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Paul Fald

@bridge_53

Local history raconteur who luxuriates in the love of bucolic South Northamptonshire. Great outdoors enthusiast!

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Joined March 2010
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Paul Fald@bridge_53Nov 5
RARE postcard written by the Titanic's senior wireless operator to his sister days before the ship's doomed maiden voyage is expected to sell for up to £20k shorturl.ly/3LOJy #Titanic #History #BBCNews #GBNews #R4Today
Titanic hero's postcard to sister in Godalming set to fetch £20k

Titanic hero's postcard to sister in Godalming set to fetch £20k

Jack Phillips is remembered as a hero for helping oversee rescue operations as the vessel sank.

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Two Roman houses in Herculaneum, Italy, reopened yesterday after decades of closure. In one, visitors can now go upstairs and look down on a street buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. Most people visit Pompeii. I'd make time for Herculaneum, too.
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Paul Fald@bridge_53Nov 6
CT scans crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in #Wales t.ly/CmslU #History #Shipwreck #BBCNews #R4Today
Cryptic padlock from a 400-year-old shipwreck finally opened ‪—‬ but it leaves a mystery

Cryptic padlock from a 400-year-old shipwreck finally opened ‪—‬ but it leaves a mystery

Researchers used CT scans to crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in Wales with the Ann Francis treasure hoard.

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CT scans crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in #Wales t.ly/CmslU #History #Shipwreck #BBCNews #R4Today
Cryptic padlock from a 400-year-old shipwreck finally opened ‪—‬ but it leaves a mystery

Cryptic padlock from a 400-year-old shipwreck finally opened ‪—‬ but it leaves a mystery

Researchers used CT scans to crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in Wales with the Ann Francis treasure hoard.

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Paul Fald@bridge_53Nov 2
A unique pocket watch made for King James I is expected to fetch up to £350,000 at auction t.ly/-G6lg #Horology #History #BBCNews #GBNews #R4Today
King James I Pocket Watch Leads Bonhams Auction

King James I Pocket Watch Leads Bonhams Auction

David Ramsay timepiece made for the monarch in 1613 will headline Bonhams' December sale following decades on loan to the British Museum and V&A.

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Paul Fald@bridge_53Nov 2
A suitcase once containing Elizabeth Taylor's unwanted clothes is up for auction t.ly/IajDl #Wales #Hollywood #BBCNews #GBNews #R4Today
Suitcase Richard Burton sent to sister with Elizabeth Taylor's clothes up for auction

Suitcase Richard Burton sent to sister with Elizabeth Taylor's clothes up for auction

The Welsh film star sent his then-wife and actress Elizabeth Taylor's unwanted clothes to his sister.

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Paul Fald@bridge_53Nov 5
A chalet where Charles Dickens wrote some of his acclaimed novels is among several sites added to Historic England’s latest heritage at risk register shorturl.ly/4EXiQ #History #Literature #GBNews #BBCNews #R4Today
Charles Dickens’ writing chalet among UK landmarks at risk of being lost

Charles Dickens’ writing chalet among UK landmarks at risk of being lost

There are close to 5,000 buildings or sites on the Historic England register which are at risk of neglect, decay or inappropriate change

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RARE postcard written by the Titanic's senior wireless operator to his sister days before the ship's doomed maiden voyage is expected to sell for up to £20k shorturl.ly/3LOJy #Titanic #History #BBCNews #GBNews #R4Today
Titanic hero's postcard to sister in Godalming set to fetch £20k

Titanic hero's postcard to sister in Godalming set to fetch £20k

Jack Phillips is remembered as a hero for helping oversee rescue operations as the vessel sank.

