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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · Aug 29

Edward Alexander Wadsworth was born in Cleckheaton in October 1889. He was an extremely talented painter, printmaker, draughtsman and designer. A friend of Wyndham Lewis, he was briefly a Vorticist (1914–15), producing abstract, geometric works such as Abstract Composition (1915, Tate). During

Abstract Composition by Edward Wadsworth
Tate Gallery

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Aug 17

See the blog for more; rickarobooks.co.uk/2025/08/16/a...

rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Jul 15

Now in stock at your local bookshop "Darling Reads". "Horbury's Part in Hitler's Downfall". A local history book not to be missed. @darlingreads.bsky.social @darrenbyford.bsky.social @wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social @wfdhistsoc.bsky.social

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Nic Morton @nicmorton.bsky.social · Jun 21

For those who say rude things about "Dark Age" medicine then you might want to read this.

An Anglo-Saxon remedy can kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

1,000-year-old onion and garlic eye remedy kills MRSA

A 1,000-year-old treatment for eye infections could hold the key to killing antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists say.

www.bbc.co.uk

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Jun 8

A T.E. Lawrence commemorative engraved glass goblet, produced by A.E.H. in 1985, for the 50th anniversary of his death, Number 18.

rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · May 19

Handsome and Striking binding on the Castle Hill Press, "Translating the Bruce Rogers Odyssey".

rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · May 11

Nanook in the North enjoying the sun in his garden.

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Councillors Darren, Deb & Gwen for Horbury & South Ossett @darrenbyford.bsky.social · May 5

🎉🎉𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝘆𝗿𝗲
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 & 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆
𝟭𝟰 & 𝟭𝟱 𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄
𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆
𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲.

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Jon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · Apr 4

#FindsFriday
The scabbard stud, or boss - about 13mm (0.5in) in diameter and inlaid with red stones separated by strips of sheet gold - was found in September👇
#History

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

King's Lynn detectorist unearths warrior's gold scabbard stud

Experts say the stud, found at a detecting rally, could be one of

www.bbc.co.uk

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Mar 19

The Swaledale Sheep-Breeders Association Flock Books. @dbderbzbooks.bsky.social @brockholes-preston.bsky.social @swaledalemutton.bsky.social

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Wakefield Historical Society UK @wfdhistsoc.bsky.social · Mar 12

Tonight!

7pm, Wednesday 12 March
West Yorkshire History Centre Kirkgate Wakefield

Wakefield Historical Society AGM. The AGM will be followed by short talks.

Find out more:

www.wakefieldhistoricalsociety.org.uk/whs-events/l...

Lecture Programme - Wakefield Historical Society

Promoting knowledge of the area's past

www.wakefieldhistoricalsociety.org.uk

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Mar 9

Wednesday March 12th the AGM
@wfdhistsoc.bsky.social
there will be short talks: “The portraits of Thomas Gent, printer and historian”, "Wakefield's first station plans, "Reform School, "Burgess Rolls" and more besides. Do come along. @wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social @visitwakefield.bsky.social

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Mar 6

Happy World Book Day

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Mar 2

An account of the career of Peter Brears in the museum world. @ @wfdhistsoc.bsky.social @wfdhistsoc.bsky.social

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Mar 2

The Gentlewoman's Kitchen, by Peter Brears, published by Wakefield Historical Publications 1984. @visitwakefield.bsky.social @wfdhistsoc.bsky.social @wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social

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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · Mar 2

Shown in the first image is a copper printing plate depicting the bust of a crowned king holding a pyx, from the east window in York Cathedral. If we invert the colours, we get the second image, which really highlights the intricate details that were carved into the plate with great skill.

Copper plate with an engraved figure of a crowned king with a large, bushy beard. He holds a pyx in one hand.

The same copper plate, but with inverted colours, so it now shows the finer details of the first image.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Mar 1

View of Rotherham, c.1830, by William Cowen, 1791-1864 (Clifton Park Museum). #NorthernArt

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Feb 28

Spring flowers and Nanook in Carr Lodge Park, Horbury. @horburysouthossett.bsky.social @darlingreads.bsky.social @heirline.bsky.social @visitwakefield.bsky.social

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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · Feb 28

Looking for a new time-keeping piece? How about this pocket-dial, made in 1593 for Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex. The following description of it can be found in Archaeologia, Volume 40 (1866): 343-60.

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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · Feb 26

This is a drawing of an Anglo-Saxon jewelled brooch discovered in a Barrow in Derbyshire.

The ornament was composed chiefly of filigree work, of gold or silver gilt, and set with garnets, or red glass. The inward part is raised above the rest, and supposed to be gold.

Drawing of a gold coloured, circular brooch, with a large red centre with red petal like shapes coming off it. There are four small, red circles around the brooch, the rest of it appears gold with filagree working.

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Feb 25

A cache of letters from Charles Waterton to Lady Anne Cullum from 1840/50s mentioning Wakefield, "Perhaps no town in England exhibits more more frequent and detestable instances of drunkenness" @wfdhistsoc.bsky.social @ancestralenq.bsky.social @antiquaries.bsky.social @wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Feb 22

A splendid copy of the Beauchamp Pageant.

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Darling Reads @darlingreads.bsky.social · Feb 6

We are excited to join the Bluesky community & wanted to kick off with our Indie Books of the Month for February! Grab in the shop for 10% off!
Or get at @bookshop-org.bsky.social through our shop:
uk.bookshop.org/lists/our-so...
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Allan T Adams @allantadams.bsky.social · Feb 15

Mad Alice Lane, York. The snicket that connects Swinegate with Low Petergate, also called Lunds Court. Alice was reputed to have committed murder, one of York's urban myths. Medieval buildings lurk up the lane.

@grimartgroup.bsky.social
#pen #drawing
#ArtYear

Pen sketch of a narrow alleyway or snicket between closely packed brick buildings. Mad Alice Lane takes its name from a poor woman hanged for murder that reputedly lived here in the 19th century. The story conflated several events and people. The snicket links the streets of Swinegate with Low Petergate.

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · Feb 15

Samuel Buck's prospect of Wakefield 1722. @wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social @wfdhistsoc.bsky.social

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