@JHCPAL

All things historical & geographical. Reads. Art. Words.Coal. Turnips. Kyes. Spelks.Percys. Pinnies. Jumps down some very niche NE 🐇🕳️. Shy bairns get nowt!

 N E England and the 'Ding
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I post NE dialect, history, old things & anything that interests me. I have eclectic tastes in art but especially like "northern, grim, industrial". I reply to much Brexit & women's rights though rarely post those here. Owner of a very dry sense of humour.
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Hulled and crushed grain sold here.
Steve Ellwood@TyneSnapper22 May 2021
#newcastleupontyne Piece of ephemera, Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne 1850.
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From biggs to groats. Yes, a coin, but not in the Toon. It's hulled (& can be crushed) grain, usually oats, but can be wheat & barley. An old word, OE in fact. A foodstuff for both man & beast. Locally, groats also meant fragments of food such as left by cattle after feeding,
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Tony Henderson@Hendrover1h
Bidders have the opportunity to own a piece of Durham Cathedral. Newcastle auctioneers Anderson & Garland will sell furnishings on behalf of the cathedral on November 3 including 27 pews, oak uplighters, and 19th century clerk's desks and lectern. In Cultured North East.
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"Reviving traditional turnip lanterns" is trending. Those who have chipped away at the mighty root know precisely why pumpkins took over ! As said earlier though, it'll keep the kids occupied for a few hours.
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I don't remember Dad ever saying he had rook pie. Rabbits and pigeons though, yes. We had pheasant a fair bit - siblings still do.
Peter Clavering@Claverinski22h
Replying to @JHCPAL
Mam was evacuated to Elsenham (Stansted) in WW2, they used to have rook pie on a regular basis.
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Today's piece of turnip memorabilia...plus mention of guising. I'll do that word again nearer the time.
National Museums Scotland@NtlMuseumsScot23 Oct 2020
Guising season is approaching 👻 That means: it’s TURNIP TIME Sandy MacKellaig with a turnip hoe, Arisaig, c.1910 nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collec…
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Turniptober 27...she says increasingly wearily. Rootybagger - 1900's US regional per OED.
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Spuggy ( or Lark ) pie......with quantities given for rooks to, if those are to hand. New followers attracted by maps may be wondering what's going on. Wait still I start talking about turnips !
Northumberland & Durham historical docs@n_docs4h
Replying to @n_docs @JHCPAL
Ah here’s one from Warne’s Model Cookery (1871)
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Michael Bailey Photography@jollybeggarsOct 25
Another shot from today's #Newcastle Quayside adventure... Messrs. Swing and Tyne.
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Brian Groom@GroomB27 Oct 2023
View from Monument of Grainger Town, Newcastle upon Tyne, by Sally Ann Norman.
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Spuggie Pie ! You'd need a lot of spuggies to get enough meat for a pie !
Tim Elmhirst 🚜🏍️🚚⛵️🏖️🌞🌻🌲@1901gennelm5h
Replying to @JHCPAL
According to my mother her father used to use Sparrow shot cartridges during Thrashing days, he would shoot at low level into a flock of Spuggies lifting off the ground after feeding off the chaff etc. She and her mother used to remove the breast meat to make Spuggie Pie.
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Just done a quick bit of reading. Eating sparrows was a thing. In a pie, or a dumpling. Common in rural areas upto WW1. It's illegal to do so now - Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981.
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Wakes up to find notifications have exploded due to the Serbian map ! Here, we have a Soviet Army map of West Cheshire. There must be one of the NE somewhere. Quite topical given the "be prepared" message from the PM !
Herb Brubanter@HBrubanter16h
Replying to @Andy_eprr @JHCPAL
I have an 80s Soviet Army map of West Cheshire. Major towns (N > S) are Ellesmere Port, Chester and Wrexham. Apparently they are spelled phonetically so a Russian would say something approximating 'Chester' when invading. They're fascinating. I have such maps in total.
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Michael Bailey Photography@jollybeggars17h
Another shot of Newcastle's High Level bridge from yesterday's haul...
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Important advice for the Wandering Northumbrian.
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@zmarkan18h
Replying to @Andy_eprr @JHCPAL
Serbo croatian and other slavic languages work on a write as you say it principle - very different from the phonetic mess that is english and are a joy to learn (once you ignore the grammar) 😅 It also works for personal names - so they’d write the PM’s name as Endi Brnam
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Andy Kelly 💙@Andy_eprrOct 26
Also on this day in 1917, my gt uncle was part of a push to stop reinforcements from attacking Canadian troops at Passchendaele by an assault on Gheluvelt. It was a complete disaster. He was killed and has no known grave. I've written about him here ⬇️ cwgc.org/stories/stories/pri…
WW1 On This Day
@WW1IEPER1917Oct 26
On This Day 26th Oct 1917. The positions of the British from Passchendaele to Poelcapelle are much improved. On This Day 26th Oct 1917. Brazil is declared in a state of War with Germany.
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I am losing it. I'm ordering bathroom fittings. 🤯. Next time (and that will be in the new year as I have another one to do - don't ask) I will be going to a bathroom shop and getting them to order and manage everything. That wasn't an option this time otherwise I'd have done it!
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I like a map.....and this one is splendid! I especially like Berik, Lester and Bermingem - a case of spell it like you say it ! I also approve of the kasl ending of Njukasl. I'm less sure of Sanderland. 😉
Andy Kelly 💙@Andy_eprr23h
Ever wondered what 1980s Yugoslavia thought about UK place names? Another map for @JHCPAL From Sarajevo 80s Museum
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Guinevere of Mason, Defender of the Spelk. retweeted
Cdr George Ericson
@CdrEricsonOct 26
Flower class corvette HMS Anemone (K 48): Laid down at Blyth Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd. Blyth, England 26.10.39.
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Aha ! A top turnip carving tip..
Gavin McLelland@gmac7000Oct 25
Replying to @northumbriana
My mum had a spoon with a blade ground on the edge, made it easier but still remember it as hard work
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