David Pendleton
@davidpendleton.bsky.social
Dr David Pendleton. Author, editor and historian, interested in the long 19th Century (1789-1914). Career defining moment was organising an open top vintage bus trip around a sewage works.
Urbanisation | Sport & Leisure | Maritime | Seaside
Urbanisation | Sport & Leisure | Maritime | Seaside
A beautiful day at Hunmanby at the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds. I’m here to give a talk on my book ‘On the Tracks of the Flying Scotsman’.
Available from all good bookshops and online.
Available from all good bookshops and online.
October 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A beautiful day at Hunmanby at the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds. I’m here to give a talk on my book ‘On the Tracks of the Flying Scotsman’.
Available from all good bookshops and online.
Available from all good bookshops and online.
Delighted to announce that my new article is out now in The Trafalgar Chronicle! ⚓️
📖 “As a Hound to the Haunches of a Deer: HMS Countess of Scarborough: The Forgotten Ship of the Battle of Flamborough Head”
Published by 1805Club.
#NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #18thCentury
📖 “As a Hound to the Haunches of a Deer: HMS Countess of Scarborough: The Forgotten Ship of the Battle of Flamborough Head”
Published by 1805Club.
#NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #18thCentury
September 30, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Delighted to announce that my new article is out now in The Trafalgar Chronicle! ⚓️
📖 “As a Hound to the Haunches of a Deer: HMS Countess of Scarborough: The Forgotten Ship of the Battle of Flamborough Head”
Published by 1805Club.
#NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #18thCentury
📖 “As a Hound to the Haunches of a Deer: HMS Countess of Scarborough: The Forgotten Ship of the Battle of Flamborough Head”
Published by 1805Club.
#NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #18thCentury
Scaffolding is up at Filey’s iconic Royal Crescent Court as a rumoured £1m refurbishment begins! 🏛️✨From hosting Victorian high society to its modern era as luxury apartments, this landmark is securing its place on the coast for generations to come.
From Victorian Splendour to Modern Revival: The Story of Filey’s Royal Crescent Court
Scaffolding has gone up around the exterior of one of Filey’s landmark buildings: the Royal Crescent Court.
davidpendleton.substack.com
September 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Scaffolding is up at Filey’s iconic Royal Crescent Court as a rumoured £1m refurbishment begins! 🏛️✨From hosting Victorian high society to its modern era as luxury apartments, this landmark is securing its place on the coast for generations to come.
Scarborough railway station
September 23, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Scarborough railway station
Mural at Scarborough’s Central Tramway
September 17, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Mural at Scarborough’s Central Tramway
Wandering between the Stumble Inn and and the Valley Bar and we came across this … #scarborough #flyingScotsman
September 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Wandering between the Stumble Inn and and the Valley Bar and we came across this … #scarborough #flyingScotsman
16 Feb 1917, the Lady Ann was torpedoed off Scarborough, sinking in 3 minutes. Fred Chater & Walter Gunn were buried at Dean Road Cemetery—an error led to Gunn being listed on the Tower Hill Memorial as "missing". Thanks to researcher Fred Fox, CWGC placed a headstone over Gunn’s grave. #WW1
Lost at Sea: The Lady Ann Inquest and Funeral, February 1917
A wartime tragedy at Scarborough
davidpendleton.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 9:49 AM
16 Feb 1917, the Lady Ann was torpedoed off Scarborough, sinking in 3 minutes. Fred Chater & Walter Gunn were buried at Dean Road Cemetery—an error led to Gunn being listed on the Tower Hill Memorial as "missing". Thanks to researcher Fred Fox, CWGC placed a headstone over Gunn’s grave. #WW1
In Feb 1915, a Norwegian sailor under an assumed name entered the fog off Filey Brigg aboard the collier Torquay.
A WWI German sea mine exploded, triggering a harrowing North Sea rescue—and a 110-year identity mystery. ⚓️🧵
Read the full story below 👇
A WWI German sea mine exploded, triggering a harrowing North Sea rescue—and a 110-year identity mystery. ⚓️🧵
Read the full story below 👇
A Sailor's Forgotten Story: The World War I Disaster of the Steam Collier Torquay
On 12 February 1915, the 870-ton collier Torquay was groping her way northwards in thick fog off Filey Brigg.
davidpendleton.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:10 AM
In Feb 1915, a Norwegian sailor under an assumed name entered the fog off Filey Brigg aboard the collier Torquay.
A WWI German sea mine exploded, triggering a harrowing North Sea rescue—and a 110-year identity mystery. ⚓️🧵
Read the full story below 👇
A WWI German sea mine exploded, triggering a harrowing North Sea rescue—and a 110-year identity mystery. ⚓️🧵
Read the full story below 👇
On Wednesday I visited the graves of 2 sailors killed in the sinking of the Lady Ann. I've uploaded the photos of the graves. I'll undertake some further research & I'll post at a later date. But for now, read about the loss of the Lady Ann, whose wreck is now owned by the Scarborough Sub Aqua Club.
The Haunting Ribs of the Lady Ann
From Coal Collier to Coastal Dive Site
davidpendleton.substack.com
September 11, 2026 at 10:39 AM
On Wednesday I visited the graves of 2 sailors killed in the sinking of the Lady Ann. I've uploaded the photos of the graves. I'll undertake some further research & I'll post at a later date. But for now, read about the loss of the Lady Ann, whose wreck is now owned by the Scarborough Sub Aqua Club.
It's tonight at 7.30pm. A free talk on holiday making patterns at Skipsea. Simply follow the link in the article.
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It’s this evening. 7.30pm a free talk. Hosted by the Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society, but you do not need to be a member to watch, simply follow the link in the article.
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September 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It's tonight at 7.30pm. A free talk on holiday making patterns at Skipsea. Simply follow the link in the article.
