Roy Manterfield
@mumblingnerd.bsky.social
Love, equality and tolerance; reject hate.
Humour, social media, humanism, politics, cats, chocolate and Nottingham.
Humour, social media, humanism, politics, cats, chocolate and Nottingham.
Max has started sitting on my lap by draping himself over just my left leg. He seems to find it comfortable, although shed fur is now less evenly distributed, but at least I get one warm leg…
January 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Max has started sitting on my lap by draping himself over just my left leg. He seems to find it comfortable, although shed fur is now less evenly distributed, but at least I get one warm leg…
January 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
1878 ► The first hanging to take place in #Nottingham, some ten years after the law had been changed to bring an end to public executions, was of the murderer John Brooks; he had murdered his lover Caroline Woodhead and left her body in a ditch.
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#NottinghamHistory
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January 18, 2026 at 12:33 PM
1878 ► The first hanging to take place in #Nottingham, some ten years after the law had been changed to bring an end to public executions, was of the murderer John Brooks; he had murdered his lover Caroline Woodhead and left her body in a ditch.
#NottinghamHistory
#NottinghamHistory
UK Petition: By-elections must be called automatically when a member of parliament defects to another party.
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered.
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Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
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January 18, 2026 at 12:20 PM
UK Petition: By-elections must be called automatically when a member of parliament defects to another party.
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered.
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When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered.
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This is 14 years of austerity, blame the Conservatives, they are the real culprits.
January 18, 2026 at 11:41 AM
This is 14 years of austerity, blame the Conservatives, they are the real culprits.
A friend’s dog managed to swallow a few coins; he’s keeping his eye on it, but says there’s no change yet.
January 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A friend’s dog managed to swallow a few coins; he’s keeping his eye on it, but says there’s no change yet.
Where’s Maduro?
January 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Where’s Maduro?
17 January 1904 ► The opening of #Nottingham’s new Midland Station on Carrington Street.
#NottinghamHistory
#NottinghamHistory
During the construction of Nottingham’s new Midland Station the rail lines had to be widened, involving the … | Nottingham station, Nottingham city, Nottinghamshire
An online resource for Nottinghamshire local history, genealogy and archaeology
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January 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM
17 January 1904 ► The opening of #Nottingham’s new Midland Station on Carrington Street.
#NottinghamHistory
#NottinghamHistory
Arsehole joins twats
Robert Jenrick has joined #Reform UK to create what experts are hailing as the start of a new era of catastrophic bellendery.
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Robert Jenrick has joined #Reform UK to create what experts are hailing as the start of a new era of catastrophic bellendery.
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Arsehole joins twats
Robert Jenrick has joined Reform UK to create what experts are hailing as the start of a new era of catastrophic bellendery.
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January 17, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Arsehole joins twats
Robert Jenrick has joined #Reform UK to create what experts are hailing as the start of a new era of catastrophic bellendery.
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Robert Jenrick has joined #Reform UK to create what experts are hailing as the start of a new era of catastrophic bellendery.
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This is so last year…
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This is so last year…
1815 ► The architect George Ingham Barnett was born in #Nottingham. A pupil of Thomas Chambers Hine, the city's leading architect of the mid-Victorian period, before emigrating to the USA in 1839. In later life he was known as ‘the Dean of St Louis architecture.’ He died in 1898.
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#NottinghamHistory
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January 16, 2026 at 1:20 PM
1815 ► The architect George Ingham Barnett was born in #Nottingham. A pupil of Thomas Chambers Hine, the city's leading architect of the mid-Victorian period, before emigrating to the USA in 1839. In later life he was known as ‘the Dean of St Louis architecture.’ He died in 1898.
#NottinghamHistory
#NottinghamHistory
Some people think I’m addicted to somersaults, but that’s just how I roll.
January 15, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Some people think I’m addicted to somersaults, but that’s just how I roll.
‘We must stop masked police killing people protesting the government’ insists #Trump, before quickly adding ‘in Iran.’
