Lancashire based historian, author & speaker with range of fully illustrated talks, many with a North West connection. See @NowtbutaLad for history posts on X.
Joined October 2011
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The Riverside Stand and terrace at Ewood Park, home of #Blackburn @Rovers, prior to being re-built in the 1980s [pic F. Riding]. @brfcsdotcom @readrovers @TalkOfEwood @KidderStNoise #Football
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A British #Railways Class 8F 48775 at Rose Grove Shed nr. #Burnley #Lancashire, 1968 [pic B. Sharrock]. Built for the War Department, it was based in Egypt during and after #WW2 and then on the Longmoor Military Railway; British Railways took ownership of it in 1957. @railnigel
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A Guy Arab double deck bus of #Blackburn Corporation introduced in 1957 and pictured in the town some five years later; a ‘mascot’ of a Native American can be seen on its bonnet. [pic S. Eddleston]. @blackburnbusco @Transdev @BCVMLeyland #Lancashire
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Jun 14
People ask me why I call my talk about #MorecambeBay ‘Shifting Sands’ - the Prom at #Morecambe 2009. The sea is not the only natural force that moves the sand! @SteveWtalks #Lancashire
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Was awaken at 4.43 am this (Wednesday) morning by the noise of a heavy downpour. Just captured the sun rise over #Blackburn #Lancashire before the rain and low cloud obliterated it. @bbcweather @BBCLancashire @GranadaReports
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Looking east at #Lytham railway station on the South Fylde Line in #Lancashire, 1960s [pic. Lytham Heritage]. Now a single platform (right) with a "Passenger Shelter". @railnigel @LythamLifeStyle @StAnnesBeachHut #Railways
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I knew I had been on a game with newly (re)appointed #Blackburn @Rovers Manager, Tony Mowbray™️when he played for #Middlesbrough. Programme from the @Boro game vs. Aston Villa in 1987. @brfcsdotcom @RoversHistSoc @readrovers @RoversXtra @Ewood_Blue_ @BRFC_Achive @allrovers_
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Our next meeting is at the Shadsworth Hub in #Blackburn and is about @Rovers memorabilia - it is FREE to all. We invite fans to come and see, or better still bring some of their memorabilia. @brfcsdotcom @readrovers @RoversXtra @BRFC1875_ @BlackburnLife @allrovers_ @BRFC_Achive
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Working on my new talk 'The history of Wallace & Gromit' this afternoon; have four bookings already and I am talking to The Harris in #Preston with a view to presenting it there later in the year. @HarrisPreston @SteveWtalks @blogpreston @LancsLibraries @LancsMuseums #Lancashire
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One of #Blackburn @Rovers greatest players, local lad Bryan Douglas pictured in 1960 in his FA Cup Final shirt; it is now on display in 'Jack's Kitchen' at the Ewood Park ground. @brfcsdotcom @RoversLatest @RoversCentral_ @RoversXtra @readrovers @LatestRovers @TalkOfEwood
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A steam hauled passenger train on then double-tracked South Fylde Line at Moss Side Station between Kirkham and Lytham in #Lancashire, 13.9.1966 [pic Barry Cartmel]; the engine is Fairburn 4MT 42015 which was withdrawn in December that year. #Railways @RailNigel
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Aerial picture of #Lancaster showing the Castle, Priory and the Station in the 1920s. The West Coast Main Line is to the right whilst in the foreground is the overhead electric line down to Green Ayre Station and on to Morecambe and Heysham. #Lancashire #Railways
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A Fylde Transport bus at Green Drive #Lytham #Lancashire, 1974 [pic. Lytham Heritage]. Bus shelter erected in the 1930s (ex- tram body) being demolished in 1976. On the right is a Preston built Bond three wheeler mini-car, registered pre-1962. @StAnnesBeachHut @LythamLifeStyle
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'Brief Encounter'? A southbound British Rail loco hauled passenger train from Barrow pauses at #Carnforth #Lancashire, c1974 [pic. Roger Cornfoot]. @carn4th #Railways @railnigel @TheBenthamLine
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May 31
Advert for Cooksons Bakery in #Lytham #Lancashire, 1957. Opened in the 1930s on Preston Road in the town, it closed in 2002; the site is now the Lytham Quays Housing Estate. @LythamLifeStyle @StAnnesBeachHut @LythamLiving
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May 31
Statue of Mahatma Gandi, 🇮🇳 Indian politician & peace activist in #Manchester Cathedral grounds; it was unveiled in 2019. He came to the North West of England in 1931 and spent three days in the #Lancashire Cotton Town of #Darwen.
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We are moving to the Shadsworth Hub in #Blackburn for our meetings from June. We will also have guest speakers - sons of former @Rovers players. We would also welcome contact from relatives of ex-players to add to the programme into 2027. @brfcsdotcom @ReadRovers @BlackburnLife
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May 29
I was sorry to hear of the passing of 83 year old #Chorley Referee Norman Glover. I was Linesman on numerous occasions for him in Non-League #Football and then on The Football League. Norman was in charge of the game at Bradford City during the fire in May 1985. RIP.
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We look forward to welcoming ex-@Rovers player @MickRathbone (pictured kneeling [centre] on this 1985 picture), to speak at our meeting in #Blackburn Library tonight starting at 7.30 pm - all welcome. @brfcsdotcom @ReadRovers #Football
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May 27
Foundation stone at the Masonic Hall in #Rochdale laid by the 17th Earl of Derby in 1926. Back in 1914 he came up with the idea of #WW1 'Pals' Battalions (Kitchener's Army). Quite poignant for me being the Secretary of the @ChorleyPals Memorial Trust. @AccringtonPals @LancsFM
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