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#OTD 1874 The Central Telegraph Office (CTO) in London moved to GPO (West) opposite St Paul's cathedral, now the site of BT's headquarters building in Newgate St. though soon moving from there. More on the CTO and other @BTGroup buildings https://t.co/c5txM4lrad … #bizhis #WW2
シューティングウルフなのに頭パンチングコングなGPO班長でした。ゴリラ要素は《セキュリティカット》だけだったのに普通にゴリラ女じゃねえか!
立ち絵は誤字さんのものをお借りしました。
https://t.co/A8OF2UpS8u
Pさん(@PchanFrosteye)のハウジングへお邪魔して来ました~。
凄く綺麗。装備も合わせてまた遊びに行きたいですね。
#FF14 #FF14gpo
Octra in her Octopus form. She's a GPO (Giant Pacific Octopus) so she's a BIGGIN. Her biological daughter on the right (Tetra), PJ (striped squid) and Grouper (dumbo octopus). Both those two were adopted later on, now that Octra was more comfy with parenting.
#OnThisDay 1887 Winifred Carney was born in Bangor, Co.Down. Carney was a trade unionist, suffragist & a revolutionary. She joined Cumann na mBan, was the first woman in the GPO during the 1916 Rising & steadfastly refused to leave wounded Connolly's side.
#Ireland #History
One of my favourite posters in BT's #archives collection is this unusual view of the UK on its side to show the GPO coastal wireless radio stations chain, essential in 1938 for ship to shore maritime communications. Artist MacDonald (Max) Gill. #ExploreYourArchive #ArchivesAtSea
W H Preece, the telegraph, telephone and wireless radio pioneer, a great Welsh scientist, was appointed GPO Engineer-in-Chief and Electrician #OTD 1892. He was an early mentor of Marconi https://t.co/EPMgWM9q9j #HistSTM #telecoms #Archivescience #archives
#OnThisDay 1981 Bridget Connolly passed away. Connolly, from Carlow, played a vital role in the 1916 Rising. In the preceding weeks, she stored some of the 900 Howth rifles & dispatched messages for James Connolly. She led 40 women out of the GPO on the Friday.
#Ireland #History
Born #otd Nov 5, 1883 in City Quay, Elizabeth O’Farrell. Member of Inghindhne na hEireann,the IWWU, & Cumann na mBan,she was in the GPO in 1916 & helped negotiate the rebel surrender with Pearse. She is buried in Glasnevin beside her life long companion Julia Grenan #irishwmnhist