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Chris Hall

@chrishall62

Retired librarian and history buff, born and bred Man of Kent, Yorkshire throwback, European. Also https://teapawt.net/t.co/2DhDsJlMG7 @chrishall62@mastodonapp.uk

 Canterbury, Kent, UK
Joined March 2010
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Historic Canterbury is now officially considered "vulnerable to neglect, decay or inappropriate development" Who would have guessed?? @i_pinkwolfie @AndrewW66619812 @riversideros @greenarteries @SmartGrowthUK @EastKent_EM @RosieDuffield1 @MonktonMairsy kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/…
‘Emergency repairs’ needed on part of Canterbury city wall granted ‘at-risk’ status

‘Emergency repairs’ needed on part of Canterbury city wall granted ‘at-risk’ status

A section of Canterbury’s city walls has been granted “at-risk” status after it emerged emergency repairs are needed to prevent further deterioration.

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Mark C@acegi1357bdfhOct 23
Tavares. #totp
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40 years Today ENG vs IND at the Oval, I took this bar stool to Chris Tavare. The commentator was Jim Laker. I’ve seen it all 40 years on. But the best thing that’s happened on this day is the birth of my son @BenLoughran6 who is 15 today.
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LITTLE KNOWN FACT ALERT :- the iconic red telephone box, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott is said to have been inspired by the tomb of Sir John Soane in St Pancras Old Churchyard. The original adopted phone box was known as the K2 (kiosk 2) #London #History
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🚨 Player Goes To Wrong Ashford For FA Cup Tie - Leatherhead's Marcel Barrington travels to Ashford United in Kent - Correct venue was 70 miles away at Ashford Town in Surrey - Still came on as second-half substitute in the actual match - Leatherhead beat Kingstonian 1-0 to progress in FA Cup - Club playfully renamed him "Barcel Marrington" in match report - Joked report would "spare any blushes" over the mix-up - Kingstonian ground-share with Ashford Town at Robert Parker Stadium - Barrington previously played for Stoke, Leicester youth academies - Echoes earlier 2026 mix-up involving wrong St James Park visit - Spanish fan ended up in Exeter instead of Newcastle for Barcelona game
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Chris Hall@chrishall62Aug 27
Replying to @Cantwara_
There still is a French Protestant Church inside Canterbury Cathedral
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Kentish Ways@Cantwara_Aug 26
I really need to read more about the Dutch/Flemish and Walloons in Kent. It’s crazy to think that by the late 16th century, Dutch was the main language of Sandwich, and half of Canterbury’s population was French speaking, with their own church and schools.
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Healey is Chancellor
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This is the world's best preserved 17th-century ship. The Swedish warship, Vasa sank minutes into its maiden voyage in 1628 and remained intact for over 300 years until it was recovered from the seafloor.
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@KentHighwaysJun 16
Canterbury, A257 Littlebourne Road: Road closed from 16th June due to fallen power cables. @UKPowerNetworks in attendance however road is likely to remain closed throughout the day: moorl.uk/?159g2kv
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Reform-Run Kent Council Sells Off Antony Gormley Sculpture After Raising Taxes – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/04/14/r…

Reform-Run Kent Council Sells Off Antony Gormley Sculpture After Raising Taxes

Nigel Farage's flagship council quietly sold Two Stones, one of the sculptor's earliest commissions, as part of a wave of publicly owned art disposals that critics call "shameful"

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This is "Oast Houses in Kent" by Lilian Hawthorn (nee Leahy) that I believe dates from c.1980. During her time with the Group Lilian generally only exhibited one or possibly two paintings each year but she continued to paint in later life almost up until her death in 1996.
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Join Mark and Alice from Kent Archives at #Maidstone Museum's Local History Fair, taking place today from 10am to 3pm. Learn about our collections and services, view a small selection of original documents, and discover other heritage organisations from across the county 🫱🏼‍🫲🏾
Shown here is a promotional graphic advertising Maidstone Museum's Local History Fair. The event is taking place on Saturday 11th April 2026, from 10am - 3pm, and will be attended by historical societies, museums, and heritage organisations from across Kent. Maidstone Museum is located at St Faiths Street, ME14 1LH.

ALT Shown here is a promotional graphic advertising Maidstone Museum's Local History Fair. The event is taking place on Saturday 11th April 2026, from 10am - 3pm, and will be attended by historical societies, museums, and heritage organisations from across Kent. Maidstone Museum is located at St Faiths Street, ME14 1LH.

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Canterbury Museum; designed by architect and City surveyor AH Campbell in Tudor Revival in 1897. James George Beaney donated £10,000 and Canterbury City Council added £5000 so that the new building could accommodate the city's existing museum and library.
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Helen Day@LBFlyawayhomeApr 6
Other work by the Ladybird artists. Spring in Kent Artist: Ronald Lampitt
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#OTD 1948 Mary Tourtel, creator of Rupert the Bear, dies aged 74 at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, a week after she collapsed in Canterbury High Street from a brain tumour. She was buried with her husband at St Martin's Church, Canterbury.
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Findmypast@findmypastMar 5
Lucy Worsley learns more about her grandmother's secretive life during two world wars on A Family History Of..., a brand-new podcast that follows ordinary families through extraordinary moments in history. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️ bit.ly/4ra35gB
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Helen Day@LBFlyawayhomeFeb 19
Everyday Ladybird things. The town library (1960) Artist: Harry Wingfield
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Rob Evans@EvrcRobFeb 13
BBC coverage missed the Gold medal performance in the men's figure skating, while Clare Balding talking to Lizzy Yarnold for 20 minutes, total shambles, no apology. #BBCWinterOlympics
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Emile Claus' view of Waterloo Bridge and the Houses of Parliament is not only a tour de force of impressionist painting but a fascinating document of London’s riverscape in 1917. On the left stands the shot factory with its landmark tower, now occupied by the Queen Elizabeth Hall
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