Richard Barton
@wickybee.bsky.social
Retired but still dreaming of a world built on new foundations.
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Elizabeth Catlett, Influential US printmaker, sculptor and activist
Madonna, 1982. Lithograph #womensart
Madonna, 1982. Lithograph #womensart
December 22, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Elizabeth Catlett, Influential US printmaker, sculptor and activist
Madonna, 1982. Lithograph #womensart
Madonna, 1982. Lithograph #womensart
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'Gurnards Head.' (1947) Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was a small but vital component of the St Ives school, arriving in Cornwall in 1940 just as Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo and Barbara Hepworth were transforming the small fishing town into an unlikely hot-bed of British modernism.
December 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
'Gurnards Head.' (1947) Wilhelmina Barns-Graham was a small but vital component of the St Ives school, arriving in Cornwall in 1940 just as Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo and Barbara Hepworth were transforming the small fishing town into an unlikely hot-bed of British modernism.
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Winter solstice.
The shortest day and longest night in the northern hemisphere.
The shortest day and longest night in the northern hemisphere.
December 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Winter solstice.
The shortest day and longest night in the northern hemisphere.
The shortest day and longest night in the northern hemisphere.
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Stone-built Snake Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, England
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Stone-built Snake Bridge on the Macclesfield Canal, England
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A great restoration work
December 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A great restoration work
Slovakia rewrote its Constitution to erase rights for LGBT+ people and reject international human rights protections. The EU has opened an infringement procedure – but stronger action depends on us. Add your name now. a.allout.org/s/v0qyx/
Defend equality and LGBTI+ lives in Slovakia
Slovakia rewrote its Constitution to erase rights for LGBT+ people and reject international human rights protections. The EU has opened an infringement procedure – but stronger action depends on us. A...
a.allout.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Slovakia rewrote its Constitution to erase rights for LGBT+ people and reject international human rights protections. The EU has opened an infringement procedure – but stronger action depends on us. Add your name now. a.allout.org/s/v0qyx/
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The artist John Piper was born #OTD 13 December 1903. His work can be regularly found in churches restored after WWII bombing, for example at All Saints, Clifton, Bristol, where he painted the River of Life and the Tree of Life in situ, directly onto sheets of fibreglass. 1/3
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The artist John Piper was born #OTD 13 December 1903. His work can be regularly found in churches restored after WWII bombing, for example at All Saints, Clifton, Bristol, where he painted the River of Life and the Tree of Life in situ, directly onto sheets of fibreglass. 1/3
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Repairing a 1930s Roman Catholic church.
Rachel Morley, our Director, speaks to Contracts Manager Martin Nee from Messenger Construction about the repairs at St Mary of the Angels', Brownshill, Gloucestershire.
Rachel Morley, our Director, speaks to Contracts Manager Martin Nee from Messenger Construction about the repairs at St Mary of the Angels', Brownshill, Gloucestershire.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Repairing a 1930s Roman Catholic church.
Rachel Morley, our Director, speaks to Contracts Manager Martin Nee from Messenger Construction about the repairs at St Mary of the Angels', Brownshill, Gloucestershire.
Rachel Morley, our Director, speaks to Contracts Manager Martin Nee from Messenger Construction about the repairs at St Mary of the Angels', Brownshill, Gloucestershire.
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This is a photo of all the workers who have spent more than five years restoring the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is a photo of all the workers who have spent more than five years restoring the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
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'Campaigners who have been protesting to try to save a 1950s bus shelter from demolition are celebrating after a town council voted to save the structure.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Campaigners celebrate as Sheringham bus shelter saved
A council says workers will now leave the transport hub site following protests and a new vote.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
'Campaigners who have been protesting to try to save a 1950s bus shelter from demolition are celebrating after a town council voted to save the structure.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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⚠️ Stand-off in Sheringham: Local campaigners have spent the past three nights camping out overnight in an extraordinary bid to save a 1950s Streamline Moderne style bus shelter in Norfolk, thwarting council contractors who attempted to demolish the structure at 2am.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
⚠️ Stand-off in Sheringham: Local campaigners have spent the past three nights camping out overnight in an extraordinary bid to save a 1950s Streamline Moderne style bus shelter in Norfolk, thwarting council contractors who attempted to demolish the structure at 2am.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BREAKING NEWS: Sheringham Town Council have just voted 6-5 to withdraw support for the planned demolition of their now nationally famous Bus Shelter!
A crucial victory for the local protesters who’ve staged a remarkable 8 day occupation of the shelter.
People power for modern heritage ✊🏻
A crucial victory for the local protesters who’ve staged a remarkable 8 day occupation of the shelter.
People power for modern heritage ✊🏻
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Sheringham Town Council have just voted 6-5 to withdraw support for the planned demolition of their now nationally famous Bus Shelter!
A crucial victory for the local protesters who’ve staged a remarkable 8 day occupation of the shelter.
