Chris the Bald

Once described as having a mind like a butterfly on LSD. Many diverse (and geeky) interests. Dislike bad manners and most TV.

Also at @utterlybats.bsky.social

[Kentish tales and trivia @Kentishtrivia]

#OTD 1900 Demonstrations shewing the utility of the new health food, "Shredded Wheat" are from today being given daily at Messrs. Vye and Son's, 63 Queen Street, Ramsgate.

[Stuart Penney @StuartPenney1]

You’d think trying to de-warp an LP would be easy in Australia. Not in winter though. The sun has hardly appeared all day and it’s a miserable 20c max.

[Mr Kite @Johncox21122]

Alvin Lee - The Sounds
https://t.co/4Z5tUkpusb

[Joya @hobert_omar]

AJS modelo 26 350cc

Ropa al tono con la pátina

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

It’s World Environment Day and we’re taking a look at the work of the 'Totters'; the OG zero waste men who travelled the streets with carts, collecting scrap metal, rags and other people’s junk to recycle and earn a living.

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'Angel' by Jack Vettriano (1951-2025)

(Private collection)

[Olga Tuleninova 🦋 @olgatuleninova]

Elsinge Road, Battersea, 1970
Carel Weight (British,1908-1997)

[Duille @DuilleDesign]

"A Gleam of Sunlight". Algernon Newton. 1966.

[390k 😊 Paris Paname 🔄 @ParisAMDParis]

📸 Felipe Ferré.
Aux Tortues
1981. Paris

[Chris the Bald @Wiseworlduk]

@VinnieSull1van @Lost___London @BygoneBritain Amazing film!

[East London Group @EastLndonGroup]

For the penultimate day of our seascape themed week, here's "Brightlingsea" by Harold Steggles from 1934 along with his tiny watercolour sketch of the view as well as his more detailed pencil sketch of the scene. #HaroldSteggles #Brightlingsea #Essex #EastLondonGroup

[Moo @Mooshmauler]

Covent Garden Market 1912.

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'Route 67 to Spitalfields' (2016) by Noriko Michigami
https://t.co/atecqX9UWY

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'On the Thames (How Happy I Could Be with Either?)' (1876) by James Tissot

(The Hepworth Wakefield)

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'London Town, No. 72', Eltham Road, Blackheath (c.1950s) by Robert Ellis

(Private collection)

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'Mini Cab' (2010) by Stefan Bleekrode
https://t.co/89zYJinaro

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'The Pink Bridge, Waterloo' (2026) by John Walsom
https://t.co/aFHrOany6O

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'Liverpool Street Station' (1917) by Marjorie Sherlock

(Government Art Collection)

[Chris the Bald @Wiseworlduk]

#OTD 2014 Property experts estimated there could be up to 1,000 JCBs buried underground in London, because it is cheaper to bury them than to lift them to street level following basement extensions.
Their total value is thought to be around £5 million.

[CarolineCollettWriter @CollettWriter]

Donovan Bros
Strong Carrier Bags
(Caroline Collett)