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Jackie Depelle

@jackiedepelle.bsky.social

Family and Local History enthusiast, ex-WEA. Member Family History Societies, British Association for Local History, MC Guild One Name Studies, Society for One Place Studies etc! Based in Yorkshire, God's Own County. www.yourfairladies.co.uk

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group@yvbsg.bsky.social · last wk.

Very enjoyable visit to Foulbridge Farm in the Vale of Pickering on Saturday - a Georgian farmhouse incorporating a timber-framed hall built by the Knights Templar in 1288. Lots to see - interesting construction, burn marks, nice range of farm buildings, pig feeding troughs and a three-seater privy!

Foulbridge Farm - front elevation.The Knights Templar hall of 1288 at Foulbridge Farm.Burn marks on a brace in Foulbridge Hall.Three-seater privy at Foulbridge Farm.
Borthwick Institute for Archives@uoyborthwick.bsky.social · last wk.

OTD in 1965 The Beatles' second feature film Help! was released. The archive of its screenwriter Charles Wood, here at the Borthwick, includes this wonderfully no-nonsense letter from his agent Margaret Ramsey with some less than enthusiastic feedback on the finished product! (alt text provided)

Letter titled 'Help!' with the words 'You will be amused to hear that we all sat through HELP! at Lerat, where the Moreau film Mademoiselle Genet is being made. As David Watkin had done the photography for you, and was also doing Mademoiselle Genet, Woodfall borrowed print. The production room was a converted cow-shed heavy with the smell of dung, and we sat on rows of benches. Everybody absolutely detested HELP, except Oscar's children. The little French boys were fractious on the way back in the car, and Mercer and Oscar had a frightful row about the merits of HELP! Mercer was frightfully upset about the mindlessness of the whole thing, whereas of course the whole Beatles cult is mindless, and not for the intellectual, so I can't see why a film should be made full of content for an audience who don't want content. Oscar defended the show loyally. I must say the paper-back must be quite awful, if it embodies the text I heard!! However, the time and place were exceedingly inappropriate for this particular film, as they had just been shooting a scene of Moreau in a school room teaching Gilde Rey to little boys while a funeral of a little boy passed the window, killed by the fact that she had set fire to the place where he was burnt. The air was therefore heavy with tragedy. Much love, Margaret Ramsay.'
Jackie Depelle@jackiedepelle.bsky.social · 2w ago

Very useful archive with extensive records suitable for #FamilyHiistory #LocalHistory etc. Physical seminar there years back with The Guild of One Name Studies. Real eye opener wellcomecollection.org #OnePlaceWednesday

Wellcome Collection | A free museum and library exploring health and human experience

Visit our free museum and library in central London connecting science, medicine, life and art. Explore our exhibitions, live events, gallery tours and café. Fully accessible.

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Liz@willsmanonename.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you're within commuting distance of London, this free workshop by The Wellcome Collection looks fascinating. Not somewhere I had thought to look for maps. Wish I could go! #OnePlaceWednesday #LocalHistory wellcomecollection.org/events/disco...

Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!)@alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · 3w ago

Quick reminder for our #Huddersfield subscription! Reduced price sign-up period and free postage until the end of the month! PLUS: Bonus reminder that our fantastic #Preston subscription sign-up period ends on the 17th (tomorrow!). www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/subscription...

Subscriptions to the Godfrey Edition

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Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!)@alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · 4w ago

New subscription announcement! Huddersfield; jewel of Yorkshire, home of Rugby League & record-setting Huddersfield AFC, plus to over 3,000 listed buildings! we bring you 10 maps of this fascinating area at a DISCOUNTED PRICE WITH FREE POSTAGE! £30 before the end of July, £35 after. Grab history!

