Spurs v ManUtd was quite entertaining for impartial observers even if some of the goals were a bit soft.⚽
Pleasant perambulation despite the occasional shower. Three more ducks on the mere this morning for a total of 15, plus a brief glimpse of a kingfisher!
Last night I dreamt I had my phone snatched. Absolutely nothing to do with reading this www.moneysavingexpert.com/mobiles/s…
Nice to see Keely win SPOTY. HYS notably devoid of snark in her regard this morning.
Handy site to check events in nature such as first flowering of wild snowdrops in UK. naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk/analysis/…
f you want to see when snowdrops first flower in the wild in UK, drag and release the double-headed arrow to see reports up to that day (last year). naturescalendar.woodlandtrust.org.uk/analysis/…
Signs of Spring this morning at Ness Gardens followed by coffee and cake at the Little Room, Burton Manor. A very pleasant morning with musical accompaniment courtesy of Erland Cooper.
News to me but apparently you can stay in the Station Agent’s house at Liverpool Road, Manchester. www.landmarktrust.org.uk/search-an…
Finally giving BlueSky a spin out of curiosity. Greetings from Micro.blog (assuming this works).

The Padorama, an immersive journey from Manchester to Liverpool in 1834: Part 2 Brooklyn & New York

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In the summer of 1834 an innovative moving panorama of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway called the Padorama was displayed in the Baker Street Bazaar, London (see Part 1). The exhibition there was not, however, the end of the story. As Richard Altick (1978) first described, the Padorama unexpectedly saw a second lease of life in Brooklyn. A move to Brooklyn, Long Island An unknown purchaser supposedly paid $30000, the equivalent of $1M at present day values, for the Padorama in London and shipped it to Brooklyn, Long Island in the USA.
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The Padorama, an immersive journey from Manchester to Liverpool in 1834: Part 1 London

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The first modern railway, the Liverpool & Manchester, opened in 1830 and by 1834 construction of railways into London, notably the London & Greenwich, was already in progress. To accompany this seismic shift in mobility a moving panorama of the Liverpool & Manchester was presented at the Baker Street Bazaar in London between mid-May and early September of 1834. It appears to have been based on images presented in a book, the Railway Companion, published the previous year and written by the somewhat cryptically named A Tourist with images credited to an obscure H.
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On Saturday gave a preso on the Padorama at OSCC24. Currently available on YT youtu.be/zohFilMv9…
NPG collaborating in immersive experience sounds interesting. www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/12/0…
Very much enjoyed Elizabeth Alker’s Radio 3 Unclassified prog devoted (mostly) to Erland Cooper. One to come back to for the next month or so. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/pl… 🎵
Passing of the Assisted Dying Bill seems a major milestone.
RIP Janey Godley and thanks for all the laughs during a dark time.
The orchestral version of Lord it’s a Feeling (Explicit) by London Grammar is glorious www.youtube.com/watch 🎵
Fascinated by the Georgian Royal Theatre in Richmond, Yorkshire. www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk/Tours/360…
Good to see the late Glenda Jackson getting recognition in her birthplace. wirralview.com/council-u…
Gibson’s Pandora doing her thing at the Lady Lever this morning.
Early signs of Autumn colour at Ness yesterday.
Immersive Liverpool sounds potentially of interest. BBC News - Plan for ‘Abbey Road of the North’ recording studio www.bbc.com/news/arti…
Saw the heron today for the first time in a month or so. Hopefully the moorhen chicks are too big now to serve as prey plus they rarely stray far from one or both parents.
All four moorhen chicks on the bank this morning. Will feed themselves but some still prefer to be fed by parent.