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Rob Bonser-Wilton @waterloosunsetrail.bsky.social · 7h

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 1d

At 9:03 am, the Mary Rose broke the surface of the water, seeing sunlight (such as you can on a cloudy day!) for the first time in 437 years.

#WhereWereYouIn82

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 1d

FACT OF THE DAY. 11 October 1982. Mary Rose, the pride of Henry VIII’s English fleet, which sank on 19 July 1545, was raised in the Solent. The warship is now preserved at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth.

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Edinburgh O'Clock @edinburghclock.bsky.social · 1d

Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train.

A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin

@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.

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Delicious images of Edinburgh from Tom Duffin

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Southeastern @serailway.bsky.social · 1d

🚧 Engineering work Sat 11 & Sun 12 Oct
Sat : 🚌 Buses via #Lewisham also Sun #Battle
Sun: ❌#CharingCross #WaterlooEast no trains
🚌 Buses via #Gillingham, #HitherGreen #AshfordInternational-#DoverPriory
Check your journey: spkl.io/63324AnDzM

Rail map for Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October, showing Southeastern routes and engineering work. Lines in various colors represent different services. Stations include London Bridge, Ashford International, and Dover Priory.

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RailAdvent @railadvent.bsky.social · 1d

The new entrance features two escalators and a lift, which was funded by Transport for London, Wandsworth Council, Battersea Power Station and the Greater London Authority. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/10/step-free-access-at-battersea-power-station-opens.html

Step Free Access at Battersea Power Station Opens

The underground station at Battersea Power Station now has step-free access, which opened on the 6th October.

www.railadvent.co.uk

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Southeastern @serailway.bsky.social · 1d

🍂 Our timetable is changing from Sunday 12 October. Check your journey here: spkl.io/63328AnDrq

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Shibui Shashin @shibui-shashin.bsky.social · 1d

Skyscrapers at Night - Central, Hong Kong

#skyscrapers #night #HongKong #cityscape #scape #BlueSkyArtShow #glow #classicMono

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 1d

On this day, 11th October 1982, the Mary Rose was raised from the Solent in one of the largest maritime archaeological projects the world has ever known.

This was viewed by 50 million people worldwide - were you watching? #WhereWereYouIn82

Find out more - maryrose.org/discover/his...

the wreck of the Mary Rose, supported in a large yellow lifting cradle, being raised from the seabed on 11th October 1982

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The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 1d

CRASH!

On this day 11:49am, 11th October 1982, the world watched in horror as the lifting frame dramatically fell into place, having been caught on a misaligned strop. No real damage was done, other than to our nerves!

Find out more in our blog - maryrose.org/blog/crash-t...

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Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social · 1d

It's Bookshop Day! Get down to your local independent bookshop and buy a book or three. No local bookshop? Snap up a book with us 10-12 October and you could WIN a £250 gift card.

EVERY sale supports indie booksellers, not billionaires. uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 1d

“He even went for a carvery on the third day” has finished me.

Barnsley man in hospital after three-day cola bottles binge

Nathan Rimmington ate his way through 3kg of sweets - and doctors were shocked he survived.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Southeastern @serailway.bsky.social · 1d

🚧 Engineering work Sat 11 & Sun 12 Oct
Sat : 🚌 Buses via #Lewisham also Sun #Battle
Sun: ❌#CharingCross #WaterlooEast no trains
🚌 Buses via #Gillingham, #HitherGreen #AshfordInternational-#DoverPriory
Check your journey: spkl.io/63327An1S3

Map of Southeastern train routes for Saturday, October 11th, and Sunday, October 12th, displaying stations from London to coastal towns. Colors indicate engineering work and service routes.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s Albert Speer-style German Arch of Triumph now planned for DC.

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Southeastern @serailway.bsky.social · 23h

Buses will replace trains when the Hastings line closes for nine days from 25 Oct. Prep work is also taking place over the two weekends before.

Please check before you travel at: spkl.io/63324AnGds

Network Rail and Southeastern announce a line closure from October 25 to November 2, 2025, between Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, and Bexhill. Buses will replace affected trains. Includes a calendar and a worker illustration.

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 22h

Do come and see the exhibition - and please make use of the feedback facility: either cards provided on site (bring your own pen!) or via the QR code.

We really value the feedback & it helps us with the exhibition: thank you!

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 22h

Exhibition reassembled in the new venue!

Opening Monday - at the University of Portsmouth's Park Building, on King Henry I street.

Come down & discover 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers' - all welcome.

On until 17 December!

#Railway200

5 pull up banners, and a display banner with 4 smaller posters, all detailing railway work and railway workers in the Portsmouth area.

6 pull up banners, and several display boards with smaller posters, all detailing railway work and railway workers in the Portsmouth area.

Wide-angle view of the exhibition space, showing pull-up banners of exhibition, blue carpet, white walls and harsh strip lights above.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

The constant lies to steal power and money . . .

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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 18h

October 1925: The late Alfred the gorilla is brought back to the Bristol Zoo in England after being stuffed by a taxidermist.

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Edinburgh O'Clock @edinburghclock.bsky.social · 16h

Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train.

A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin

@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.

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Peter Ricketts @lordrickettsp.bsky.social · 18h

Couldn’t resist this one!

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Edinburgh O'Clock @edinburghclock.bsky.social · 13h

Edinburgh O'Clock - 3 minutes to every hour. - we run fast so you don't miss your train.

A new hourly image to brighten your day taken in #Scotland very often #Edinburgh and shared with love by Tom Duffin

@tomduffinphotos.bsky.social.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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