Springhead Books
Specialising in cult authors, artists and designers
Simon Ford, former librarian, art historian, art critic
Author: Wreckers of Civilisation (1999) Hip Priest (2002)
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/springhead-books-rochester/54278647/sf
@helybow.bsky.social
Buildings (mainly post-war) & politics. Insightful musings stolen? Procrastinator. Cornish/living in Edinburgh. Attempting PhD on New Labour and built heritage.
@profgillian.bsky.social
digital things, visual culture, cities, visual research methods. And sometimes academic life. Prof of Human Geography at the University of Oxford. I still blog, occasionally, here: https://visualmethodculture.wordpress.com/
@tricksterprince.bsky.social
Cultural history, Britain, cities, sexuality & gender, 20s30s. Out Oct 2025 - Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London (MUP) Now - The Self-Improvers: The people who remade themselves and made the modern world
@thelong1930s.bsky.social
Senior Teaching Fellow in Modern European Culture, UCL. Proudly Cornish and quasi-Italian. Interested in the 1930s (1848-1950). Biographer of Celia Fremlin.
@clairelanghamer.bsky.social
Director of the Institute of Historical Research. Sometimes writes about history and feeling.
@charlesjholland.bsky.social
Architect Professor at UCA, Canterbury Principal at Charles Holland Architects
@pauldobraszczyk.bsky.social
Magpie architectural writer and image maker. 'Botanical Architecture: Plants, Buildings and Us' out now with Reaktion Books. www.ragpickinghistory.co.uk
@historitage.bsky.social
Social historian, researching & writing about #PubLibs in the long 19C. Mostly in London.
@hs-wilkins.bsky.social
I like wandering around and looking and buildings and cities. I MIGHT MAKE INANE COMMENTS ABOUT THEM IN CAPS. I’m generally too lazy to think or remember much.
@moacarlsson.bsky.social
Historian of 20th-century Britain, esp. landscape planning and rural modernism. Lecturer at University of Edinburgh. Book on landscape architects and the post-war industrialisation of rural Britain forthcoming with CUP.
@drfrond.bsky.social
Historian. Buildings, design, nature, landscape, gardens. Wrote ‘George Oatley: Architect of Bristol’, and ‘Fern Fever: The Story of Pteridomania’ among other books. Now writing social and cultural history of bracken in Cumbria. Mainly on Instagram.
@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
@womenshistnet.bsky.social
A national association supporting those who are passionate about women's and gender history. Also on LinkedIn. Read about our networks mission, values and our Equality and Diversity Statement: https://womenshistorynetwork.org/about-page/
@avantiarch.bsky.social
Avanti Architects is an award-winning practice with an open and progressive design approach committed to creating socially sustainable and joyful buildings, places and spaces. Find out more on our website https://avantiarchitects.co.uk/
@elliebrown.bsky.social
PhD student at University of Warwick, on shopping centre design in c20 Britain. Architectural modernism, public art, interior design, urban space, etc.
@interspecies.agency
editor of circa.art and journalist writing about nature/culture. MIT Technology Review, BBC, The Guardian, and many more
@afwaite.bsky.social
Conservation Architect at Nick Cox Architects Ltd/PT Lecturer in Architecture at DeMontfort University. https://www.instagram.com/we_are_makers_dmu/profilecard/?igsh=NHcyM3RlMWxhdWdq European in outlook.
@hazelcowie.bsky.social
Architect, lecturer at Canterbury School of Architecture and Design and PhD candidate at Newcastle University - housing, gentrification and shit renders. Cat lady. https://instagram.com/hazelacowie?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
@soniasolicari.bsky.social
Director, Museum of the Home. Trustee, Bethlem Gallery. Crystal Palace local.
@stevenrobb.bsky.social
Heritage watchdog. Interests in architecture, Edinburgh, inter-war social housing and obscure late Jacobite and nonjuring history. All views my own.
