Leigh Stanford
London addict, architecture, history, art, transport, gardening and craft
@alihar.bsky.social
Retired library and information specialist. Volunteers at Brent Museum and Archives. Into local and family history. Sings with the amazing Cecil Sharp House Choir. Plays piano. Knits, reads. Bit of gardening. She/her.
@hotcheese.bsky.social
๐จ๐ฆ Environmental scientist, mom, fibre arts enthusiast, aspiring hermit in New Brunswick
@katrinanavickas.bsky.social
Historian of protest, political movements and public space. Preorder my new book, Contested Commons: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/contested-commons Croydon/Rochdale UCU rep Rural modernism on Insta. ๐ฑ๐น๐บ๐ฆ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ally. She/her
@kgbaston.bsky.social
Historian of the Long Eighteenth Century | Research Fellow, Books and Borrowing (June 2020-Dec. 2023) | www.linkedin.com/in/karen-kit-baston-36998540
@lucindapreston.bsky.social
Mum; works in HR; former teacher who is still interested in education. I love literature, history, art and music. Passionate about preserving beautiful architecture. Currently trying to learn French. Views own.
@urbanwastrel.bsky.social
eu citizen | ex libris | aerialist ๐๐จ ๐บ ๐ฅ ๐ป Oxford / London
@tomburke01.bsky.social
North London, Holloway, parent, partner, Labour, lefty, pro Europe, anti brexit. Arsenal. IT something. Once lived in France and Waiheke Island. Also Old Git.
@salawatson.bsky.social
History, cities, cycling, planning and play. Often on a bike or in a museum. Researcher - Newcastle University Co-host - activetravelcafe.org.uk Trustee - historictownstrust.uk
@garethdennis.bsky.social
Railway engineer and writer. Hosts railnatter.bsky.social. Director of E2M. Lecturer for the PWI and elsewhere. Co-founder of the Campaign for Level Boarding. Chair of NEREF. He/him. Buy my book: https://bit.ly/HowTheRailways
@c20society.bsky.social
The national charity campaigning to protect Britainโs modern architectural and design heritage. Reuse Them or Lose Them! www.c20society.org.uk
@karenaverby.bsky.social
karenaverby.co.uk Buildings Historian/Consultant Seaside Heritage, House History, Hotels, Architecture, Local History, Archaeology, Other Delights Director ArchangelHeritage.co.uk FRHistS ACIfA Extreme Seagazer/ex-Archivist Rep Past Preservers Brum/London
@grindrod.bsky.social
Social historian of modern places. Wrote Concretopia and Iconicon. Next book on suburban LGBTQ history. Also, maps. Disappointingly unserious. New podcast: Monstrosities Mon Amour https://linktr.ee/johngrindrod
@barnabascalder.bsky.social
Historian of #architecture and #energy, at University of Liverpool School of Architecture. Author of Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency (Pelican, 2021), and Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism (William Heinemann, 2016).
@mark00h.bsky.social
Architect | #BuildingConservation | #Heritage | #Culture | #Bicycle | #Kayak | Old Classics | Found up ladders | Director @caroearchitecture | Insta: @mark.00h | SW London | UK
@deborahsuggryan.bsky.social
Prof Emerita of Design History & public historian FRHistSoc๐Ideal Homes โ๏ธ history of the kitchen ๐บ๐ปrep by Knight Ayton https://bio.site/deborahsuggryan
@alondoninheritance.bsky.social
Exploring London's history starting with my father's photos from 1946, to the present day. https://alondoninheritance.com/
@levparikian.bsky.social
Words, birds, music. Usual nonsense. South London. linktr.ee/levparikian
@geofftech.bsky.social
If I had more time, I would have edited you a shorter video. Transport Filmmaker : bit.ly/2TBWFsX
@joshspero.ft.com
Wealth editor, Financial Times. I like swimming, classical music and cryptic crosswords. he/him ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ [email protected]
@jamesbarr.bsky.social
I write history. Last book: LORDS OF THE DESERT; before that: A LINE IN THE SAND. Next book: THE ARENA. More at/contact me via https://www.historythatmatters.org Signal - jamesbarr.62 Currently reading: Ed Conway / Material World
@glawrence.bsky.social
Author, Archer, Erratic gardener, Kung Fu novice, Leftie Intersectional Feminist (who is hopefully always learning more). Curiousity is better than judgement. Indie author of historical fiction and fantasy, looking for new friends and old on Bluesky! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
@municipaldreams.bsky.social
Social historian of housing. Author of 'A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates' (RIBA Books) and 'Municipal Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Council Housing' (Verso). I blog at https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/.
