Freelance Professional Tourist Guide in Central England, London and the West Country, with a wide and varied range of interests! Married to @louisejelf
Joined December 2008
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For @Telegraph, I wrote about the case of the missing masterpieces at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Where are great works by William and May Morris, the city's radical Surrealists, Sandro Botticelli, Orazio Gentileschi, Simone Martini, Eugène Delacroix and Canaletto?
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And she’s not wrong.
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By the brilliant @ruth_millington on the decline of Birmingham Museum (@BM_AG)
'Where there were once beautifully decorated ceramics by Victorian designer William De Morgan and objects by Morris & Co is now a large photograph of… a piece of bread. Mounted poorly on a tacky piece of board, the caption says “Crusty Cob” and asks: “What is your favourite filling?”
telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06…
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Whenever I see Andy Burnham, all I can think of is Thunderbirds.
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May 11
"Whether Starmer stays or goes we can all agree that me being fed is the most important thing"
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May 8
Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough
Thank you for being a friend to all animals and for helping the world to cherish us x
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This is the best one yet.
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This is a far cry from the Bermondsey I know! :-)
Sid James singing the musical number "Bermondsey" in the 1965 British film Three Hats for Lisa. It's hard to imagine the old singing culture of London ever making a return. My grandmother would often sing, but I had little idea that I was hearing the dying of an age.
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May the sausages be with you.
ALT Sweep dressed as a Jedi on the sandy wastes of Tatooine.
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Check out "Ian Jelf's (Virtual) walk around the beautiful city of Hereford" eventbrite.co.uk/e/ian-jelfs… @eventbritehelp @BBGuides @VisitHfds @visithereford @VisitEngland @VisitBritain @bbchw @HfdsCouncil @HfdCityCouncil #hereford #herefordshire #bluebadgetours
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I have a Peckham virtual tour this coming Wednesday evening (26 April 2026) and have just put on new tour dates for Hereford, Weston-s-Mare and Dulwich.
Details and booking links at eventbrite.co.uk/o/ian-jelf-…
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Apr 23
Happy St George's Day!! 🏴🌹
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Yes!
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When they call your name in a work meeting and you weren't listening.
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Easter Eggs are so passé! 🥚🐰🐣
This Easter Sunday, we, along with our friends at @transportforwm and @WMmetro are delivering you two new tram stops!
More info: tinyurl.com/BEENowOpen
And service info, including timetables at: WestMidlandsMetro.com
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Apr 1
It’s a shame this is an April Fools cos you actually couldn’t take my money fast enough.
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We are going green at the top of the hill! 🌱🚋
As part of our commitment to sustainability, we’re excited to begin trialling a #solarpowered future for our fleet, starting with the iconic Blackpool & Fleetwood ‘Box 40.' ☀️
Because our site at #Crich is so beautifully exposed, we’re often literally above the clouds—meaning we can harvest more sunshine than almost anywhere else in the #PeakDistrict! Our workshop team have been busy installing these sleek new panels to harness that high-altitude energy. Is this the future of heritage transport? Let us know what you think! ⚡️☁️
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Mar 30
Emboldened by the success of the KitKat heist, the gang foolishly went after 12 tons of Ferrero Rocher.
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