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Interests - Walking, Cycling, Travel, History, Nature. Retired Head of Humanities, European. 🇪🇺
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Something wonderful for the weekend! About 40,000 years ago, during the #IceAge, an ancient artist skilfully sculpted this tiny head of a cave lion from mammoth ivory. It is one of the World’s oldest known works of figurative art. 📷 by me #Archaeology

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#Hunstanton #Norfolk The wreck of the Sheraton steam trawler. Built by Cook, Welton & Gemmell in #Beverley, #Yorkshire in 1907. • World War One - laid boom defences • World War Two - patrol ship. • 1947 - wrecked after military target practice See ALT text. #LocalHistory #Ships

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👀 Coffee time ☕️☕️🌺 - #KingsLynn #Norfolk Geum - 📷 Anne S. 13.06.2025 #elevensestime

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In the village of Ehrenstein in southern Germany, #Neolithic limestone discs adorned with incised lines are a common find. These discs featured a striking black and white contrast, achieved by filling the incisions with dark birch pitch. They measured up to 12 centimeters in diameter. 🧵 1/2 🏺

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Glanum, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, #France A #Roman stone stele showing Legionaries in battle formation. Early 1st Century AD. It may show the 5th legion, named the 'larks' since there is bird plumage on their helmets. Loaned 2024 to British Museum, #RomanSiteSaturday #Archaeology

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Brusselton Incline, #Shildon #CountyDurham A George V postbox, in the wall of the stationary engine house. 200 years ago, in 1825, the world’s first public goods train was hauled up & lowered down the incline by two 60 horsepower stationary steam engines. (See ALT text). #PostboxSaturday

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St Thomas of Canterbury Church, #Greatford #Lincolnshire A south tower of three stages, with bell openings of two lights & plain tracery. “Broach-spire with two tiers of lucarnes, the lower still late 13th Century, the upper Decorated” - #Pevsner guidebook. @yalebooks.bsky.social #SteepleSaturday

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Photo of the Day - Double Rainbow at Beverley.

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#YellowHammer #Blackcap #Whitethroat 🎶 #DownhamMarket #TheFens #Norfolk Question - “Why do you see something interesting on your evening walk & don’t have your main camera? 🤷‍♂️😉 Answer - “So you video on the phone!” 😊😂 #Nature #Birds

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The South side of the East wall in the chancel at St Mary's, Brook, Kent. A wonderful and copiously painted church. The consecration cross is thought to be a contemporary addition.

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#Swifts Two of (up to) five swifts that regularly circle our house calling as they pass Of 4 potential nest sites, 3 are occupied this year. One is in the corner of photo, in a gap under the roof. The swift lands & climbs up the upper part of the brickwork 📷 - edited still from 🎥 #Nature #birds

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The exquisite Hindsgavl Dagger. A masterpiece of flint knapping from Late Neolithic Denmark, c. 1900-1700 BC. Found in 1876 by a young boy out walking with his mother on the Danish island of Fænø. 📷 National Museum of Denmark. #FindsFriday #Archaeology

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👀 Coffee time ☕️☕️🌺 - #Hunstanton #Norfolk Lavender & Bumblebee 🐝- 📷 10.06.2025 #elevensestime

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Canterbury on Tuesday. Bliss.

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St Helen’s Church, #Ranworth #Norfolk I like the simplicity of the #medieval octagonal font with shallow blind arcading & flower motif. #FontsOfFont

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“Silver Arrow” Recent #Sunset #Norfolk

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Nelson Street, #KingsLynn #Norfolk Lion door knocker on 15th Century timber door & frame. I really like the carvings of monkey, lion & pelican. #IronworkThursday #AdoorableThursday

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👀 Coffee time ☕️☕️🌺 - #Heacham North Beach #Norfolk Sea Holly - 📷 10.06.2025 #elevensestime

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#BeverleyMinster #Beverley #Yorkshire One of the 68 misericord or mercy seats. For the user to rest on during long church services. Carved in 1520, probably the work of the Ripon School of Carvers. They included comments on #medieval or religious life. #WoodcarvingWednesday #Woodensday

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#Hunstanton #TheWash #Norfolk The groyne marker silhouetted against the silvery sea. #cloudscape #shunkle

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