Dr Jonathan Kershaw
@jeckythump.bsky.social
Treehugging petrolhead. Aspiring academic. Triumphista & Fiat Pandamaniac. Only Connect alumnus. Likes a quiz.
Another fab day helping out with tours at @chethamslibrary.bsky.social, meeting folk from China, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, & even Westhoughton too!
A real treat afterwards was one of the library staff showing the book they're working on, 'Holinshed Chronicles' from 1577.
I do like this place...
A real treat afterwards was one of the library staff showing the book they're working on, 'Holinshed Chronicles' from 1577.
I do like this place...
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Another fab day helping out with tours at @chethamslibrary.bsky.social, meeting folk from China, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, & even Westhoughton too!
A real treat afterwards was one of the library staff showing the book they're working on, 'Holinshed Chronicles' from 1577.
I do like this place...
A real treat afterwards was one of the library staff showing the book they're working on, 'Holinshed Chronicles' from 1577.
I do like this place...
Have been car-brochure ebayings have arrived... 👍
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Have been car-brochure ebayings have arrived... 👍
Your last photo is what's coming to save you when it all goes wrong...
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Your last photo is what's coming to save you when it all goes wrong...
I don't listen to Spotify that much, but they've had a dive into my listening, and ... the cheeky buggers!!!
I don't recall listening to any Motley Crüe...
I don't recall listening to any Motley Crüe...
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I don't listen to Spotify that much, but they've had a dive into my listening, and ... the cheeky buggers!!!
I don't recall listening to any Motley Crüe...
I don't recall listening to any Motley Crüe...
I also managed to bag this fistful of car brochures for a tenner... 👍
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I also managed to bag this fistful of car brochures for a tenner... 👍
Popped over to Bolton Wanderers for a 'toy and model collector's fair' and, suffice to say, landed a couple of touches.
Pics were respectively £8, £18, and £10... (1/2)
Pics were respectively £8, £18, and £10... (1/2)
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Popped over to Bolton Wanderers for a 'toy and model collector's fair' and, suffice to say, landed a couple of touches.
Pics were respectively £8, £18, and £10... (1/2)
Pics were respectively £8, £18, and £10... (1/2)
Been an absolutely corking day leading three tours around @chethamslibrary.bsky.social, meeting folk from Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, USA, and even Bury too!
I do like this place...
I do like this place...
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Been an absolutely corking day leading three tours around @chethamslibrary.bsky.social, meeting folk from Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, USA, and even Bury too!
I do like this place...
I do like this place...
I saw an Ami treated so at Retromobile earlier this year...
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I saw an Ami treated so at Retromobile earlier this year...
Popped into Aldi on the way home from work last night to grab a couple of bottles of their latest 'wine of the week' (a nice rioja, especially for the money), but they'd none left 😕
These somehow landed in my basket, however... 👍
These somehow landed in my basket, however... 👍
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Popped into Aldi on the way home from work last night to grab a couple of bottles of their latest 'wine of the week' (a nice rioja, especially for the money), but they'd none left 😕
These somehow landed in my basket, however... 👍
These somehow landed in my basket, however... 👍
As we leave France...
November 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
As we leave France...
Popped into Lille's 'La Vielle Bourse' wherein there are now bookstalls, and picked up these postcards of the town where my great-grandad was killed in the first world war...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Popped into Lille's 'La Vielle Bourse' wherein there are now bookstalls, and picked up these postcards of the town where my great-grandad was killed in the first world war...
Had an absolutely corking meal at a restaurant called La Cour de la Ch'tite Brigitte in Lille this evening - fab surroundings, fantastic staff, and great food WITH ENDLESS FRITES!!! 😋
I'll definitely be coming back here when I'm in the area again...
I'll definitely be coming back here when I'm in the area again...
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Had an absolutely corking meal at a restaurant called La Cour de la Ch'tite Brigitte in Lille this evening - fab surroundings, fantastic staff, and great food WITH ENDLESS FRITES!!! 😋
I'll definitely be coming back here when I'm in the area again...
I'll definitely be coming back here when I'm in the area again...
Had a lil' stroll around Lille this afternoon and evening...
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Had a lil' stroll around Lille this afternoon and evening...
Today, we have been mostly visiting the Lochnagar Crater, and seeing where my great-grandad was on the first day of the Battle of the Somme...
November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Today, we have been mostly visiting the Lochnagar Crater, and seeing where my great-grandad was on the first day of the Battle of the Somme...
Armistice Day in Ypres...
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Armistice Day in Ypres...
Lest we forget...
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Lest we forget...
It's the first one I've ever seen...
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It's the first one I've ever seen...
I know I missed one or two I wanted to catch - at least I caught the main one...
November 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I know I missed one or two I wanted to catch - at least I caught the main one...
Belle macchine...
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Belle macchine...
'Triffic Teutons...
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
'Triffic Teutons...
It's this tremendous, somewhat personalised hoodie celebrating the 60th anniversary of the fwd Triumph 1300, which I picked up today at the NEC Classic Motor Show...
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It's this tremendous, somewhat personalised hoodie celebrating the 60th anniversary of the fwd Triumph 1300, which I picked up today at the NEC Classic Motor Show...
French fancies...
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
French fancies...
Small is beautiful...
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Small is beautiful...