Jackie Depelle@jackiedepelle.bsky.social · 3w ago

Excellent opportunity for learning how to trace people and history in #Yorkshire Well done to @huddsfhs.bsky.social for making the most of this opportunity to promote the value of #FamilyHiistory Societies #Huddersfield #Kirklees @federationfhs.bsky.social @oneplacestudies.bsky.social

Society of Genealogists@sogorg.bsky.social · 3w ago

📍 Researching ancestors in West Yorkshire (Kirklees)? Join our FREE online event on 11 August, 2–4pm, to discover resources for Huddersfield, Batley, Dewsbury, Holmfirth and surrounding areas. 💻 Free live event + recording available afterwards 🎟️ Book your place: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/2...

Justine Pick@justinepick.bsky.social · last mo.

Researching any aspect of Staffordshire history? Call for papers celebrating 150 years of Staffordshire Record Society in 2027 @blackcountrysoc.bsky.social @staffsarch.bsky.social @balhnews.bsky.social

Matthew Blake@matthew-blake.bsky.social · last mo.

A call for papers Staffordshire Histories Celebration: 150 years of Staffordshire Record Society. Please share! And do get in touch if you are interested in contributing. @midlandhistory.bsky.social @staffsarch.bsky.social @archiveswm.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social

Call for papers Staffordshire Record Society conference
Jackie Depelle@jackiedepelle.bsky.social · last mo.

Perfect for members of @leedscivictrust.bsky.social #Hunslet @balhnews.bsky.social

Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!)@alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · last mo.

There’s a sense of indifference across this map, if you look closely at the street names given to the back-to-back terraces. It seems that whoever named them didn’t care or have the time to think creatively! Repeatedly we see the same names with different endings, which seems to dehumanise the area?

Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!)@alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · last mo.

An added bonus with this map is the contemporary street directory, adding colour and depth to the streets on this sheet. And of course a rich list of names and professions to look over! #Genealogy #History #SheffieldUnited #MatchMap www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/yorks29412.htm

Old Maps of Sheffield

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Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!)@alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · last mo.

#Sheffield Park 1903. A sporty diversion to Steel City today, looking over a legendary football ground – Bramall Lane! We love our entertainment history here, and it’s always a treat to see museums, cinemas & sporting locations on a map because you can be sure real human stories aren’t too far away!

Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!)@alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · last mo.

Allotments! With the rail revolution & rise in urban populations there came a boom in not just housing but much else. Allotments meant adding fresh items your small food budget, & sport meant fraternity & community. Thanks to our maps, these are no longer simple lines, but the memories of mankind.

Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!)@alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · last mo.

#Leicester (Aylestone Park) 1902. This map shows why the AGM collection is so important. Taken as a document, not just a map on a screen, you get a full flavour of the change over the last few centuries. You need documents & an introduction to illustrate the ‘why’ of this map, not just the ‘what’.

Liz@willsmanonename.bsky.social · last mo.

Hello #GenHour! Hope you’re all keeping cool, wherever you are. I’ve just met with the rest of the Guild of #OneNameStudies conference organisers. Plans are coming on apace! We have most of the speakers lined up, only 3 slots to fill. The theme is ‘Pursuit, Preservation, Publication’.

Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!)@alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · last mo.

Our sample today takes in a railway line, manicured landscaping & upper-class housing. These were at loggerheads at this time, the wealthy resisting the push of the railway into the centre & the fear of the ‘day tripper’ lower classes! This class struggle is brilliantly detailed in our Introduction!

Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!)@alangodfreymaps.bsky.social · last mo.

#Bournemouth (NW) 1908. This beautiful bucolic map belies a long, rich & exciting history. From prehistoric barrows to Victorian martyrs and transportation to Australia, to the first ever sporting event held under electric light in 1878, Tony Painter brings you one incredible story after another!

Pam Smith LHG@genejean.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📍On the ground in #Rillington My latest blog explores a small stream which may have contributed to the place name. It’s one of many stories from the landscape, people & history of the parish from earliest origins to the railway age. #OnePlaceWednesday www.rillingtonhistory.com/on-the-groun...

ON THE GROUND IN RILLINGTON: THE RILL AT SLEDGATE - Rillington History

The footbridge at Sledgate crossing one of the small streams (Rills) that run through Rillington.

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