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We're continuing our theme with this image of a William Baird & Co canal barge at Townhead, Glasgow, unloading pig iron in c. 1900. A general cargo was taken on the return journey to Gartsherrie. W. Rogan of Dundyvan Road is holding the horse.

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2021-05-11

Here's a cautionary transport-themed tale for a Friday morning. Back in the days of stagecoaches a postillion rider drowned at after he fell into the river riding over the bumpy bridge. This statue was placed in his honour, complete with coaching horn

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2021-05-07

Hands up who has been cycling more recently? ✋

A mode of transport that some pupils have been using for years to get across campus.

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2021-05-05

Day 27 of is The William Wallace Papers (no, not that William Wallace) include patient catalogues, illustrations and published material relating to Wallace’s career and study of skin diseases: https://t.co/5GjlPtqZ4S

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2021-04-27

We have all sorts of items in our collections, but some of the most interesting, are a collection of drawings by former pupil John Leech.

He really was one talented chap!

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2021-04-27

Did you doodle or draw at school - how about turning into a career?
That's just what Old Carthusian Max Beerbohm did.
Here is a self portrait he produced in his characteristic style.

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2021-03-26

"The materials and methods of hand-colouring zoological illustrations", 1000s were employed over 2 centuries. Paper by C.E. Jackson in our journal 'Archives of Natural History': https://t.co/ZEyuzV0gmu
Free access for members

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2021-03-10

1870 architect Harold Brakspear was born. His restoration work included & the east front of the abbey at plus many churches such as St Michael's He lived for many years in

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2021-03-10

North again over the & we pass 2 white horses carved into the chalk. Don't be fooled, these are more recent additions to the landscape. The horse (left) was created in 1838 & the horse (3 miles away) followed in 1864.

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2021-02-23

Beautiful engravings from "Select Specimens Of Natural History, Collected In Travels To Discover The Source Of The Nile, Egypt, Arabia, Abyssinia and Nubia" by Scottish explorer, travel writer & draughtman James Bruce (1790). https://t.co/Ja9mlIgGLg

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2021-02-10

Found a 17th century Dorset map held within the online catalog, could not resist embedding the image into the library finding aid. https://t.co/ZX6k49Uyc9

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2021-02-04

Happy Hope you're celebrating appropriately.
Here's a Cheese Party 1850 style, the opening of the Great Cheese Market, as depicted in The Illustrated London News.

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2021-01-20

opened its doors to the public in 1759. Here’s its 1st home, Montagu House - its gatehouse, a view of its painted ceilings, and the layout of the gardens, which opened to the public in 1756.

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2021-01-15

Next on our tour it's Back Avon Bridge. This flimsy wooden crossing stood at the end of River Street near where Lovers Walk now stands. It led to an island called The Ham. It was regularly lost due to floods & erosion, the final time being in 1927

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2020-12-28

Merry Christmas from Portsmouth History Centre

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2020-12-25

Wishing you all a safe & peaceful festive period🎄. Here we have some lovely Christmas cards from archives. Have you sent cards this year? Is there anyone you could call to catch up with?

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2020-12-21

Clare in the Community cartoonist & writer finishes up our & archives resource gallery https://t.co/yhg1rxA8f0

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2020-12-18

award winning children’s book author, illustrator & artist, is also the political cartoonist & his work features next in our & archives resource gallery https://t.co/yhg1rxiwQq

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2020-12-16

Next featured in our & resource gallery is Posy Simmonds’ artwork for her retelling of The Little Match Girl from Dec 1984 https://t.co/yhg1rxiwQq

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2020-12-07

Climbing the ruins of Tintern Abbey by moon and torchlight https://t.co/uNlyQnIlyV

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2020-11-29