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Pextons Hardware York @pextons.bsky.social · Nov 28

Yale promotional key hanging at Pextons since the 1940's. Made of solid aluminium recycled from WWII airplanes.

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · 2d

My problem is that they are a bit heavy for cycle touring with panniers.

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Our latest blogpost features 90 years of Pextons Hardware on Bishy Road in #York www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/pextons... @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · 6d

We believe the library originally started in Micklegate House in Micklegate in the early 1960s?

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · 22d

We've renewed our display panel at @theslipinnyork.bsky.social in Clementhorpe, #York, as the history of shipbuilding and other industries nearby is of great interest to customers. There's a new inn sign too, as the old sign was very misleading www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/echoes-...

Slip manager Harry Cooke and Susan Major from Clements Hall Local History Group, with the new display panel

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · 27d

Our book about Micklegate, out on 15 October.

Cover of our forthcoming book about Micklegate

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · 27d

There's a great feature on our new Micklegate book in today's Yorkshire Post. The book is due out on 15 October.

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Susan Major @suemajor.bsky.social · 29d

www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2545724...

York’s first community-owned pub has gone on the market.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

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Susan Major @suemajor.bsky.social · Sep 9

I've written a blogpost for the British Association for Local History (BALH), about our scoria bricks research, www.balh.org.uk/blog-scoria-...

Scoria bricks in the back alleys of York

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

In one of our latest blogs, Susan Major considers the history of Micklegate in York.

Find out more: ow.ly/5lnw50WNt6U

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Three cars parked along a street in front of a large, historic red brick building with white trim and multiple windows under a clear blue sky.

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Aug 28

We've got a free guided walk around Bishophill coming up soon, on 28 September, with Tee Bylo. Details here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-bishophi... @yorkfhs.bsky.social

A Bishophill Amble with Clements Hall Local History Group

In celebration of the York Walking Festival - join us for a leisurely walk around Bishophill with The Clements Hall Local History Group

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Aug 24

Our Micklegate blogpost is now up on the @balhnews.bsky.social website at www.balh.org.uk/blog-mickleg...

Micklegate in York: centuries of history | Local History News | British Association For Local History

www.balh.org.uk

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Aug 22

Our latest blogpost welcomes three new independent shops in our local area of #York, setting them in the context of the 150 years history of their premises, all corner shops. @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social
www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/putting...

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Aug 9

Some news about our latest book, this time about Micklegate in #York www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/mickleg... @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Jul 15

Yes, great news!

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Jul 15

We spoke in favour of the new Toppings York bookshop tonight at 1 Museum St, and I'm delighted to say that the Planning Committee voted unanimously against the officer recommendation to refuse it. They have now referred it back for officer approval.

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · Jul 14

This is 'Brontë Country' - the middle of Keighley, barely a couple of miles from Haworth in living memory.

Coal-fired factories, quarries, worked out clay pits, gas works, engineering companies...

Map of urban Keighley, 1962 - an industrial, urban, space with clay pits serving brick works on the right... Simon Jenkins was 21 when this map was surveyed, but PPE at Oxford might not have mentioned this.

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Jul 14

Local history groups have an important role in documenting social and economic change for the benefit of future generations. See how our research has covered the transformation of the Terry’s site in York @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/the-cho...

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our new blogpost at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/helen-s... pays tribute to Helen Snelson, a wonderful champion of #HistoryEducation. In her memory we're contributing to the @histassoc.bsky.social Teaching Fellowship Programme to support teaching of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller histories.

Clements Hall Local History Group - Helen Snelson

www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Jun 27

We'll be at the @yorkfhs.bsky.social event at Acomb Church Hall tomorrow - 28 June - 10am till 3pm. We'll be displaying our books and programme of talks, together with some of our old photos. Do come along and see us. @balhnews.bsky.social

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Jun 18

Don't remember that one, but rhe recent summer wedding gear article was unbelievable.

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · Jun 18

We've got some new traders on Bishy Road in #York, carrying on a tradition of female independent shopkeepers.
Latest blogpost at www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/new-lif...

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Susan Major @suemajor.bsky.social · May 30

I'll be talking at the York Festival of Ideas next Saturday, 7 June 2025, part of a panel focusing on how the railways have transformed York. I'll be showing how events in the 1840s brought mass tourism to York. Details of this free event at yorkfestivalofideas.com/2025/calenda...

Transforming York: Rail’s legacy

Join our expert speakers as they look back over 200 remarkable years of rail history and assess its transformative impact on the city of York and the wider region.

yorkfestivalofideas.com

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · May 22

Our next talk is tomorrow night, Fri 23 May, at Clements Hall York, see www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk. Anne Houson features the history of Rowntree Park, gifted to the people of York over 100 years ago. It looks at how the park and our relationship to it has changed over those years.

Photo of Rowntree Park, with statue in foreground

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