HistLancs_70 Objects

This account is now closed. Thanks to everyone who joined us celebrating Lancashire's history through 70 objects for @Lancashirelife 70th Birthday in 2017

[HistLancs_70 Objects @70_objects]

‘Friends, Romans, Countrybears, lend me your ears’ #Spottythebear comes not to read about #WorldTheaterDay but to praise it! Although in his own more bear-appropriate way! #TheatreDay #worldtheatreday #culture #history #Lancashire

[HistLancs_70 Objects @70_objects]

#spottythebear is our spokesbear for the day talking about the #lancashire70 project at #IronbridgeConf18. Just awaiting his adoring audience! #museums

[Museum of Transport Greater Manchester @MoTGM]

"Watch your personal appearance" - sounds like good advice before you set off for a New Year's Eve party...

[HistLancs_70 Objects @70_objects]

#BoxingDay challenge! Stuck for something to do between now and #NewYears? Visit a museum or art gallery with the family for a great day out! #lancashire #manchester #liverpool #LakeDistrict #history #museum #Christmas #explore

[HistLancs_70 Objects @70_objects]

#MerryChristmas from #spottythebear and #lancashire70. We hope you have a fantastic #ChristmasDay and have got everything you wanted! #Christmas #Xmas #Christmas2017

[Marketing Lancashire @MarketingLancs]

Did you know? The Haworth Gallery in Accrington #Lancashire has the largest collection of #Tiffany glass in Europe #CulturedNorth #northernpowerhouse

[HistLancs_70 Objects @70_objects]

#Spottythebear checked out another #lancashire70 at the Whitworth Historical Society. Visit Tues&Sat to find out about the Whitworth Doctors! Lovely little museum with great objects! #history #rochdale #museum

[Councillor Michael Haw *🇺🇦 @CllrMichaelHaw]

Another award for the brilliant #Eccleston Smithy Heritage Centre, awarded by the St Helens Heritage Network 😃😃👌👏

[Wigan Museum @WiganMuseum]

On display in The Museum of Wigan Life, a rare Double Faced Mill Clock, made by Henry Lawson of Hindley in 1840. The clock has no No.1 on the upper clock dial. This is would stop the machines for lunch time & start up again at 2pm #LancashireDay #MadeInLancashire #Lancashire70

[HistLancs_70 Objects @70_objects]

#spottythebear shows his support for #Scotland on #StAndrewsDay Can you guess the iconic spot he is tweeting from in this picture? #hlf #DressToImpress #greatoutdoors #mountains

[HistLancs_70 Objects @70_objects]

Looking great George! - I bet you wouldn’t have liked to be a lant man back in day...!? #lancashire70 #LancashireDay https://t.co/waKWurkPQw

[Lancashire Libraries @LancsLibraries]

Here's George dressed up with the Lant Cart one of the @70_objects #Lancashire70 objects as part of Step Back In Time to celebrate #LancashireDay at Haslingden

[WCML @wcmlibrary]

Happy #LancashireDay! Here's a card sent by 'Isobel aged Twelve yrs 9 months' to express solidarity with the Lancashire Women Against Pit Closures Campaign in 1993 - part of our @70_objects archive #Lancashire70

[Lancashire Life @lancashirelife]

As part of our 70th anniversary celebrations, we launched a project across a number of museums across the north west.
Support your local museum on #LancashireDay and beyond
#Lancashire70 @70_objects
https://t.co/G0EF9uVK5C

[Cometan (Dr Brandon Reece Taylorian) @CometanOfficial]

I love working here... ❤️@HoghtonTower #HoghtonTower #Lancashire #LancashireDay #Lancashire70

[Wigan Museum @WiganMuseum]

Happy #LancashireDay!
Here’s a self-heating can of Heinz Soup, 1939 - 1945 on display in The Museum of Wigan Life. Invented by Heinz & ICI during WW2, the cans allowed troops hot food in all conditions without lighting fires or revealing their location to the enemy. #Lancashire70

[Wigan Libraries @WiganLibraries]

Our #Lancashire Rose Photo & Art Competition starts today! In celebration of the final month of ‘The History of Lancashire in 70 Objects project’ & #LancashireDay on Monday 27th November! Pick up a competition entry form from Wigan Libraries & Museums today! #Lancashire70

[The Dukes Lancaster @TheDukesTheatre]

@lancashirelife To celebrate the last few days of #Lancashire70, we're running a little quiz. Winners will receive a limited edition #70objects branded mug and badge. Answer the following questions and we'll pick a winner at random tomorrow afternoon!

[The Dukes Lancaster @TheDukesTheatre]

We're also pleased to be a part of #Lancashire70, a HLF project celebrating Lancashire's history through 70 objects for @lancashirelife's 70th bday. Our contribution, the staff used by Gandalf in our 2016 park show The Hobbit, is on display in our Box Office. #HappyLancashireDay