UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social The union for academic and academic-related staff at the University of Edinburgh
Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
Owls in Towels @owls-in-towels.bsky.social Wildlife rehabilitators often wrap owls so they can be weighed and fed. If not, the owls get in a flap.
The result? Loads of pictures of #owlsintowels
https://owlsintowels.org
Plattenbau Berlin @plattenbauberlin.bsky.social A celebration of post-war residential architecture in Berlin.
Christa Dürscheid @christaduerscheid.bsky.social Linguistin
Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social Fragments of life in messages from old postcards, curated by Tom Jackson. BOOK: http://amzn.to/34rIDhp POD: http://Apple.co/2xNqQ8D AGENT: http://morgangreencreatives.com
Ostmoderne @ostmoderne.bsky.social Documenting the concrete, mosaics, and murals of the GDR. An archive of East German Kunst am Bau & socialist modernism.
📷 Original photography unless otherwise indicated.
Alt account @digitalcosmonaut.com
German Embassy London @uk.diplo.de
The Dreaded Lurgy @thedreadedlurgy.bsky.social Cobblers. Sometimes found in Ecclefechan.
Barney Stringer @barneystringer.bsky.social Retired. Former Senior Director at Quod
Regeneration, housing, development, economics, demographics, cities, schools and community infrastructure
📍London
http://barneystringer.wordpress.com
@julieinstitches.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social Women, women’s history, dress history, art history, books, politics, wine…under a French sky.
Formerly Twitter (X) AStitchInTime13
Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social Official account of Dundee City Archives, part of Dundee City Council (@dundeecitycouncil.bsky.social). Email archives@dundeecity.gov.uk to book.
For info on visiting and more see https://linktr.ee/DundeeCityArchives
National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social Scotland’s living memory. If you can think of it, we probably have it.
Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social Genealogist & Family Historian for 22 years.
AGRA Associate, Wakefield, West Yorks
Pharos Intermediate & Advanced Certificate
One Place Study: St. John's Square, Wakefield
www.ancestralenquiries.co.uk
#FamilyHistory
#Genealogy
#LocalHistory
#Yorkshire
Architectural Heritage Education @archi-heritage.bsky.social Impartial Education For heritage Professionals, Practitioners, Building Owners and the General Public.
Buy us a coffee - https://ko-fi.com/architecturalheritagepodcast
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/architecturalheritageeducation/
@derzugchef.bsky.social @derzugchef.bsky.social Eisenbahner und Geschichtenerzähler aus der THW-Welt, Zivilschutz #bedingtabwehrbereit
Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social www.one-place-studies.org – For excellence and enjoyable engagement in #OnePlaceStudies, where #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory unite. Studying and celebrating places, their people, and their shared histories. Post about your OPS on #OnePlaceWednesday!
Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Chief Reporter at UK political outlet Byline Times. I cover democracy, campaigning, and Britain's media.
Followers can reply to posts (ask to DM me). Open to news tips.
'Fake news w*nker' - Tommy Robinson.
Sporen / Tracks @nicojanstijne.bsky.social Mijmer hier over achtergebleven sporen....
Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social I'm going on tour in 2026.
Listen to my show 'No Room' on BBC Radio 4 if you like.
https://www.mickperrin.com/tours/michael-spicer-hope-alls-well/
Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social German-Swedish translator since 1995. Occasional keynote speaker. Language nerd. Member of SFÖ-SAT (SE), founding & honorary member of DVÜD (DE). 3rd last Curator of Sweden back in 2018. That guy who founded Things Translators Never Say on FB. #xl8
Tom Smith 🏳️🌈 @tomsmithgerman.bsky.social Lecturer, writer, mostly German and queer stuff, some radio, lots of music 🎶 he/him 🍉
Stephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk Not even the most famous person in my bedroom. Full biog: https://tinyurl.com/29skn3p6
George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief and co-founder, @ArguablyMag.bsky.social
Subscribe on Substack: Arguably.uk
Edinburgh 4 Europe @edinburgh4eu.bsky.social We believe Scotland's interests & values are best served by EU membership, no matter the constitutional status. edinburgh4europe@gmail.com #UnitedInDiversity
Tim Durrant @timdurrant.bsky.social Interested in how government works and how it can work better
🏳️🌈
Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org Art, Activism and Accountability
https://linktr.ee/ledbydonkeys?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Severin Carrell @severincarrell.bsky.social Scotland editor for the Guardian (currently on sabbatical). A personal account. Likes and reposts ≠ approval or endorsements (with thanks to Dr Seuss)
I once played in the second violins for the Edinburgh primary schools orchestra. Just once
Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social I write poems.
