Graham Ward<p>𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 (𝟭𝟲𝟭𝟮-𝟭𝟲𝟳𝟮)</p><p>Remembering Anne (Dudley) Bradstreet for International Women's <br>Day. </p><p>Many Americans will know that Anne was America's first poet to get into print, and in a big way too. What is not so widely known is Anne was probably born in <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a>, England in 1612, the daughter of Thomas Dudley and Dorothy Yorke (married at Hardingstone, <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/northamptonshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northamptonshire</span></a> in 1603). The Dudleys were a <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Puritan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Puritan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nonconformist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonconformist</span></a> family. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/InternationalWomensDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalWomensDay</span></a></p>
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Adi🇬🇧Wandering through Northampton.<br>
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UK Theatre Web<p>Maxi Priest. The Roadmender. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/tickets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tickets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northampton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/uktheatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uktheatre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/concert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concert</span></a> <a href="https://www.uktw.co.uk/L479070981/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">uktw.co.uk/L479070981/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Kevin Wilbraham<p>12th century carved stone grave slab from St. Peter’s Church in Northampton. It was found in 1843 being used as a door lintel in a cottage in nearby Black Lion Hill. 📸 My own. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FindsFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FindsFriday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medieval</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a></p>
Kevin Wilbraham<p>Medieval floor tile from St. Andrew’s Priory in Northampton. The shears possibly reference a connection with the textile trade. The tile is on display at Northampton Museum. 📸 My own. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TilesOnTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TilesOnTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medieval</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a></p>
Kevin Wilbraham<p>A trio of 12th century carved capitals from St. Peter’s Church in Northampton. The church is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. 📸 My own. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StoneworkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StoneworkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medieval</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>22 Feb 1614: Henry Howard Earl of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a>, courtier, administrator & author attends his last Privy Council meeting <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> He died on 16 June 1614, having converted to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Rome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rome</span></a> (National Trust images)</p>
STUDIOVHF<p>Back in 1992, I did an internship at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kodak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kodak</span></a> and I recall seeing these digital backs. It was the future they told me. They were right, but it killed their business in the end. I was somewhere between 'late adopter' and 'laggard' and bought my first digital <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canon</span></a> Eos (300D, I think it was) when I lived in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a> in 2002 or so. I didn't like it. In 2005, I held the 5Dm1 in my hands for the first time and immediately felt comfortable with it. The rest is history!</p><p><a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/02/03/the-60-year-history-of-digital-image-sensors-as-told-by-those-involved/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/02/03/the-6</span><span class="invisible">0-year-history-of-digital-image-sensors-as-told-by-those-involved/</span></a></p>
STUDIOVHF<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a> city centre:</p>
Paweł Grzybek<p>I had tons of fun implementing the new tickets page for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nn1dev" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nn1dev</span></a></span>. If you are nearby, we have a nice community of tech enthusiasts here in Northampton, UK 🤗</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northampton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meetup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meetup</span></a></p>
Graham Ward<p>If you missed the talk(s) about Ann Elizabeth Baker they are now available online. <a href="https://youtu.be/rR51jUSYcPE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/rR51jUSYcPE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a></p>
STUDIOVHF<p>Yesterday when I did a little stroll past the memory lanes of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a>, I saw these displays of the Portrait of Britain photography competition, organised by the British Journal of Photography. It reminded me of the fact that I also entered the competition, back in 2017. You can see the images here: <a href="https://www.photographerstirling.co.uk/blog/portrait-of-britain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">photographerstirling.co.uk/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/portrait-of-britain</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portraitofbritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portraitofbritain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portrait</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portraitphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portraitphotography</span></a></p>
jdmccafferty<p>25 Jan 1176: Henry II attempts to get the prelates of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> to give obedience to the '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/English" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>English</span></a> church' at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/otd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otd</span></a> Shortly after this, the Pope denied <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/York" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>York</span></a> metropolitan status (Abishop)</p>
GoldmasterBack in <a class="u-url mention" href="https://pixelfed.social/ThePerformingRoom" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ThePerformingRoom</a> in <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Northampton?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Northampton</a> for the first time this year.
Graham Ward<p>Ann Elizabeth Baker of <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a> (1786-1861) published two books documenting the dialect of Northamptonshire and natural historian. She was an artist and engraver. She worked tirelessly to clean whitewash from Norman arches and capitals at St Peter, Northampton. FREE talk by three researchers of her life. 22 January 2025, 19:30 GMT <a href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/fostp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ticketsource.co.uk/fostp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CCT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a></p>
Northants Greens<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> is supposed to free people from meaningless jobs. Not replace art! You don't need AI to find potholes in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Northampton</span></a> either. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@thegreenparty" class="u-url mention">@<span>thegreenparty</span></a></span> Statement :blobcat_rss:</p><p><a href="https://greenparty.org.uk/2025/01/13/there-is-a-green-elephant-in-the-room-with-governments-ai-plans/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greenparty.org.uk/2025/01/13/t</span><span class="invisible">here-is-a-green-elephant-in-the-room-with-governments-ai-plans/</span></a></p>
Northants Greens<p>Hopefully <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Northampton</span></a> can follow something similar. Thanks to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LocalElections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LocalElections2025</span></a> we will have a opportunity to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VoteGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VoteGreen</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.archdaily.com/1024248/from-concrete-to-green-canopies-revitalizing-cities-through-natural-design" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">archdaily.com/1024248/from-con</span><span class="invisible">crete-to-green-canopies-revitalizing-cities-through-natural-design</span></a></p><p>Electoral Commission Imprint: Promoted by D Dell on behalf of Northamptonshire Green Party c/o 38 Waverley Rd, Kettering, NN15 6NT</p>
Northants Greens<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HappyNewYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HappyNewYear</span></a> from all of us in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Northampton</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TeamGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TeamGreen</span></a></p>
Northants Greens<p>For those celebrating, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HappyChristmas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HappyChristmas</span></a> from all of us in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Northampton</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TeamGreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TeamGreen</span></a> and a big shout out to those working today.</p>
Graham Ward<p>Mock Swiss Chalet c1875. Originally built as a tea room in Victoria Gardens, Northampton. Grade 2 listed. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FensterFreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FensterFreitag</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Northampton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Northampton</span></a> Photo credit: Steven Collis CC BY-NC-ND 2.0</p>
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