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📻 Tune into NTS Radio this Thursday at 1000 UK time for an hour-long special on our Sonic Heritage project! Tour 13 World Heritage sites, with field recordings & reimagined compositions. Tune in live or stream online: www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/cities-and-memory-sonic-heritage-5th-june-2025

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Too many books? I think what you mean is not enough bookshelves.

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Just back from Harris, so here’s three bits of wriggly tin and a bus shelter for you. You’re welcome.

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S/S Hestmanden - a Norwegian ship built in 1911 - is in Leith from Monday to Wednesday and open to the public from 11am to 5pm each day. The aim is to tell the story of the 1,000 Norwegian ships which supplied food, medicine, fuel and arms to the Allies during WW2

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Resources for anyone interested in mining communities in Scotland in the nineteenth century and early-twentieth century. Includes museums to visit. Recently edited. Suggestions welcome. #genealogy #FamilyHistory #skystorians #mining 📚🗃️ thepastandotherplaces.wordpress.com/housing-the-...

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Enjoyable evening at the premiere of Potential Energy @scotstorycentre.bsky.social in Edinburgh. It’s a documentary about the recent discovery of the 2nd oldest Crossley gas engine & the screening was followed by a visit to the engine

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Ghost mills in Selkirk just waiting for someone to re-use them as housing or a Mill museum?

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Pro building conservation, anti-corruption and anti-Putin candidate wins.

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I filmed the journey from the old shop, to the new, it took me 4 minutes 33 seconds to walk, and I'm not a fast walker. But!! Imagine a thousand items passing hand to hand along this route. What a beautiful thing! 2pm Saturday, help us form a human chain!

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Magazine cover. Walter Schmidt. 1928.

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Nicușor Dan is not only the democratic candidate, anti-corruption and anti- Russia, he also loves his city and its heritage (I am told). #RomaniaElection

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PhotoActive Podcast, Episode 185: Quintin Lake’s Book The Perimeter Quintin Lake traversed the Coast of Britain over several years, photographing and documenting the journey. Now, he’s turned his well-received project into a new photo book called The Perimeter. We welcome Quintin back to…

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My 333rd followee (not er) is NTS archaeology! .. It's not quite the same as X but is much less toxic. @justparkes.bsky.social shares his wisdom about blue sky tomorrow to Scottish Heritage Social Media group www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bluesky-10...

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#otd 1846 Frederick Douglass addressed a meeting of the Edinburgh Ladies' Emancipation Society at Mr McGilchrist's Church on Rose Street: www.bulldozia.com/douglass-in-...

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Granton Waterfront – A(nother) Beacon of Light blog.historicenvironment.scot/2025/04/gran...

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My latest post! On the long and winding quest to develop pale ale. Involving nefarious noblemen, a failed plot to raise illegal taxes, and the Dutch alchemist who invented the thermostat. www.ageofinvention.xyz/p/age-of-inv...

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Sad news about the Happy Heat Pump Podcast. Sorry to say, that after about 20 episodes, we’re drawing it to a close at the request of the BBC which worries it may be seen as steering into areas of public controversy. 1/2 youtu.be/RJPKgngqoX0?...

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58 Rue Belliard, 1870. From 1888-1914, German legation in Brussels, where resident ministers plotted to recruit Belgian journalists to their cause. German legation again 1920-1939. German cultural institute since 1967. One of the last surviving C19 houses in the street. Facadised (destroyed) 2019.

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Got a boring marble fireplace? Jazz it up with polyurethane doodles from Home Depot. x.com/AdamParkhome...

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Here is the link for the second of my two talks about Miss Cranston for #Glasgow850 hosted by the Alexander Thomson Society. "The Glasgow Tearooms of Miss Cranston" Date: 10 may • 1pm • Free admission Location: Mitchell Library, Glasgow www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-glasgo... #Mackintosh #Skystorians

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Another #Ruhr highlight was a ride on the Wuppertal Schwebebahn, an elevated suspended railway, part of the local transport network running above the river and streets. Efficient, exciting! @mrtimdunn.bsky.social

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⏰ New Webinar: Join us for the 7th webinar of the "Architectural Heritage Preservation in Times of War: The Ukrainian Model" project. 📅 Friday, 25 April 2025 🕰️ 18:00 pm - 19:30 pm EET 📣 Language: English with simultaneous translation to Ukrainian Register: shorturl.at/qSc29

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Finally home after a few days off, helping Mighty Convoy deliver 5 ambulances to the Armed Forces of Ukraine for use in their front lines. We drove non-stop through 7 countries to Lviv, over 35 hours. I’ll write more soon but this was among the most moving and important things I’ve been part of.

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I met Alex and @paulsweeney.bsky.social on the return leg by air from Krakow, without myself going anywhere quite so scarred by war. Thank you to the cross-party team for doing your bit for Ukraine.

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Join us in Edinburgh for our ‘Future Heritage’ Conference. Taking place on 12 & 13 June, it will consider themes including energy and sustainability, gender and inclusion, and the heritage value of mass housing and recent architecture. www.sahgb.org.uk/whatson/futu...

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Great thread / pics here about the background and clever incorporation of the old VAT 69 whisky bond into the new build flats on Breadalbane Street, Leith 🔥

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I quite like these south facing courtyard flats on Breadalbane Street in Leith

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