Justin Parkes
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Museum curator | travel | industrial history | art | photography | views mine
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I like this as a way for museum folk to introduce themselves. Your last 4 museum visits Wellington Museum, Waterloo Discovery Point, Dundee National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta Louvre Abu Dhabi
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over 1 year ago
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GoBike Strathclyde
about 15 hours ago
š©āš¦½š“š¶š»āāļø Active Travel Election Hustings - join the debate on the future of walking, wheeling and cycling in Strathclyde! š Tuesday 28 April 2026, 6.30-9pm š The Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JP š¤ Glasgow Eco Trust, Cycling UK Scotland and
#AyeCycleGlasgow
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Active Travel Hustings Glasgow ā Tue 28 Apr
Join the debate on the future of walking, wheeling and cycling in Greater Glasgow and beyond. Hear what your Scottish Parliament candidates have to say about making Scotland an active travel nationā¦
https://www.gobike.org/active-travel-hustings-glasgow-tue-28-apr-25790
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NorthLan Heritage
2 days ago
#OnThisDay
in 1796 William Baird was born into a Lanarkshrie farming family. By the age of 20 he had become a coalmaster. He & his brothers established Scotland's biggest pig iron producer, William Baird & Co
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NorthLan Heritage
2 days ago
There is still time to apply to be our new Tramway & Historic Engineering Technician, based at Summerlee Museum Closing date is this Tuesday, 28 April
myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/nor...
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RPS Historical Group
5 days ago
Calling all wet-plate photography practitioners and enthusiasts ... Don't miss our online talk 'Creating a Wet-Plate Manifesto' with Paul Elter on Tuesday 5th May 2026 (1900 BST). Register via the link in our bio for full details.
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Claire Boardman
8 days ago
One of the most inclusive, accessible & affordable events of its kind,
@archscot.bsky.social
has released the programme for Scotland's 'Archaeological Research in Progress' conference & it's another excellent group of projects/speakers! š 23 May 2026 Dumfries & Online Details:
tinyurl.com/mr3npe53
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Sharon Burton
8 days ago
Weāre seeking stories that capture the career of a woman engineer across the decadesāwhat were your wins? Tell us at Women in Engineering:
forms.gle/dnYc1zPex8Gf...
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@mininglandscapes.bsky.social
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13 days ago
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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes
13 days ago
Still time to book a place on our free webinar if you want to know how to use
#geology
to turn post-industrial landscapes into places of family fun. For link and more info nip to š
www.mining-landscapes.org/news
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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes
19 days ago
Want to know how to use
#geology
to turn post-industrial landscapes into places of family fun? Why not book a place on our next free webinar. For link and info nip to š
www.mining-landscapes.org/news
#MiningLandscapes
#MiningHeritage
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Randy Browne
20 days ago
Excellent news for the field
www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
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UCL History Secures $575k Grant for Caribbean Enslaved People Database
A $575,000 grant from a North American funder will support the development of a database of enslaved people at the UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery (CSLBS).
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/social-historical-sciences/news/2026/apr/ucl-history-secures-575k-grant-caribbean-enslaved-people-database?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ_hklleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFGMVByVlpITlNjejYyMWFsc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiAKYeT6L9v7iCcv6cqH0PPEvPIkHa4o7ncr40cff5bf6hOwMuuN0W97rHd0_aem_hsvItCt7obJKDKQLCF_KuA
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Clare Downham
24 days ago
One month left to apply for grants in Scottish History from the Strathmartine Trust
#history
#scotland
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Brian Groom
27 days ago
Another former mill fire, this time in Middleton, Greater Manchester.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Middleton: Large fire breaks out at former mill
Fire crews are working to put out the fire which broke out at the site in Middleton earlier.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80my8er7ddo
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Love these paintings in Kingswood Heritage Museum showing women at work in GB Britton & Sonsā Bristol shoe & boot factory Sadly no info on the artist or when they were painted
@artukdotorg.bsky.social
@workingclasshistory.com
30 days ago
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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes
about 1 month ago
Another new route added to
#MiningLandscapes
#Ecomuseum
the 3rd in the
#Crossford
#Lanarkshire
series by local resident Margaret and National Mining Museum Scotland volunteer Bill focusing on the coal and brick industries in and around
#Braidwood
See
www.mining-landscapes.org/route/172
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Lost Glasgow
about 1 month ago
Tell shitty City Property to sling their hook. Viva Trongate103!
www.change.org/p/save-trong...