@adrianmilesarch.bsky.social
Architect | he/him | own thoughts | housing, mixed use, education | #SE23 #housingforall #urbangreening 🌱
@royalhistsoc.org
The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly and professional study of the past. Our membership is an international community of historians: https://royalhistsoc.org/
@adam-coleman.bsky.social
culture, urbanism & social justice | research & policy at @artscouncilengland | PhD candidate at @uni-of-warwick | trustee at @c20society & folkestone’s leas lift | neurodiverse & queer (he/him) 🌈
@c20cymru.bsky.social
Campaigning to save modern architecture and design heritage in Wales / Ymgyrchu i achub pensaernïaeth a ddylunio fodern yng Nghymru http://c20society.org.uk
@robyneerica.bsky.social
Cultural Historian: art, design, architecture, fashion. Author: The Mack @YaleBooks; Academic & Learning Developer (SLD) @UofGlasgow. Feminist & aspire to be a good Ally. Sewist 🪡🧵 Kdrama Addict🫰and GenX Nerd 🧙🏻♀️👻☕️ she/her https://robynecalvert.com/
@lbflyawayhome.bsky.social
Devoted to vintage Ladybird books and the other work of their artists. My exhibition The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists has been travelling since 2018. Twitter: @lbflyawayhome
@derekbeaulieu.bsky.social
Poet, author, editor, literary advocate; Director of Literary Arts at Banff Centre; former Poet Laureate of Calgary (2014-2016) and Banff (2022-2024) -- located in Treaty 7 territory, Banff, Alberta, Canada. He/him. online at: www.derekbeaulieu.ca
@uniformbooks.bsky.social
Imprint for visual and literary arts, cultural geography and history, music and bibliographic studies. Edited and published by Colin Sackett. colinsackett.co.uk / uniformbooks.co.uk
@iainsarjeant.bsky.social
Photographer & publisher based in the Scottish Highlands iainsarjeant.com Editor of @anotherplacemag.bsky.social and runs @anotherplacepress.bsky.social
@paulsimpson.bsky.social
Frontman of Liverpool's The Wild Swans. Co-founder of The Teardrop Explodes. Author of Revolutionary Spirit - A Post-Punk Exorcism. Liverpool/Glasgow/Dublin #MDANT Lit Rep. Matthew Hamilton at The Hamilton Agency
@memorialdevice.bsky.social
@samuelpepys.bsky.social
The diaries of Samuel Pepys in real time, 1660-69. Currently posting 1662. Run by @philgyford.bsky.social. More at https://www.pepysdiary.com Daily emails at buttondown.com/pepysdiary Support at https://ko-fi.com/pepysdiary
@ryan-trower.bsky.social
Photographer living in Somerset. Interested in architecture, urban spaces, and human traces on the landscape.
@finnhop.bsky.social
Halfway between the South Downs and the sea. Photographer with a gallery on Brighton beach, come and say hello. www.brightonphotography.com finnhopson.substack.com
@smalltowninertia.bsky.social
With my community I help make long form photography stories that broadcast the realities of being marginalised & the brutality of successive political policies. Creator of smalltowninertia.co.uk Blurb https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Mortram ✌️
@holburnemuseumbath.bsky.social
Art gallery and Museum with a great cafe in beautiful Bath (also known as 'Lady Danbury's House' in Bridgerton)
@oxfordcih.bsky.social
Home to the University of Oxford's community of Intellectual Historians | Follow us for updates on events, publications & more | intellectualhistory.web.ox.ac.uk
@bkhistoxford.bsky.social
Discover History of books projects at the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, digital editions at the Taylorian and @BodleianLibraries.bsky.social https://historyofthebook.mml.ox.ac.uk/ Posts by @HLaehnemann.bsky.social & @emmahuber.bsky.social
@sainsburylib.bsky.social
The Saϊd Business School’s library, and one of the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries. Updates on library news, services and business resources. https://linktr.ee/sainsburylib
@slicedesign.bsky.social
Director of branding and packaging design agency, Slice Design https://slicedesign.co.uk
@nenazhivina.com
👩🎨 Artist📍Based in NYC 🗽 Freehand dip pen сontemporary ink on paper 🖋️ Mostly drawings ✍️ Vegan 🌱🫶 nenazhivina.com/hi No DMs. Any enquirers: [email protected]