New #photogrammetry capture of the interior and exterior of "the oldest wooden church in the world", St Andrews Greensted. The timbers making up the walls of the nave have been dated to the mid 9th Century (Historic England). 3D👉skfb.ly/pqs6A

Hakluyt Society Essay ECR Prize 2025 Annual prizes of £1250 to winner & 2nd prize of £250 to essays on the history of travel, exploration, cultural encounter or their effects, or that critically engage with the work of Hakluyt Society ⚓️🌊⛵️ - for details hakluyt.com/hakluyt-societ…

Loving this article from Jack on competing visions of economic freedom in Billingsgate fish market during the late-seventeenth century. historyworkshop.org.uk/capitalism/pri…

'ello, 'ello, what's all this then? Don't forget to register for Jake Elliott's fascinating talk on Blake, Los, and London policing tomorrow evening. More info and link to register (for free) below 👇

Time to start imagining an alternative to ‘a short-term and instrumental view of educational ‘value’, whether at school or university, which is driven both by political rhetoric and by the inadequate quantitative measures discussed above’

Grimly unsurprising with regard to Cornwall (my part of it particularly).

Peter Jones Indicative though of how the South West gets so overlooked in discussions of North vs South.

Just in: 110-year old Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre voted today in Oklahoma. I’m told she voted for Vice President Harris.

We are seeking new members of our editorial board, with expertise in the periods 1700–1850 or 1900–1940, as well as a joint book reviews editor (specialising in the modern period). More information is available here. All reposts much appreciated. thelondonjournal.org/EOI_Call_1124.…

Can anyone access the ebook for Code and Clay, Data and Dirt by Shannon Mattern? - need to read Ch. 4 in particular. DM me if you can help. - thanks!

Portishead Railway News🚨 I am incredibly proud to have campaigned for Portishead Railway since elected in July, meeting with Ministers, Mayor's and Councillors even handing a petition to UK Parliament This vital infrastructure has been promised for 25 years, now to be delivered.

Hotori, London: Jay Rayner’s new favourite yakitori restaurant on.ft.com/4hTy4ZH | opinion

Anyone have access to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication (online resource) - there's any article ('Space in Rhetorical Theory' J. Faber McAlister) in that collection that I want to access: oxfordre.com/communication/…

Follow for the very latest political news! The funding is split by region (see below article for transport projects in each): Greater Manchester - £2.5 billion West Midlands - £2.4 billion West Yorkshire - £2.1 billion East Midlands - £2 billion North East - £1.8 billion

Peter Jones Intrepid Politics UK Unfortunately I think so, it's frustrating because the geography of the region means the cost of a feasible transport system is gonna be greater than that of say teesside or Liverpool whom both got greater sums of money despite similiar size. Consider WECA defacto covers NS too

'The Kiosk: Boulevard de Clichy.' (1886) It was van Gogh who coined the term 'painters of the petit boulevard,' referring to up and coming artists who were experimenting with avant garde techniques, this included Louis Anquetin, who painted vignettes from Parisian modern life.

Full steam ahead! Portishead Railway Line gets final green light! 🚂 After 25 years of campaigning and 60 years of waiting, the Secretary of State for Transport has given the final sign-off on the Portishead and Pill Railway Line with trains projected to run by 2027.

While I have lobbied hard for this project, it would not be proceeding without the tenacity of the Portishead Railway Group and local supporters who have fought for this for 25 years.