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Sign the Petition
Save Trongate103 from closure
https://www.change.org/p/save-trongate103-from-closure?recruited_by_id=fe1c6450-2770-11f1-9630-c15c8e6d08cc&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_promote_or_share&utm_medium=copylink&share_id=NpsqQKpp7N
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Alistair Davidson
about 1 month ago
It's public now: Glasgow City Council, who some years ago announced a plan for 270km of cycle lanes by 2030, now intend to build 54km by 2032. They blame Transport Scotland. I don't care who's fault it is - you're all the SNP. Sort it out.
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Took a detour to see the devastation on Union/Gordon St on the way to a Q&A with Edgar Wright at the GFT. He talked about Glasgowās strength as a film location being its diversity of architecture. Letās not lose that
about 1 month ago
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Sarah Alice Cruickshank
about 2 months ago
Excellent stuff from The Bell. Glad to have curious and invested journalists working hard in and for the city - a rarity these days, and worth treasuring.
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Rosie Shackleton
about 2 months ago
An exciting, unique and smelly project coming to industrial museums near you! More to come, but so delighted to be working with Will, our Sniffer in Residence extraordinaire!
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Scotland's Printing Heritage
about 2 months ago
On
#WorldBookDay
you can find out more about
#Scotland's
#printers
on our website
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The Printing Industry in Scotland ā Scotland's Printing Heritage
https://scottishprintarchive.org/the-printing-industry-in-scotland/
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Lost Glasgow
about 2 months ago
First the CCA, now Trongate 103.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2589875...
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Arts organisations at landmark Merchant City venue told to leave by March 27
Ten independent arts organisations at Trongate 103 in Glasgowās Merchant City have been told to vacate within four weeks after leases wereā¦
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25898750.city-property-terminates-leases-trongate-103/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQSct9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe0UfudiVAMzo69zhFRclS7wGacLpODpoO5y0OshPNOiytVZCKdiVJ4JQTaiQ_aem_O7nMZfZZy6e3hF_D-39UlQ
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@earlyengines.bsky.social
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about 2 months ago
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RPS Historical Group
about 2 months ago
Still time to register via link in bio ...
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Peter Ross
2 months ago
Interesting piece, published by
@glasgowbell.bsky.social
, on "Glasgow's Secret Geometry" and Harry Bell's leyline theory.
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-sacr...
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The cult book that claims to unlock prehistoric Glasgow
What on earth is āsacred geometryā? And does it have legs?
https://www.glasgowbell.co.uk/glasgow-sacred-geometry-harry-bell-leylines/
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Andy Arthuršš°āš¦ Threadinburgh š§µ
2 months ago
Look I know there's a lot of *waves hand* going on right now, but it's come to my attention that William "Worst Poet Ever" McGonagall composed in 1899 an elegy to "The Ancient Town of Leith" in his own, inimitable style. So if you care to gather round, I shall now retell it for the whole class š§µš£ļøšŖ
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NorthLan Heritage
2 months ago
We are enjoying the
#WinterOlympics
#curling
but can't help feeling the players could work on their attire after seeing this painting by John Levack It shows a curling match near
#Airdrie
in 1857. Spot the coal mines that partly funded the players' wealth
www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/SIModes/Deta...
