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Historian and writer of the dreams and memories of postwar England: council estates, Radburn layouts, rural modernism, pop music. Trainee A&R man for Asylum Records in my dreams.

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A photo of a large rectangular puddle set into turf.

A photo of a large rectangular puddle set into turf.

Portal number 34.

07.03.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3
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#SteepleSaturday St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay, Northants, seen in 1978. The first big trip on my beloved Suzuki GT380...

28.02.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fully domestic nationally owned and run renewables now πŸ™‚

06.03.2026 10:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One beer, bed, then back on duty – the British pilot who made RAF history shooting down drones F-35 pilot based in Cyprus becomes first to destroy a target in combat – and celebrates with a single beer

I could also well do without war fanboy puff pieces like this from the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

06.03.2026 09:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Light relief for the end of winter at the Illuminate Festival The market town of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire lights up with the beautiful Illuminate Festival to chase away the last of the winter chill

The market town of Gainsborough in Lincolnshire lights up with the beautiful Illuminate Festival to chase away the last of the winter chill | Alice Brockway

05.03.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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good morning

05.03.2026 06:53 πŸ‘ 185 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tuesday

03.03.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 166 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spring is coming.

02.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My archaic dialect would reckon they're all venal twats.

02.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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02.03.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bobbins.

02.03.2026 08:03 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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In the mood for some Chris Foss.

01.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sore loser syndrome.

01.03.2026 09:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

'When the finger points to the moon, the idiot looks at the finger'. Experiencing some of this here today πŸ™„

28.02.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It'll be the 'she can't be working class if she was at Glastonbury' bollocks next.

28.02.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Felt - Ferdinand Magellan
Felt - Ferdinand Magellan YouTube video by hugsandordrugs

The long day closes

m.youtube.com/watch?v=-3vX...

27.02.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s all up to you by The Dells is sublime.

27.02.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

very well found - fabulous!

27.02.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love Harvey's best!

27.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The British Bacharach.

27.02.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A narrow contemporary street with 3 and 4 storey dwellings, a home zone where drivers are guests and lush greenery everywhere. An older person cycles along in the middle-distance as they pass covered cycle parking to the left.

A narrow contemporary street with 3 and 4 storey dwellings, a home zone where drivers are guests and lush greenery everywhere. An older person cycles along in the middle-distance as they pass covered cycle parking to the left.

Some 2.8km south-west of the centre of Freiburg im Breisgaum in the south-west corner of Germany, the Vauban neighbourhood is a living example of a low-car suburb. People-focussed design, SuDS and a tram spur make for wonderful, low traffic streets.

#FridayFun

27.02.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Longer Days are Here Again, by James McIntosh Patrick, 1938.

25.02.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white print featuring a blackbird sitting in a next amongst branches of a tree in blossom

Black and white print featuring a blackbird sitting in a next amongst branches of a tree in blossom

Printmaker Clare Leighton, 'Blackbird on Nest, Lithograph of Wood Engraving, 1935 #womensart

25.02.2026 06:19 πŸ‘ 594 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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R.I.P. Γ‰liane Radigue, one of the most innovative and radical composers of our century- if you haven’t heard her music yet, prepare for something simultaneously delicate and oceanic. I don’t love the word β€œgenius” but she deserves it.

24.02.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 386 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 10
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Join the brave throng that goes marching along

22.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Agents Provocateur of Fun. From the excellent Poster Power exhibition at the Victoria Art Gallery Bath.

21.02.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And chums with a Mosley.

19.02.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AndrΓ© KertΓ©sz, Tristan Tzara, 1926.

18.02.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Logged off.

18.02.2026 07:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A maxim from Maxim.

17.02.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0