Ranaroth
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Random postings of stuff on an ad-hoc basis.
All book covers scanned from my personal collection.
All non-archive photographs taken by me.
"All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension."
All book covers scanned from my personal collection.
All non-archive photographs taken by me.
"All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension."
Maurice Wilson. Glyptodon. Genus of large herbivorous armadillos. Early Holocene. 11,000 years. From a card set called Prehistoric Animals, Brooke Bond, 1972. #MauriceWilson #prehistoric #Glyptodon #armadillo #BrookeBond
January 15, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Maurice Wilson. Glyptodon. Genus of large herbivorous armadillos. Early Holocene. 11,000 years. From a card set called Prehistoric Animals, Brooke Bond, 1972. #MauriceWilson #prehistoric #Glyptodon #armadillo #BrookeBond
Roy Cross. de Havilland Comet. 114 built 1949-52. From a card set called Histroy of Aviation Brooke Bond, 1973. #RoyCross #aviation #BrookeBond
January 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Roy Cross. de Havilland Comet. 114 built 1949-52. From a card set called Histroy of Aviation Brooke Bond, 1973. #RoyCross #aviation #BrookeBond
John Sibbick. Pteranodon. Genus of flying reptile. Late Cretaceous. 89-70 million years. From a card set called Dinosaur Trail, Brooke Bond, 1993. #JohnSibbick #dinosaur #Pteranodon #BrookeBond
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
John Sibbick. Pteranodon. Genus of flying reptile. Late Cretaceous. 89-70 million years. From a card set called Dinosaur Trail, Brooke Bond, 1993. #JohnSibbick #dinosaur #Pteranodon #BrookeBond
Tower Hill, London. Gate-post finials with sculpture of dolphins, waves and cherubs to Sir Follett Holt, 1944. Erected 1965, sculpted by Cecil Thomas. Photo: 06.07.2024. #London #FollettHolt #CecilThomas #sculpture #ddolphin #cherub
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Tower Hill, London. Gate-post finials with sculpture of dolphins, waves and cherubs to Sir Follett Holt, 1944. Erected 1965, sculpted by Cecil Thomas. Photo: 06.07.2024. #London #FollettHolt #CecilThomas #sculpture #ddolphin #cherub
Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama, Oxford University Press, 1979. Cover: Colin Hay. 1000 word version adapted by David Fickling. #ArthurClarke #FirstContact #DavidFickling #ColinHay
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama, Oxford University Press, 1979. Cover: Colin Hay. 1000 word version adapted by David Fickling. #ArthurClarke #FirstContact #DavidFickling #ColinHay
Ley Kenyon. Escape from 600ft. From a card set called The Sea Our Other World, Brooke Bond, 1974. #LeyKenyon #diving #BrookeBond
January 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Ley Kenyon. Escape from 600ft. From a card set called The Sea Our Other World, Brooke Bond, 1974. #LeyKenyon #diving #BrookeBond
Maurice Wilson. Gerrothorax. Genus of temnospondyl amphibian. Middle–Late Triassic. 242-201 million years. From a card set called Prehistoric Animals, Brooke Bond, 1972. #MauriceWilson #prehistoric #Gerrothorax #BrookeBond
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Maurice Wilson. Gerrothorax. Genus of temnospondyl amphibian. Middle–Late Triassic. 242-201 million years. From a card set called Prehistoric Animals, Brooke Bond, 1972. #MauriceWilson #prehistoric #Gerrothorax #BrookeBond
Roy Cross. de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter. Single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft. 466 built 1951-67. From a card set called Histroy of Aviation Brooke Bond, 1973. #RoyCross #aviation #BrookeBond
January 14, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Roy Cross. de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter. Single-engined, high-wing, propeller-driven, short take-off and landing (STOL) aircraft. 466 built 1951-67. From a card set called Histroy of Aviation Brooke Bond, 1973. #RoyCross #aviation #BrookeBond
John Sibbick. Plateosaurus. Late Triassic. 214 -2014 million years. From a card set called Dinosaur Trail, Brooke Bond, 1993. #JohnSibbick #dinosaur #Plateosaurus #BrookeBond
January 14, 2026 at 5:04 AM
John Sibbick. Plateosaurus. Late Triassic. 214 -2014 million years. From a card set called Dinosaur Trail, Brooke Bond, 1993. #JohnSibbick #dinosaur #Plateosaurus #BrookeBond
Trinity Square Gardens, Tower Hill, London. Falklands War Memorial. 2005 hy Gordon Newton. 3m bronze sundial on a granite base, with a large bronze anchor at its center. Photo: 06.07.2024. #London #Falklands #memorial #WarMemorial #GordonNewton
