Laurence G. Tilley

Sculptor, photographer, writer, father, Keeper of Secrets, history stuff. Dog person, cat person. Instagram @laurence.tilley.photography & @laurence.g.tilley

[Rodney Marshall @RodneyMarshall1]

Writer and puppeteer Gordon Murray with some of the characters he created for what was meant to be called Candlewick Green. Deciding that string-based marionettes he had previously used would look clunky, Murray turned to the stop-motion animation popular in Eastern Europe. 1/2

[Laurence G. Tilley @LGTilley]

@DrJaninaRamirez Have you not posted this one to Bluesky yet? I can't find it there.

[Laurence G. Tilley @LGTilley]

@YorkAdventurers Ah yes. And I was already following you there. 😳 😂

[Laurence G. Tilley @LGTilley]

@hughs_news 👏

[Laurence G. Tilley @LGTilley]

@hughs_news Are you on Bluesky yet?

[Laurence G. Tilley @LGTilley]

Looked for you on blue sky. You not made it across yet?

[Gwydir Castle @JudyCorbett]

We’re moving forward with the clean-up today. This old oak tree was another casualty of the storm - planted in 1895 during a royal visit by (the future) George V and Queen Mary. It’s sad to see but we will make something beautiful for Gwydir from the wood.

[Laurence G. Tilley @LGTilley]

I'm on Bluesky. Feel free to make contact there. https://t.co/vV5ZWWTc5M

[Adam Parker @YMT_Adam]

Free #Mesolithic talks?
I got you.

The next talk in support of Star Carr: Life after the Ice is at the @YorkshireMuseum on Wednesday 4 December 2024, 6:00 pm-7:00 pm.

Join Dr Sophy Charlton (@UniOfYork) for "Exploring Mesolithic lives using archaeological science"

Info👇

[Hookland @HooklandGuide]

I wonder what schools teach these days. When I was a nipper, I knew the difference between wyrm and wyvern; dragon and drake. My grandson can tell you every variation between a Ford Cortina and a Ford Capri, but he doesn't know a drake doesn't have wings. – Lolly Beewick

[Raef Boylan @RaefWrites]

Hi, @waterstones_cov. You've got an awesome & extensive 'Local Interest' section! I noticed today 'The Book of Coventry' isn't in there yet (pub. by @commapress, Sept 2024). Is there anything myself or the 11 #Coventry authors can do, to get it included?

https://t.co/27qinsHL5h

[Heart of Oak ⚓️ @HMWarships]

"The fastest ship of the fleet" HMS Cavalier at sea, escorting an aircraft carrier.
Painting by Kenneth King (1939-2019).
She was a C-class destroyer launched in 1944. She served in the Arctic, Western Approaches, and with the British Pacific Fleet before being decommissioned in 1972. She is now preserved at Chatham Dockyard as The National Destroyer Memorial, commemorating the 142 destroyers the Royal Navy lost during World War II.

[Kevin Wilbraham @KPW1453]

The Eleanor Cross at Geddington in Northamptonshire. Dating to the 1290s, the cross is one of several which commemorate Eleanor of Castile, the Queen of Edward I. #MedievalMonday 📸 My own.

[Heart of Oak ⚓️ @HMWarships]

Queen Elizabeth-class battleship HMS Barham and Nelson-class battleship HMS Rodney.

[Heart of Oak ⚓️ @HMWarships]

On this day in 1940, a battle took place that would shift the balance of power in the Mediterranean in Britain's favor: the Battle of Taranto.
"Mussolini has become boastful; he has got into the habit of referring to the Mediterranean as ‘Mare Nostrum’, which means ‘our sea’. We are going to change all that ... we are going to change it to ‘Cunningham’s Pond’. I tell you that with no uncertain voice..."
-Attributed to Captain Boyd, in David Wragg's Swordfish: The Story of the Taranto Raid (via https://t.co/bwQSrQIyfH)

[York Romans Project @YMT_YorkRomans]

#Roman gold finger ring with a blue glass intaglio depicting the goddess Victory with wings, holding a wreath, and standing on a globe. 4th century AD. Found near Wistow in 2013. #YorkRomans #archaeology

[York Romans Project @YMT_YorkRomans]

Inscribed #Roman stone sarcophagus, found during the railway construction of Scarborough Bridge, York, in 1877. The inscription reads "To Julia Fortunata of Sardinia, faithful wife to her husband Verecundius Diogenes." #YorkRomans #archaeology

[York Romans Project @YMT_YorkRomans]

Third century #Roman jet pendant from York, depicting a man and a woman. While similar pendants have been found elsewhere, this is the only example from Britain where the pair are shown side by side instead of embracing. #YorkRomans #archaeology

[Giulia Rossi @giuliasrossi]

New paper out! 🚨 We show that vampire bats use amino acids from a recent blood meal to fuel RUNNING - a rare mode of locomotion in bats ideal for stalking prey. I’d worry less about your neck and more about your ankles! 🧛🏻‍♂️ @WelchLab_UTSC @RSocPublishing

https://t.co/4H5dg7TsNK

[SallyB McGlone @sallyacb275]

Their Name Liveth Evermore

Flight Engineer Janice Harrington, one of 4 female Flight Engineers in the Air Transport Auxiliary

Killed alongside Mosquito ac Captain, First Officer Dora Lang

2 Mar 1944

Both cared for by @CWGC and are buried in All Saints Cemetery, Maidenhead