The Movellans are back!!
23.11.2025 06:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0@tetramesh.bsky.social
"There’s only one way to learn about any town and that is to walk as much as you can".
The Movellans are back!!
23.11.2025 06:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#OnThisDay 1963: Two school teachers were kidnapped from a London scrapyard.
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Crikey! The Thames footage shows absolute carnage. Amazing there weren't more casualties.
23.11.2025 05:49 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Grindleford station, Station Road, Grindleford
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#OnThisDay 1939: The deep-level platforms at Swiss Cottage station were opened by the London Passenger Transport Board.
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#OnThisDay 1939: Lord's station was closed by the London Passenger Transport Board.
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My 1200th London 'then and now'.
Barbican station, Aldersgate Street, Farringdon Within.
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#OnThisDay 1873: Chingford station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway.
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#OnThisDay 1873: Highams Park station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway.
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We've all seen these awful ai-generated animations derived from genuine old photos.
Here's my take on it.
Local History on Social Media is Being Eroded by Ai. – Words by Mark Amies share.google/q5ITT8tJutAK...
Victory Celebrations.
A 1946 leaflet advertising changes to London Transport services during the Victory Celebrations that took place on 8 June.
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#OnThisDay 1940: Much of Coventry city centre was flattened by the Luftwaffe .
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#OnThisDay 2007: St Pancras station was renamed St Pancras International when Eurostar services began using it as their London terminal.
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Paradise Street, Birmingham
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Holland Park Avenue, Holland Park
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Armistice Day 2025, Ypres
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Menin Gate, Menenstraat, Ypres
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Grote Markt, Ypres
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#OnThisDay 1880: Bush Hill Park station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway.
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[Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]
Princes Square, Wolverhampton
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London Underground pocket map No. 1, 1947. Showing the London Underground and places of interest. Issued in December 1946.
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#OnThisDay 1943: Victoria Park station was closed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
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#OnThisDay 1949: Bow Road station was closed by British Railways.
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[Top right photo - Ben Brooksbank]
Roman Road, Bow
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King's Cross station, Euston Road, King's Cross
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#OnThisDay 1970: Location filming for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘭 took place on Cornwall Gardens Walk, Kensington.
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Oxford Road, Kilburn
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T Stock, Watford station, Cassiobury Park Avenue, Watford
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#OnThisDay 1970: Location filming for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘭 took place on Cornwall Gardens, Kensington.
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#OnThisDay 1887: Somers Town Goods Yard was opened by the Midland Railway.
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