Dr Colin Runeckles
@ColinRuneckles
Researcher into urbanism & housing - ancient (@OU_Classics) & modern (Treasurer - Ilford Historical Society and owner of the @IlfordHistory account & website).
Bloody hell England! That was flippin' close! #ENGvSCO
New Music … if you have not listened Check it out … spread the word !!! @Bandcamp #rt #jazz #sounds #listen jamesbrandonlewis.bandcamp.com/album/abstract…
The Wire 498 is out now! Our brand new issue features Bill Orcutt on the cover, plus Vanessa Rossetto, Slikback, Michael Ranta, Gina Birch's Invisible Jukebox, plus 40 pages of reviews, the Wire Tapper 68, and much more. Get it here: thewire.co.uk/issues/498
On the 14th June we are hosting an event at the Moot House in Harlow looking at the history of the printed maps of Essex. Hopefully we will see lots of you there! @HarlowMuseum @SculptureTownUK @yourharlow @HarlowCouncil eventbrite.co.uk/e/137626329355…
On Friday 23 May, Mira Benjamin (electric violin) and Zubin Kanga (piano and electromagnetic resonator) perform Scott McLaughlin's stunning, immersive drone work, "we are environments for each other". Details and booking forms here: citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-event…
Dear God, 'Waterloo' was 51 years ago! Not sure what to make of the thought that it could easily win this year. #Eurovision2025
Sounds fascinating and one to add to the pile of music books I read on the way to/from gigs...
📣 A little bit of news from me 📣 I’ve written a book !! 😮😮 It’s about some really important people from the 20th century avant-garde who’ve had a massive impact on the way your favourite pop music is made. I met some super cool people (see pics for a couple of…
Que sera, sera! 🎶 Next stop…. Wembley Stadium. #LOFC #OneOrient
Tickets for the three summer concerts for @mwlth now up for grabs. eventbrite.com/cc/music-wed-l…
It also has one by me about the long drawn out case, and eventual dismissal, of our local Medical Officer of Health.
*** New from the IHS *** Our last Newsletter is now up on the website. Lots of fab content including a look at the new Redbridge Museum, a Cranbrook connection to the East India Co, WWII defences, Salvation Army in Ilford, Barkingside FC, and more. ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com/uploads/1/1/2/…
Looked at this for a while this morning after #1...left it...came back just now and boom! Wordle 1,379 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Kelly's Directories all had an accompanying map which showed the roads that existed at the time (although there are some errors). They fill in the gaps between the OS maps. This is from the 1899-1900 edition. What can you see?
Put my usual opener in earlier...went "Er..." ...came back to it just now and Boom! Wordle 1,371 2/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
£5 tickets for under 35’s apply here wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/serie… Concert here wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/20250…
Our 30 years of being, 3 day residency at Cafe Oto announced soon….