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History and Heritage Yorkshire
2 months ago
A photograph courtesy of of Leeds Museums and Galleries of the city's Steel Works in the Hunslet area dating to March 1921 when a strike was taking place. The site opened in 1889 and was at one time Britain's largest producer of steel tram tracks. 1/3
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Society of Genealogists
2 months ago
Explore the career of 19th-century engineer George Harrap with
@scientistsoph.bsky.social
. Learn how to reconstruct a Victorian engineerās life using professional registers, patents & industrial records. š 12 Feb 2026 | 13:30ā14:30 | Online via Zoom Book your place:
portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
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Scottish Transport & Industrial Collections & Knowledge Network
2 months ago
North Lanarkshire Council Museums are looking for a full-time Site Supervisor The post is based at Summerlee Museum in Coatbridge, closing date is 17 February
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NorthLan Heritage
2 months ago
New on our museum collections website is a 1st hand account of the operation to rescue 135 miners trapped underground following the 1950 Knockshinnoch Colliery Disaster It was written by James Lillie of the Coatbridge Mines Rescue Brigade
www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/story/rescue...
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Dr Rose Teanby
3 months ago
4 weeks today we will be celebrating
#InternationalWomenāsDay
with our 2026 online Women of Photography conference-athon on 8th March. Join 72 speakers over 24 hours travelling across the world beginning with photography of Antarctica. Registration is open and free.
womenofphoto.com
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Women of Photography
Join us to celebrate the contributions of women practitioners to the history and living present of photography.
https://womenofphoto.com
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New-Cleckit Dominie
3 months ago
A few days ago in the Ramshorn Kirkyard, the sun was picking out an unexpected piece of Glasgow industrial history at the base of a mortsafe.
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NorthLan Heritage
3 months ago
We are recruiting for a Site Supervisor for North Lanarkshire Council Museums. Closing date: 17 February 2026
myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/nor...
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Site Supervisor - REQ05293 - 458024 | North Lanarkshire Council | myjobscotland
View details and apply for this arts / museums / libraries role in Coatbridge with North Lanarkshire Council on myjobscotland
https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/north-lanarkshire-council/jobs/site-supervisor-req05293-458024
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Mainly Museums
3 months ago
If you like old trams and trains - and seriously, who doesnāt - then you need to have a wander through Summerlee.
#museums
#museumfromhome
#Scotland
mainlymuseums.com/post/916/sum...
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Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life
https://mainlymuseums.com/post/916/summerlee-museum-of-scottish-industrial-life
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RPS Historical Group
3 months ago
Still time to register for our next online talk ... 'Exchanging Stereoscopic Views' on Tuesday 10th February 2026 (1900 GMT) with Rebecca Sharpe (Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy) and Julie Gibb (National Museums of Scotland). Register via the link ...
events.rps.org/en/historica...
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Mike
3 months ago
Some good heritage news - the restoration of Maritime Hull's Scotch Derrick crane. There are many things to go and see in Hull - a rather underrated city well worth a visit.
@c20society.bsky.social
@simonhickman.bsky.social
youtu.be/qQbm7qLyRKY?...
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Restoration of Hull's last remaining Scotch Derrick Crane
YouTube video by Maritime Hull
https://youtu.be/qQbm7qLyRKY?si=_czxXuiXY2h2hRGz
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Rebekah Higgitt
3 months ago
Exciting job opening
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
Library and Archives Manager. Details here
careers.nms.ac.uk/job/827960
#museumjobs
#libraryjobs
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Library and Archives Manager
https://careers.nms.ac.uk/job/827960
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Is there a physical reason the British Museum canāt build an underground entrance in the forecourt like the Louvre, Mauritshuis, National Galleries of Scotland, etc?
apple.news/AzZCuRRWyQP-...
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Row breaks out over planned British Museum security blocks 'like a wine bar' ā The Standard
The landmark Bloomsbury museum wants to replace its controversial anti-terrorism marquees with two new temporary blocks
https://apple.news/AzZCuRRWyQP-frRriDyQ_tA
3 months ago
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Nina Baker
3 months ago
#History
My book is now out. All about the women merchant navy seafarers who died due to enemy action in the two world wars.
www.lulu.com/shop/nina-ba...
