Graham Taylor

Historian of Radicals, Socialists, Quakers #Grunwick #AdaSalter #Mayflower #QuakerSocialists

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

@GDRvisuals Rostock

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

This project was initiated in the late 1920s by Marjory Allen and Richard Sudell, partners with Ada Salter in the London (later National) Gardens Guild. See 'Behind the Privet Hedge' (2024) by Michael Gilson.

[A London Inheritance @VanishedLondon]

The Hanging Gardens of London, Selfridges Water Gardens Looking West. The roof of the Oxford Street department store had gardens and cafes during the 1920s and 30s, from my post on London Postcards at https://t.co/GNcASCmP6I

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

@coyleneil It’s nothing to do with being a Green. It’s to do with civilised language and with congratulating a political opponent elected leader on their success.

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

My friend, Eleanor, is taking her music out to Somerset this summer. If anyone is near Somerset, be sure not to miss her. The music will be great. Guaranteed.

[Our Rotherhithe @WorgInfo]

These two lovely looking festivals are being put together by Eleanor of @TunedInLDN. She’s taking elements of our #Rotherhithe-based music programme to an idyllic valley in Somerset. Fancy a camping weekend?!

[Beatrix Campbell @beatrixcampbell]

Planet Patriarchy https://t.co/iCuBJvYMVC

[Jill Segger @quakerpen]

Friday15 May is International Conscientious Objectors Day.
A ceremony will be held in Tavistock Square in London 1.-2pm. Conscientious objection is not cowardice. Many of us who have had COs in our families will know that refusing to kill may exact a heavy price.

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

@beatrixcampbell There is a historic shift but it is away from ‘British politics’. The future is globalism v nationalism, the planet v exploitation and poor countries v rich.

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

@QuakerEmma Looking forward to them all making ethical and spiritual decisions instead of political ones.

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

It certainly came back far quicker, but nobody knows when it reached home (Rotherhithe), only when it reached England (probably Plymouth).

[Rotherhithe Connections - People & Place @IRotherhithe]

OTD 6May 1621(Old Style Julian Calendar) was the date Captain John Smith recorded the #Mayflower arrived back in England
Christopher Jones,despite his much depleted crew,had made good time on the return,arriving home in less than half the time it had taken to sail to New England

[Jill Segger @quakerpen]

BBC News - Settle-Carlisle railway once threatened with closure turns 150 - BBC News
https://t.co/AXT1mMEEWv

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

The world before Thames Water…

[Southwark Heritage @SwkHeritage]

🎬 Film of the Month: Pumping By Gas Engine
Built in 1906 by the London County Council, the Shad Thames Pumping Station (Maguire St) tackled storm sewer overflows. This film captures its gas engines still in action. #FilmOfTheMonth #LondonHistory
https://t.co/rm4ruCQT0I

[Townsend Productions @townsendprod]

@SadiqKhan touring a show in 2027about Britain's first black bus driver. It's important because it shakes up history , calls out prejudice and helps build a culture that includes everyone #theatre #EqualRights #equality

[Geoff Andrews @andrewsgeoff]

Join us next Tuesday @gowerst_books to hear about working-class radicals and what Labour, in its current crisis, might learn from them. @Raj_Chada @LabourList @RenewalJournal @blue_labour

[Townsend Productions @townsendprod]

Screening @TheMusicRoomSa1 Rotherhithe. London. NEW FILM starring Simon Callow, Sophie Jenkin, Mark Thomas, Neil Gore, Neil D'Souza, Michael Mears, Andrew Tiernan, Hal Cruttenden.
'A young person discovers the Beveridge Report: she questions ... What happened ? What is next ?

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

@Livingstone_RJ @PhoneyMajor @CHAIRRDRF The archives are now extensive. It might well be possible to trace him, if ever you have the time and inclination.

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

A crime against history…

[sarah @sahouraxo]

This Easter, we remember:

Israel obliterated the mausoleum of Simon Peter, the Apostle of Christ, in Shama, southern Lebanon.

A sacred site that stood for over 2,000 years, now in ruins.

This is a war crime.
This is a crime against history.

[Geoff Andrews @andrewsgeoff]

I’m talking about Radicals @Nantwichbook on 23 April @Sally_PR @Johnpmerrick @YaleBooks

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

@Livingstone_RJ @johnrobb77 Others would also have missed the irony, so it had to be corrected, I’m afraid. But imagine what an entrepreneur could do with Buckingham Palace - the Prince Andrew Room, the Diana Room, the Edward VIII-Adolf Hitler Room…

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

@johnrobb77 They would certainly become top tourist attractions if the monarchy was abolished. They could open far longer hours and contain beautiful items of historical interest.

[Graham Taylor @GrahamTaylor42]

@Livingstone_RJ @johnrobb77 What?! Versailles Palace is one of France’s top destinations, getting as many as 10 million visitors per year, and it certainly gets more visitors since France became a republic.