Dr Lindsay Lennie
@historicshopfronts.bsky.social
Historic shopfronts, tiles and building conservation. Also here for gardening tips. Reputedly retired. Formerly Trust Manager @Stirlingcht.bsky.social
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Today's more detailed post, following up last week's launch of the updated Understanding Scottish Places. Lots to explore.
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@scotlandstowns.bsky.social
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Understanding Scottish Places (USP) 2025: The updated window on Scotland’s towns
The updated web-based platform (Understanding Scottish Places – USP) featuring data on Scotland’s 509 towns has just been released, as highlighted in my previous post. The 2022 census underlying US…
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December 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today's more detailed post, following up last week's launch of the updated Understanding Scottish Places. Lots to explore.
@stir.ac.uk
@scotlandstowns.bsky.social
stirlingretail.com/2025/12/04/u...
@stir.ac.uk
@scotlandstowns.bsky.social
stirlingretail.com/2025/12/04/u...
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This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
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Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Incredible winter sunset this evening. #Perthshire
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Incredible winter sunset this evening. #Perthshire
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THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
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ICYMI: My recent post on the shops and ghostsigns of Whitby, with an added bit on the Flying Scotsman at Grosmont
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November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
ICYMI: My recent post on the shops and ghostsigns of Whitby, with an added bit on the Flying Scotsman at Grosmont
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For #TilesOnTuesday here’s a lovely shopfront in Helensburgh with tiled stallriser and encaustic tiled lobby floor
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
For #TilesOnTuesday here’s a lovely shopfront in Helensburgh with tiled stallriser and encaustic tiled lobby floor
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We're seeking committee members for #CILIP's new Intellectual Freedom Committee. The Committee will work towards everyone's right to read, think, and speak freely, and lead discussions on issues of censorship and access to information. Join us: https://ow.ly/k3I250XwXKR. Apply now!
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We're seeking committee members for #CILIP's new Intellectual Freedom Committee. The Committee will work towards everyone's right to read, think, and speak freely, and lead discussions on issues of censorship and access to information. Join us: https://ow.ly/k3I250XwXKR. Apply now!
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We're delighted to announce that our Scottish Seabird Photography Exhibition is now open!🙌
Featuring the best images from our recent competition, this exhibition includes at least one image of every seabird which breeds in Scotland🪶🌊
Featuring the best images from our recent competition, this exhibition includes at least one image of every seabird which breeds in Scotland🪶🌊
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We're delighted to announce that our Scottish Seabird Photography Exhibition is now open!🙌
Featuring the best images from our recent competition, this exhibition includes at least one image of every seabird which breeds in Scotland🪶🌊
Featuring the best images from our recent competition, this exhibition includes at least one image of every seabird which breeds in Scotland🪶🌊
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As a thankyou for your support you can get 20% off my Etsy till Monday with code TINYOWL20. Incl:
🪶My silver casts of real flowers & bird necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle posy kits to improve mental health
🌿Limited ed'n art prints
🍁Greetings cards
A smallscale handmade alternative the river website:
🪶My silver casts of real flowers & bird necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle posy kits to improve mental health
🌿Limited ed'n art prints
🍁Greetings cards
A smallscale handmade alternative the river website:
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
As a thankyou for your support you can get 20% off my Etsy till Monday with code TINYOWL20. Incl:
🪶My silver casts of real flowers & bird necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle posy kits to improve mental health
🌿Limited ed'n art prints
🍁Greetings cards
A smallscale handmade alternative the river website:
🪶My silver casts of real flowers & bird necklaces
💐Victorian ink bottle posy kits to improve mental health
🌿Limited ed'n art prints
🍁Greetings cards
A smallscale handmade alternative the river website:
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As winter descends on the UK it might help to know that there's still floral colour to be found throughout the winter. There are a small group of plants that lift my spirits between now & February-here are a few of them (& my illustrations alongside):
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
As winter descends on the UK it might help to know that there's still floral colour to be found throughout the winter. There are a small group of plants that lift my spirits between now & February-here are a few of them (& my illustrations alongside):
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Happy #MobileLibrariesDay! 📚
An annual celebration of all the intrepid Mobile Library drivers who head out across the urban, rural and island communities of Scotland every week, delivering books, knowledge and entertainment. 📚
#BookWeekScotland #LoveLibraries
An annual celebration of all the intrepid Mobile Library drivers who head out across the urban, rural and island communities of Scotland every week, delivering books, knowledge and entertainment. 📚
#BookWeekScotland #LoveLibraries
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Happy #MobileLibrariesDay! 📚
An annual celebration of all the intrepid Mobile Library drivers who head out across the urban, rural and island communities of Scotland every week, delivering books, knowledge and entertainment. 📚
#BookWeekScotland #LoveLibraries
An annual celebration of all the intrepid Mobile Library drivers who head out across the urban, rural and island communities of Scotland every week, delivering books, knowledge and entertainment. 📚
#BookWeekScotland #LoveLibraries
First hill snow of the winter covering Ben Chonzie above Crieff #Perthshire
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
First hill snow of the winter covering Ben Chonzie above Crieff #Perthshire
A trip to Leeds this week and a chance to visit the fabulous arcades in the city centre. So many surviving and in excellent condition. County Arcade is particularly lovely and described by MacKeith in The History and Conservation of Shopping Arcades as ‘flamboyant’
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A trip to Leeds this week and a chance to visit the fabulous arcades in the city centre. So many surviving and in excellent condition. County Arcade is particularly lovely and described by MacKeith in The History and Conservation of Shopping Arcades as ‘flamboyant’
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⏰ Only a week to go until our 50th anniversary lecture at the V&A with Kevin McCloud.
