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#LGBTQHistoryMonth: Tom Wakefield - gay writer, teacher & 'mother' who opened his home to the community

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#LGBTPlusHM #LGBTQIA #MidlandsHistory

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LGBTQ+ History Month: Tom Wakefield
LGBTQ+ History Month: Tom Wakefield. Learn about the life of gay author, teacher & 'house mother' who opened his home to bisexual & gay men
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February 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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LGBTQ+ History Month: William Chappell. Next in our #LGBTQHistoryMonth series, is ballet dancer William Chappell.
#LGBTPlusHM #LGBTQIA #MidlandsHistory #QueerHistory #WilliamChappell #Chappell #Ballet #CostumeDesign #BalletDesign #LGBTQBallet #Gay #Wolverhampton

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LGBTQ+ History Month: William Chappell
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February 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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#LGBTQHistoryMonth Bessie Bonehill was an English vaudeville singer, comic entertainer & male impersonator who "claimed to be the first male impersonator in the English music halls".
#LGBTPlusHM #LGBTQIA #MidlandsHistory #QueerHistory #Drag #DragKing #vaudeville #Theatre

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LGBTQ+ History Month: Bessie Bonehill
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February 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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#LGBTQHistoryMonth: James Whale, an English film director, theatre director & actor dubbed “The Queen of Hollywood”.

"Any sophisticated person who knew him knew he was gay." - Curtis Harrington.

#LGBTQIA #MidlandsHistory #QueerHistory #LGBTQFilms

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LGBTQ+ History Month: James Whale
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February 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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#LGBTQHistoryMonth James Lees-Milne, born on 6th August 1908 at Wickhamford Manor, Worcestershire, was a bisexual writer, diarist & expert in Country Houses who worked for the #NationalTrust

#LGBTPlusHM #LGBTQIA #MidlandsHistory #QueerHistory #NationalTrust #Bisexual

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LGBTQ+ History Month: James Lees-Milne
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February 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Chance to help save what could be the oldest surviving fairground ride 🎠🐉
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#BurtonHistory #MidlandsHistory #FairgroundHistory #Volunteers #Engineering
Can you help restore a piece of Orton & Spooner history?
A legendary fairground ride, which includes work by Burton’s own Orton & Spooner, has been designated the top priority for restoration by national organisation the Fairground Heritage Trust.Hopes are ...
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September 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Last call to get tickets for ‘Against The National Interest’ www.forgottenburtonstories.co.uk/post/last-ca...
#WW1 #Pacifist #PeaceWeek #MidlandsHistory #FirstWorldWar #DerbyMuseum #ConscientiousObjector
Last call for 'Against the National Interest' tickets
There are less than two weeks to go until we perform Against The National Interest - our story of World War One conscientious objector Vale Rawlings - at Derby Museum and Art Gallery as part of the 20...
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September 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Bayliss Jones and Bayliss of Wolverhampton used to throw Christmas parties for employees' children. Here they are enjoying ice creams and singing carols. Early 1960s. #1960sChristmas #WinterbourneHouseandGarden #MidlandsHistory
December 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM