Lincoln Conservation @lin-conservation.bsky.social Specialists in the conservation and restoration of historic buildings, historic artefacts, works of art, collections management and historic paint research.
South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust @sghetorg.bsky.social South Glasgow Heritage & Environment Trust (SGHET) https://linktr.ee/sghet - celebrating our histories and places for a #SustainableSouthside #Glasgow #Heritage
DMs don't reach us but our email is here https://sghet.com/contact/
Clayton Hall Living History Museum @claytonhall.org Historic moated Tudor manor house in Clayton Park. A 15-minute tram ride from Manchester's city centre.
Once the family seat of the Byrons and latterly Humphrey Chetham, now an entirely volunteer-run museum.
๐ Visit claytonhall.org
Paul Baker @museumsthinking.bsky.social I have a proven track record in challenging museums to think differently and be more commercially minded. I specialise in commercial reviews, strategic planning and mentoring. My website also hosts my blog. https://www.museumsthinkingdifferently.com/
Yale University Press London ๐ @yalebooks.bsky.social Yale University Press in London https://yalebooks.co.uk/
Publishing books that champion arts & humanities ๐ฐ home of history!
โญ๏ธ For book updates & UK OFFERS join the Yale in London newsletter: bit.ly/YaleBookNews โญ๏ธ
Glasgow Building Preservation Trust @gbptrust.bsky.social GBPT is a charity that works to rescue, repair and restore historic buildings at risk across Glasgow. Established 1982. Organisers of @Glasgowdodf since 1990.
Enfield Voluntary Action @enfieldva.org.uk EVA supports and develops community and voluntary organisations to make life better for people in Enfield, north London https://enfieldva.org.uk
We also run @volunteerenfield.org.uk
**Please ASK before adding us to starter packs
The Building Centre @buildingcentre.bsky.social Home of the Built Environment since 1931. We house product galleries, exhibitions, events, venue hire, co-working spaces and a cafe. All exhibitions are free and we are a welcoming public space.
Join us Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm.
www.buildingcentre.co.uk
Heritage Network @heritagenetwork.bsky.social The Heritage Network (formerly Heritage Trust Network) is the UK's umbrella body for organisations that are rescuing, restoring and re-using historic buildings, structures and spaces.
https://heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk
LCC municipal @lccmunicipal.bsky.social London County Council, Greater London Council, pre- and post-1965 boroughs in London (+ occasional forays outside of the capital). Municipal stuff from the past that lives on today. Oh, and new towns, shopping centres, infrastructure etc.
lccmunicipal.com
Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social Prof. of Colonialism & Heritage @ University of Leicester UK.
Penguin author of Our Island Stories. 10 Walks through Rural Britain & its Hidden History of Empire (2024) repd by. Emma Bal @ Madeleine Milburn agency.
@OnlyinBirmingham podcast
On Substack
Waltham Forest Archives @lbwfarchives.bsky.social Waltham Forest Archives and Local Studies Library, Chingford Assembly Hall, Station Road, London E4 7EN. Collections documenting history of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Research visits by prior appointment. Email wfa.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk
Hackney History Festival @hackney-hist-fest.bsky.social Hackney Society, Hackney Archives, Sutton House & many more host Hackney History Festival each May. Get in touch to help shape future events!
Save Lea Marshes @saveleamarshes.bsky.social Follow our campaign to protect the Lower Lea Valley (Leyton, Walthamstow & Hackney Marshes) from inappropriate use and development.
https://www.saveleamarshes.org.uk
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Barbican City of London @barbicangreyscape.bsky.social Fans of brutalism, modernism & our home in the Barbican at http://www.instagram.com/barbican_city_of_London & at http://Greyscape.com
Londonopia @londonopia.bsky.social Celebrating London. News and history. #London
londonopia.co.uk
Avanti Architects @avantiarch.bsky.social Avanti Architects is an award-winning practice with an open and progressive design approach committed to creating socially sustainable and joyful buildings, places and spaces.
Find out more on our website https://avantiarchitects.co.uk/
Municipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social Social historian of housing. Author of 'A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates' (RIBA Books) and 'Municipal Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Council Housing' (Verso). I blog at https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/.
Geraint Franklin @geraintfranklin.bsky.social Architectural historian with Historic England (opinions own). British architecture after 1945. Post-Modern Buildings in Britain, HKPA, John Outram. High-Tech Britain out March 2026!
Hugh Pearman @hughpearman.bsky.social Writer and editor on architecture. Bit of a thing for industrial archaeology and historic modernism. Book "About Architecture: An Essential Guide in 55 Buildings" published by Yale.
cy / sal sun ๐ @cyhsal.bsky.social Public servant by day, illustrator by night. Architecture, Modernism, and the 20th-century. โข ๐ฉ artofcysun@gmail.com โข ๐ London/Essex
Charles Holland @charlesjholland.bsky.social Architect
Professor at UCA, Canterbury
Principal at Charles Holland Architects
Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social Begun in 1899, the Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic record of Englandโs places & people.
https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history
Harriet Richardson Blakeman @harrietrichardsonb.bsky.social Architectural historian, formerly at the Survey of London, long standing interest in hospital buildings. University of Edinburgh PhD โMedicine and Modernityโ. Living in Scotland.
Website: https://historic-hospitals.com/
Alistair Fair @alistairfair.bsky.social Reader in Architectural History, University of Edinburgh. C20 architecture in Britain. New towns. Theatres. Book 'Building Modern Scotland' available open access. Own views. No age ID so no DMs but I can do e-mail!
Mark Hammond @mark00h.bsky.social Architect | #BuildingConservation | #Heritage | #Culture | #Bicycle | #Kayak | Old Classics | Found up ladders | Director @caroearchitecture | Insta: @mark.00h | SW London | UK
Barnabas Calder @barnabascalder.bsky.social Historian of #architecture and #energy, at University of Liverpool School of Architecture. Author of Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency (Pelican, 2021), and Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism (William Heinemann, 2016).
Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social Historian specialising in seaside, architecture & design. I write books, give talks and do a bit of telly.
Chair @seasidenetwork.bsky.social
Fellow @royalhistsoc.bsky.social
Media agent @pastpreservers.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/kathrynferry
Karen Averby ๐ @karenaverby.bsky.social karenaverby.co.uk
Buildings Historian/Consultant
Seaside Heritage, House History, Hotels, Architecture, Local History, Archaeology, Other Delights
Director ArchangelHeritage.co.uk
FRHistS ACIfA
Extreme Seagazer/ex-Archivist
Rep PastPreservers
Brum/London
Will Jennings @willjennings.bsky.social Writer, artist, editor, curator
Editor: recessed.space
Teaching: UCL Bartlett
Obviously, everything here is my opinion & not that of my employers, except when I am my employer
Probs won't chat to faceless/anon/troll profiles
C20 Society @c20society.bsky.social The national charity campaigning to protect Britainโs modern architectural and design heritage. Reuse Them or Lose Them!
www.c20society.org.uk
Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social Heritage & conservation professional & enthusiast, usually found exploring old places ๐
Curator of Properties for English Heritage, & freelance heritage consultant.
Studying p/t for PhD in lime finishes.
Susan Klaiber @susanklaiber.bsky.social Architectural historian | Baroque, early modern & beyond
American formerly in ๐ฉ๐ช & ๐ฎ๐น, now ๐จ๐ญ | Detroit diaspora
https://susanklaiber.wordpress.com/
The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social The national charity campaigning for Victorian and Edwardian Built Heritage. Join us!
linktr.ee/victoriansociety
Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization in England and Wales
Laura Crossley @lfcrossley.bsky.social Arts & heritage consultant. Coach.
Indie disco-er & lover of sad bangers. Football fan. Dog enthusiast. Bright clothes & hoop earrings please. she/her ๐โค๏ธ
Lizzie Glithero-West @heritagelizzie.bsky.social CEO Heritage Alliance, lover of aged things, mother. Trustee Egypt Exploration Society, advisory Canal & River Trust & Historic Environment Forum. Views my own.
The Hackney Society @hackney-society.bsky.social We work to preserve Hackney's unique heritage and built environment, and make the area a better place in which to live and work. Founded in 1967
Emily Cole @emilyvcole.bsky.social Senior architectural historian at Historic England. Expert in early modern country houses, C20 pubs and various things in between. FSA. Book on the Woolwich Rotunda forthcoming. Own views.
Lisa Rigg FRSA @lisarigg.bsky.social Painter & Building Fancier โคโ๐ฅ I love Elizabethan bits, industrial bobs, art, Modernism, Iceland & mountains, of course ๐จ Researching the architecture of art schools & helping to conserve Londonโs historic buildings ๐โบ๏ธ MSt in Building History (Cantab)
Dr John Tanner @historyjt.bsky.social Passionate about heritage and what it can mean for people & places.
Head of Masterplan, National Coal Mining Museum for England. ๐ ๏ธ
Director (voluntary, alongside amazing local history mates) of Lichfield Discovered CIC. ๐๏ธ
HistoryExtra @historyextra.bsky.social Posts from HistoryExtra, Britainโs bestselling history magazine and award-winning podcast.
www.historyextra.com
King Richard III Visitor Centre @kriiicentre.bsky.social Visit Richard IIIโs grave site and the multi-award-winning exhibition about his life, death and the most incredible archaeological detective story ever toldโฆ www.kriii.com
Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social The Historical Association is the voice for history. For over 100 yrs we have brought, teachers, students, academics and enthusiasts together to explore the past and inspire future historians. We provide digital and in-person resources. www.history.org.uk
Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social ~Public Historian ๐๐ค
~Host & creator BBC YOUโRE DEAD TO ME podcast๐๐ง๐๏ธ๐ป๐๐๏ธ
~ Author of 8 funny books for kids & adults โ๏ธ๐
~ BBC HORRIBLE HISTORIES (2008-19)
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~Hon. Dr & Fellow, University of York IPUP ๐งโ๐
~Spurs fan #COYS โฝ๏ธ
www.gregjenner.com ๐งโ๐ป
British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social Weโre the national library of the UK.
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk All kinds of spaces. All sorts of feelings. All at the National Trust.
Dr Johnson's House @drjohnsonshouse.bsky.social Quirky historic house tucked away in central London. 18th-century interiors & a good supply of dictionaries. Open Tues, Wed, Thurs, Friday & Sat 11am - 5pm
South London Gallery @southlondongallery.bsky.social ๐ Contemporary art gallery in south London.
โจ We are free to visit & open Wed-Sun, come and say hello!
https://linktr.ee/southlondongallery
Kids in Museums @kidsinmuseums.bsky.social We work with museums, heritage sites and cultural organisations to help them welcome and include children, young people and families.
www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk
History: The Journal of the Historical Association @hisjournalha.bsky.social BlueSky account for History: The Journal of the Historical Association. Academic history journal published by Wiley; editorial team based at Northumbria University. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1468229X
National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social Sharing information about archaeology at National Trust places across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
MuseumWeek @museum-week.org ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โข แดกแดสสแด
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ษชษขษชแดแดส แดสแดแดแดแดสs โข แดก/ @unesco โข 2-8 June 2025
National Railway Museum @railwaymuseum.bsky.social
Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com History isn't made by kings or politicians, it's made by us: billions of ordinary people. https://patreon.com/workingclasshistory
Westminster Abbey @westminsterabbey.bsky.social A royal church offering daily services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
The Heritage Alliance @heritagealliance.bsky.social The voice of the heritage movement | Uniting 200+ heritage organisations
MuseumShops @museumshops.bsky.social Your favourite gift shops in one place.
https://museumshops.uk
ArchaeologistsEngage @archsengage.bsky.social An international independent non-profit group of archaeologists who enable community engagement and outreach.
https://archaeologists-engage.org/
Archaeologs @archaeologs.com Digital Dictionary of Archaeology
https://www.archaeologs.com/
JORVIK Viking Centre @jorvikviking.bsky.social ๐ Follow us for Viking fun! ๐คช
Book a visit to discover the REAL Vikings ๐ฅ
London Heritage Volunteering Group @londonhvg.bsky.social Peer support network for individuals and organisations engaging volunteers in the heritage sector in Greater London.
We're free to join via HVG here (https://heritagevolunteeringgroup.org.uk/join-us/) - select LondonHVG as your regional network!
London Museum @londonmuseum.bsky.social
UCC Library @ucclibrary.bsky.social UCC Library | Est. 1849
Supporting learning, research & community at UCC & beyond ๐
Events, insights & a bit of craic
linktr.ee/UCCLibrary
Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social Founded in 1610, Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library and record office of the Archbishops of Canterbury and the national library and archive of the Church of England.
https://linktr.ee/lambethpalacelibrary
London Wildlife Trust @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social Championing nature recovery in London, repairing our lost connection to the natural world since 1981.
#LondonWildlifeTrust
https://www.wildlondon.org.uk/
NHM Library and Archives @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social One of the finest collections of natural history literature, art and online resources.
Come and research with us Tuesday - Thursday 10.00 - 16.00 (by appointment).
linktr.ee/nhmlibraryarchives
(Natural History Museum, London and Tring)
@beamishmuseum.bsky.social @beamishmuseum.bsky.social
University of Cambridge Museums @camunivmuseums.bsky.social Eight University of Cambridge Museums & the Botanic Garden | Five million marvellous objects to discover | Come on in! museums.cam.ac.uk
The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social Online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas. Featuring 300+ essays โ โ๏ธ submissions welcome. We also have a mighty fine prints shop.
https://publicdomainreview.org
Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly and professional study of the past. Our membership is an international community of 7000+ historians - please join us: https://royalhistsoc.org/
The Enfield Society @enfieldsociety.bsky.social Protecting local heritage and environment in Enfield for almost 90 years.