All in-person tickets are now SOLD OUT but you can still attend via live-stream online.
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-sav...
All in-person tickets are now SOLD OUT but you can still attend via live-stream online.
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-sav...
ONLINE - SAVE at 50! Reinventing Buildings: A manifesto for the imagination
Join us ONLINE for our annual lecture at the V&A with Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud on reimagining how we value and protect places.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
⏰ Only a week to go until our 50th anniversary lecture at the V&A with Kevin McCloud.
All in-person tickets are now SOLD OUT but you can still attend via live-stream online.
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-sav...
All in-person tickets are now SOLD OUT but you can still attend via live-stream online.
Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-sav...
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Every child deserves the magic of books. ✨📚 But for too many families this winter, books will feel like a luxury they can't afford.
Donate to our Christmas Appeal today to give the magic of books to children and families accessing food banks this festive season. 🎄
Donate to our Christmas Appeal today to give the magic of books to children and families accessing food banks this festive season. 🎄
Scottish Book Trust
We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Every child deserves the magic of books. ✨📚 But for too many families this winter, books will feel like a luxury they can't afford.
Donate to our Christmas Appeal today to give the magic of books to children and families accessing food banks this festive season. 🎄
Donate to our Christmas Appeal today to give the magic of books to children and families accessing food banks this festive season. 🎄
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#Skyhistorians @womenshistnet.bsky.social
Is there anyone out there who knows about the Health and Cleanliness Council?
It seems to have been active 1920s-40s UK and to have had links with the Electrical Association for Women.
Is there anyone out there who knows about the Health and Cleanliness Council?
It seems to have been active 1920s-40s UK and to have had links with the Electrical Association for Women.
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#Skyhistorians @womenshistnet.bsky.social
Is there anyone out there who knows about the Health and Cleanliness Council?
It seems to have been active 1920s-40s UK and to have had links with the Electrical Association for Women.
Is there anyone out there who knows about the Health and Cleanliness Council?
It seems to have been active 1920s-40s UK and to have had links with the Electrical Association for Women.
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Save the date for #GivingTuesday!
Want to support our work helping communities across the UK to breathe new life into historic buildings? On 2nd December, consider making a donation to the AHF.
You can also become a Friend and help all our work carry into the future. ⬇️
ahfund.org.uk/support-us/
Want to support our work helping communities across the UK to breathe new life into historic buildings? On 2nd December, consider making a donation to the AHF.
You can also become a Friend and help all our work carry into the future. ⬇️
ahfund.org.uk/support-us/
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Save the date for #GivingTuesday!
Want to support our work helping communities across the UK to breathe new life into historic buildings? On 2nd December, consider making a donation to the AHF.
You can also become a Friend and help all our work carry into the future. ⬇️
ahfund.org.uk/support-us/
Want to support our work helping communities across the UK to breathe new life into historic buildings? On 2nd December, consider making a donation to the AHF.
You can also become a Friend and help all our work carry into the future. ⬇️
ahfund.org.uk/support-us/
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🚨UPDATE WITH COMMENT FROM THE BBC: Byline Times can confirm that of the four-person BBC panel that interviewed Prescott and made the decision to appoint him as an advisor, three of them had longstanding Conservative Party ties. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🚨UPDATE WITH COMMENT FROM THE BBC: Byline Times can confirm that of the four-person BBC panel that interviewed Prescott and made the decision to appoint him as an advisor, three of them had longstanding Conservative Party ties. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
A shop in the wonderful medieval village of Pérouges near Lyon showing how the shutter arrangements of early shopfronts looked.
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A shop in the wonderful medieval village of Pérouges near Lyon showing how the shutter arrangements of early shopfronts looked.
French shop signs. The stained glass one was particularly lovely.
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
French shop signs. The stained glass one was particularly lovely.
Some images from a recent trip to Dijon. Such a beautiful place with many timber framed buildings.
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Some images from a recent trip to Dijon. Such a beautiful place with many timber framed buildings.
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Lovely Lavenham in Suffolk 🤩… always exciting to have a wander around and marvel at the wealth of timber framed buildings ❤️ It often feels like you might have accidentally strayed onto a film set!
A photo thread…
A photo thread…
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Lovely Lavenham in Suffolk 🤩… always exciting to have a wander around and marvel at the wealth of timber framed buildings ❤️ It often feels like you might have accidentally strayed onto a film set!
A photo thread…
A photo thread…
Lifted the last of this year’s dahlias, still holding on to their flowers. Been excellent this year for dahlias and these little Pom Pom ones grown very easily from seed 🌱
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Lifted the last of this year’s dahlias, still holding on to their flowers. Been excellent this year for dahlias and these little Pom Pom ones grown very easily from seed 🌱
It’s been a gloomy day but the autumn colours continue to brighten up a late afternoon walk. The beech trees and hedges have been particularly beautiful. #Perthshire
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It’s been a gloomy day but the autumn colours continue to brighten up a late afternoon walk. The beech trees and hedges have been particularly beautiful. #Perthshire