David Hughes

Co-editor of Business & Family in North of England during the Early Industrial Revolution. Historian, cyclist, Blackburn Rovers fan.

[David Hughes @parkiebath]

@andyneilX And not forgetting our first ever game against Oxford when we lost 3-1 away ro them in the FA Cup in 1964. Marshall's Misfits certainly were that day!

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@HBerry177 Robbie Slater?

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@HBerry177 The player between Ronnie Clayton and Ally Macleod is not named.

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@LBFlyawayhome Yes, I learnt to read with these in the late '50s/early '60s.

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@HBerry177 I suspect the one on the far right was East Lancs pro. The other could have been an East Lancs player.

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Transcriptions of Anne Lister's journals are available here online: https://t.co/ndkn59J09t
#twitterstorians

[Historic England @HistoricEngland]

Shibden Hall in Halifax was once the home of Anne Lister, who is often referred to as ‘the first modern lesbian.’ 🌈

Anne was an extensive diarist who documented her romantic relationships with women in a secret code.

Discover her life and diaries ➡️ https://t.co/cBHM8s3Dy9

[David Hughes @parkiebath]

@LancsArchives I remember lots of uses planned in the early days including cricket pitches. Instead it was ploughed, drained and let out on agricultural leases. I still believe it was the first public park in UK. The Corporation funded it.

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@MadameGilflurt 🤬 shorts!

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@MadameGilflurt Didn't have the sorts but my mother knitted me that pullover in that colour, too!

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@roversfanzine When Newcastle did us a favour by taking Souness off our hands before he was sacked. Souness had done a great job but had begun fighting his players and, inevitably, Rovers form dipped. He had done a great job, nonetheless.

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@PlashingVole If you place your order now Moulton should have made it in time for your retirement!

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@TomMarsland #sackparker 😁

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@brfcsdotcom We should get #sackparker trending!

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@McrHistory This is just made for a caption competition!

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@SoniaBashir_ That solves the mystery of the jets I heard from my garden in Blackburn earlier this afternoon.

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

Please do your bit to help Nigel.
#FarageRiots

[David Hughes @parkiebath]

@EHChalus @GeorgianLords Under the direction of John Wood!

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

Stop sharing the #FarageRiots hashtag - it's upsetting poor Nigel Farage. Please do NOT retweet.
#UKRiots

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@footballmemorys When Blackburn Rovers players trained on "Little Wembley", an ash pitch behind the Blackburn End. I wonder what colour the River Darwen was that day!