#OTD 1970 Bobby Charlton played his 106th and final football game for England, during the World Cup in Mexico City as England were beaten 3-2 by West Germany and knocked out of the World Cup.

A small pyramid of ‘elephants done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 13th/14th century, BNF Latin 8501, f. 34r

Artistic impression -🔟

The Newsagent at Frith Street in Soho, London. The top photo was taken 70 years ago on 14th June 1956. Same corner, but what a difference.

Children dancing, a miniature steam train, games, and a tombola. A traditional summer fair in the 1950s/1960s.

In 1957 Hockney stopped off in Kirton, Suffolk for a summer holiday; this picture shows the High Street. There's no plaque marking this association. A few years ago, when I enquired why, the reply was that few people knew about it! Hockney rather enjoyed that when I told him.

David Hockney’s mum visited him in Southern California after he’d moved there in the 1960s, and as they drove back from the airport she looked up into clear blue sky and said, “I don't understand it. Such lovely drying weather and no one's got their washing out." Bless.

BBC: “What advice did David Hockney give to you?” BBC Guest: “Enjoy life and fuck everyone.”

"Memories of the bin man" in the UK often tap into a big vein of nostalgia for "proper binmen" (or dustmen) from the mid-20th century.... Bin men carried heavy cylindrical metal dustbins from backyards or alleys to open-backed lorries, often emptying them manually. It was back-breaking work, with many later suffering bad backs. No fancy compacting trucks or wheelie bins with wheels. They were seen as polite, friendly, and resilient—"men were men." Comments often contrast them with modern crews (hi-vis, subcontractors, health & safety rules), lamenting perceived declines in service, politeness, or masculinity. A longstanding custom of giving bin men a tip or card with money at Christmas, dating back to the 19th century when private dustmen operated. They were part of everyday street life—visible, reliable, and sometimes sources of local chat or even humour. © Historic UK #archaeohistories

🎥 Jacques Tati. Mon Oncle 1958. Paris

📸 Neurdein Frères. Bureau de télégraphe au deuxième étage de la Tour Eiffel 1900. Paris

📸 Paul Almásy. Âmes Vaillantes aux Champs-Élysées 1947. Paris 8e

📸 Anonyme. La Rotonde, boulevard du Montparnasse c.1925. Paris

Good evening, John @JohnTizard & thank you, somewhat belatedly on my part, I'm afraid. Not been feeling my best today, hence the rather tardy response. Continuing your farming theme, here's "Essex Farmhouse" by Harold Steggles from 1933. #HaroldSteggles #Essex #EastLondonGroup

Good evening, Tom @TomTommallow & thank you, rather belatedly on my part, I'm afraid. It took me a while to twig the "second breakfast" reference, despite being a JRR Tolkien fan! Here's another meal based one in "Conversation Piece" by Brynhild Parker from Leamington Spa Museum

Good evening, Ian @longitch & thank you, as always, but rather belatedly on my part, I'm afraid. Here's one that I hope you'll like that I haven't shown for quite a while. This is "The Approach to Hainault Forest" by Walter Steggles from most likely the early 1980s.

London postmen meet the Mail Train 1898

His parents, by Hockney ❤️🇬🇧

Coronation Street - written by H.V. Kershaw (13th June 1973). Mavis is keen to hide the mucky books. Rita is keen that they should be prominently displayed.