W: www.enfieldsociety.org.uk
E: info@enfieldsociety.org.uk
Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social Connecting you to art ๐ผ Art UK is an art education charity and digital space that connects everyone with the UK's public art collection.
Take part in the #OnlineArtExchange every Thursday!
https://artuk.org/
https://linktr.ee/artukdotorg
The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social In the heart of London, we are the centre of antiquarian learning, discovery & community. As a royal learned society, our Fellows have been inspiring scholarship, debate & research for over 300 years. Also own Kelmscott Manor, past home of William Morris.
Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social Romans, Archaeology, Museums, Typos.
We're not a villa and we don't do Latin.
Surgeons' Hall Museum @surgeonshall.bsky.social Home to the largest & most historic collection of surgical pathology in the world.
Open 10am-5pm, 7 days a week.
Pitt Rivers Museum @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social Anthropology and archaeology collections from world cultures past and present.
https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk
ENU Heritage Collections @enuheritage.bsky.social Home of Edinburgh Napier University's archives, rare books, and museum collections.
See also @edinburghnapier.bsky.social and @enulibrary.bsky.social.
The Cromwell Museum @cromwellmuseum.bsky.social World's best collection of items on life & times of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), telling his story 'warts and all'. "National Museum in a Matchbox". Huntingdon, UK
www.cromwellmuseum.org
Libraries Connected @librariesconnected.org.uk We are an independent charity that supports, promotes and represents public libraries. Our work is driven and led by our membership, which includes almost every library service in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies.
Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social A unique residential library in North Wales with beautiful Reading Rooms, Food for Thought restaurant, accommodation and more.
Read, write, rest!
linktr.ee/gladlib
Digital Scholarship @ British Library @bldigischol.bsky.social Enabling innovative research with British Library digital collections. Posts by our Digital Curators were at https://blogs.bl.uk/digital-scholarship/
We're not age verified (!) so we can't see DMs.
Relayed from Mastodon by Skymoth
Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social The Borthwick Institute for Archives at the University of York, UK, for records of the archdiocese, local parishes, businesses, hospitals etc. borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk
Jerwood Library @jerwoodlibrary.bsky.social Libraries of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Sainsbury Library @sainsburylib.bsky.social The Saฯd Business Schoolโs library, and one of the University of Oxfordโs Bodleian Libraries. Updates on library news, services and business resources.
https://linktr.ee/sainsburylib
Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Amazing collections and breath-taking libraries. Facilitating research at the University of Oxford.
Readers: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Visitors: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret @oldoptheatre.bsky.social A medical museum housing the oldest operating theatre in Europe (1822) in the heart of London Bridge. Likes and retweets are not endorsements. #OldOpTheatre
www.oldoperatingtheatre.com
LSE Library @lselibrary.bsky.social Sharing our collections, celebrating our community and letting you know about our free events! Home to @lsepress.bsky.social and proudly #PartOfLSE.
lse.ac.uk/library
Barts Health Archives @bharchives.bsky.social Explore nearly 900 years of history through the archives and objects cared for by Barts Health NHS Trust Archives. Part of Barts Health NHS Trust. Find out more at www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/barts-health-archives
Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social The Institute of Historical Research is the UKโs national home for history. Supporting historians with digital resources, library, seminars & training
https://www.history.ac.uk/ Part of @sasnews.bsky.social
British History Online @bho.bsky.social British History Online is a digital library of primary and secondary sources for the history of the Britain, Ireland and empire. Part of the Institute of Historical Research.
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/
Trinity College Library, Cambridge @trincolllibcam.bsky.social The Trinity College Library in Cambridge comprises the modern student library, the Wren Library, and significant rare books, manuscript and archive collections.
https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/library/home/
https://trinitycollegelibrarycambridge.wordpress.com/
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good.
https://merl.reading.ac.uk/
Museums + Heritage @museumsandheritage.com Organisers of sector events, Museums + Heritage Show and Awards, and publishers of Museums + Heritage Advisor. Known simply as M+H, we are at the centre of connecting the world of museums, galleries and heritage attractions
https://museumsandheritage.com
Museums Association @museumsassociation.org Membership organisation and network for everyone working in museums and heritage ๐ค based in the UK ๐ museumsassociation.org
Bluesky @bsky.app official Bluesky account (check username๐)
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