Otto Saumarez Smith
@osaumarezsmith.bsky.social
Historian of shopping precincts, derelict landscapes, leisure centres, power stations, inner cities, housing, the Potteries, Telford new town, & city centre redevelopment. @c20society casework & trustee.
Super. Much looking forward to reading this...
January 30, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Super. Much looking forward to reading this...
Glorious! Tell me about the cover photograph please
January 30, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Glorious! Tell me about the cover photograph please
This is such a great piece.
January 13, 2026 at 11:48 AM
This is such a great piece.
Thank you Dave. Hope you enjoyed my first short stab at Stoke, which you were helpful with. I'm planning a trip in the new year, and would be good to catch up.
December 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thank you Dave. Hope you enjoyed my first short stab at Stoke, which you were helpful with. I'm planning a trip in the new year, and would be good to catch up.
Characteristically brilliant piece.
December 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Characteristically brilliant piece.
It's an account of meeting Bentley, in the diaries, but also reused fictionally in the Roll Call.
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It's an account of meeting Bentley, in the diaries, but also reused fictionally in the Roll Call.
I'm *so* pleased! Isn't it good? Do you know Arnold Bennet's extraordinary description of Westminster going up.
December 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I'm *so* pleased! Isn't it good? Do you know Arnold Bennet's extraordinary description of Westminster going up.
The following letter was sent to the Master of the college by an English teacher in 1981:
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The following letter was sent to the Master of the college by an English teacher in 1981:
All bangers. Such a great city for Modern churches. The best?
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
All bangers. Such a great city for Modern churches. The best?
Madonna dei Poveri is incredibly moving.
December 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Madonna dei Poveri is incredibly moving.