#OtD 21 Apr 1834 30,000 marched for the freedom of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, agricultural workers from the Dorset town of Tolpuddle who were transported to Australia as punishment for their trade unionism stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9336...
James Bolam is bloody great.
'Roll of Honour', the final episode of When The Boat Comes In, was broadcast on this day in 1981.
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A 60s look at British towns and cities dealing with the impact of traffic .
LOOK AT LIFE: THE CITY'S FOR LIVING IN (1968) at 6:45pm on #TPTV featuring #Bath and #Norwich
"The pylons themselves have some kind of grandeur..."
A fascinating glimpse of the UK's National electricity Grid in 1966 - highly visible components of a 'new' Industrial Age.
#electricity @c20society.bsky.social
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Random spot.
Some of London's most common birds would have been highly unusual sights in Victorian times. The parakeet, obviously, but also 'sea gulls' were so rarely spotted in London that people would write to newspapers. More here -> londonist.substack.com/p/the-common...
ca.1975 Cadbury's "Bar Six" wrapper - on an orange background the white "Cadbury's" script above a whaite circle with "Bar SiX" in nrown text. Alomg left edge "Mik Chocolate Wafer Bar" in white capitals. Bar Six was Cadbury's response to the very popular Rowntree's KitKat.
ca.1975 Cadbury's Bar Six wrapper - a chocolate wafer bar from back in the day when Cadbury's made chocolate. #packaging #chocolare #graphicdesign
I watched this as a young teen and I’ve never forgotten it. Worth a watch though I suspect it may have dated…
A sixties look at high rise living!
LOOK AT LIFE: HIGH LIVING (1968) 6:20pm on #TPTV
I thought I'd slipped through a time portal when I saw this sign from a distance.
‘The 20th century is ancient history to young people.’
The V&A hopes its new branch in east London will get younger, more diverse audiences through the door – but that’s much easier said than done, writes @helenbarrett.bsky.social
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We support this campaign to stop developers demolishing Gipsy Hill's historic, local pub, the Railway Bell. Please object to the planning application by 11th April. Full info on how to quickly mask your object here: railwaybellfriends.org
📷 CAMRA
Chazza shop badge find of the week.
I'd like to think I would've at least got silver at the Munch Olympics.
This is a great story
Football groundhopper record broken: Tony Incenzo completes life-long non-league dream - BBC Sport share.google/v11U4LC6c7lr...
Watching The Cure at the BBC this evening was an absolute pleasure.
A band you have to remember not to take for granted. They are treasure.
BBC Two - The Cure at the BBC share.google/HWH4usIX4vqA...
Spotted in a local Cancer Research charity shop today. The On the Buses box set still had its shrink wrap on it.
Image © Martin Crampin
Courtesy of Susan William Ellis Archive
🎂 Happy centenary to Portmeirion! Founded by Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis, the unique and captivating Italianate village on the North Wales coast opened on this day in 1926.
The next 'Directors of Blake's 7' essay is a deep 'wallop' into the work of Douglas Camfield. Expect The Sweeney, a video that showcases an alternative 'Duel', and no doubt subsequent revisions in light of the recovered Daleks' Master Plan! pinkforyouractualpterodactyl.com/2026/03/30/t...
#BOTD 1946. Remembering musician, songwriter, record producer, and co-founding member of the Small Faces and the Faces, Ronnie Lane. (d.1997)
Join me 7pm Thurs 9 Apr @ uniquely wonderful Cinema Museum (old Lambeth workhouse) for #HardStreets @profilebooks.bsky.social Q&A + 1959 home movie of Chaplin visiting his childhood haunts in Lambeth & Southwark. Tix £5 nearest tube 🐘 & 🏰 books & beers too! 🎦 📚🎉
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Pair of real leather shoes for £1.99.
What heritage artefacts are at Britain's newest stations (Darlaston and Willenhall)? They've been added to www.stationheritageartefacts along with 8 other new sites and 4 updated sites, thanks to 3 contributors. (Photo © Hazel Nicholson). Inspired to submit something yourself? Info in the link.
This advertisement depicts an image of a hand holding a bowler hat. The text reads "If you want to get ahead… GET A HAT! GET A HAT! THAT'S THE VERY HAT FOR YOU. LET'S GO IN AND TRY IT ON
Nov 1954: Hat ad from Daily Mirror
«GET A HAT!»
Brent Cross opened fifty years ago this month.
I wrote a small piece about it.
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Interesting walk earlier following in the footsteps of Charles Booth's investigators around Deptford/New Cross, led by drjohnprice.net.
Some remnants remain from the 1890s - this stable building on Stanley Street just about remaining standing
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