Dr Nicholas A. Bill

Chartered Engineer | Historian of Construction, Engineering & Science (Military & Civilian) | Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) @EngineeringCU

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@HistoryPegg Pity we won't be showcasing it at this World Cup!

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Pleased to be joining the Scientific Committee for the 9th International Conference on Construction History (ICCH9), which will be hosted by the @CHGPolitodad. The call for abstracts is now open until the 28th June. For further details, please see: https://t.co/x47rrR2eeq

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OUT NOW! Making its way to members of @conshistsociety is Construction History Volume 40 No.2. As ever, it’s packed with a variety of interested papers. If you’d like to contribute to a future issue, please forward your abstracts to [email protected]

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@militaryhistori Can I suggest a proper alternative to that abomination in a jar:

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This is how it ends…. #brokenbritain

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Owing to the forecast high temperatures, MCC has decided to dispense with the requirement for gentlemen to wear jackets in the Pavilion for the Blast match between Middlesex and Surrey on the day of Sunday 24 May. This applies to Members of MCC and Middlesex and their guests.

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@AntipodeEmpire @ShariaMinister Some Americans also used the same term back then to describe British people.

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@militaryhistori I love the Wallace Collection, one of the country's best museums!

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@HistoryPegg Gabalfa wasn't as grand as that, as you can see from the photo (being demolished). More info here: https://t.co/jpAltgYfBm

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@SpitfireFilly Exciting! It gives me the hurry-up to finish my current book project (one for practicing engineers) and to get back into the archives.

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Brilliant!

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Strait of Hormuz is Open!
Strait of Hormuz is Closed!
Open! Closed!

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@VinnieSull1van @Lost___London @BygoneBritain There are many problems with historic buildings, but no-one can seriously argue that the post-WW2 reconstruction wasn’t part of a concerted effort to change Britain, by sweeping away the old and replacing it with the new. Just read the architectural literature of that day!

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@SpitfireFilly @Thomas977673521 Copenhagen.

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Interest rates on students loans should be capped at the level of inflation, no more. Even a rate of 6% takes the piss https://t.co/YXqhiVFvlU

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Well done lads!

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💪 Cambridge Men Win The 2026 Boat Race! 💪
Well done to all our @CUBCsquad athletes

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@HistoryPegg Absolutely!

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@SpitfireFilly

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@militaryhistori A lot of cheating can be sorted out by setting written and oral exams. But the bigger problem with tech is the way it is interfering with cognitive development from a very early age. First-years students at university have never known a world without an iPhone. Think about that!

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@PaulJSweeney I would like to think that a council with so many historically-significant buildings would have accredited conservation engineers to call upon in such circumstances, if not in-house. Do they plan on releasing their assessment report into the public domain?

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@philmcraig Don't think that was the hedgehog they had in mind.