Derek Ivens
@derekivens.bsky.social
Independent journalism + culture. Plaques. "Phagomen kai piomen"
Terrific summer reading: the Good, the Bold and the Fearless. Never a dull moment in the complex world of the Burgundians. @bartvanloo.bsky.social 👏
August 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Terrific summer reading: the Good, the Bold and the Fearless. Never a dull moment in the complex world of the Burgundians. @bartvanloo.bsky.social 👏
The Entry to Jerusalem, aka the "Long Donkey Window" at St Mary's church in Eccles.
July 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Entry to Jerusalem, aka the "Long Donkey Window" at St Mary's church in Eccles.
Saltburn, N Yorkshire. The oldest working hydraulic funicular in the country. Living history.
May 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Saltburn, N Yorkshire. The oldest working hydraulic funicular in the country. Living history.
How not to showcase the unique history and architecture of a great city. #Liverpool
April 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
How not to showcase the unique history and architecture of a great city. #Liverpool
I walked all the way from the Midlands to Another Place (aka Crosby), so felt entitled to say “thalassa thallassa”. Although not so loud that anyone else could hear.
April 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I walked all the way from the Midlands to Another Place (aka Crosby), so felt entitled to say “thalassa thallassa”. Although not so loud that anyone else could hear.
The sleuth named after a small town. #crimefiction
March 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The sleuth named after a small town. #crimefiction
February 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
#Basel cathedral, which guards the memorial to the #Renaissance thinker Erasmus of Rotterdam. He died here in 1536.
February 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#Basel cathedral, which guards the memorial to the #Renaissance thinker Erasmus of Rotterdam. He died here in 1536.
Always try to work with the best and brightest. In this case, it’s the very sharp journalism students of Yerevan State University, in the complex and always fascinating country of Armenia.
January 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Always try to work with the best and brightest. In this case, it’s the very sharp journalism students of Yerevan State University, in the complex and always fascinating country of Armenia.
January 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“It’s all water. And mud.” Classic #cyclocross conditions at Dendermonde.
January 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“It’s all water. And mud.” Classic #cyclocross conditions at Dendermonde.
James Conway of the Royal Marines, a ‘Cockleshell Hero’ of 1942. Now commemorated in his home town of Stockport.
January 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
James Conway of the Royal Marines, a ‘Cockleshell Hero’ of 1942. Now commemorated in his home town of Stockport.
Christmas at Lyme Park, Cheshire.
December 25, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Christmas at Lyme Park, Cheshire.
The Farnese Bull, created in the 3rd century, unearthed in Rome in 1546, and believed to be the biggest single sculpture recovered from antiquity. Now on display in Naples.
November 17, 2024 at 8:43 PM
The Farnese Bull, created in the 3rd century, unearthed in Rome in 1546, and believed to be the biggest single sculpture recovered from antiquity. Now on display in Naples.