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A chalet where Charles Dickens wrote some of his acclaimed novels is among several sites added to Historic England’s latest heritage at risk register shorturl.ly/4EXiQ #History #Literature #GBNews #BBCNews #R4Today
Charles Dickens’ writing chalet among UK landmarks at risk of being lost

Charles Dickens’ writing chalet among UK landmarks at risk of being lost

There are close to 5,000 buildings or sites on the Historic England register which are at risk of neglect, decay or inappropriate change

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Paul Fald@bridge_53Nov 1
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L. S. Lowry exhibition to celebrate the artist’s legacy at MK Gallery t.ly/RsHsm #Art #History #R4Today #BBCNews

L. S. Lowry exhibition to celebrate the artist's legacy at MK Gallery - Destination Milton Keynes

MK Gallery presents L.S. Lowry: The Theatre of Life, the first major exhibition dedicated to the British artist in over 13 years

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Oxford Mail@TheOxfordMailNov 2
Blenheim Palace launches new scheme to help preserve historic estate ift.tt/TanY8be
Blenheim Palace launches new scheme to help preserve historic estate

Blenheim Palace launches new scheme to help preserve historic estate

Blenheim Palace has launched the scheme to build a community of supporters.

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A suitcase once containing Elizabeth Taylor's unwanted clothes is up for auction t.ly/IajDl #Wales #Hollywood #BBCNews #GBNews #R4Today
Suitcase Richard Burton sent to sister with Elizabeth Taylor's clothes up for auction

Suitcase Richard Burton sent to sister with Elizabeth Taylor's clothes up for auction

The Welsh film star sent his then-wife and actress Elizabeth Taylor's unwanted clothes to his sister.

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A unique pocket watch made for King James I is expected to fetch up to £350,000 at auction t.ly/-G6lg #Horology #History #BBCNews #GBNews #R4Today
King James I Pocket Watch Leads Bonhams Auction

King James I Pocket Watch Leads Bonhams Auction

David Ramsay timepiece made for the monarch in 1613 will headline Bonhams' December sale following decades on loan to the British Museum and V&A.

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Wildlife charities buy The Rothbury Estate in Northumberland after £30m fundraising campaign backed by Sir David Attenborough trib.al/PAiXNeC
Wildlife charities buy 9,500-acre Northumberland estate after £30m fundraising campaign backed by...

Wildlife charities buy 9,500-acre Northumberland estate after £30m fundraising campaign backed by...

A fundraising campaign backed by Sir David Attenborough has successfully raised the £30m required to purchase The Rothbury Estate in Northumberland.

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Paul Fald@bridge_53Oct 29
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Despite its luxury VIP configuration, it's a fully functional as a military tanker and regularly performs air-to-air refueling for jets like the Eurofighter Typhoon and F-35B Lightning.
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Paul Fald@bridge_53Oct 27
A newly-identified #dinosaur once mistaken for a young Tyrannosaurus rex has sold at auction for a colossal £35.5m t.ly/72DMU #History #BBCNews #R4Today
Nanotyrannus: Dinosaur skeleton sells for $47.3m in New York auction

Nanotyrannus: Dinosaur skeleton sells for $47.3m in New York auction

The sale of the rare skeleton reignites debate in the scientific community about whether dinosaur remains should end up in private hands or public view.

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A newly-identified #dinosaur once mistaken for a young Tyrannosaurus rex has sold at auction for a colossal £35.5m t.ly/72DMU #History #BBCNews #R4Today
Nanotyrannus: Dinosaur skeleton sells for $47.3m in New York auction

Nanotyrannus: Dinosaur skeleton sells for $47.3m in New York auction

The sale of the rare skeleton reignites debate in the scientific community about whether dinosaur remains should end up in private hands or public view.

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Paul Fald@bridge_53Oct 24
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Founded by James Cadbury madeuncommon.co/pages/loveco…

Love Cocoa by James Cadbury

Love Cocoa, founded by James Cadbury, makes luxury British chocolate gifts and bars. B Corp certified with over 6,000 five-star reviews. Shop the range.

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Paul Fald@bridge_53Oct 26
Replying to @cricketwyvern
Non-EU Exports: Totalled approximately £551.3 billion......EU Exports: Totalled approximately £385.3 billion (representing roughly 40% to 41% of total UK exports) figures for 2025(GOV). #R4Today #BBCNews
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Paul Fald@bridge_53Oct 25
A sculpture by Dame Barbara Hepworth has fetched a staggering £6.19m at auction t.ly/TtX36 #BBCNews #GBNews #R4Today
Barbara Hepworth sculptures fetches more than £6m at auction

Barbara Hepworth sculptures fetches more than £6m at auction

The top three items at an Christie's auction house on Wednesday are all by Hepworth.

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