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Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, died in Amsterdam on 21 January, 1683.

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2023-01-22

November isn't a good time time for pigs in the medieval calendar🫣

BL Lansdowne 383; the 'Shaftesbury Psalter'; 12th century; England; f.8r

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2022-10-29

We asked children at local primary schools to create pictures based on the theme of nature. These are just a few of the magnificent ones on display in Shaftesbury.
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We very much like the bee’s nest made of bubble wrap 🐝
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2022-02-22

November is not a good time for pigs!

BL Lansdowne 383; the 'Shaftesbury Psalter'; England; 12th century; f.8r

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2021-11-01

‘Morning mist’ ink, watercolour and charcoal
Up in town on a foggy morning. The result of painting as part of Shaftesbury Tree Festival

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2021-10-25

New print of 'Dilly Hens at the Circus' going to a collector. Anteros, god of requited love, was given to his lonely brother Eros as a playmate. Gilbert made the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain in 1893. This painting was made in 2007 with love returned to the city that made it

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2021-09-17

Our initial of the day is this beautiful B

From the Shaftesbury Psalter (England, 12th century)
Lansdowne MS 383, f. 15v
https://t.co/L0i7FyIRFN

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2021-08-18

CWC Awards of Excellence Finalist for Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book sponsored by Shaftesbury with a $500 prize:

Janet Hill, Lucy Crisp and the Vanishing House, Tundra Books

Winners announced May 27 @ 1 PM via CWC Youtube Channel

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2021-05-14

139/365 “London Eros” from my 365 Project

The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain, also known as 'Eros', takes centre stage in this dramatic Piccadilly scene.

Available: https://t.co/LTwFaitrXF

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2021-04-08

This track used to be the main route for driving cattle to Shaftesbury. There are still patches of cobbles next to a field called Halfpenny where cattle would overnight, costing half a penny, before going up Gold Hill to market
https://t.co/6jObpBoOPP

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2021-01-07

More conceptual sketches of the Shaftesbury development located at 15 Shaftesbury Place in ON

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2020-12-10

The Knight Bus speeding past my camera at Shaftesbury Avenue.

Harry Potter Has Been Sighted In London. 🇬🇧

📸: Canon 80D

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2020-09-10

'Melbury from Park Walk' - painted in pastel by our wonderfully talented friend, and local Shaftesbury artist, Zara McQueen

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2020-08-06

17 Nov 1680: In the Lords, the Earl of Shaftesbury introduces a bill for the divorce of Charles II & Catherine of Braganza - against the king’s wishes (GAC/NPG)

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2019-11-17

London, 1894. An evening cape for November, a thrice-folded winter poppy, rustling with layers of dark petals, & the cab rattles through the glittering streets of London, down Shaftesbury Avenue & the Strand. Her baby's at home, with his nurse, the mud of Ypres still years away.

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2019-11-03

Opening on this day in 1889, The Middleman at The Shaftesbury, making a success of actor, E S Willard in this dramatic role. It ran for 182 performances and Willard took it the New York, the following year. Interested in 19th Century Theatre - join

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2019-08-27

On the edge of town……bits of ink, watercolour, charcoal and salt mixed together with water on board
https://t.co/EaJfA9XL6Y

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2018-12-12

17 Nov 1680: In the Lords, the Earl of Shaftesbury introduces a bill for the divorce of Charles II & Catherine of Braganza - against the king’s wishes (GAC/NPG)

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2018-11-18

Delivered L/E prints & cards of my new to in & in Shaftesbury, on Friday. Yummy lunch at too!

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2018-04-24