@JHCPAL

All things historical & geographical. Reads. Art. Words.Coal. Turnips. Kyes. Spelks.Percys. Pinnies. Jumps down some very niche NE 🐇🕳️. Shy bairns get nowt!

 N E England and the 'Ding
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I post NE dialect, history, old things & anything that interests me. I have eclectic tastes in art but especially like "northern, grim, industrial". I reply to much Brexit & women's rights though rarely post those here. Owner of a very dry sense of humour.
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Beverley Alert ! IYKYK.
HistoryandHeritageYorkshire@GenealogyBeech49m
🧵Originally part of the High Street, by the end of the 13th century this area of Beverly was known as Fishmarketgate. By Georgian times however the street had changed its name to Butcher Row. Although the dilapidated buildings in the photograph was demolished around 1912 to
This historic photograph shows Butcher Row in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, c.1912.

ALT This historic photograph shows Butcher Row in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, c.1912.

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Hulled and crushed grain sold here.
Steve Ellwood@TyneSnapper22 May 2021
#newcastleupontyne Piece of ephemera, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne 1850.
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From biggs to groats. Yes, a coin, but not in the Toon. It's hulled (& can be crushed) grain, usually oats, but can be wheat & barley. An old word, OE in fact. A foodstuff for both man & beast. Locally, groats also meant fragments of food such as left by cattle after feeding,
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Tony Henderson@Hendrover8h
Bidders have the opportunity to own a piece of Durham Cathedral. Newcastle auctioneers Anderson & Garland will sell furnishings on behalf of the cathedral on November 3 including 27 pews, oak uplighters, and 19th century clerk's desks and lectern. In Cultured North East.
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"Reviving traditional turnip lanterns" is trending. Those who have chipped away at the mighty root know precisely why pumpkins took over ! As said earlier though, it'll keep the kids occupied for a few hours.
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I don't remember Dad ever saying he had rook pie. Rabbits and pigeons though, yes. We had pheasant a fair bit - siblings still do.
Peter Clavering@Claverinski28h
Replying to @JHCPAL
Mam was evacuated to Elsenham (Stansted) in WW2, they used to have rook pie on a regular basis.
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Today's piece of turnip memorabilia...plus mention of guising. I'll do that word again nearer the time.
National Museums Scotland@NtlMuseumsScot23 Oct 2020
Guising season is approaching 👻 That means: it’s TURNIP TIME Sandy MacKellaig with a turnip hoe, Arisaig, c.1910 nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collec…
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Turniptober 27...she says increasingly wearily. Rootybagger - 1900's US regional per OED.
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Spuggy ( or Lark ) pie......with quantities given for rooks to, if those are to hand. New followers attracted by maps may be wondering what's going on. Wait still I start talking about turnips !
Northumberland & Durham historical docs@n_docs10h
Replying to @n_docs @JHCPAL
Ah here’s one from Warne’s Model Cookery (1871)
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Michael Bailey Photography@jollybeggarsOct 25
Another shot from today's #Newcastle Quayside adventure... Messrs. Swing and Tyne.
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Brian Groom@GroomB27 Oct 2023
View from Monument of Grainger Town, Newcastle upon Tyne, by Sally Ann Norman.
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Spuggie Pie ! You'd need a lot of spuggies to get enough meat for a pie !
Tim Elmhirst 🚜🏍️🚚⛵️🏖️🌞🌻🌲@1901gennelm12h
Replying to @JHCPAL
According to my mother her father used to use Sparrow shot cartridges during Thrashing days, he would shoot at low level into a flock of Spuggies lifting off the ground after feeding off the chaff etc. She and her mother used to remove the breast meat to make Spuggie Pie.
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Just done a quick bit of reading. Eating sparrows was a thing. In a pie, or a dumpling. Common in rural areas upto WW1. It's illegal to do so now - Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981.
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Wakes up to find notifications have exploded due to the Serbian map ! Here, we have a Soviet Army map of West Cheshire. There must be one of the NE somewhere. Quite topical given the "be prepared" message from the PM !
Herb Brubanter@HBrubanter22h
Replying to @Andy_eprr @JHCPAL
I have an 80s Soviet Army map of West Cheshire. Major towns (N > S) are Ellesmere Port, Chester and Wrexham. Apparently they are spelled phonetically so a Russian would say something approximating 'Chester' when invading. They're fascinating. I have such maps in total.
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Michael Bailey Photography@jollybeggars23h
Another shot of Newcastle's High Level bridge from yesterday's haul...
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Important advice for the Wandering Northumbrian.
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@zmarkanOct 26
Replying to @Andy_eprr @JHCPAL
Serbo croatian and other slavic languages work on a write as you say it principle - very different from the phonetic mess that is english and are a joy to learn (once you ignore the grammar) 😅 It also works for personal names - so they’d write the PM’s name as Endi Brnam
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Andy Kelly 💙@Andy_eprrOct 26
Also on this day in 1917, my gt uncle was part of a push to stop reinforcements from attacking Canadian troops at Passchendaele by an assault on Gheluvelt. It was a complete disaster. He was killed and has no known grave. I've written about him here ⬇️ cwgc.org/stories/stories/pri…
WW1 On This Day
@WW1IEPER1917Oct 26
On This Day 26th Oct 1917. The positions of the British from Passchendaele to Poelcapelle are much improved. On This Day 26th Oct 1917. Brazil is declared in a state of War with Germany.
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I am losing it. I'm ordering bathroom fittings. 🤯. Next time (and that will be in the new year as I have another one to do - don't ask) I will be going to a bathroom shop and getting them to order and manage everything. That wasn't an option this time otherwise I'd have done it!
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I like a map.....and this one is splendid! I especially like Berik, Lester and Bermingem - a case of spell it like you say it ! I also approve of the kasl ending of Njukasl. I'm less sure of Sanderland. 😉
Andy Kelly 💙@Andy_eprrOct 26
Ever wondered what 1980s Yugoslavia thought about UK place names? Another map for @JHCPAL From Sarajevo 80s Museum
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Cdr George Ericson
@CdrEricsonOct 26
Flower class corvette HMS Anemone (K 48): Laid down at Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. Blyth, England 26.10.39.
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