@geraintfranklin.bsky.social
Architectural historian with Historic England (opinions own). British architecture after 1945. Post-Modern Buildings in Britain, HKPA, John Outram. Forthcoming: High-Tech Britain. Co-peep of barky terrier
@michelegrant.bsky.social
Living life beyond a career in the news industry but still rooting for public service broadcasting and old school journalism. Also ... housing and urban issues, Liverpool #YNWA, feminism, politics, walking.
@historitage.bsky.social
Social historian, researching & writing about #PubLibs in the long 19C. Mostly in London.
@sophiecoulombeau.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in English Literature & Creative Writing. Burneys, book history, 18thc reading habits & naming practices. Novelist: MONSTER: A TALE coming from @northodoxpress.bsky.social in 2026. Maker of radio. Mother & carer. Yotam Ottolenghi superfan.
@lizanderson.bsky.social
Licensed Thames Mudlark. Up To My Eyes In Silt. NB: It is illegal to search the tidal Thames Foreshore, for any reason, without a valid permit from the Port of London Authority. Instagram: @lizanderson2 Blog: A Mudlarkโs Diary https://amudlarksdiary.com/
@earlymodernjohn.bsky.social
Irishman in Yorkshire. Historian of language, education, mobility at the University of Leeds. Co-editor of the Historical Journal, occasional BBC radio presenter. Dad!
@jonathanhealey.bsky.social
Historian and Occasional Book-writer (https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/blazing-world-9781526621696/) Works at Oxford University. Next book, The Blood in Winter, out in June. Indefatigable Allan Pettersson enthusiast.
@racheljwillie.bsky.social
Professional bookworm, amateur hill wanderer, cake, music, and #EarlyModern enthusiast. If lost, likely to be found in the dustier corners of the seventeenth century. Researches early modern English literary history and culture http://bit.ly/2dvki2o
@profelainechalus.bsky.social
Historian of 18C/19C women, politics, sociability and cosmopolitanism. Frequently infuriated by politics. Reposting not necessarily a statement of personal beliefs.
@thegentleauthor.bsky.social
Join me for a ramble through 2000 years of culture and history at the heart of old London. www.thegentleauthorstours.com
@onslies.bsky.social
Historian: mobility & recordkeeping of #earlymodern Catholic minorities. Book: confessional mobility and English Catholics in Early Modern Europe. Also grumpy about the state of UK Higher Education so likely to talk about how it is being failed...(She/Her)
@girlinthe.bsky.social
#RareBooks librarian working in #histmed, knitter, cellist, bi, feminist, woolly-liberal, terrified about the climate. She/her.
@katemond.bsky.social
Medievalist, linguist, manuscript botherer โง Co-Editor of History Today โ LOST VOICES (Penguin/Stanford, forthcoming, one day) โง Posting in a personal capacity โก
@dorisvickers.bsky.social
Historian of Astronomy | PhD student @univienna | Etymology task group chairperson IAU WG Star Names | Content manager @astronomyportal
@alexvont.bsky.social
Historian, screenwriter, broadcaster. She/her. Latest book, FALLEN IDOLS, shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2022. HISTORYโS SECRET HEROES and THE LUCAN OBSESSION on BBC Radio 4. One of the Silk Road Slippers https://www.silkroadslippers.com
@drjaninaramirez.bsky.social
Oxford historian, best-selling writer fiction & non-fiction, documentary maker, cat lover, vegetable grower, unrelenting optimist. Gotta lotta love to share.
@sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social
Award-winning historian, professor & TV presenter Author, The King is Dead; Voices of Nรฎmes; 1536 Host, Not Just the Tudors podcast from History Hit
@gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social
British-Austrian Historian, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, author, occasional artist, linguist, food, wine and cooking.
@ahappyflower.bsky.social
Public historian (HistoryNeedsYou.com), voice artist. Likes tea, cats, Robert Donat (Robert-Donat.com), music & poetry. Daft, bit deaf. She/her. Cambridge, but Scottish.
@thewhitespike.bsky.social
Lorry driver, retired. Day dreamer. Love Shakespeare, history, reading, art and music.
@eggsbened.bsky.social
Cultural talk and typing. And singing. Biographer of Stephen Sondheim. Variety, London theatre critic. The Stage, Associate writer. Tristram Hawkshaw in The Archers. Somewhat gay.
@lixmount.bsky.social
Photography and Photographic History. Now Page: http://jameshamilton.co.uk Photographs: http://www.lixmount.com
@gpwigglesworth.bsky.social
'The Book Lover's Quiz Book' (1 & 2) author. Book quiz host - The Betsey Trotwood (next one 20/05). Sales & marketing manager at British Library Publishing. All opinions my own! All quiz dates etc here - https://www.gpwigglesworth.co.uk/
@claremulley.bsky.social
Author of The #SpyWhoLoved (freedom), #WomenWhoFlewForHitler (but ended their lives on opposite sides of history), #WomanWhoSavedTheChildren (but didnโt like them much). #AgentZo (what a hero).