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On this day 7 years ago... I passed through Elmers End and saw that one of my favourite shop names was soon to be no more. Cake Expectations had sold baking supplies to me for many a family celebration, and its winding up seemed like a signal my time in South London was now over.

A visit to our object store today, which has been taking place over the course of the year and looks better and better: twelve months ago this was an old garage full of rubbish. The sign brings absolute joy to a confirmed data nerd.

Orwell Bridge, Suffolk opened #onthisday 1982. The main span is 190 metres which, at the time of its construction, was the longest pre-stressed concrete span in use. Find out more tinyurl.com/2jruxmrn

It's properly Christmas around here, now that the seasonal post-box toppers are in position.

The Red House from the The Britten Pears Archive archive this morning.

🎅 Take a look at some of the most delightful holiday greeting cards in our collection, created by well-known artists and anonymous senders from 1920 to the 1950s. See them yourself this holiday season in a special display at NYPL! on.nypl.org/4gBWXc4

High tide at Snape Maltings this lunchtime.

Thinking about applying for our By-Fellowship? Mari Takayanagi, one of our By-Fellows this term, shares her top tips. Don't forget to send us your application by 31st December. buff.ly/3G5pxT3

Today is the centenary of the Imperial Airways de Havilland DH.34 crash at Purley, the first fatal accident suffered by Imperial Airways and which led to the first public inquiry into a civil aviation accident in the UK: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_Impe…

Quick trip into Aldeburgh this morning; here's the view down the Town Steps.