David Hughes
@parkiebath.bsky.social
Trying to be a historian, suffering as a Blackburn Rovers supporter, failing cyclist but now only in the virtual world.
Despairing of the future!!!
Despairing of the future!!!
Have you shared your research with Mary Painter? If so I might have seen some of it. Have you seen the BRFC Archive that I saw when I dipped a toe into the former Twitter?
brfc-archive.com/about/
brfc-archive.com/about/
ABOUT - BRFC Archive
BRFC Archive is an independent project, built by fans, for fans, to document the history and statistics of Blackburn Rovers F.C., from the club’s creation through to the present day. The site is a fre...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Have you shared your research with Mary Painter? If so I might have seen some of it. Have you seen the BRFC Archive that I saw when I dipped a toe into the former Twitter?
brfc-archive.com/about/
brfc-archive.com/about/
Has he blamed postal votes yet? Or mysterious appearance of ballot boxes stuffed with votes for centrist parties? Or votes from illegal immigrants? Plenty of the Trump victim playbook to be used yet!
October 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Has he blamed postal votes yet? Or mysterious appearance of ballot boxes stuffed with votes for centrist parties? Or votes from illegal immigrants? Plenty of the Trump victim playbook to be used yet!
I am pleased that someone has mentioned 1981 and the polling of SDP and Liberals and the ssumptions that were made then all of them to fade away by the time of the general election. Thatcher revived the fortunes of the Tories by her use of the Falklands war.
October 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I am pleased that someone has mentioned 1981 and the polling of SDP and Liberals and the ssumptions that were made then all of them to fade away by the time of the general election. Thatcher revived the fortunes of the Tories by her use of the Falklands war.
It did come from House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Online. It is at the bottom of the title page.
October 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
It did come from House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Online. It is at the bottom of the title page.
I could send it to you. I was at university when I downloaded it. It might have come from a site that gave access to parliamentary papers. I can't remember what is called.
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I could send it to you. I was at university when I downloaded it. It might have come from a site that gave access to parliamentary papers. I can't remember what is called.
I have a pdf of the summaries of the 1841 census. I downloaded it probably about 15 years ago from either Internet Archive or Google Books.
October 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I have a pdf of the summaries of the 1841 census. I downloaded it probably about 15 years ago from either Internet Archive or Google Books.
Or maybe Wayne Rooney 😉
October 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Or maybe Wayne Rooney 😉
And in Anne Lister's diary you decipher coded sections expecting something raunchy instead you find descriptions of her bowel movement!
October 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
And in Anne Lister's diary you decipher coded sections expecting something raunchy instead you find descriptions of her bowel movement!
Thanks for that. Added to my reading list.
October 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Thanks for that. Added to my reading list.
Is there any chance that she could have used Celsius?
October 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Is there any chance that she could have used Celsius?
As a Blackburnian, I agree with that statement!
September 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
As a Blackburnian, I agree with that statement!
Aye, definitely can't see t'Tower this morning.
September 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Aye, definitely can't see t'Tower this morning.
Can't argue with that!
September 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Can't argue with that!
I preferred a thrashing but a late penalty will do. A good weekend!
September 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I preferred a thrashing but a late penalty will do. A good weekend!
This is the account from March 1871 of a dinner for the workpeople at the opening. Looks like the story is a Darwen myth!
September 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This is the account from March 1871 of a dinner for the workpeople at the opening. Looks like the story is a Darwen myth!
I doubt it. It was one of the tales that my grandmother used to tell. It should be easy to check.
September 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I doubt it. It was one of the tales that my grandmother used to tell. It should be easy to check.
But was Fred's feat as good as that of Briggs Knowles, an ancestor of mine?
September 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
But was Fred's feat as good as that of Briggs Knowles, an ancestor of mine?
I lived at the top of Shear Brow from 1979 to 1985. You have my sympathy!
September 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I lived at the top of Shear Brow from 1979 to 1985. You have my sympathy!
Had me shouting at the radio. I wonder what the agenda could be behind saying a 1000 people had crossed in small boats during first day of the new Home Secretary.
September 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Had me shouting at the radio. I wonder what the agenda could be behind saying a 1000 people had crossed in small boats during first day of the new Home Secretary.
Another to add to those taught to read using the Janet and John books.
September 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Another to add to those taught to read using the Janet and John books.
The 50 over championship is a proper competition. As a Lancashire fan, I am disappointed but there have been some great games with all the swings and twists and turns that the extended one day form can bring. Come on Somerset, said as a former Bath resident!
August 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The 50 over championship is a proper competition. As a Lancashire fan, I am disappointed but there have been some great games with all the swings and twists and turns that the extended one day form can bring. Come on Somerset, said as a former Bath resident!
Are'ti oop Tockus?
August 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Are'ti oop Tockus?
I thought it might be. It's a rich and valuable resource.
August 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I thought it might be. It's a rich and valuable resource.
Would Anne Lister's diaries be too late? They cover the period 1806-40. They have been digitised and transcribed and are available here
www.catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/Record.aspx...
www.catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/Record.aspx...
August 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Would Anne Lister's diaries be too late? They cover the period 1806-40. They have been digitised and transcribed and are available here
www.catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/Record.aspx...
www.catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/Record.aspx...