People power for modern heritage ✊🏻
A crucial victory for the local protesters who’ve staged a remarkable 8 day occupation of the shelter.
People power for modern heritage ✊🏻
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🎯ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY🎯
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎯ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY🎯
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
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9 Dec 1425: Foundation of the University of Leuven/Louvain #otd This 1442 statue of the Sedes Sapientiae, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, St. Peter's Church, #Leuven is an emblem of this important university (JMcC) Leuven would become an important site for #Irish & #English exiles
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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As Israel have been allowed to compete in Eurovision 2026, the UK must follow in the footsteps of Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands and boycott the competition.
The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
December 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
As Israel have been allowed to compete in Eurovision 2026, the UK must follow in the footsteps of Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands and boycott the competition.
The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The world's largest live music event cannot be used to whitewash Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The All Out movement uses people power to fight back against attacks on LGBT+ people around the world. Join the fight today! a.allout.org/s/P4mnj/
Join the global movement for LGBT+ rights today!
The All Out movement uses people power to fight back against attacks on LGBT+ people around the world. Join the fight today!
a.allout.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The All Out movement uses people power to fight back against attacks on LGBT+ people around the world. Join the fight today! a.allout.org/s/P4mnj/
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Whithorn Priory in Dumfries & Galloway. The building you see today is the successor to the first church in Scotland, probably built over sixteen centuries ago in the 390s. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #DumfriesAndGalloway #Whitorn #WhithornPriory
#Scotland #DumfriesAndGalloway #Whitorn #WhithornPriory
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Whithorn Priory in Dumfries & Galloway. The building you see today is the successor to the first church in Scotland, probably built over sixteen centuries ago in the 390s. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #DumfriesAndGalloway #Whitorn #WhithornPriory
#Scotland #DumfriesAndGalloway #Whitorn #WhithornPriory
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✨😯 The wondrous Romanesque crypt at St. Mary, Lastingham, Yorkshire - a space where ancient crosses and carvings seem to emerge from the surface - reminding us of its rooted history.
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
✨😯 The wondrous Romanesque crypt at St. Mary, Lastingham, Yorkshire - a space where ancient crosses and carvings seem to emerge from the surface - reminding us of its rooted history.
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The 14th century timber-framed south porch at St Mary's Church, Kempley, Gloucestershire. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #Kempley #Gloucestershire
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The 14th century timber-framed south porch at St Mary's Church, Kempley, Gloucestershire. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #Kempley #Gloucestershire
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If you know someone who loves history and heritage, then please follow the link below to purchase a gift membership for the Friends of Friendless Churches.
friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/news/gift-me...
friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/news/gift-me...
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
If you know someone who loves history and heritage, then please follow the link below to purchase a gift membership for the Friends of Friendless Churches.
friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/news/gift-me...
friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/news/gift-me...
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#OtD 2 Dec 1980 four US Catholic nuns were kidnapped, raped and murdered by government-backed and US-trained right-wing ‘death squads' during the El Salvadorian civil war. The US later sheltered the killers stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9174...
December 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
#OtD 2 Dec 1980 four US Catholic nuns were kidnapped, raped and murdered by government-backed and US-trained right-wing ‘death squads' during the El Salvadorian civil war. The US later sheltered the killers stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9174...
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🌍🪐✨ St. Mary Lastingham, Yorks - out of this world.
"This place - the journey to it, the aura, the echoes, the muted light, the Saxon remnants and the Romanesque - has lifted my anxious self into a more rooted sense of the world."
More words and 📸:
👉 www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshal...
"This place - the journey to it, the aura, the echoes, the muted light, the Saxon remnants and the Romanesque - has lifted my anxious self into a more rooted sense of the world."
More words and 📸:
👉 www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshal...
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🌍🪐✨ St. Mary Lastingham, Yorks - out of this world.
"This place - the journey to it, the aura, the echoes, the muted light, the Saxon remnants and the Romanesque - has lifted my anxious self into a more rooted sense of the world."
More words and 📸:
👉 www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshal...
"This place - the journey to it, the aura, the echoes, the muted light, the Saxon remnants and the Romanesque - has lifted my anxious self into a more rooted sense of the world."
More words and 📸:
👉 www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshal...
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Silver End a model village near Braintree in Essex built by Francis Henry Crittall of Crittall windows who built a factory & housing for his employees in the 1920’s.
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Silver End a model village near Braintree in Essex built by Francis Henry Crittall of Crittall windows who built a factory & housing for his employees in the 1920’s.
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😯 ✨St John’s Court in Malmesbury: a 17th-century almshouse wrapped around a stunning 12th-century doorway from a former chapel. One of the most characterful gables in the country.
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
😯 ✨St John’s Court in Malmesbury: a 17th-century almshouse wrapped around a stunning 12th-century doorway from a former chapel. One of the most characterful gables in the country.
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Chartres cathedral in France during the annual Chartres en Lumières light show
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Chartres cathedral in France during the annual Chartres en Lumières light show