Brunel University Archives & Special Collections

Archives and Special Collections of Brunel University London, its predecessor colleges, and the BFSS
#education #women #railwayhistory #workingclass #19thC

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And...@Phaedra_archive has left the building. Thanks for being out there during lockdown and beyond - it really did help with the loneliness of WFH. I hope some of my witterings were interesting!

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We are delighted to share the #Herschel200 programme with you, inc the first event marking the bicentenary of William Herschel's death & the astronomical heritage of our town... Summer Solstice Special at the best pub in the Universe 💫
 thanks to @ace_southeast @HeritageFundUK

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@KeighleyMike @Phaedra_archive @Bruneluni @BFSSCharity And you! And thank you x

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And now, the end is near...

After nearly 14 years at Brunel, today is my [@Phaedra_archive ] last day!

Thanks for the tweets - and I hope you've enjoyed mine!
@Bruneluni @BFSSCharity
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@BucksFHS @friendschurches And also appears in Kevin Costner's Robin Hood! As does Burnham Beeches 🙂

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@BarnsleyMuseums @CannonHall1760 @BrightonMuseums @OxonMuseum @SheffMuseums @LULGalleries @LeedsMuseums @WFMuseums @MuseumCrush @AshmoleanMuseum @ScarbsMuseums

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@JTullock That you Janice?! 😂

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#OTDH 5 June 1825. Marc Brunel orders a further 8000 bricks to be added to the top of the Thames Tunnel Shaft. When the bricks don't force the shaft to move, he orders more bricks...and more...and more... 50, 000 bricks later and the Tunnel Shaft is still stuck!

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When the #Queen visited @Bruneluni , 2006. #Jubilee

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Happy Place!!

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🚨Advance warning: due to planned maintenance, our online catalogue will be unavailable on Monday 6th June. https://t.co/IQ6x8MSDz4

Also, due to planned sleeping & reading, Archives & Special Collections will be closed on BH Thurs and Fri 👑🇬🇧🇬🇧🥳
@Brunel_Library @Bruneluni

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@helloginnybatty Happy birthday! 🌟

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@mjc_associates Even creepier than finding an arm in the archives...

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@OxonMuseum @Donegalcomuseum @WallingfordMus @BarnsleyMuseums @BrightonMuseums @YorkAdventurers @Northlincmuseum @DaytonArt @CheniesManor @DerbyshireDRO @CambsArchives @LULGalleries @museumofleather @Ltonmuseum @TheKeepMuseum @laplphotos @bexhillmuseum @HBPlantMuseum Yes, 126 years so far...

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@OxonMuseum @Donegalcomuseum @WallingfordMus @BarnsleyMuseums @BrightonMuseums @YorkAdventurers @Northlincmuseum @DaytonArt @CheniesManor @DerbyshireDRO @CambsArchives @LULGalleries @museumofleather @Ltonmuseum @TheKeepMuseum @laplphotos @bexhillmuseum @HBPlantMuseum Well, his tail isn't very waggy... And he can't sit next to me on the sofa.

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@OxonMuseum @Donegalcomuseum @WallingfordMus @BarnsleyMuseums @BrightonMuseums @YorkAdventurers @Northlincmuseum @DaytonArt @CheniesManor @DerbyshireDRO @CambsArchives @LULGalleries @museumofleather @Ltonmuseum @TheKeepMuseum @laplphotos @bexhillmuseum @HBPlantMuseum Not my favourite dog - seeing as he's dead and all - but Slough Station has a dog in a display case.. https://t.co/qNZtObTF5r

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@Brunel_Library This one is called Sir Hilary Jenkinson. He's on our team.

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@WeePotatoes @Phaedra_archive

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@EstelleRW @Dave_Lifelines I like Elizabeth! 💪