Janet Barrie
@springhillops.bsky.social
One Place Studies of Springhill in Rossendale, Lancs and Newlands, Cumberland. History PG student. Also birding, anaesthesia and Burnley FC.
So I'm cooking a new recipe from each cookery book I own. There are a lot.
This one's next. Wish me luck...
This one's next. Wish me luck...
December 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So I'm cooking a new recipe from each cookery book I own. There are a lot.
This one's next. Wish me luck...
This one's next. Wish me luck...
A useful Lanky word was 'oo'. Overheard on a bus, circa 1975:
'Oo did oo? Oo'd have thought it of oo?'
'oo' has four meanings in this sentence:
'Oh did she? Who would have thought it of her?'
#OnePlaceWednesday
'Oo did oo? Oo'd have thought it of oo?'
'oo' has four meanings in this sentence:
'Oh did she? Who would have thought it of her?'
#OnePlaceWednesday
The current topic on #OnePlaceWednesday LIVE is voices - what did the voices & dialect of people in our #OnePlaceStudies sound like?
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A useful Lanky word was 'oo'. Overheard on a bus, circa 1975:
'Oo did oo? Oo'd have thought it of oo?'
'oo' has four meanings in this sentence:
'Oh did she? Who would have thought it of her?'
#OnePlaceWednesday
'Oo did oo? Oo'd have thought it of oo?'
'oo' has four meanings in this sentence:
'Oh did she? Who would have thought it of her?'
#OnePlaceWednesday
My grandmother, a cotton weaver, used the phrase 'stopped for bobbins' if she couldn't do a task for lack of a pre-requisite.
40 years later my sister, s textile designer, uses the same phrase.
#OnePlaceWednesday
40 years later my sister, s textile designer, uses the same phrase.
#OnePlaceWednesday
The current topic on #OnePlaceWednesday LIVE is voices - what did the voices & dialect of people in our #OnePlaceStudies sound like?
December 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My grandmother, a cotton weaver, used the phrase 'stopped for bobbins' if she couldn't do a task for lack of a pre-requisite.
40 years later my sister, s textile designer, uses the same phrase.
#OnePlaceWednesday
40 years later my sister, s textile designer, uses the same phrase.
#OnePlaceWednesday
Recommendation for #OnePlaceStudies folk looking to treat themselves?
If you see 'it' and can afford 'it' then grab 'it'. Whatever 'it' is.
#OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceGifts
If you see 'it' and can afford 'it' then grab 'it'. Whatever 'it' is.
#OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceGifts
What #OnePlaceGifts 🎁 (books, maps or other items) relating to your #OnePlaceStudy or to #OnePlaceStudies in general, would you like to find under your Christmas tree 🎄 this year? Also, what would you recommend to other one-placers who are looking to treat themselves? 🎅🏻 #OnePlaceWednesday
December 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Recommendation for #OnePlaceStudies folk looking to treat themselves?
If you see 'it' and can afford 'it' then grab 'it'. Whatever 'it' is.
#OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceGifts
If you see 'it' and can afford 'it' then grab 'it'. Whatever 'it' is.
#OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceGifts
Calling all @oneplacestudies.bsky.social members! Join us for #OnePlaceWednesday live tomorrow: 10-12, 2-4 and 8-10 GMT/London time, to chat all things #OnePlaceStudies.
Link for this, and for tonight's webinar, is in your inbox.
Link for this, and for tonight's webinar, is in your inbox.
December 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Calling all @oneplacestudies.bsky.social members! Join us for #OnePlaceWednesday live tomorrow: 10-12, 2-4 and 8-10 GMT/London time, to chat all things #OnePlaceStudies.
Link for this, and for tonight's webinar, is in your inbox.
Link for this, and for tonight's webinar, is in your inbox.
Writing my MA dissertation proposal. Bemoaning the fact that full citations have to go in footnotes, early modern sources have such long titles (as does historical literature in general) and that footnotes count towards the word count...
Reaches into the toolbox for the semicolon and the hyphen.
Reaches into the toolbox for the semicolon and the hyphen.
December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Writing my MA dissertation proposal. Bemoaning the fact that full citations have to go in footnotes, early modern sources have such long titles (as does historical literature in general) and that footnotes count towards the word count...
Reaches into the toolbox for the semicolon and the hyphen.
Reaches into the toolbox for the semicolon and the hyphen.
So according to the newspaper, 'recent research' has found that Pepys was 'harmful, abusive and exploitative' towards women. Having just re-read a fair chunk of his Diary, I'm not convinced the evidence was hard to find.
If someone managed to get a paper out of that recently then fair play...
If someone managed to get a paper out of that recently then fair play...
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
So according to the newspaper, 'recent research' has found that Pepys was 'harmful, abusive and exploitative' towards women. Having just re-read a fair chunk of his Diary, I'm not convinced the evidence was hard to find.
If someone managed to get a paper out of that recently then fair play...
If someone managed to get a paper out of that recently then fair play...
Just calculated how much I've spent on history books in 2025. Need to lie down for a bit now.
