperbolic paraboloid roof.

🗓️ Fri 27 - Sun 29 March 2026
📍 Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire
🎟️ Book tickets now: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...
Markham Moor Petrol Station, Retford, Nottinghamshire - Sam Scorer (1959-60) Grade II Pictured in 1960 Markham Moor Petrol Station, Retford, Nottinghamshire - Sam Scorer (1959-60) Grade II Pictured in 2020 (© Robbie Griffiths)
January 19, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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eastangliabylines.co.uk
Forget binge-watching. The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch needs just one hour – and your garden could rewrite the science books. Details in the article.

eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
One hour for birds: The power of Big Garden Birdwatch
One hour in a local green space during the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch helps build vital data that safeguards birds and habitats across the UK
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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royalhistsoc.org
This week we published 'Writing the History of Neoliberalism: A Comment' bit.ly/3LKB8NF - new in 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'.

With contributions from Gary Gerstle, @quinnslobodian.com, @priyalalista.bsky.social lista.bsky.social, and @tsasson.bsky.social

#Skystorians 1/2
Opening page for the Royal Historical Society article 'Writing the History of Neoliberalism: A Comment'. Full abstract: This series of comments brings together four historians of neoliberalism, each of whom focuses on a different part of the world but whose work has implications that are transnational if not global. Quinn Slobodian reconstructs the rise of the category of neoliberalism among historians and identifies the different paths of inquiry it is generating. Priya Lal, offering an Africanist’s perspective, moves beyond the reduction of the neoliberal narrative of the continent to one of linear declension and abjection by way of structural adjustment to show continuities from the colonial era to early independence. Gary Gerstle, an Americanist by training, offers a macro take on the move from a Keynesian and social democratic order to a neoliberal one while insisting we attend to the diverse ways policies and elite neoliberal ideas are taken up by populations for whom promises of freedom may mean something different from what intellectuals intended. Finally, Tehila Sasson, a historian of modern Britain and the world, explores the left-wing features of what has come to be called neoliberalism, insisting we keep a keen eye out for unintended consequences and unlikely origins. Together, the comment offers a satellite’s eye view of a subfield reaching maturity."
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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marcsauvage.bsky.social
We need all academic institutions to close their accounts on X. There is no longer any acceptable justification to stay in a network that promotes racism, exclusion, misogyny and child pornography. I’m amazed this isn’t an absolute evidence.
January 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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thevicsoc.bsky.social
🚂 The City of London Planning Committee will soon formally consider Network Rail and Acme's destructive plans for Liverpool Street Station, which induced 2147 resounding objections from members of the public, heritage and civic organisations. 🧵
#SaveLiverpoolStreetStation
January 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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johnfreeman.bsky.social
Cosgrove Hall Films Archive exhibition at Sale Library is open to the public! Here's a story we posted earlier: downthetubes.net/forever-home...
Forever home unveiled for Cosgrove Hall Films’ iconic animation collection at the newly refurbished Sale Library
New permanent free exhibition opens in January 2026
downthetubes.net
January 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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umaw.bsky.social
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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righttoroam.bsky.social
How to trespass: It often doesn’t come naturally - we’re conditioned to stick to paths, obey signs, and respect boundaries. We’re going back to basics to share core principles for roaming respectfully and interacting with the world around you with care.
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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histparl.bsky.social
📣 We’re hiring!
The History of Parliament are seeking a Research Fellow for our House of Lords 1660-1832 project. @georgianlords.bsky.social

We’re looking for a historian with a PhD in 18thC British political or cultural history to join our expert team.

🔗 Details below:
#AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs
Job Vacancy: Research Fellow, 1660-1832 House of Lords - The History of Parliament
The History of Parliament are excited to advertise for a research fellow to join our House of Lords 1660-1832 project.
historyofparliament.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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January 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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olimould.bsky.social
I’m sure you’re all *thrilled* to hear what you can preorder my new book - Postcapitalist Cities - from the MUP website with a whopping 40% off till the end January. So yours for only £12.
Manchester University Press - Postcapitalist cities
Postcapitalist cities - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Postcapitalist cities by Oli Mould
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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clairaturvey.bsky.social
84. Should Trees have Standing? Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects

Natural objects would have standing in their own right, through a guardian; damage to & through them would be ascertained & considered as an independent factor; & they would be the beneficiaries of legal awards

#TabClosed2026
Should Trees have Standing?— Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects |
This chapter proposes that people give legal rights to forests, oceans, rivers and other so-called "natural objects" in the environment-indeed, to the
www.taylorfrancis.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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cameratrapsue.bsky.social
SkyCam's new position looks good. Pleased I could get the North Star in the frame. Now it's just a waiting game for meteors or other interesting night phenomena. 😁👍
The camera will both timelapse and trigger on events each night, in color.
A night photo in color showing the apparent movement of the stars around the North Star taken with my SkyCam (up on the roof). There are trees in the left bottom corner and right bottom corner. The stars make concentric circles around the North Star in ever increasing circles. This photo is a composite of 3 or so hours this morning when it was mostly clear, just a few wisps of moulds on the right side.
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
Something lovely for the weekend!

Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago!

Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photo collage shows five cylindrical Minoan cups each with a single handle and a slightly flaring rim. Each cup is decorated with a different geometric polychrome motif as follows: Top left: on a black background, a central band delineated by an upper and lower white line contains evenly-spaced dark-orange circles, each orange circle is outlined by a white line. Above and below the central band are swirling white vine-like lines. Top right: on a black background, a large white spiral on the front of the cup and beside it a dark-orange oval with stylised white petals at each end which looks like a wrapped sweet! Middle left: a central band of white and dark orange diagonal lines runs around the cup. Above and below the central band are alternating black and white diagonal shapes, the black ones look like shark fins Bottom left: a central reddish-orange band delineated with a white line. Above the central band are swirling, spiralling white lines against a black background, and below the central band are alternating white and black diagonal lines. Bottom right: all set against a black background. A central band delineated with white lines contains white ‘s’-shaped diagonal white stripes. Above the central band a row of red dots outlined with white circles. Below the central band a single white line on the black background. This type of Minoan pottery is known as Kamares Ware, named after the Kamares Cave on Mount Ida on the Greek island of Crete where this kind of pottery was first discovered. Kamares Ware vessels were luxury items produced by palace workshops at Phaistos and Knossos on Crete. These five cups were excavated at Phaistos and are dated 1800-1700 BC.
January 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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tlecaque.bsky.social
We're rapidly running out of options that allow the US to ever return to even a semblance of what was.
January 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM