Post box (or should I say letter box) toppers - another topic that came up at #OPSconf25 today!
A festive post box topper for #postboxsaturday this week.
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Post box (or should I say letter box) toppers - another topic that came up at #OPSconf25 today!
Sorry to have missed #OPSconf25 yesterday; it sounds like you had some excellent presentations and some lively discussion too.
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Sorry to have missed #OPSconf25 yesterday; it sounds like you had some excellent presentations and some lively discussion too.
Featured in Steve Pickthall’s presentation! #OPSConf25
Died #OTD 1830, William Huskisson, MP from 1796-1830. A leading financier and influential politician, he is also considered the first wildly reported railway casualty, after being runover by Robert Stephenson's 'Rocket' locomotive.
High Speed 2: The Victorian Perspective - The History of Parliament
After yesterday's speech from Ed Balls at the Labour party conference, the High Speed 2 rail link is in the news again. Today’s blog is from a guest blogger,
historyofparliament.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Featured in Steve Pickthall’s presentation! #OPSConf25
Think about the supporting industries - wheelwrights, blacksmiths, saddlers & harness makers, & farriers #OPSconf25
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Think about the supporting industries - wheelwrights, blacksmiths, saddlers & harness makers, & farriers #OPSconf25
And if any #OnePlaceStudies Conference attendees wish to post about the event as it takes place (we hope some of you will!) please use the hashtag #OPSConf25.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
And if any #OnePlaceStudies Conference attendees wish to post about the event as it takes place (we hope some of you will!) please use the hashtag #OPSConf25.
A big Thank You to our #OPSConf25 organisers, speakers and participants. We have once again been informed, entertained, and inspired. Come and join us as we blend #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory to create wonderful #OnePlaceStudies!
November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A big Thank You to our #OPSConf25 organisers, speakers and participants. We have once again been informed, entertained, and inspired. Come and join us as we blend #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory to create wonderful #OnePlaceStudies!
Coaches known as ‘yellow bounders’ were the National Express of their day #OPSconf25
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Coaches known as ‘yellow bounders’ were the National Express of their day #OPSconf25
Next up is @mghistorical.com talking about her ship #OnePlaceStudy, and how she has researched the various aspects of the voyage #OPSconf25
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Next up is @mghistorical.com talking about her ship #OnePlaceStudy, and how she has researched the various aspects of the voyage #OPSconf25
The Isle of Man was the first set horse-drawn tramway in the UK #OPSconf25
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Isle of Man was the first set horse-drawn tramway in the UK #OPSconf25
Hansom Cabs were introduced in 1834 & were known as Gondolas. One of my ancestors was run over by a Hanssom Cab & died 😳 #OPSconf25
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hansom Cabs were introduced in 1834 & were known as Gondolas. One of my ancestors was run over by a Hanssom Cab & died 😳 #OPSconf25
#OPSconf25 Thank you for an inspiring day. 👍
November 23, 2025 at 12:18 AM
#OPSconf25 Thank you for an inspiring day. 👍
A little late ... Just tuning in for the tail end #OPSConf25
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A little late ... Just tuning in for the tail end #OPSConf25
Use of stage wagons declined when the canal business commenced #OPSconf25
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Use of stage wagons declined when the canal business commenced #OPSconf25
Next is @mghistorical.com Maggie Gaffney. In “All aboard for a new life” Maggie will look at how C19th emigrants got to New Zealand & what their was journey like, by looking at the migrants on the Mermaid in 1863; and at the range of sources we can use to find passengers & their stories. #OPSConf25
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Next is @mghistorical.com Maggie Gaffney. In “All aboard for a new life” Maggie will look at how C19th emigrants got to New Zealand & what their was journey like, by looking at the migrants on the Mermaid in 1863; and at the range of sources we can use to find passengers & their stories. #OPSConf25
It cost more to sit inside - the start of the 2-class system #OPSconf25
