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Why weren't we told of the trenches?
Why weren't we told of the wire?
Why were we marched up in column,
May Tommy Atkins enquire.
A solider of the Black watch.

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2021-12-11

Atkinson Grimshaw, detail with filters https://t.co/eJFbZPjTNm

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2021-12-09

Join us tomorrow evening, Tues 7 Dec, for our final in-person lecture of the year. Richard Atkinson discusses the unsettling story of his eighteenth-century ancestors and their involvement in one of the darkest periods in Britain's past: https://t.co/s9emrhGxzF

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2021-12-06

Do you recognise anyone in these photos?
We believe the Wantage Revellers Concert Party performance of Cinderella took place in the early 50s
These photos and programme were donated to the museum by the daughter of one of the cast members, Eric 'Tommy' Atkins who played Buttons

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2021-12-06

I had the chance to contribute to a great comic, ELDERS OF THE RUNESTONE, from the awesome Robert Atkins and Quinn Johnson. If you enjoy the feel of the MCU, this is a comic you will love! Out now! Enjoy a special short drawn by the talented Naomi Skye!

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2021-12-01

Scarlett - Inks by Robert Atkins and Colors by diabolumberto

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2021-12-01

paintings by by john atkinson grimshaw

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2021-11-30

Let's honour w/ by remembering Sophia Armitt & her botanical drawings 🌳
1. Leaves & seeds of the spindle tree (1906)
2. Hazel & oak tree buds (1894)
3. Alder seeds & catkins (1907)
4. Photo of Sophia Armitt (undated)

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2021-11-30

Join curator Matt Fox as he discusses his incredible collection now on display in I Grew Up 80s at The Atkinson!

Fellow 80s kids, this is not to be missed! 📼💾🕹️💃

FREE. Booking required.
Wednesday 8 December 2021, 1pm.
⚡ https://t.co/8GfHyvbjdG

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2021-11-28

The Alder Fairy by Cicely Mary Baker

In alder trees are symbols of balance between male and female because they have both catkins on the same branch.

In Myths the first man was made of the 🌳 and it was protected by

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2021-11-27

The Dead return.
Those Exiles carry her, they who seem holy and have put on corruption, they who seem corrupt and have put on holiness.
They strain against the door. - Ballad of the Mari Lwyd - Vernon Watkins

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2021-11-25

For those of you wanting a Happy Birthday encompassing all the regularly screened Doctors with title credits to their name, here’s two by Joseph Atkinson via https://t.co/YPsBIkWcde

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2021-11-23

Malakoff Diggins, North Bloomfield, Nevada County, Carleton Watkins, https://t.co/9gyDqLHAMM (Palette: 🖌🎨

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2021-11-20

👗 Our Sunday best!

The Squire's Daughter
Alfred James Munnings (1878–1959)
The Atkinson's Collection

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2021-11-14