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Just calculated how much I've spent on history books in 2025. Need to lie down for a bit now.
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Do check out these courses – lots that will be interest whether you are into #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory, or #OnePlaceStudies, and a great discount!
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Please spread the word!
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #OnlineCourses #BlackFriday2025
Please spread the word!
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Ancestry #OnlineCourses #BlackFriday2025
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Do check out these courses – lots that will be interest whether you are into #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory, or #OnePlaceStudies, and a great discount!
Looking forward to the @oneplacestudies.bsky.social conference this Saturday. #OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceStudies
#OnePlaceStudies
November 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Looking forward to the @oneplacestudies.bsky.social conference this Saturday. #OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceStudies
#OnePlaceStudies
Well done Scotland. Much happiness in our household.
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Well done Scotland. Much happiness in our household.
Bit windy here last night. Hope everyone is ok.
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Bit windy here last night. Hope everyone is ok.
For those of us who were at the excellent @oneplacestudies.bsky.social webinar yesterday. Missed out? It will be on the website shortly!
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceStudies
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceStudies
@thelineagefinder.bsky.social I’ve found this photo I took of the interior of Batley St Mary of the Angels
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
For those of us who were at the excellent @oneplacestudies.bsky.social webinar yesterday. Missed out? It will be on the website shortly!
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceStudies
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceStudies
Looking forward to the @oneplacestudies.bsky.social conference on 22 Nov. The theme is 'transport'; already got some thoughts about new projects... like I need new projects... #OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceStudies
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Looking forward to the @oneplacestudies.bsky.social conference on 22 Nov. The theme is 'transport'; already got some thoughts about new projects... like I need new projects... #OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceStudies
Reposted by Janet Barrie
The Society for One-Place Studies supports and promotes Studies and their owners, and educates the public about the benefits of running One-Place Studies. www.familyhistoryfederation.com/societies-th...
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness shall never put it out.
October 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness shall never put it out.
Nature reclaiming a mined-out copper seam in Newlands, one of my #OnePlaceStudies places. #OnePlaceWednesday
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Nature reclaiming a mined-out copper seam in Newlands, one of my #OnePlaceStudies places. #OnePlaceWednesday
Looking in C17 newspapers for adverts for relating to means of pain relief. Resisting the temptation to explore 'Jackie'.
October 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Looking in C17 newspapers for adverts for relating to means of pain relief. Resisting the temptation to explore 'Jackie'.
Granddaughter wants to play 'St Nicholas'. Apparently she has lots of money and I have to go to sleep.
Sounds fair to me.
Sounds fair to me.
October 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Granddaughter wants to play 'St Nicholas'. Apparently she has lots of money and I have to go to sleep.
Sounds fair to me.
Sounds fair to me.
Looking forward to reading this. It was spoken highly of at the @oneplacestudies.bsky.social webinar yesterday. #OnePlaceWednesday
I guess the countdown to publication day has well and truly begun ...
'An essential insight into the voices that are often silenced by a city's ego, and a timely spotlight on a political agenda that is ever-present today.' - @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social
The untold story of a remarkable neighbourhood and the battle to define modern London. #booksky #London
The untold story of a remarkable neighbourhood and the battle to define modern London. #booksky #London
October 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Looking forward to reading this. It was spoken highly of at the @oneplacestudies.bsky.social webinar yesterday. #OnePlaceWednesday
October 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Can't resist a war memorial. Not sure of the conflict here but there is a sad degree of surname congruence in this example from Georgia. Shared patronymics suggest some were brothers. RIP gentlemen.
October 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Can't resist a war memorial. Not sure of the conflict here but there is a sad degree of surname congruence in this example from Georgia. Shared patronymics suggest some were brothers. RIP gentlemen.
Ooh I love a good timeline! Here is mine, from my #OnePlaceStudies place. Local events in red, national etc in black. Not very sophisticated but works for me. #OnePlaceWednesday
www.springhillhistory.org.uk/styled/index...
www.springhillhistory.org.uk/styled/index...
Our blogging prompt for October 2025 is #OnePlaceTimelines. Have you used timelines to highlight gaps in your knowledge, to better understand your #OnePlaceStudy place or its people, or to present OPS information? If not, try out timelines. And do share your experiences! #OnePlaceWednesday
October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Ooh I love a good timeline! Here is mine, from my #OnePlaceStudies place. Local events in red, national etc in black. Not very sophisticated but works for me. #OnePlaceWednesday
www.springhillhistory.org.uk/styled/index...
www.springhillhistory.org.uk/styled/index...
Recently been on holiday, can't resist a good graveyard on a #OnePlaceWednesday. Istanbul.
Just grateful that my #OnePlaceStudies place only has one alphabet to deal with!
Just grateful that my #OnePlaceStudies place only has one alphabet to deal with!
October 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Recently been on holiday, can't resist a good graveyard on a #OnePlaceWednesday. Istanbul.
Just grateful that my #OnePlaceStudies place only has one alphabet to deal with!
Just grateful that my #OnePlaceStudies place only has one alphabet to deal with!