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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · 4d

The sun has made an appearance for this Autumnal view of Mr Gladstone’s Library @gladlib.bsky.social

Statue of WE Gladstone on lawn in front of the Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden

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Mari Takayanagi @satisfactory20.bsky.social · 4d

Archivists Assemble @gladlib.bsky.social! Great to see @heritageadrian.bsky.social here by sheer coincidence

Adrian and me standing outside Gladstone’s Library, a monumental stone building with green lawn

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Jul 13

Very sorry to hear this news Melinda. Sending sympathy and strength your way, take care of yourself

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Jun 30

What’s that Lassie?

Warning sign on gatepost ‘Danger: Mineshaft’

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Jun 9

Some beautiful scenery from the Inverness to Euston sleeper train at Kingussie

Distant mountains, a lake and green meadows seen from a train window

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Jun 7

Parkrun this morning just a couple of minutes round the corner from @orkneylibrary.bsky.social so I had to drop by afterwards

The front door of Orkney Library and Archive

Parkrun start sign for Kirkwall by a park path

View from shingle beach across Kirkwall harbour approach

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · May 20

More from Showtown, Blackpool. Turned out nice again.

Playbill poster for variety show at Palais de Dance Blackpool with Peter Brough and Archie Andrews

Opening gallery at Showtown, Blackpool including projection montage of history of Blackpool and seats made to look like sticks of rock

Advert poster for Blackpool Illuminations with link to train tickets and fares

Original banjo belonging to George Formby in display case

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · May 20

A great experience at Showtown, Blackpool last week. Congratulations on winning Permanent Exhibition of the Year at the Museums and Heritage Awards last week. Can see why you won!

Museum display case with magic trick artefacts including cards, rabbit and Fez belonging to magician Tommy Cooper

The original puppets for Sooty, Sweep and Sue on display in case, on loan from the V&A museum

Green duck Orville as ventriloquist’s dummy on display in case

Original model dog from HMV (His Master’s Voice) record company marketing

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · May 5

The first one in the thread had George Canning on it .. Selfridge in the second one !

Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · May 5

More blue plaques: Clive of India (LCC style). Moses Montefiore. Harry Selfridge. William Petty.

Blue plaque for Clive of India, Soldier and Adminstrator

Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · May 5

Some blue plaques from a walk around Mayfair yesterday. Jack Buchanan. Bert Ambrose. Sam Browne. Harry Selfridge. Benjamin Disraeli (this one not actually blue)

Blue plaque for Jack Buchanan on brown brick wall

Blue plaques for Bert Ambrose and Sam Browne on hotel wall

Blue plaque for George Canning 1770-1827

Plaque noting that ‘Here Lived Benjamin Disraeli’

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The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · Apr 16

Hello! We're The London Archives, a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. We look after over 100km of manuscripts, books, drawings, engravings, photos and films spanning 1000 years of London's history!
Give us a follow.

#archives #history #LondonHistory

A section of the Civitas Londinum map showing the City of London at the top, the River Thames in the middle, and bull baiting and bear baiting rings at the bottom.

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Apr 10

Final day of service today for the RIBA Library at 66 Portland Place as we are closing prior to our building’s refurbishment. Temporary services will be provided from later this year until we are back! Last minute researchers in today for a final fix of the 1930s splendour of our home.

Panorama of the RIBA Library showing bookshelves and study spaces, laid out to 1930s original design

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Mar 18

Five years ago today we fixed this notice to the door of the RIBA Library at 66 Portland Place, and began to head for home

Notice on glass door panel informing users of closure of RIBA Library due to covid

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Jay King @jay-king-art.bsky.social · Mar 16

Thank you @heritageadrian.bsky.social for supplying this topical introductory reading for my first London Book Fair. Mystery now solved until next year #whodunnit #lbf2025

Cover of Mystery at Olympia by John Rhodes

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Mar 1

Daffodils in the garden today, for St David’s Day

Yellow daffodil flower amongst daffodil flowers and stems

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Dec 18

Quick bit of TV this week .. I’m at 27 mins in on this link if you would like to watch www.londonlive.co.uk/news/watch-a...

Myself and presenter in London Live tv studio

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Dec 7

Nice and warm in the crime fiction section in the bookshop today

Series of colourful books on shelves in bookshop

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Nov 27

Quick bit of Handel (sung by @satisfactory20.bsky.social & friends) before Christmas

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Nov 21

Cannington Viaduct nr Uplyme, Devon, seen in wintry surroundings today. 3rd arch from left in the photo had to be reinforced, apparently during its construction.. the viaduct was in use on the Axminster-Lyme Regis railway line, 1903-1965

Railway viaduct made of concrete crossing snow covered valley

Three arches of railway viaduct, one reinforced

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Nov 19

The Bookshop window, Lyme Regis

Books piled high in illuminated bookshop window

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Nov 17

Fossils on Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis this afternoon

Sunset on the beach showing cliff and rocks

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Jan 30

Yesterday my RIBA colleague Valeria made this excellent Mimosa cake to share, very nice

Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Jan 30

For #JacobinDay today, the hellebore is back in my garden - despite doing its best to hide

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Adrian Steel @heritageadrian.bsky.social · Dec 30

Whodunit bookshelf has had a good clean and tidy today, acquisitions from the last two years have been put in their places and surplus set aside for the charity shop

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