Was fantastic to be featured in a story about house histories in The Telegraph last week!! 😀 #househistory #househistories #history www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/00239ee...

Ben Goldsmith: I commissioned a history of my house. The findings were unbelievable

In the annals of his beloved home, the environmentalist uncovers its serendipitous secrets with the help of researchers

telegraph.co.uk

Looking forward to appearing at the History Book Festival at Southwark Cathedral with @jodurrant.co.uk on the 22nd! 😄

Jo Durrant@jodurrant.co.uk · last wk.

🎤 My August events: 🔍 1st: Phil Downing on secrets of @harvingtonhall.bsky.social at Museum in Park 🚜 15th: Film panel 👸🏼🏠 22nd: @enortonhistory.bsky.social & @househistorian.bsky.social at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social 🌹 29th: @anniegarthwaite.bsky.social at Museum in Park jodurrant.co.uk

Was fantastic to be featured in a story about house histories in The Telegraph last week!! 😀 #househistory #househistories #history www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/00239ee...

Ben Goldsmith: I commissioned a history of my house. The findings were unbelievable

In the annals of his beloved home, the environmentalist uncovers its serendipitous secrets with the help of researchers

telegraph.co.uk

Looking forward to chatting with @jodurrant.co.uk at the History Book Festival at Southwark Cathedral on 22 August!! 😀😄

Jo Durrant@jodurrant.co.uk · 2w ago

🎤 I’m delighted to be speaking at this year’s History Book Festival at Southwark Cathedral! I’m going to be in conversation with @enortonhistory.bsky.social at 10am & @househistorian.bsky.social at 12.30pm. And I hope I meet Hodge the cat 🐱 Tickets available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-...

I am excited to be heading to @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social on 22 August for the History Book Festival!! 😀 I will be in conversation with @jodurrant.co.uk talking about London houses and #househistories! Grab your tickets now 😄 cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/220...

(22.08) History Book Festival - Southwark Cathedral

Southwark Cathedral’s 2026 History Book Festival brings authors together for a day of talks celebrating history’s stories, themes and voices.

cathedral.southwark.anglican.org

Thanks as well to @chriskempshall.bsky.social and @househistorian.bsky.social (and several others not on here) for kindly sharing details of their work and experiences for the workshop.

A great day in the archives researching a house in south London today!! Including going through an enormous pile of poor rate books! 😁📚😄 #househistories #archives #househistory

I have to admit, I really am not good with the heat & I’m just trying to keep it together 🥵 Meanwhile, I am so so happy with the latest testimonial from a client after researching the history of their wonderful C17th house in Essex!! 😁😄 #househistory #househistories #history

I have to admit, I really am not good with the heat & I’m just trying to keep it together 🥵 Meanwhile, I am so so happy with the latest testimonial from a client after researching the history of their wonderful C17th house in Essex!! 😁😄 #househistory #househistories #history

I had such a great time speaking at the inaugural Tewkesbury History Festival on Saturday!! A great team of organisers and a wonderful audience!! 😁😀 #househistories #househistory #TewkesburyHistoryFestival @pastpreservers.bsky.social

Hi all! I’ve been busy juggling #househistory projects plus events but I’m also still contributing to a regular #househistories feature in The Times! 😄 This week it’s a fascinating house in Lyme with links to several naval heroes!! ☺️

Really looking forward to speaking at the first Tewkesbury History Festival on 20 June!! 😀 I’ll be giving tips on researching the history of your own home while also sharing stories of fascinating (and surprising!) houses I’ve researched! 😁 Tickets at: www.tewkesburyhistoryfestival.co.uk

We must declare an interest since: 1. Nigel Tringham, former VCH Staffs editor has taught on these courses for many years (and is a wonderful person and teacher), and; 2. Many of our authors and contributors have benefitted from attending these summer schools. #Skystorians

Laura Cleaver@laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Do you want to learn to read old documents? Do you need to learn some Latin? The 49th Palaeography Summer School is for you! 👇 Tell all your friends. #palaeography #Skystorians #MedievalSky palaeography.uk/study/short-...

Really looking forward to speaking at the first Tewkesbury History Festival on 20 June!! 😀 I’ll be giving tips on researching the history of your own home while also sharing stories of fascinating (and surprising!) houses I’ve researched! 😁 Tickets at: www.tewkesburyhistoryfestival.co.uk

This month I am celebrating 20 years as a house historian!!! 🥳🎉 Starting as the first in-house historian for Chestertons in 2006 and stepping out as a freelance independent historian in 2012 - with hundreds of #househistories, plus 4 books, TV & radio, talks, articles, and more! 😁 #househistory

My regular #househistory feature in Bricks & Mortar in The Times continues and this week is a fascinating house linked to to the former physician for Bedlam hospital, plus JMW Turner, and military men, and an actor!! 😀 #househistories #history

I had a fantastic time speaking at the Deepings Literary Festival last week!! It was a lovely audience - and I was chuffed that they had to find extra chairs to fit everyone in 😄😁 #househistories #househistory #history

Just voted! I forgot to take a photo - so here's one reminding me (us) that it matters!! Have your say!!

I had a fantastic time speaking at the Deepings Literary Festival last week!! It was a lovely audience - and I was chuffed that they had to find extra chairs to fit everyone in 😄😁 #househistories #househistory #history

I am excited to be speaking at the new Tewkesbury History Festival in June! There is a fantastic array of speakers and events! I'll be speaking about #househistories on 20 June and I'd love to see you there! 😀😁 More details here - tewkesburyhistoryfestival.co.uk

Really chuffed that my (sold out) talk for Lewisham Heritage went really well last night!! I’ve also heard that my talk at the Deepings Literary Festival on 1 May has also sold out!! 😄 But I am also speaking at the new Tewkesbury History Festival on Sat 20 June!! 😁 #househistories #househistory

Busy writing at the moment but still squeezing in my work providing #househistory research for The Times! 😄 Today’s is a London house formerly home to Jane Austen’s brother, Henry (plus a mention of another Austen family house) 😁😀 #househistories #janeausten #history

If you missed my latest #househistories feature in The Times last week! 😀

House Historian@househistorian.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today’s #househistories feature in The Times is a wonderful historic home in the Lake District 😀 #househistory #history

Today’s #househistories feature in The Times is a wonderful historic home in the Lake District 😀 #househistory #history

The latest #househistories feature in Bricks & Mortar in The Times (yesterday) is the story of a fascinating house in Greenwich formerly connected to a bank, plus the home of a naval surgeon and a local GP and his family! 😀 #househistory #history #Greenwich

The start of my latest research trip did not start well - with a 7 hour delay at Gatwick!! 😩🙁 But finally made it and about to start researching the history of a house in Guernsey! 😀 #househistory #househistories #Guernsey

The start of my latest research trip did not start well - with a 7 hour delay at Gatwick!! 😩🙁 But finally made it and about to start researching the history of a house in Guernsey! 😀 #househistory #househistories #Guernsey

My book review of ‘The English House’ by Dan Cruickshank is in the latest issue of @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social 😀 #history #househistories #househistory

A busy day running around researching…incl. a visit to The National Archives 😀 Meanwhile, today’s #househistory feature in The Times is the wonderful story of a house in Cressington Park in Liverpool! 😁 #househistories

A busy week pulling together two big #househistory projects being bound into books! Meanwhile, today’s #househistories feature in The Times is a fascinating house linked with ship owners, a scientist, and an artist! 😀