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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳

@ancestralenq.bsky.social

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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

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@friendlesschurches.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:01 AMReposted by @ancestralenq.bsky.social

The first building to come into our care and one of the most recently repaired, the tower of Old St Matthew's, Lightcliffe will be open for visitors this Sunday. 1/7

@curatorkate.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:30 PMReposted by @ancestralenq.bsky.social

The totally stunning ceiling in the (equally stunning room) in Bishop West’s Chantry Chapel, Ely Cathedral 😍 The detail and surviving colours are amazing! West was chaplain to Henry VII and a diplomatic envoy to Henry VIII.

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:47 AM

They have got until Spring to fill it in.

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 7:32 AMReposted by @ancestralenq.bsky.social

🧡NEW BLOG
Edmund Murray
20 St. John's Square
Here is the eighth & latest blog from the St John's Square, Wakefield #OnePlaceStudy which is about the life of corn merchant, Edmund Murray who lived at 20 St. John's Square in the late 1880's & early 1890's.
www.ancestralenquiries.co.uk/post/one-pla...

@janiceheppenstall.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 11:53 AMReposted by @ancestralenq.bsky.social

In my latest blogpost I explore the gap between the elegant Huguenot community of the late 16th and 17th centuries and the poverty & deprivation of the area that would be home for thousands of Jews fleeing persecution in Eastern Europe by the late 19th century. englishancestors.blog/2026/10/11/t...

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:12 AM

St John's Square, Wakefield
#OnePlaceStudy

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:05 AM

Plans underway to regenerate Colman's former mustard factory in Norwich. πŸ‘‡
BBC News - Norwich Colman's mustard factory revamp could unlock city's past - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:02 AM

Sheffield's Niche nightclub which originally opened in 1992 & was famous in club culture to return. πŸ‘‡
BBC News - Sheffield's Niche club to return to city dancefloors - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 6:45 AM

researching a Polish/German lady who was living at nearby Boro Court (Wyfold Court), which was a hospital, who got married at nearby Rotherfield Peppard.

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 6:45 AM

🧡A blue plaque has been unveiled at the Black Horse pub in Checkendon, Oxfordshire in memory of Polish soldiers who lived after WW2, unable to return. Interestingly a few years ago I was πŸ‘‡
BBC News - Polish ambassador joins WW2 plaque unveiling in Checkendon - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:53 PMReposted by @ancestralenq.bsky.social

A plaque at Paddington station, London acknowledging the contribution of the Windrush Generation who left the Caribbean & arrived here from 1948.

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:12 PMReposted by @ancestralenq.bsky.social

🧡22 Lancaster Gate, London the former headquarters of the Football Association from 1929-1971. They then moved from here to 15-17 Lancaster Gate from 1971 to 2000. These beautiful grand terraced properties at 10-22 Lancaster Gate date from 1865 & were designed by John Johnson. Built with 4 storeys,

@huddsfhs.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:32 PMReposted by @ancestralenq.bsky.social

Less than two weeks to go for the big event of our year, we cannot wait to meet our exhibitors and visitors on Saturday 24 October at the Masonic Hall in Huddersfield. For more information about our exhibitors and the three family/local history themed talks, look here: hdfhs.org.uk/the-family-h...

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:51 PM

It certainly is.πŸ˜…

@industrialteg.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:02 PMReposted by @ancestralenq.bsky.social

Had the pleasure of singing in the Common Room of the Mining Institute in Newcastle this weekend. What a stunning building! Took a few minutes to lie on the floor and just stare at the ceiling 😍 #Victorian #Architecture #Newcastle

View of a highly decorative ceiling taken from directly below. The central part of the ceiling is glazed and blue sky is visible through the glass.
@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:08 PM

I won't tell anyone. πŸ˜…

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:05 PM

Yes, he was. Ringtons is based in Newcastle. I get a delivery of tea from them every 4 to 6 weeks when the guy drives around in his little van.

@number10cat.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:59 PMReposted by @ancestralenq.bsky.social

Chicks dig the scar

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:53 PM

A plaque at Paddington station, London acknowledging the contribution of the Windrush Generation who left the Caribbean & arrived here from 1948.

@ancestralenq.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:42 PMReposted by @ancestralenq.bsky.social

🧡The Church of St. Saviour, Richmond Hill, Leeds, an Anglican church from 1842-45 designed by John Macduff Derick in Gothic Revival style. Built from dressed stone & ashlar dressings. Macduff was from County Sligo, Ireland, practised at Oxford & was a friend of Sir John Soane & friend of AWN Pugin.

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