Shows: https://brianbilston.com/events/
Books: https://brianbilston.com/books/
clara_gable @claragable.bsky.social Im echten Norden beheimatet. Was mir grad so durch den Kopf schießt oder vor die Augen kommt. Entwirren müsst Ihr selbst.
Jon Worth @jonworth.eu European, originally a Brit, became German, moved to France. Runs #CrossBorderRail project, writes a newsletter about railways. Green, lives happily without a car.
Normally stuck on a train, stuck in a village, or escaping either on a folding bicycle.
Scott©️ @jeezoh.bsky.social Scottish immigrant 🏴 in Hamburg 🇩🇪 🏳️🌈
Pop music fan▪️Politics▪️Victoria Wood▪️Scotland Independence▪️AꓭBA▪️ Tea & cake expert▪️Golden Girls aficionado◾️A pal and a confidante▪️
Susanne Baumann @germanambuk.bsky.social German Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Follow the German Embassy London: @uk.diplo.de
The Railway Heritage Trust @railwayheritage.bsky.social Awarding grants to restore railway heritage structures which are listed or in conservation areas, & assets of Network Rail or Nat Highways Historical Railways Estate
The Scottish Parliament @parliament.scot The official account of The Scottish Parliament:
https://www.parliament.scot
STP Guy @stpguy3.bsky.social Reviewing the UK's Sticky Toffee Puddings
70k on Instagram (with full review backlog)
90k on Tiktok
Matt Mundt @mattmundt.bsky.social BA History & Law graduate & current MSc Historical Research student at Stirling, studying poor children/families and the kirks support for them in eighteenth century Scotland. History geek. Queens Park and Glasgow Clan fan.
Gordon Barr @gordonbarr.scot Buildings/heritage/tech/Muppets fan, ex-scientist.
Works @archhfund.org.uk Scotland
50% of @ScottishCinemas.org
33% of @glasgowgardenfestival.org
Also at @gordonbarr@mastodon.scot
Edain @d20yfx.bsky.social Sailor and geologist. Mostly here for the cricket.
She/Her
Talk to me about ships, rocks, lighthouses, cricket, gaming, cats, and general nerd stuff. #NoLGBWithoutT
Stuart Barber 🏳️🌈🏴 @barberstig.bsky.social Train Manager, based in Edinburgh.
Let’s go on an adventure!
All views are my own.
#railways #photography #travel
@trafficscotland.bsky.social @trafficscotland.bsky.social
Mike @mikeyashworth.bsky.social Ex-London Underground and retired back to "The North" - transport, design history, things industrial, architecture & heritage - all tickle my fancy. Postings often link to my Flickr account for more things!
Vor-Ort-Anleiter 🇺🇦📯 @vorortanleiter.bsky.social
The Honourable Husband @honourablehusband.bsky.social Marty is a talkative Australian/American ad guy living in Germany. He and his Japanese husband regularly find new reasons to think the other odd.
Philip K. Allan - Author @philipkallan.bsky.social Author of Naval Fiction, Writer and Speaker on Naval History
Visit my website to learn more at http://philipkallan.com
Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social Ex-Financial Times Assistant Editor. Ex-editor Scotland on Sunday. Author of 'Made in Manchester' and 'Northerners: A History'. 'These Isles' due Feb 2026.
Angie and the Westies 🏴 @angieandwesties.bsky.social Happily retired and living in the Scottish Borders. I love art, nature, gardening, flower arranging, trying out new recipes, and spending time with my husband and our Westies (Henry and Lily).
Brian Gallagher @bgallaghercoll.bsky.social Mostly photos of things, mostly from around the Glasgow area.
Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social Snarky history. Hideous French battleships. Nautical nonsense. Always check the alt text.
Ryan Coyle @ryancoyle.bsky.social '...your ambition must be to use your knowledge for the benefit of others, not to beat them...'
TnmntTiles @tnmnttiles.bsky.social An archive of historical design. Discoveries from Scottish tenements & beyond. Originally a Twitter project, est 2015. Now found on Instagram, FB, & here! No Ai!
Images taken by myself, unless otherwise credited. Happy to share your finds? Give us a tag.
Neon Deutschland @neondeutschland.bsky.social Germany’s finest neon.
A project of @berlintypography.bsky.social
Kenny Boyle @kennyboyleofficial.bsky.social Actor and writer from the Isle of Lewis who talks about Scottish mythology and books and stuff!
Florian Ellebrecht @floellebrecht.bsky.social 27 | Train driver NWB Regio-S-Bahn Bremen; railways, trains and my own emotional/personal things 🇪🇺🚄
Norwegian Frankfurter @scanditina.bsky.social Snarky 🇳🇴, living it up in Südhessen 🇩🇪 with her 🇮🇪🇬🇧 partner & 😸. Have also lived in 🇬🇧 & 🇿🇦. Hobbies are beading, music, and 📸. Fluent in English, Denglisch & sarcasm. Other languages are available, but fluency is not guaranteed (yes, even the 🇳🇴 is wobbly!).
Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social Social Historian | Glasgow dweller | Humanist | Writes about sex, religion, queer lives, oral histories, moral panics. And public history in a newspaper.
Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social Heritage & conservation professional & enthusiast, usually found exploring old places 😃
Curator of Properties for English Heritage, & freelance heritage consultant.
Studying p/t for PhD in lime finishes.
Hermen Borst @hermenborst.bsky.social Directeur Stedelijke Inrichting gemeente Rotterdam | geograaf/planoloog | traintripping | muziek | IJssel | Den Haag Zuidwest | basketbalvader
Venetia @venetiajm.bsky.social We pass through this day but once
Peter McKeague @peter-mckeague.bsky.social Archaeologist. Interests range from digital heritage including spatial data to bridges and associated structures (Bridge chapels etc). All views my own.
Every Last Station @everylaststation.bsky.social Visited Every Last Station in the UK & Ireland! Not as dull as it sounds!
http://ko-fi.com/everylaststation
Police Scotland @policescotland.bsky.social Official Blue Sky account for the Police Service of Scotland.
Not for reporting crime and not monitored 24/7.
In an emergency call 999. For non-emergencies call 101.
James T. Harding @empowermint.bsky.social Liable to tweet about queer and green politics, books (SFF), Edinburgh, TypeScript, and my cats. Former publisher now working as a software engineer. He/him
John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social Social historian of modern places. Tales of the Suburbs, on LGBTQ+ history, out now. Wrote Concretopia and Outskirts. Disappointingly unserious. Podcast: Monstrosities Mon Amour
Find out more: https://linktr.ee/johngrindrod
@ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk
EuropeExplored @europeexplored.bsky.social Exploring Europe by train
europeexplored.org
iamkosmonaut @digitalcosmonaut.com DE/EN
Urban Explorer and History Lover. I document abandoned military instalations and other lost places + East German Art and Architecture.
🌐 https://digitalcosmonaut.com/
Check out our alt account: @ostmoderne.bsky.social
German at Portsmouth @germanatportsmouth.bsky.social Come and study German at the TEF Gold-rated University of Portsmouth on England's beautiful South Coast! https://www.port.ac.uk/study/subject-area/languages
Coastway Will @coastwaywill.me First Class Host in Purple | Hastings Diesels and 225 Preservation Volunteer | Neurodiverse, Asexual, He/Him
Henning Sußebach @sussebach.bsky.social Bochumer Junge, Journalist, diesdas
Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social Philip McCouat writes in-depth articles on art, history and social change in the Journal of Art in Society at http://artinsociety.com
Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social Devoted to vintage Ladybird books and the other work of their artists. My exhibition The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists has been travelling since 2018. Twitter: @lbflyawayhome
hidden europe @hiddeneurope.eu Curated collection of print & online material celebrating European lives & landscape. Spirit of landscape and a sense of place. Fuel for the mind. From Susanne Kries and Nicky Gardner www.hiddeneurope.eu
Dr Valentina Bold @valbold.bsky.social Scotland: Literature Song Culture
Valentinabold.org
FSA Scot, Hon Fellow Edinburgh Uni, Heritage at Scottish Women's Institutes, Editor journals.ed.ac.uk/index.php/rosc and
www.peterlang.com/series/shcs Birlawman of Stirling Marches
Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland @theahss.bsky.social www.ahss.org.uk
Speaking For Scotland's Buildings since 1956! Campaigning. Membership. Events.
Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social Historian of work, energy, industry and protest. Author of An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class and Coal Country. Should be running or writing.
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
Cockburn Association @thecockburn.bsky.social The Cockburn Association is a registered Scottish charity (SC011544) which works to protect and enhance the city of Edinburgh. Posts are not endorsements.
Old Weird Scotland @weirdscotland.bsky.social Forgotten Stories, Science, Language, History, Art, People, Poetry.
https://linktr.ee/weirdscotland
Old Weird Scotland supports trans rights.
Lost Edinburgh @lostedinburgh.bsky.social A page dedicated to documenting the ever-changing face of Edinburgh down the decades | Account run by former The Scotsman journalist David McLean
Lara Maiklem FSA - The London Mudlark @londonmudlark.bsky.social Found in the Thames by mudlark Lara Maiklem, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and bestselling author. NEW BOOK OUT NOW: https://bit.ly/3WqTsyu
Stirling City Heritage Trust @stirlingcht.bsky.social Dedicated to maintaining Stirling's Heritage. We Deliver the Traditional Buildings Health Check in Stirling.
Andrew Cotter @mrandrewcotter.bsky.social Dogs, Broadcasting, Writing, Mountains.
MrAbercrombie @mrabercrombie.bsky.social Scottish conservation architect - posts mostly about old books and old buildings…
Richard Osman @richardosman1.bsky.social Books etc
David Olusoga @davidolusoga.bsky.social British-Nigerian Historian - BAFTA Winning Producer/Presenter - Best Selling Author - AGENT cwalker@unitedagents.co.uk
Action to Protect Rural Scotland @aprscotland.bsky.social Scotland's countryside charity. Current campaigns on Green Belts, National Parks, and Circular Economy.
Edinburgh World Heritage @edinburghwh.bsky.social Protecting, preserving and promoting the Old and New Towns of Edinburgh UNESCO World Heritage Site
https://ewh.org.uk/
Scottish Historic Buildings Trust @shbt-charity.bsky.social Scottish Historic Buildings Trust is a charity dedicated to regenerating significant historic buildings for the benefit of others throughout the whole of Scotland.
www.shbt.org.uk
Hannah Booth @hannahbooth.bsky.social Northumbrian in the Netherlands | Writes about connections between Britain & its North Sea neighbours | Historical linguist turned writer & editor
Writing: https://northseanexus.substack.com
Website: https://hannahmarybooth.com
Peter Drummond @pdarchitect.bsky.social Conservation architect, chair of RIAS Practice Committee, past chair of the AHSS, NTS Trustee, occasional member of the Scottish fencing team, circular saw victim.
Malcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social Interests - Walking, Cycling, Travel, History, Nature. Retired Head of Humanities, European. 🇪🇺
Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot Powerful citizen journalism from Scotland | Regulated by IMPRESS
bylines.scot
Write for us with stories you feel that matter with our editorial support. Email us at editor@bylines.scot
Devon Dympsy @devondympsy.bsky.social Trains, Architecture, Maps, History, Music, Art, Theatre, Literature, Film. Plus a few stupid jokes, and quite a lot of beer ! 😁🍺🍺
British Crisps @britishcrisps.bsky.social Reviewing (and crunching) British crisps
David KC @davidmuttering.bsky.social Mixing up a spot of bewigged law with some quality lounging, #pvfc, awkward puns and tireless pedantry.
The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.
Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•
Also writes thrillers. The Cut Throat Trial out now at all good bookshops.
Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…