January 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Trinity Square Gardens, Tower Hill, London. Falklands War Memorial. 2005 hy Gordon Newton. 3m bronze sundial on a granite base, with a large bronze anchor at its center. Photo: 06.07.2024. #London #Falklands #memorial #WarMemorial #GordonNewton
London. Thames Beast. Jet-powered speedboat. Photo: 13.07.2024. #London #speedboat
January 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
London. Thames Beast. Jet-powered speedboat. Photo: 13.07.2024. #London #speedboat
King's Cross Station, London. 91125 Berwick-Upon-Tweed. Crewe, 1988. Great North Eastern Railway livery. Rebuilt by Adtranz; renumbered 91025 named BBC Radio 1 FM. Scrapped Sims Metals, Newport, 02/2023. Photo: 12.02.2005. #King'sCross #London #Class91 #GreatNorthEasternRailway
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
King's Cross Station, London. 91125 Berwick-Upon-Tweed. Crewe, 1988. Great North Eastern Railway livery. Rebuilt by Adtranz; renumbered 91025 named BBC Radio 1 FM. Scrapped Sims Metals, Newport, 02/2023. Photo: 12.02.2005. #King'sCross #London #Class91 #GreatNorthEasternRailway
Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama, Pan, 1977-82 ediitons. Cover uncredited. 974 Hugo and Nebula award winner: Best SF novel. #ArthurClarke #FirstContact
January 13, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama, Pan, 1977-82 ediitons. Cover uncredited. 974 Hugo and Nebula award winner: Best SF novel. #ArthurClarke #FirstContact
Ley Kenyon. Dolphins. From a card set called The Sea Our Other World, Brooke Bond, 1974. #LeyKenyon #dolphin #BrookeBond
January 13, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Ley Kenyon. Dolphins. From a card set called The Sea Our Other World, Brooke Bond, 1974. #LeyKenyon #dolphin #BrookeBond
Maurice Wilson. Eusthenopterons. Genus of marine lobe-finned fish. Late Devonian. 383–372 million years. From a card set called Prehistoric Animals, Brooke Bond, 1972. #MauriceWilson #prehistoric #Eusthenopteron #BrookeBond
January 12, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Maurice Wilson. Eusthenopterons. Genus of marine lobe-finned fish. Late Devonian. 383–372 million years. From a card set called Prehistoric Animals, Brooke Bond, 1972. #MauriceWilson #prehistoric #Eusthenopteron #BrookeBond
Roy Cross. Cornu helicopter. Built 1907 by Paul Cornu. From a card set called Histroy of Aviation Brooke Bond, 1973. #RoyCross #aviation #helicopter #PaulCornu #BrookeBond
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Roy Cross. Cornu helicopter. Built 1907 by Paul Cornu. From a card set called Histroy of Aviation Brooke Bond, 1973. #RoyCross #aviation #helicopter #PaulCornu #BrookeBond
John Sibbick. Pachycephalosaurus. Late Cretaceous. 70–66 million years. From a card set called Dinosaur Trail, Brooke Bond, 1993. #JohnSibbick #dinosaur #Pachycephalosaurus #BrookeBond
January 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM
John Sibbick. Pachycephalosaurus. Late Cretaceous. 70–66 million years. From a card set called Dinosaur Trail, Brooke Bond, 1993. #JohnSibbick #dinosaur #Pachycephalosaurus #BrookeBond
Spitalfields Market, London. Elephant statues by Gillie Schattner & Marc Schattner. Photoa: 06.07.2024. #London #Spitalfield #elephant #statue #GillieSchattner #MarcSchattner
January 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Spitalfields Market, London. Elephant statues by Gillie Schattner & Marc Schattner. Photoa: 06.07.2024. #London #Spitalfield #elephant #statue #GillieSchattner #MarcSchattner
King's Cross Station, London. 91113 County of North Yorkshire. Crewe, 1988. Great North Eastern Railway livery. Rebuilt by Adtranz; renumbered 91013 named Sir Michael Faraday. Scrapped Sims Metals, Newport, 05/2021. Photo: 12.02.2005. #King'sCross #London #Class91 #GreatNorthEasternRailway
January 12, 2026 at 6:37 AM
King's Cross Station, London. 91113 County of North Yorkshire. Crewe, 1988. Great North Eastern Railway livery. Rebuilt by Adtranz; renumbered 91013 named Sir Michael Faraday. Scrapped Sims Metals, Newport, 05/2021. Photo: 12.02.2005. #King'sCross #London #Class91 #GreatNorthEasternRailway
Arthur C. Clarke, Reach for Tomorrow, Corgi, 1974. Cover: Joe Patagno (?). Collection of stories written 1942-53. Corgi SF Collector's Library blue stippled cover. #ArthurClarke #JoePatagno
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Arthur C. Clarke, Reach for Tomorrow, Corgi, 1974. Cover: Joe Patagno (?). Collection of stories written 1942-53. Corgi SF Collector's Library blue stippled cover. #ArthurClarke #JoePatagno
Geoff Taylor. Flagship Lodestar. #GeoffTaylor
January 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Geoff Taylor. Flagship Lodestar. #GeoffTaylor