Historian of C20th leisure, with a special interest in cinema-going and audience taste, follower of Portsmouth FC - seen some ups and downs...Views my own

Portsmouth, UK
Joined September 2013
It's looking more and more likely that this site will become less valuable as a place to connect with others, so here's my account on that much brighter place in case you want to follow me there 👇
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🚨TOMORROW!🚨 Come along to this event, & find out more about #Railway life in Crewe in the past! Discover what @FHSofCheshire & our project are doing with Crewe Works accident registers from c.1917-33. Current & former Crewe Works staff particularly welcome! 👇
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NEW BLOG POST! ‘My God, come at once; five of our men have been done in’ Discover why 18-year old Harry Hardy raised the alarm near Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, on 22 September 1926 - and what the incident might say about trauma in the past. railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/…
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#Solidarity with all at today's counter-demo in #Portsmouth, which will show the far right minority who caused trouble recently what Portsmouth truly stands for.
The far right want to dismantle workers' rights and human rights. They want to privatise all of #OurNHS and make us pay ££ for health Make no mistake, they'll come after all of us, not just migrants and refugees. Stand with us this Saturday 12 noon in Portsmouth #NeverAgainIsNow
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🚨US Transport & Mobility Histories🚨 A new Journal of Transport History virtual collection, for #America250 - covering key articles & ideas in the USA's #TransportHistory & #MobilityHistory. #IndependenceDay FREE access 4-18 July - spread the word: journals.sagepub.com/topic/c…
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Great to see this out from the @Watercress_Line - a collaboration, looking at the Mid-Hants Railway & one of the past railway staff revealed by the Railway Work, Life & Death project. Thanks to Solent University students Tommy & Charlie, too! @HRA_UK youtube.com/watch?v=6_H0wONO…
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Interested in History, Politics or International Relations at degree level? Check out the @UoP_History Year 12 taster session - 20 May. Includes: the Russian Revolution in film; Henry VIII's authority, & rethinking difficult pasts! Full info & booking: port.ac.uk/collaborate/schoo…
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NEXT WEEKEND! Sat 25 April, 2pm The Museum in the Park, Stroud What was railway work really like in the past? And what of the workers? Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike (of @UoP_History) joins @jojo_durrant In Conversation. Booking here: ticketsource.com/the-museum-…
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Still time to catch the 'South coast's forgotten railway workers' exhibition! At the Portsmouth History Centre, Central Library, Guildhall Walk - until 25 April!
This year #Portsmouth celebrates 100 years of city status! There's plenty going on - not least our 'Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts' exhibition! On at the Portsmouth History Centre, Central Library, Guildhall Walk, until 25 April. #Portsmouth100 @PortsmouthReads
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Left: Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick meet the winners of Reform UK's competition to have your energy paid for the whole year Right: Here are the two winners with Nigel Farage at a Brexit Party rally in Fylde on the 4th May 2019 Credits to @linfitlass @donmcgowan for putting this together
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NEW BLOG POST! Last week we were proud to be involved in the dedication of permanent memorials to the 4 men who died in the 1922 #Wilmcote accident. Family members, the local community & rail industry came together to remember the incident & the men: railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/…
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Ooh, I'm taking a session in this. Really looking forward to talking about how representations of the Russian Revolution on film reveal how anxious the British state was about the rise of communism
Interested in History, Politics or International Relations at degree level? Check out the @UoP_History Year 12 taster session - 20 May. Includes: the Russian Revolution in film; Henry VIII's authority, & rethinking difficult pasts! Full info & booking: port.ac.uk/collaborate/schoo…
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Still time to come & experience #Portsmouth - especially @UoP_History! Find out what our excellent History courses offer, from staff (Mathias, Lee & Jodi) & students (Sofia & Izzy). This Saturday - book here: port.ac.uk/study/open-days/u…
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Do head down to #Portsmouth Central Library & the Portsmouth History Centre to check out this exhibition! On until 25 April! #Portsmouth100 #Hampshire 👇 xitter.cf/RWLDproject/status/202…
This year #Portsmouth celebrates 100 years of city status! There's plenty going on - not least our 'Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts' exhibition! On at the Portsmouth History Centre, Central Library, Guildhall Walk, until 25 April. #Portsmouth100 @PortsmouthReads
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🚨Limited time! 🚨 Our posters at #Petersfield station about past railway staff are only up for another week or so. If you've yet to see them, go soon! In the 'up' (London-bound) waiting room. More on the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project here: railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/…
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In 2026 #Portsmouth marks 100 years of city status! Our Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project recognises & remembers the contributions of railway workers to Portsmouth & the area. #Portsmouth100 railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/…
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If you're looking to find out more about the Railway Work, Life & Death project, why not read our latest article? #RailwayHistory #Railway200 Free, from the @sciencemuseum Group Journal: journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/…
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In case you need a final bit of #Railway200 listening in 2025, why not check our Railway Work, Life & Death project contribution to the Great Rail Tales podcast? Hear co-lead Mike discuss the project & staff safety on the railway in the past: railway200.co.uk/podcast/mik…
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🚨NEW POSTERS ON DISPLAY! 🚨 Our next Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts #Railway200 posters are now in the up (London-bound) waiting room/ cafe at #Petersfield! They tell the stories of Arthur Hobbs & Albert Darnell, who worked at Petersfield in the early 1900s. @railway200
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🚨 NEW ARTICLE!🚨 Delighted to share the latest open access article from the Railway Work, Life & Death project: 'Collaborative working with challenging histories' In the current issue of the @sciencemuseum Group Journal, it touches on #Railway200! journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk/…
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