On BS and Insta as @DrFrond Writer. currently researching a (surprising) history of bracken in the North, particularly Cumbria.
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Dr Sarah Whittingham FSA retweeted
For the 1951 Festival of Britain, deep wartime shelters in Clapham were turned into a ‘Festival Hotel’, Julie Anderson says.
With only cold water and 192 steps to climb it was basic.
But it let people stay in London cheaply.
There's more in her feature: historiamag.com/festival-of-…
A random ‘like’ by a spammer has reminded me of this post - can’t believe I made it in 2019. Beatrix Potter could certainly paint bracken.
Dr Sarah Whittingham FSA retweeted
Just five days to go! Come and join us @tbtlake Keswick for an incredible story and some brilliant cameo performances. Tickets from: theatrebythelake.com/event/t…
Having sold out, a few more tickets have been made available. Just 7 at the moment, so be quick if you want one!
Dr Sarah Whittingham FSA retweeted
Come and be entertained by a delightful blast from the past. Members of @DialectLakeland are performing extracts from the fabulous Grasmere Dialect Plays at the 'Words by the Water' Festival in Keswick (11th March, 6.15 pm). We guarantee you'll enjoy this!
@WBTWKeswick
Dr Sarah Whittingham FSA retweeted
Tonight was the private view for our own @DrPennyBradshaw’s book tie-in exhibition @ArmittMuseum. ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’ features loan items from the major Potter archives & offers new perspectives on this popular children’s author. It opens on Wednesday (18 February) 🍃📚🍄
Dr Sarah Whittingham FSA retweeted
Ireland's basic income pilot for artists worked so well they made it permanent. The economic growth it generated paid back more than its net cost, study shows.
How many people are being held back from their potential because they're living bill-to-bill? UBI is true freedom.
Dr Sarah Whittingham FSA retweeted
And the newly reopened museum will feature a book tie-in exhibition by our own MA Programme Leader and author of ‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter’, @DrPennyBradshaw 🍄📚🍃
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The next event in our Cultural Landscapes series is a free talk by Dr Sarah Falcus & Prof Katsura Sako on 'Age, Generation and "Greenness" in Children’s Picturebooks'. Taking place in Ambleside on Tue 3 March - see here for further details and to book: tinyurl.com/y42t4d56
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Why did tourists flock to Grasmere every January in the 1920s and '30s? (Clearly it wasn't for the weather ...) Come and find out @tbtlake, Keswick on 11th March at 6.15, in the Studio. Big clue in the photo below - and/or check out wordsbythewaterkeswick.com/
Tickets now available here: highamhall.com/course/sunday…
Dr Sarah Whittingham FSA retweeted
'Glimpse of heaven' wins stained glass window vote bbc.in/4qm6acX
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#InsideNo9 stories as covers from Pan Book of Horror Stories series. A 🧵
Series One "Sardines"
Dr Sarah Whittingham FSA retweeted
Here we go! Announcing : 🥇The Winner of the Nation's Favourite #StainedGlass Window🥇
It all started in 1359 after a donation of 40 shillings ‘to make a window anew in the chancel’ ... the Nations' Favourite #StainedGlass Window is one of the largest and most complex examples of Flowing Decorated Gothic tracery in England - the East Window (1359) at @CarlisleCath.
An absolute beauty and derserved winner. Congratutaltions to Carlisle Cathedral and thanks to everyone who voted for ALL of the windows. So many to choose from, such a difficult choice.
You can read more about the winning window which was commissioned after plague and destruction in and then reverently restored after it was 'in a bad state in every respect’ here ⤵️
englishcathedrals.co.uk/late…
And you can buy #DivineLight the Stained Glass of England’s Cathedral @Gough_Janet here ⤵️
cpo.org.uk/divine-light.html
ALT Announcing : The Winner. The Nations' Favourite #StainedGlass Window is one of the largest and most complex examples of Flowing Decorated Gothic tracery in England - the East Window (1359) at Carlisle Cathedral.
ALT Announcing : The Winner. The Nations' Favourite #StainedGlass Window is one of the largest and most complex examples of Flowing Decorated Gothic tracery in England - the East Window (1359) at Carlisle Cathedral.
ALT Announcing : The Winner. The Nations' Favourite #StainedGlass Window is one of the largest and most complex examples of Flowing Decorated Gothic tracery in England - the East Window (1359) at Carlisle Cathedral.
ALT Announcing : The Winner. The Nations' Favourite #StainedGlass Window is one of the largest and most complex examples of Flowing Decorated Gothic tracery in England - the East Window (1359) at Carlisle Cathedral.
Dr Sarah Whittingham FSA retweeted
‘How shall I paint thee?’ (William Wordsworth’). A brilliant talk by Dr Chris Routledge this evening on the evolving landscape of the Lake District and how we can explore and tell its layered and complex history through photography and art🍃
The next event in our Cultural Landscapes series will take place on Tue 3 Feb. It will be a free talk by Dr Chris Routledge on 'Restoring Hardknott Forest: Photographing "Wildwood" in the Duddon Valley'. See here for further details and to book a place: tinyurl.com/f7syryjz
Shocking how HMRC fines people £100 for being one day late, but they do not refund overpayments for months! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c150…
