churton.bsky.social
Londoner living in Churton, exploring the area and blogging about heritage, visits, walks, food and anything else that makes me smile.
👤 Joined on 18 November 2024
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@churton.bsky.socialOne of the Bronze Age boats discovered at Must Farm quarry near Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire. Affectionately called ‘Alan’ by the excavation team, the boat is currently on display at Flag Fen Archaeology Park. 📸 My own #Woodensday #BronzeAge #FlagFen
Show Post'Speakeasy Corner.' (1928) Martin Lewis died in obscurity in 1962; he found some success in his early career, but was largely forgotten after the Great Depression leaving him to spend last three decades teaching etching including his famous pupil Edward Hopper.
Show PostDuring WW2, Laura Knight served as an official war artist, and in 1946, she spent three months observing the Nuremberg war crimes trials of those awaiting their fate and those guarding them. She wrote how she wanted to give the proceedings 'space and mystery.'
Show PostHad a stroll around Arrowe Park as the sun dipped below the horizon, whilst listening to the LFC v Man City radio commentary.
Show PostSome nice big mats of Peltigera lichen in the Coed Cors-y-Gedol woodland with rust-coloured fruiting bodies carrying spores. Along with all of the moss, ferns & other lichens it’s a sure sign of temperate rainforest. The woodland was almost completely felled in the 40s but regenerated & is protected
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