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‘We must stop masked police killing people protesting the government’ insists Trump, before quickly adding ‘in Iran’
In a rarely seen display of moral clarity, President Donald Trump has expressed outrage at footage showing masked security forces firing on, and killing, government protesters. Oh, in Iran.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
‘We must stop masked police killing people protesting the government’ insists #Trump, before quickly adding ‘in Iran.’
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Edinburgh (n): what happened to Pooh Bear
Egalitarian (n): someone who eats birds of prey
Encounter (n): chicken quantifier
Encryption (n): to be buried in the family plot
#UED #ISIHAC #DictionHairy #puntionary
Egalitarian (n): someone who eats birds of prey
Encounter (n): chicken quantifier
Encryption (n): to be buried in the family plot
#UED #ISIHAC #DictionHairy #puntionary
January 14, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Edinburgh (n): what happened to Pooh Bear
Egalitarian (n): someone who eats birds of prey
Encounter (n): chicken quantifier
Encryption (n): to be buried in the family plot
#UED #ISIHAC #DictionHairy #puntionary
Egalitarian (n): someone who eats birds of prey
Encounter (n): chicken quantifier
Encryption (n): to be buried in the family plot
#UED #ISIHAC #DictionHairy #puntionary
1878 ► The jails at #Nottingham’s Shire Hall on High Pavement in the Lace Market were closed due to appalling conditions.
#NottinghamHistory
#NottinghamHistory
Shire Hall, Courthouse and Prison, High Pavement, Lace Market, Nottingham, 1898
Courthouse and Prison, Shire Hall, High Pavement, Lace Market, Nottingham, 1898
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January 14, 2026 at 11:55 AM
1878 ► The jails at #Nottingham’s Shire Hall on High Pavement in the Lace Market were closed due to appalling conditions.
#NottinghamHistory
#NottinghamHistory
I found a photograph of a sewing kit taken during its earliest incarnation…
January 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I found a photograph of a sewing kit taken during its earliest incarnation…
Those who can make you believe absurdities…
January 13, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Those who can make you believe absurdities…
Man celebrating all the #Tories defecting to #Reform the same man who wanted the Tories out at the last election…
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Man celebrating all the Tories defecting to Reform the same man who wanted the Tories out at the last election
A man emphatically celebrating the defection of another Conservative politician to Reform UK is exactly the same man who was calling for the Tories to be ousted at the last general election, it has…
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January 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Man celebrating all the #Tories defecting to #Reform the same man who wanted the Tories out at the last election…
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Think of a number between 1 and 20, add 32, multiply by 2 and add 1. Now close your eyes. Dark, isn’t it?
January 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Think of a number between 1 and 20, add 32, multiply by 2 and add 1. Now close your eyes. Dark, isn’t it?
12 January 2018 ► A large fire caused significant damage and closed #Nottingham railway station. Ten fire crews were needed to bring the fire under control.
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#NottinghamHistory
Nottingham Railway Station Fire
A devastating fire broke out at Nottingham railway station causing extensive damage and resulting in its closure. Learn more about the incident and its impact on the transportation system.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:50 AM
12 January 2018 ► A large fire caused significant damage and closed #Nottingham railway station. Ten fire crews were needed to bring the fire under control.
#NottinghamHistory
#NottinghamHistory
…a madman with followers.
January 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
…a madman with followers.
11 January 1913 ► Great blizzard in #Nottingham; trade, traffic and sport were abandoned.
#NottinghamHistory
#NottinghamHistory
Early 20th Century Nottingham (1900 – 1949)
Return to the introduction and contents page Go back to 19th Century Nottingham (1800 – 1899) 1900 The three circular wards of the Jubilee Wing at the General Hospital were opened. 19 May 1900 Mafe…
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January 11, 2026 at 11:48 AM
11 January 1913 ► Great blizzard in #Nottingham; trade, traffic and sport were abandoned.
#NottinghamHistory
#NottinghamHistory