Carm

Classics Graduate / Aspiring Heritage Consultant / Highly Caffeinated.

[Gareth Harney @OptimoPrincipi]

The Roman “Pharos” lighthouse at Dover Castle, built in the 1st century AD and later used as the bell-tower of the adjacent St Mary in Castro church. The lighthouse retains four storeys but originally may have stood to 6 or even 8. #roman #archaeology

[Carm @carmen_bowes]

@Huwniverse fake it til you make it

[Farbod Saraf @farbodsaraf]

1000-year-old Japanese joinery techniques that does not require nails or glue https://t.co/CfTiAlIYlt

[Triodos Bank UK (inactive) @triodosuk]

Hammarby Sjöstad is famous for being #Stockholm’s first official eco-district, due to how it handles #energy, waste and water. Can it offer a template for green urban living that can be replicated in other #cities? https://t.co/o5ty7ptrWB

[GrandDesigns @GrandDesignsTV]

An incredible home that was specifically designed to reduce allergens for their children, testing showed their home has over 70% less volatile organic compounds in the air than a normal new build #GrandDesigns🏠

[SAVE Britain's Heritage @SAVEtoReuse]

Our letter in today's Evening Standard: "Councils must get tough to protect our historic pubs" https://t.co/4lpMXIPhQb

[Carm @carmen_bowes]

😢 https://t.co/TfB6nh1v32

[Carm @carmen_bowes]

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[Clevedon Pier and Heritage Trust Archive @ArchiveClevedon]

Today we’ve received wonderful donations of photos, films, documents, ephemera which will form the Ralph Fryer Collection. Ralph was Chairman of the Pier Supporters Club for many years, helping to save the pier and leaving such a fab legacy. Thankyou to his daughter Jackie.

[North Somerset Times @NSomTimes]

What is your favourite part of the village?
https://t.co/eb6UNDzeHw

[North Somerset Times @NSomTimes]

The application has now been submitted.
https://t.co/Buo5tRfgt8

[English Heritage @EnglishHeritage]

The crowd cheers as the sun rises through the stones on the longest day of the year. Happy #SummerSolstice!

[Dr Kathryn Ferry @SeasideFerry]

Happy 200th Birthday Eugenius Birch! Born #OTD 1818. Engineer and designer of 14 pleasure #piers including #Deal #Brighton West, #Hastings and #Scarborough North, all pictured here

[The Victorian Society @thevicsoc]

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[Carm @carmen_bowes]

Hopefully @NorthSomersetC can follow the precedent set by Bristol City Council #bristol #libraries https://t.co/hOkCYPbkOi

[Carm @carmen_bowes]

@PiersSociety @BUFestivals Any chance that the talk tomorrow is being streamed? I can't make it down to Bournemouth but am super interested!

[Architects’ Journal @ArchitectsJrnal]

The future of Hastings Pier is in doubt following its sale to a sheikh https://t.co/cNljSZ1EAG

[NationalPiersSociety @PiersSociety]

After what must be the most fraught sale of a pier in recent history, a deal is finally done at Hastings Pier
https://t.co/3Am1uhycpD

[English Heritage @EnglishHeritage]

A stone inscribed with Latin writing and Greek letters as well as Christian symbols – all dating from the 7th century – has been excavated at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall https://t.co/PpFCEb1vgM

[BBC Arts @bbcarts]

"People think it’s a token thing including women, but it turns out they’re much better at geometry than the men”. Barnsley stonemason Tony Steel trains Syrian stonemasons. Feature by @bbckirstylang here: https://t.co/hkhnHNCrUf #Restoration #culturalprotectionfund