I thought I'd start today with 'South Hackney Church' by Albert Turpin from his post-war work, most likely the mid to late 1950s. Conversations online have resulted in the conclusion that this was a view of St John of Jerusalem Church on Lauriston Road. #AlbertTurpin #Hackney

It’s early morning on 11 March 1936 ~ stoic workmen in suits and caps arrive to paint & clean the roof of London’s Cannon Street Railway Station. The misty city lies far below (Roofers, Harry Todd)

War Allotments in a London Suburb by Dorothy Coke 1919 (Imperial War Museums). In the background is the County Council School at Norbury, which was being used as a military hospital.

From our archive: It's 1939 and these daring, neatly-dressed cleaners are polishing ~ almost as if restraining! ~ the sculpted war chariot horses atop Wellington Arch on London’s Hyde Park Corner, part of the largest bronze sculpture in Europe (photo, Harry Todd)

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekV V is for viaduct
#Morlaix #Brittany #France

#AdoorableThursday #Taunton Minster #Somerset

Why is history important? Clive Myrie speaks of the value of understanding history, following last night's conversation with Claire Langhamer and Institute of Historical Research.

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Silver churn, #Twickenham or Victoria Nuts?
To dunk or not to dunk ?
Which biscuit will you choose on #NationalBiscuitDay ?

#CarlisleArchives #eyafood #biscuits #carrs #crackerpackers

Happy #NationalBiscuitDay
Milk and biscuits anyone...?
'A Glass of Milk', Stanley Cursiter (1887–1976) from the City Art Centre.

© estate of Stanley Cursiter. All rights reserved, DACS 2024

Le Moulin de la Galette à Montmartre
The Moulin de la Galette in Montmartre
by Maurice Utrillo
in 1915

#Paris #Paris jetaime #visitparisregion #ExploreFrance #France #cityscape #montmartre #mauriceutrillo

#NationalBiscuitDay #Topsham #museum and #Plymouth #Devon #MaritimeHistory #LocalHistory

'Haemanthus and Other South African Flowers', c.1882, by Marianne North

World off Duty - the Contact Holiday Book from 1948 with a wrapper by Edward Bawden depicting pleasurable activities around the city. Contact was a series that evaded magazine restrictions by putting a cover on its #books

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Charleston Drawing Room by Vanessa Bell c. 1945 (Private Collection). Firle, Sussex.

'Cats and Hibiscus' by artist Elizabeth Blackadder (1931-2021) #WomensArt

#WindowsOnWednesday #WallsOnWednesday #Paris

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekV V is for view and vista
#Paris

'History gives us a better understanding of what it means to be a human being' Clive Myrie on why history matters. Institute of Historical Research

Explore our forthcoming exhibition and associated programme - 'Adam Bruce Thomson: The Quiet Path'

#Edinburgh born Adam Bruce Thomson (1885-1976) was one of the most quietly impactful artists of his generation.

More: edinburghmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/adam-…

#Teignmouth #Devon