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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 3h

Excellent. Daryl is a good egg.

Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 5h

Shucks. Special indeed. We're lucky to have him in our club and town's history. That, alongside the work St. Helens Council did with Stuttgart in the same period, really do mean a lot.

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 7h

At Reed village (just south of #Royston), by the A10 / #ErmineStreet, nine years ago this morning. With well over 200 miles walked, I had just bumped into the 'Volvo Support Pony' awaiting a group of reenactors walking a related route. The coffee biscuits were welcome.
📷 by their support driver.

A man looking tired but in good spirits, dressed in an outdoor coat and shorts, standing in front of a Volvo with its hatchback open. A red and white umbrella leans on the car, and two 'Saxon' shields lean against its bumper.

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 7h

Kororipo pā, commanding #Kerikeri basin. It is effectively a promontory fort, w. the inlet on three sides. From here Ngāpuhi Rangitira (chief) Hongi Hika mounted many successful campaigns, armed with muskets gained through trading w. Europeans. #Aotearoa #NewZealand #HillfortsWednesday
📷 my own.

Replica stockade and tower, at the neck entrance to the Pā.

The view across the basin, with the Stone Store - New Zealand's oldest surviving stone building - plainly visible. It was part of the second Church Missionary Society station in the country.

The main bank and ditch defences, with the interior and further defences beyond.

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 8h

That's great. Really well done Mike.

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 1d

GII* Winstanley Hall is in a perilous condition (on HE's 'At risk' reg. as priority A) & without a viable plan might soon be lost. It is of special interest to #SherlockHolmes enthusiasts as a location for Granada's 'The Master Blackmailer' (1992). #Wigan
www.placenorthwest.co.uk/kingswood-pl...

Kingswood plans 432 homes at derelict Winstanley Hall - Place North West

Wigan Council will consider the full application from the housebuilder, which seeks permission to sensitively restore a 16th-century mansion into a 36 flat block, complemented by an adjacent 396-home ...

www.placenorthwest.co.uk

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 1d

Crikey! A historic heritage crime with every chance of a happy ending.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

New Orleans couple discovers ancient Roman grave marker in their yard

Discovery of 1,900-year-old headstone dedicated to Roman sailor sets off effort to repatriate item to Italy

www.theguardian.com

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 1d

The gibbet of #CaxtonGibbet, by #ErmineStreet / A1198 in #Cambridgeshire. Caxton itself is a village just over a mile to the south, but they sensibly put the gibbet next to the McDonalds, a mile and half away to help cater for the crowds. Taken nine years ago today, whilst hoofing it to Hastings.

A large wooden gibbet next to the entrance to a McDonald's at a road junction in the countryside. A sign read 'No HGVs', with a McDonald's advert in the background and another sign that reads 'Caxton Gibbet Park'. The gibbet has been rebuilt several times. For more information, visit: https://capturingcambridge.org/places-in-south-cambridgeshire/caxton/caxton-gibbet/

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 1d

Roman floor tile found at Corbridge and on display in the museum there. Note the 'LEG VIV' stamp, for 'Legio VI Victrix'. #TilesOnTuesday #RomanBritain #Northumberland
📷 my own

A floor tile on display against a black background in a museum case, held in place by clasps top and bottom. For more information on the site, visit: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/corbridge-roman-town-hadrians-wall/history-and-stories/history/

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Peter Reavill @peterreavill.bsky.social · 1d

Vulnerable, highly valuable, and unique collections stolen #HeritageCrime affects not just museums but the people they serve

Bronze age gold jewellery stolen in raid on St Fagans museum in Cardiff | Museums | The Guardian share.google/uJVOjezPHAEP...

Bronze age gold jewellery stolen in raid on St Fagans museum in Cardiff

South Wales police issue public appeal for information after burglary at one of Wales’s most beloved museums

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 1d

This is grim. I did some research for @musdevnorth.bsky.social a couple of years ago - it found that lots of threats to collections were increasing, inc. theft but esp. climate & maintenance related. I suspect if we did it again now the position may have deteriorated on theft, too. 🥺 #Museums

Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 1d

Terrible news from Wales 😓

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

St Fagans: Bronze Age gold jewellery stolen from musuem

Police are investigating a burglary at St Fagans museum in the early hours of Monday morning.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 1d

We're very proud that our club is strongly associated with post-war reconciliation and international friendship. #StHelens

St Helens Town AFC @sthelenstownafc.bsky.social · 1d

This evening, Bert Trautmann is being inducted into the German Football Museum Hall of Fame in Dortmund.

Everyone at St Helens Town AFC would like to extend our best wishes to Mark Trautmann and all of Bert’s family on this special occasion. 💙
🏴🤝🇩🇪 #BertTrautmann #TownTeam

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 1d

My gear having a breather at the #NormanCross #Napoleonic PoW camp memorial hard by the A1(M) / #ErmineStreet south of #Peterborough, nine years ago today. At that point I was approaching 150 miles in five days.

A roadside memorial in the form of a classical column with a French Imperial Eagle on the top. A rucksack and umbrella are resting on the base. There is an interpretation panel nearby.

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 2d

You won't regret it. An absolute classic.

Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 2d

Cold War code in the classified section of @sthelensstar.bsky.social. I expect a Russian agent is going to carry out a message drop in a litter bin at Billinge Lump. #LocalNews

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 2d

Nine years ago today: dodging traffic on #ErmineStreet, south of #Ancaster. Grantham is away to the right. I don't recommend walking that section - unless the verges have had some serious attention. #RomanBritain
📷 my own

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 4d

Did a friendly local sign you in?

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 4d

Unbelievably, I haven't visited the Reading Rooms. I really must rectify that.

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 4d

The church of St. Mary Magdalene drawing the eye up Kirkgate, #Newark. The earliest parts date to c1180, the tower c1220 and spire C14, restored in 1913. It is a beautiful focal point for the town. #SteepleSaturday #ChruchCrawling #Nottinghamshire
📷 My own

A large and decorous church steeple at the end of a high street. The sky is a beautiful shade of blue, on a lovely day in March 2016.

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 4d

Nine years ago this morning: on Roman Road 28a heading east towards the Lincoln Edge and the junction with #ErmineStreet. RAF Scampton is away to the left, and #Lincoln ('Lindum Colonia') itself to the right. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #OnThisDay
📷 my own

A straight road running through a flat agricultural landscape towards a ridge in the distance. It is a sunny day.

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 4d

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 4d

Watch this space for details of #StHelens and #Northwich shows. 🙂

James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 5d

Encouraged by so many repeat bookings from the Mythbusting tour. Lots of events organisers seem happy to invite me back 🙂

There are also one or two offers at new venues for The Buildings Archaeologist run. I'll be doing fewer shows this time but am happy to discuss options✒️🚂

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 5d

Nine years ago this morning: the 'Roman Ridge', approaching #Doncaster from Adwick-le-Street. This bit is a bridleway, undisturbed by the modern road network. Derelict parts of Highfields Farm stand by, giving a sense of the road's former status. #RomanRoadsFriday #RomanBritain
📷 my own

A tarmac bridleway running straight into the distance, derelict farm buildings to the right.

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 5d

This was my band's regular stop when emerging from the Chunnel after a Euro tour - expressly to go to the the Choptstix noodle bar for a hit of chilli after what had usually been a gruelling schedule. I'll always think fondly of the place for that reason, if that reason alone.

Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 6d

It's definitely the sort of thing she is likely to do 😄

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