Joshua Fieldhouse

Window with damaged glass displaying jars of homemade pickled onions with fairy lights trailed around them.

The second hand appliance store pickled onion Christmas window is back.

dead tree and a ruined church in a landscape

The lost world of IKEA IKEA room sets like the ghosts of more optimistic times; and some Couch to 100k writing tips

Latest Substack: on the ghosts of 1990s IKEA johngrindrod.substack.com/p/the-lost-w...

Back cover of a Patti Smith record ‘Hey Joe’ and ‘Piss Factory’, white background with black font.

Now here’s a one-two punch. #nowplaying

Narrow mossy steps leading upwards towards the forest.

A cream doorway with a stone archway.

A mooch is good for the soul.

Four images of weathered tree stumps bordering Fewston and Swinsty reservoir.

Four images of weathered tree stumps bordering Fewston and Swinsty reservoir.

Four images of weathered tree stumps bordering Fewston and Swinsty reservoir.

Four images of weathered tree stumps bordering Fewston and Swinsty reservoir.

Tree report!

regardless of today’s outcome, it is morally indefensible to have a court ruling on something that affects a population, using evidence and findings that did not consult a single member of that population.

small hours big time under Orion / east midland streets red brick, Victorian / there's a light on at No.5 checking the space between Jupiter and the telegraph pole

21/2/25 - nocturn

The Hulme Crescents, Manchester: a ‘British Bantustan’ In 1971, the Hulme Crescents were thought to represent the best of modern social housing as we saw in last week’s post. The planning principles which inspired them were intended not only to provide de...

New on Substack, part two of my study of the Hulme Crescents scheme in Manchester described in 1978 by the city's chair of housing as an ‘absolute disaster – it shouldn’t have been planned, it shouldn’t have been built’.
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Marianne Playlist · andychislehurst · 21 items

RIP Marianne Faithful. So sad. Here are some songs to remember her by
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Marianne Faithful - Broken English LP. Marianne is illuminated blue and her cigarette ash is hot pink.

So long, Marianne. So many of her wonderful songs have punctuated our lives.

small hours big time night people keeping an eye on Saturn etc 0300hrs / tea? classical music from a tiny radio

29/1/25 - nocturn

me reading the paracetamol information leaflet

three things you should know about the darkness that lurks within us all 1 it's probably pretty hungry, so how about a snack 2 hasn't heard a compliment from you in a while, hint hint 3 can't wait for The Bloodening or bedtime, whichever comes forst.

Water evaporating from a park bench in sunlight.

my best guess is a vampire fell asleep on it last night

She wrote the theme to What We Do In The Shadows, dated Dusty Springfield, cut a $1,000 orch-folk album, had an exhibition at White Columns, and wrote the only known song about Osterley in far west London. It's Norma Tanega, and she's the star of this week's Record Room. www.patreon.com/bobstanley

Best Storm Éowyn photo. Blackpool, by Sonia Bashir.

An oral history of Twin Peaks by its unforgettable stars: ‘I put my waitress uniform on and began bawling’ Mystery, magic and mayhem reigned behind the scenes as well as on screen. Mädchen Amick, Joan Chen, Dana Ashbrook and others recall the making of the beloved TV series – and the genius of David Lynch

A great read www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

A pink background and two almost blue figures. It’s Cher and David Bowie. Both in white, Cher ethereal in a choppy red wig and Bowie in a grey blazer, thin white duking. It’s a still from a performance on the Cher show (1975)

You’d be a fool to not end a troubling work week with a Cher and David Bowie medley.

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Image is the vinyl single of Julee Cruise - Falling (1990) cover photograph of Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks wrapped in plastic with mint green leaf stencils overlaid.

#NowPlaying Appropriately so..

A dog and bird are far away David Lynch died today.

I wrote something about David Lynch johngrindrod.substack.com/p/a-dog-and-...

1/ Congratulations to Bradford, a worthy 2025 UK City of Culture. Described by its proud son, JB Priestley, as the 'most progressive place in the United Kingdom' before WW1, boasting a symphony orchestra, choral societies, two theatres, three daily newspapers.

Work in the morning

John Grindrod, Bridges to Nowhere, A Motorway Services Fantasia, pamphlet cover showing illustration of a motorway sign by Richard de Pesando

First finished copy of my new pamphlet has arrived! So chuffed with it. Limited 100 copy run will be available from my website from 1st December

Accrington Arndale Centre clock. It looks like a large flower on a blue and yellow striped pole whose petals have opened up to reveal some kind of scene - presumably this happens on the hour? Photo by Gordon Flanagan, published by Photographic Heritage

One long thread I did at the other place was on shopping centre postcards. So, get ready for it again - I’ll try and add one each day. Tragically, they are all filed alphabetically. So, we start in Accrington, and an odd-looking clock outside Dixons in the Arndale Centre:

Hi. We’re on Bluesky! Neil and Chris xx

In the spirit of this being our new happy, safe space….

I always wanted to be a pop star. I spent my childhood in various imaginary bands and used all my spare time making miniature covers for my equally imaginary discography.

I started in 1982 aged 8 and finished 6 years and 271 records later

subtle menu, stop shouting

A detail of a map of the UK with red pins indicating where there are films available.

There are tons of historic short films (newsreels, corporate videos, documentaries) available to watch for free on the British Film Institute's ‘Britain on Film’ subsite. 🎥🎬

Browse with a map here...

player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-f...