November 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It cost more to sit inside - the start of the 2-class system #OPSconf25
I absolutely loved #OPSconf25 today ♥️ Taken back in time by our wonderful speakers, inspired to explore new aspects of my own #OnePlaceStudy - & heartily enjoyed the company of the fab one-placers at the conference today. Still chuckling about our conversations at the zoom chat afterwards 😆🍰🧁
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I absolutely loved #OPSconf25 today ♥️ Taken back in time by our wonderful speakers, inspired to explore new aspects of my own #OnePlaceStudy - & heartily enjoyed the company of the fab one-placers at the conference today. Still chuckling about our conversations at the zoom chat afterwards 😆🍰🧁
Farm vehicles were built to individual styles & subject to location variations #OPSconf25
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Farm vehicles were built to individual styles & subject to location variations #OPSconf25
Steve has recommended three websites for anyone seeking info on railway accidents in, or affecting people from, their #OnePlaceStudies:
✦ Railway Archives
✦ Railway Work, Life & Death Project – @rwldproject.bsky.social
✦ Railway Fatal Accidents – Steve’s own website
#OPSConf25
✦ Railway Archives
✦ Railway Work, Life & Death Project – @rwldproject.bsky.social
✦ Railway Fatal Accidents – Steve’s own website
#OPSConf25
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Steve has recommended three websites for anyone seeking info on railway accidents in, or affecting people from, their #OnePlaceStudies:
✦ Railway Archives
✦ Railway Work, Life & Death Project – @rwldproject.bsky.social
✦ Railway Fatal Accidents – Steve’s own website
#OPSConf25
✦ Railway Archives
✦ Railway Work, Life & Death Project – @rwldproject.bsky.social
✦ Railway Fatal Accidents – Steve’s own website
#OPSConf25
Post bits acted as postilions & drive 2 or 4 horse teams between staging posts & coaching inns #OPSconf25
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Post bits acted as postilions & drive 2 or 4 horse teams between staging posts & coaching inns #OPSconf25
After a long post-conference chat, during which we discussed #OnePlaceStudies with one of our newest members and cooked up ideas for possible future conference themes (during which I may have thrown in just a few puns—Surely Not I hear you say), #OPSConf25 has drawn to a close.
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
After a long post-conference chat, during which we discussed #OnePlaceStudies with one of our newest members and cooked up ideas for possible future conference themes (during which I may have thrown in just a few puns—Surely Not I hear you say), #OPSConf25 has drawn to a close.
Yes, I was most relieved to see the this meeting is being recorded message 😅 #OPSConf25
November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Yes, I was most relieved to see the this meeting is being recorded message 😅 #OPSConf25
Double decker open-top buses were introduced in 1845 - the men sat upstairs outdoors on hard ‘garden’ seats while the women sat downstairs indoors on upholstered seats #OPSconf25
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Double decker open-top buses were introduced in 1845 - the men sat upstairs outdoors on hard ‘garden’ seats while the women sat downstairs indoors on upholstered seats #OPSconf25
Lots of #OnePlaceWildlife talk in our #OPSConf25 break! Red Kites, Ring-necked Parakeets, Badgers and Hedgehogs have all featured. Our programme now resumes with a presentation on Boat People by Celia Webber.
November 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Lots of #OnePlaceWildlife talk in our #OPSConf25 break! Red Kites, Ring-necked Parakeets, Badgers and Hedgehogs have all featured. Our programme now resumes with a presentation on Boat People by Celia Webber.
Steve Pickthall is unable to be present to deliver his talk in person. But, after a few technical hitches, his recording of “Railway accidents in the UK – causes, examples and how to research those which happened in your place" is under way. #OPSConf25
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Steve Pickthall is unable to be present to deliver his talk in person. But, after a few technical hitches, his recording of “Railway accidents in the UK – causes, examples and how to research those which happened in your place" is under way. #OPSConf25
Our #OnePlaceStudies conference #OPSConf25 is now underway, with Ian Waller talking to us on the subject of horse-drawn transport.
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Our #OnePlaceStudies conference #OPSConf25 is now underway, with Ian Waller talking to us on the subject of horse-drawn transport.