Chloe Bowerbank

MA Student at Leicester University. Museum lover and tea drinker

[Chloe Bowerbank @ChloeBowerbank]

@AliceAvizandum Boulton-Paul Defiant had a nasty knack for randomly flipping upside down mid air for no good reason too ...

[Imperial War Museums @I_W_M]

The #clocksgoback on Sunday, but did you know that it's thanks to the First World War?

In the final episode of our series on the Defence of the Realm Act, curator Chloe Bowerbank explains why #daylightsavings was introduced during the First World War.

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Thousands of ordinary lives turned upside down.

In this first episode of our series on the Defence of the Realm Act, curator Chloe Bowerbank explains DORA's impact on foreign nationals living in the UK.

[The National Archives @UkNatArchives]

Did your ancestor serve in the First World War? If you want to discover details of a soldier's service, you may want to look at their Medal Roll Index cards, or unit war diaries - these provide particularly interesting details of a soldier's war experience #Familydiscovery (2/2)

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The focus of today's #familyhistory pointer is our #FWW records. The centenary of the conflict has only improved the accessibility of many of these records, a significant number of them having been digitised and are now available to download online #FamilyDiscovery (1/2)

[Imperial War Museums @I_W_M]

The human cost of the First World War symbolises the destruction caused by fighting. But the environmental damage caused by the world’s first ‘total’ war was just as tragic. Watch our film on the forgotten animals of the First World War in full here: https://t.co/AwCdEFFATJ

[Chloe Bowerbank @ChloeBowerbank]

@mab0405_ Frankie says relax.

[Chloe Bowerbank @ChloeBowerbank]

@Mattimer_ It is an unfortunate reality that jobs in the heritage sector are already oversubscribed, especially lower down the pecking order. For me, I may have to leave the sector for a time or risk losing my current home and moving back in with the parents.

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The bailout of slave owners of £20m was 40% of total expenditure when it happened in 1833 and was only paid off in 2015. I didn’t learn about this bailout at school but when I did the podcast on it a year ago👇. We need to teach our history in schools.

[BBC London @BBCLondonNews]

A statue of noted slaveholder Robert Milligan has been removed from outside the Museum of London Docklands.

(Read more: https://t.co/Hfa3q0eWkZ)

[The London Archives @TheLdnArchives]

We are pleased to announce that our London double feature in our Saturday Matinee Film series is now available. These films give a wonderful tour of London and you can view them both here https://t.co/JdCxVI0Qvl https://t.co/FiTjYfVnsT #Cinema #Free #Movies #Film #London

[Chloe Bowerbank @ChloeBowerbank]

@I_W_M This is also a great way to learn about your local area. The memorial below commemorates the war dead of a street, Tagg Street, that no longer exists. See more here: https://t.co/Ldhw3azmvi

[Chloe Bowerbank @ChloeBowerbank]

@CrouchingPeeky @I_W_M You could try looking him up in his regiment's dispatches, or any regimental history. That is the only other place than the citation you have posted. Unfortunately many men and women stayed silent about their wartime experiences.

[Chloe Bowerbank @ChloeBowerbank]

@kassiastclair That was only one alternative. Roasted barley and oats with a hint of coal tar was an early variation of ersatz coffee.

[Imperial War Museums @I_W_M]

“This item is one of my favourites partly due to the surreal nature of having underwear made of paper. But also, because it shows the huge impact of war on ordinary society, and the resourcefulness it creates."

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“The ersatz knickers likely came to the IWM collection through the Department of War Trade Intelligence, showing how interested the British were in understanding the impact of war in Germany.

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“The British blockade meant other everyday items were replaced with ersatz items. Coffee was made from acorns, bread from potato flour and shoes made from wood and cardboard. © IWM EPH 4197

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What are these and more importantly, would you wear them? IWM's Chloe Bowerbank explains in #CollectionSpotlight.

“The FWW blockade of Germany meant fabric was scarce. Alternatives, like ‘ersatz’ (substitute) paper thread, were created to make these knickers. © IWM EPH7839

[Chloe Bowerbank @ChloeBowerbank]

@Ricshire @LdnMetArchives @LBTHArchives Congratulations! Welcome to Tower Hamlets!

[Imperial War Museums @I_W_M]

"He worked on many of his paintings at his station during periods of quiet. This is why the picture of the V1 is damaged, and continues to act as a stark reminder of the destruction inflicted on London and many other cities."

Check back this week for more #CollectionSpotlight.