If any museums or other shops are interested in selling this, DM me for wholesale price.
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āSupposed Killed or Drowned by Enemy Action at Seaā
This book is the first complete list of the women professional seafarers in the United Kingdomās Merchant Navy who lost their lives due to enemy action. Detailed profiles have been researched for thos...
https://www.lulu.com/shop/nina-baker/supposed-killed-or-drowned-by-enemy-action-at-sea/paperback/product-gjpgmzg.html?q=nina+baker&page=1&pageSize=4
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Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove š“āā ļø
3 months ago
ICYMI: are we going far enough on the Potteries heritage emergency?
open.substack.com/pub/thefootb...
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Responding to the Potteries Heritage Emergency
Are we going far enough?
https://open.substack.com/pub/thefootballseasonisover/p/responding-to-the-potteries-heritage?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=7y181
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North East Heritage Library
3 months ago
Utterly delighted to share our new look Shipbuilding Archive pages - the last of our archives to get the 2026 treatment š„³ Interactive and intuitive with the full database. I'm so bloody proud of it, and the stepping stone to more features in the future. Link below.
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Amanda Wyatt! Visconti
3 months ago
A zine documenting the National Park Serviceās āLife Under Slavery at George Washington Houseā exhibitāremoved by the government January 22, 2026 in an act of censorship (
zinebakery.com/bakeshop/cen...
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Absolutely loved the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain. It has a tighter focus than the Edinburgh show 25 years ago & emphasises her collaboration with Man Ray rather than a muse. Here is Millerās war correspondentās uniform & Rolleiflex (a c1937 Automat 1)
#Photography
3 months ago
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Kenny Brophy
3 months ago
Itās a new
#UrbanPrehistory
blog post for Sunday evening. āFor the delectation of posterityā explores some materials from my personal Ludovic Mann collection pertaining to the Druid Temple, Clydebank.
theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/f...
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For the delectation of posterity
One of the most remarkable episodes in British archaeology was played out in the summer of 1937 in Clydebank, near Glasgow. For a short while, the Druid Temple, or Knappers, was the hottest ticket ā¦
https://theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/for-the-delectation-of-posterity/
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The new V&A East (which opens later this year) has more than a touch of Libeskindās Spiral about it
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori...
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NorthLan Heritage
3 months ago
Love to see the new illuminated 'Corporation Transport' lettering on 1930s Glasgow tramcar 1245 which is being restored by our amazing volunteers at Summerlee Museum 1245 was the last Glasgow tram to run before the power was turned off. See the Glasgow's Last Tram Group website
glasgowslasttram.net
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Side
3 months ago
š ļø Most people today encounter Dunston Staiths as a quiet heritage site. In the 1970s, it was a dangerous place of work. A new film by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Peter Roberts brings that history back into view ā
sidegallery.co.uk/blog/coal-staiths-of-the-river-tyne
Commissioned by Tyne Derwent Way
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Logan Jaffe
3 months ago
Look at this:
@inquirer.com
has digitally preserved the interpretative signage removed by NPS, and used annotations to explain what specifically was flagged before removal. This keeps the content publicly accessible (for now) while doing newsworthy reporting
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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Here are the signs the Trump administration removed from Independence Park
Following last yearās review, every sign has been removed from the Presidentās House site.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/inq2/independence-park-trump-signage-remove-presidential-house-20260122.html?id=qvRb7lvc0FdoA&utm_source=social&utm_campaign=gift_link&utm_medium=referral
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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes
3 months ago
WE ARE RECRUITING: fancy joining the
#MiningLandscapes
#Ecomuseum
team p/t (60 days) for 6 months across the summer supporting delivery of a series of intergenerational events suit a student/recent graduate. For info and application nip to
www.mining-landscapes.org/news/fancy-j...
#MiningHeritage
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Great news about the Keelmenās Hospital in Newcastle. Itās been empty for too long
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