Dr Grant Collier

University Heritage Curator @thejohnrylands, Research Assistant @officialUoM, formerly @QuarryBankNT. Historian of tech, space & gender. He/him.

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

@InbalHarding @mcrartgallery This is so cool, Inbal! ❤️

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

@TheJohnRylands @FrankCrosby @UoM_Maps As the @UoM_Maps monkey (assistant) rather than organ grinder (curator) I think these represent "forests" i.e. reserved hunting grounds. I'll ask the expert, Donna Sherman!

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

@ILoveMCR I can't see TfGM naming a line after a member of the British Union of Fascists (AV Roe). Might have to try again with that one!

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

@BrightClubMcr Had no idea I was so purple 😂

[Bright Club Manchester @BrightClubMcr]

Grant Collier kicks off #bcm42 forgiving us for enjoying National Trust scones 😉

[Bright Club Manchester @BrightClubMcr]

Our online tickets will go off sale soon. £7:70 including booking fee. Or you can pay the full £8 on the door!
https://t.co/YSgz4IXLmA

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

Looks like we're getting the box again

[UoM History and Heritage @UoMHeritage]

The story of former student Richard Gordon Alsop, now at rest in the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Nederweert, Netherlands @CWGC

They went out from this place and did not return.

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@manclibrarian Thank you 😀

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

I won an award today!! 🎉 There were so many equally deserving nominations for incredible work. Feel so lucky to work in such a special place, where going above and beyond is in our DNA. What a fantastic conference #together23

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@ClareBakerJRL Thanks Clare!!

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@HistoryHannahB Thanks Hannah ☺️

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@lovelychops @HistorySara @KathrynHurlock @DrRosamundOates Congrats Anna!

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

@AnnetteWright @OfficialUoM Glad you enjoyed it! Fantastic group with lots of excellent questions. Hope you enjoyed the rest of your day! #communityfestuom

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

@Erin_bee @RailStory "At a numerous meeting of gentlemen friendly to the establishment of a Mechanics Institution in Manchester held on Wednesday the 7th of April 1824 at the Bridgewater Arms...passed unanimously...that the instruction of Mechanics and Artisans...is of the utmost importance"

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

@Erin_bee @RailStory Can confirm that the first page in the Mechanics Institution 1824 minute book references their first meeting at the Bridgewater Arms Hotel. There would of course have been unofficial discussions in other places first.

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

@Erin_bee Hi Erin, I tweeted about this last year. Hope this helps: https://t.co/hQP27jUQUq

[John Rylands Research Institute and Library @TheJohnRylands]

'Georeferencer' is an incredible resource for unlocking our vast map collection. Here, we're using it to research our university's founding, at the Bridgewater Arms pub, using Green's 1794 map. #WhereYouStarted

Explore historic Manchester for yourself at https://t.co/ovVBLvEIlY

[Dr Grant Collier @GmjCollier]

@Erin_bee A book has been in the back of my mind and has been bugging me all weekend: Christine MacLeod's Heroes of Invention? Iirc includes statues to Stephenson, Brunel etc. Although not sure if it's exactly what you're looking for!

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Impact 😍
@McrMuseum

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@Erin_bee @HouseofDragon @dragoncast_pod Yes, absolutely! Full on flashbacks