🌊 Was Skipsea the real South Riding?
Join me this Thursday evening to explore East Yorkshire’s interwar plotlands—from self-built bungalows & carriage conversions to eroding cliffs & planning battles.
🎟️ FREE online event with Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society (open to all).
Join me this Thursday evening to explore East Yorkshire’s interwar plotlands—from self-built bungalows & carriage conversions to eroding cliffs & planning battles.
🎟️ FREE online event with Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society (open to all).
The Real South Riding: History, Erosion and the East Yorkshire Seaside
A Free Online Talk on Thursday
davidpendleton.substack.com
September 8, 2026 at 1:08 PM
🌊 Was Skipsea the real South Riding?
Join me this Thursday evening to explore East Yorkshire’s interwar plotlands—from self-built bungalows & carriage conversions to eroding cliffs & planning battles.
🎟️ FREE online event with Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society (open to all).
Join me this Thursday evening to explore East Yorkshire’s interwar plotlands—from self-built bungalows & carriage conversions to eroding cliffs & planning battles.
🎟️ FREE online event with Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society (open to all).
Reposted by David Pendleton
Disgusting UK, re-post this!
September 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Disgusting UK, re-post this!
A blazing autumnal sunset at Hull Paragon
September 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
A blazing autumnal sunset at Hull Paragon
A trundle around the pubs of Hull: from the smallest pub room, to the smallest window, ‘‘twas a good day out.
September 4, 2026 at 8:40 AM
A trundle around the pubs of Hull: from the smallest pub room, to the smallest window, ‘‘twas a good day out.
As Scarborough waves a fond farewell to county cricket for this year, we look back at the first-ever Yorkshire game at North Marine Road and examine at the lives of the eleven men who represented Yorkshire on that famous day. #CricketHistory #Yorkshire #Scarborough
Rain, History, and a Scarborough Debut: The First County Match at North Marine Road (1874)
When Yorkshire stepped out to face Middlesex at North Marine Road in September 1874, they were not merely playing a county match—they were making history by inaugurating one of English cricket’s most ...
davidpendleton.substack.com
August 31, 2026 at 1:19 PM
As Scarborough waves a fond farewell to county cricket for this year, we look back at the first-ever Yorkshire game at North Marine Road and examine at the lives of the eleven men who represented Yorkshire on that famous day. #CricketHistory #Yorkshire #Scarborough
Many thanks to all who made the BSSH conference at Edinburgh such a joy to attend and present at.
August 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Many thanks to all who made the BSSH conference at Edinburgh such a joy to attend and present at.
Edinburgh is packed for the festival. I’m not expecting to be overwhelmed for my Hull Handball League talk …
August 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Edinburgh is packed for the festival. I’m not expecting to be overwhelmed for my Hull Handball League talk …
Heading to the British Society of Sports History conference at Edinburgh.
I’m giving a paper on The Hull Handball League. Founded by a German Jewish GP who fled the Kristallnacht and a Dutch submariner.
It lasted 6 years, but it had two divisions, a junior section and played international games.
I’m giving a paper on The Hull Handball League. Founded by a German Jewish GP who fled the Kristallnacht and a Dutch submariner.
It lasted 6 years, but it had two divisions, a junior section and played international games.
August 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Heading to the British Society of Sports History conference at Edinburgh.
I’m giving a paper on The Hull Handball League. Founded by a German Jewish GP who fled the Kristallnacht and a Dutch submariner.
It lasted 6 years, but it had two divisions, a junior section and played international games.
I’m giving a paper on The Hull Handball League. Founded by a German Jewish GP who fled the Kristallnacht and a Dutch submariner.
It lasted 6 years, but it had two divisions, a junior section and played international games.
Wednesday is club night at the Scarborough Sub Aqua. Visitors always welcome, it’s a treasure trove of decades of diving the Yorkshire coast.
August 20, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Wednesday is club night at the Scarborough Sub Aqua. Visitors always welcome, it’s a treasure trove of decades of diving the Yorkshire coast.
A rare event for the summer of 2026. Match abandoned due to rain at Scarborough Cricket Club.
August 19, 2026 at 10:55 PM
A rare event for the summer of 2026. Match abandoned due to rain at Scarborough Cricket Club.
I arrived at Scarborough station to find a crowd gathered around a charter train.
I’m a similar age to the locomotive and it’s considered a classic. But like me it’s still working!
I’m a similar age to the locomotive and it’s considered a classic. But like me it’s still working!
August 19, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I arrived at Scarborough station to find a crowd gathered around a charter train.
I’m a similar age to the locomotive and it’s considered a classic. But like me it’s still working!
I’m a similar age to the locomotive and it’s considered a classic. But like me it’s still working!
Bradford bound. Another football season, my 55th I think! The youngster who peered over the Kop wall would be astonished that I’m not walking to the ground, or at least a short bus ride. But life, like the long season ahead has some surprising twists and turns.
August 15, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Bradford bound. Another football season, my 55th I think! The youngster who peered over the Kop wall would be astonished that I’m not walking to the ground, or at least a short bus ride. But life, like the long season ahead has some surprising twists and turns.
Last Friday we unveiled the long lost Scarborough cricket club memorial. Years of research by Fred Fox and latterly myself. Club president Sir Geoffrey Boycott did the honours. #crickethistory #scarborough
August 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Last Friday we unveiled the long lost Scarborough cricket club memorial. Years of research by Fred Fox and latterly myself. Club president Sir Geoffrey Boycott did the honours. #crickethistory #scarborough
Cricket during a partial eclipse. They brought the slow bowlers on … Scarborough v Northumberland Nomads.
August 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Cricket during a partial eclipse. They brought the slow bowlers on … Scarborough v Northumberland Nomads.