A bit of fun for #NationalHatDay This was a quality initiative back in the 1980s called QED (Query Every Decision) Thanks to Ann Sullivan for the photo

Embarking on archival research may seem daunting but with careful planning, patience and an inquisitive outlook you can find some real treasures within historical collections. Enjoy the process and embrace the satisfaction that comes from uncovering valuable insights from the past. #ArchvesWales

Who loves a challenge 🙋🏻‍♀️

#OTD in 1863 the London Underground 1st opened to the public. The #BritishMuseum had its own station in High Holborn from 1900-33 & used the tunnels at Aldwych for storage in WWII. #londontransportmuseum #archives #londonunderground

On #WorldTypingDay here are two vintage typewriters, both were displayed at the End of an Era exhibition back in March/April 2016. It’s hard to believe that the hospital closed nearly 10years ago!! #vintagetypewriters #endofaneraexhibition #Whitchurchhospital

On #WorldTypingDay here are two vintage typewriters, both were displayed at the End of an Era exhibition back in March/April 2016. It’s hard to believe that the hospital closed nearly 10years ago!! #vintagetypewriters #endofaneraexhibition #Whitchurchhospital

Interested in learning more about navigating the #maps website of the National Library of Scotland, for your #OnePlaceStudy / #LocalHistory / #FamilyHistory research? If so, @natlibscot.bsky.social has just the thing for you! January 28th, 3pm to 4pm UK time, online, and free! #OnePlaceWednesday

@capelicymru.bsky.social yw prosiect cyffrous newydd y Comisiwn Brenhinol i ddeall, dogfennu ac ymateb i'r golled gynyddol yn nhreftadaeth Anghydffurfiol Cymru. Dilynwch nhw am ddiweddariadau prosiect.

@capelicymru.bsky.social is the Royal Commission’s exciting new project to understand, document, and respond to the growing loss of Wales’ Nonconformist heritage. Follow their Bluesky page for project updates.

Snow ⛄️ ❄️ Memories of years gone by where it snowed, photo taken in January 2010

Snow ⛄️ ❄️ Memories of years gone by where it snowed, photo taken in January 2010

Do you love researching #History of #Science #Medicine or #Technology? #CFP now open for abstracts for the #HSTM Annual Meeting 26 April 2026 @unioflimerick.bsky.social CALL CLOSES 15 Jan 2026. This is a very friendly conference for those interested in how humans have constructed knowledge

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i bawb. Diolch yn fawr iawn am yr holl gefnogaeth drwy’r flwyddyn dwytha Happy New Year to all. Thank you for all your support over the last year Text and fireworks generated by AI from an original 📷 #BlwyddynNewyddDda #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2026 #WhitchurchHospital

Check out epic thread estimating number of #OccupationalTherapists in 1930. Why? To put Patricia Sunderland in our historical, numerical timeline. She was one of the Ist in UK. Head OT at Cardiff City Mental Hospital @whitchurchhospital.bsky.social in 1930. x.com/i/status/200...

What an #ArchiveAdventCalendar Thank you @arascot.bsky.social for all the hard work #MerryChristmas Hope you’ve had a good day, whatever that looks like. A tough day for many for lots of reasons. AI ➡️ original b & w 📷 (1970s/80s). Original (thanks Tony for saving this & more) & AI gen images

Thank you to everyone who took part in #ArchiveAdventCalendar. We wish all of our followers a #MerryChristmas and here's to a fabulous and fun 2026. See you all next year!

Hope everyone is ready for #Santa #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social A few vintage shots the first is from 1953, second is from 1949 and the last is a poor attempt at trying to crop the #Santa 🎅🏻 from the 1st image!! Hope you are all ready for #Santa 🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻

It’s down to the wire this evening!! Today #ArchiveAdventCalendar is #WinterWonderland @arascot.bsky.social

It doesn’t snow in London very often but the Museum looks glorious when it does! #archiveadventcalendar #WinterWonderland #britishmuseum #archives

Another late one for #ArchiveAdventCalendar #NaughtyOrNice @arascot.bsky.social These are some reasons why nurses left (or were fired from their jobs). Some of them are pretty scathing!! Originally researched by Tim Goosey for the 2008 Centenary exhibition.

Delightful 🌟

Christmas getting closer 🎅🏻 Today’s theme for #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social is #FestiveTraditions One of the #traditions at Whitchurch from the early days was the #pantomime 👀 at our website about past Christmas traditions, thanks to Michael Jones whitchurchhospital.co.uk?p=1590

Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social is #WarmFire Now i have to confess some artistic license used in the 1st photo… flames 🔥 added. Photos show three fireplaces in Whitchurch Hospital, can you guess where they were? #Whitchurchhospital #Edwardianfireplaces #Hospitalfireplaces

On the 19th of December #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social we have #ChristmasParty A selection of photos from December 1949 showing a pantomime followed by a party 🎉 with a visit from 🎅🏻 🎁 Thanks to Angela for donating the album. #archiveadventcalendar #christmasparty

Does anyone know what 'The Stones' End' might mean in the context of a London suburb in C18/C19? I'm transcribing the undertaker's bill for an incredibly lavish funeral procession from Twickenham to south Wales which had extra attendants (with wands) 'to the stones end'

For #ArchiveAdventCalendar today, only just!! We had to delve deep to find #ArchiveElves now does this count?? A music programme from 1909 and saved for posterity in the red cuttings book… The Elfin call @arascot.bsky.social #CardiffCityMentalHospital #TongwynlaisSilverBand

Striking image of a Phoenix for #ChristmasColours Foretold that @whitchurchhospital.bsky.social continues to rise from the ashes of closure, to share it's distinguished history.

Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social is #ChristmasColours Tricky, as yet we haven’t got a colour photo of the beautiful hall at Christmas in the collection. So here are a selection of colour from past exhibitions and archives… #Colours #Whitchurchhospital #art #EndofanEra

For the #ArchiveAdventCalendar today it’s #Bells 🔔🔔 @arascot.bsky.social I do believe this fabulous postcard from the time of the First World War we’ve shared before has bells as part of the ceiling Christmas decorations. The other two are concert programmes which mention Bell/Bells

📢 ARA SAT is recruiting! We’re looking for a Research Representative to join our committee in 2026. If you can bring insights from an academic/research perspective and help shape our programme of work, we’d love to hear from you. 👉 Full details: www.archives.org.uk/officer-vaca...

Here we go with #WrappingPaper for the 15th day of #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social Below is a page from the family album kindly donated by Angela. Here is a photo of a wrapped up present 🎁 and what was in it! The year is 1949. #WhitchurchHospital #HospitalChristmas

Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social #Decorations Decs ➡️Cardiff City Mental Hospital & Whitchurch Hospital 1st ➡️ clippings book @glamarchives.bsky.social Dr P K McCowan’s 1st 🎅🏻 as Medical Superintendent. The hall sounds beautifully decorated, be amazing to see 📷 get in touch ✍🏻

A bit late again!! #Shopping #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social Who remembers the shops at Whitchurch Hospital? My favourite was the sweet shop 🍬 A no mentioned in the staff handbook, who remembers the Occupational Therapy #WhitchurchHospitalShops #HospitalChristmas

Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social #FestiveClothes Thanks to Carol for these lovely photos from Christmas time at Whitchurch Hospital. The date is December 26th 1969. #WhitchurchHospital #HospitalChristmas

For today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social we have #DarkNights and this poignant photo taken by Michael Jones back in 2016 to mark the closing of Whitchurch Hospital. #darknights #archiveadventcalendar #EndofanEra #WhitchurchHospital #mentalhealthhistory

Day 8 (already!!) of #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social #FestiveFood Some festive food preparations going on in these photos, looks like a Christmas cake… if you recognise the ladies in the photos do get in touch ✍🏻 #Whitchurchhospital #Christmas #christmascake #HospitalChristmas

A bit late but better late than never!! #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Star @arascot.bsky.social We would like to share some of Horatio Ellis’s story, awarded the 1914-15 Star ⭐️ as well as the Military Medal & British War Medal. Thanks so much to Jan 4 the research, see 2nd photo. #wewillrememberthem

What a wonderful campaign @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social Thank you so much for all your hard work, a pleasure to take part. A favourite, Whitchurch Hosp has military & mental health history - used during the First & Second World Wars. #EYAYourArchive #EYAFocusWeek

Day 8 @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social For #EYAAnniversaries we thought we would look back at the Whitchurch Hospital Centenary back in 2008. Who remembers coming along to the open day back in April 2008? #ExploreYourArchive #Archives #EYAFocusWeek #heritage

Today’s @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social we have a photo from 1910. This is the Cardiff City Mental Hospital Hockey 🏒 team but it has women and men within it… very inclusive when the hospital was segregated #ExploreYourArchive #eyainclusion #eya2025 #EYAFocusWeek #HospitalHockey #Mixedhockey

For #EYAInclusion, we’ve been looking at the records of Queen Margaret College, a higher education institution for women that joined with the University of Glasgow in 1892. The records are a fascinating resource for anyone interested in the history of women’s education in Scotland. DC 233/2/22/2/63

For #EYADigital @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #eya2025 #EYAFocusWeek #ExploreYourArchive an example of what information can be found online relating to Whitchurch Hospital. This fabulous photo www.peoplescollection.wales/items/5988

Glorious #HistNursing

Nothing quite like a matron’s hat circa 1934 - especially in a gale ! #histnursing

Day 5 #EYA @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social Missed a few days but ready to go again today with #EYApets Matron King with her beautiful dogs at the Cardiff City Mental Hospital. THE NURSING TIMES FEB. 24, 1934. #eya2025 #EYAFocusWeek #ExploreYourArchive #CardiffCityMentalHospital #Hospitalpets

On #ThoughtfulTuesday, remember to talk to people. Speak to local communities to learn more about the local area to find out how the area has changed and what stories have been passed down. #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

The theme today is #EYABeauty @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social How about some vintage Beauty Salon photos, you may well remember the hairdresser and the barber. From the date it looks like this particular salon was opened just over 50years ago!! #EYAFocusWeekl #ExploreYourArchive #EYABeauty

For #EYAConservation today we would like to mention some of the wonderful trees 🌳 on the Whitchurch Hospital site. The photos were taken back in 2008 from the water tower & the others are screen shots of the Cardiff Council look up tool for tree preservation orders @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #remembrance #militaryhospital