Lydia Housley

Heritage and Tourism Professional based in Scotland
Trustee @ National Mining Museum of Scotland ⛏️🏗️ She/Her. All views my own.

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

@woodsidepschool Thanks for visiting us at New Lanark! We hope you all had a brilliant day 😁🧵

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

A great day @newlanarkwhs today! We had the fabulous Katie Seal with us teaching traditional hand spinning. 🧵

Our group then went on a guided tour behind the scenes of our present day wool production. So cool to see how yarn was spun before the industrial revolution!

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

@HistEnvScot A fab blog post from Callum! Great to see New Lanark compared to Walkerburn, some great material from Canmore highlighted too. Thanks for featuring New Lanark in your blog Callum ☺️

[Historic Environment Scotland @HistEnvScot]

Love New Lanark? But what about Walkerburn? Both are industrial villages with fascinating stories to tell.

Callum, our Graduate Trainee Heritage Officer, looked into the history of New Lanark and Walkerburn – two industrial villages, two stories 👇

https://t.co/IbZWHsHXk8

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

Another day, another wonderful school group @newlanarkwhs! 🧵☀️😄

[St Barbara's Primary @St_BarbarasPS]

Primary 4 had a great time at New Lanark today. 😀

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

@St_BarbarasPS Thanks for visiting us today St. Barbara's! We're so glad you had a wonderful time 😄🧵

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

@KnowetopPrimary Thanks for visiting us at New Lanark! We hope you all had a brilliant time 🧵😄

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

Thanks for coming to @newlanarkwhs St. Columbkille's! We're so glad everyone enjoyed their visit 🧵☀️

[St Columbkille's Primary & Nursery @StColumbkilles]

Great day at the @newlanarkwhs ! Thank you for having us, we enjoyed ourselves very much 😊

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

@InverkipPrimary Thanks for visiting New Lanark P6, we're so glad you enjoyed your day, we hope to see you at New Lanark again soon! Sorry to hear you were late getting back 😓

[Go Industrial @GoIndustScot]

This is NOT a drill!A warm sun is out & is due to hang around all weekend 🥳☀️😎You could go to the beach, but that might get a little scratchy after a while, so why not visit one of our sites with their amazing outdoor spaces to enjoy some Scottish culture AND sun!@newlanarkwhs

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

@StEunan So pleased to hear that! If you get the chance to share any of the writing pieces with us, we'd love to read them. We always enjoy seeing how groups apply their experiences back in the classroom 😄

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

@ASVAtweets Thanks for the retweet folks! 😊

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

@StEunan @newlanarkwhs Thanks for visiting us! We hope P4 enjoyed their visit to New Lanark 🧵😁

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

We're relaunching our volunteer programme this month! Very excited to welcome prospective volunteers to our wonderful site 🧵🏛️😁

[Leah Butt | Lace.io @LeahBCardano]

Join us at our Volunteer Open Day on Monday 27th May 2024 at New Lanark World Heritage Site.

If you’re interested in getting involved at New Lanark or want to find out more, this is the perfect chance to meet our team and find out about the roles we currently have available.

[BabelColour @StuartHumphryes]

Over a million Indian troops fought in the British India Army during the Great War (1914-1918). I've cleaned this autochrome of Sikh & Muslim soldiers from the Punjab, taken in France 106 years ago by Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud. It is original colour from 1917 and not colourised.

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

@AitkenheadS @newlanarkwhs @UNICEF Thank you for visiting us today @AitkenheadS ! Very glad to hear you enjoyed your visit with us. We hope to see you again soon 😀🧵🏛️

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

The second of our #WomensHistoryMonth displays is up in our visitor centre! This week we are focusing on Anne Caroline Owen, whose husband was Robert Owen. We unfortunately don't have any objects related to her but have displayed the few fragments of her we have in the collection

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

Our first of four displays for #WomensHistoryMonth is now on show! It's been a joy putting my first mini exhibition together and finding four amazing stories from New Lanark's past. First up this month is Lizzie Meek, a millworker who lived most of her life in the village.

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

It's me! The team at PHH are some of the best around, joining them during my first summer of uni was one of the best things I could have done for my early career. It gave me an amazing start in this sector and helped me make friends for life 🏰

[Royal Collection Trust @RCT]

Make your summer job an extraordinary experience.
Join the team in Edinburgh who bring the magnificence of the Palace of Holyroodhouse to life for thousands of visitors.

Find a role that best suits you and apply today: https://t.co/D1wtR6YdxN

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

@shacklington @GoIndustScot And you pal! I'll get to Summerlee soon I promise 😄

[Lydia Housley @lydiahousley_]

Had a lovely day @GoIndustScot Powering Our People Conference today. Lots of positive conversations with sector colleagues, some new connections, and lots of new ideas! Plus a gorgeous sky over the Firth of Forth on the way home 🤩