History Trail @HistoryTrail
Facts & photos from my historical travels Joined August 2011-
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Newcastle's @litandphil was founded in 1793 as a 'conversation club', with its current building created in the 1820s. It's the largest independent library outside of London.
.@EnglishHeritage's 18thC Main Guard is the only remaining one of four guardhouses that once stood inside the gates of Berwick Upon Tweed.
Northumberland's Royal Border Bridge was opened by Queen Victoria in 1850 & is still in use today as part of the East Coast Main Line.
A wombat on display at @GNM_Hancock is believed to be the earliest object in the collection, & was the first complete wombat specimen to reach Europe.
Completed in 1826, Berwick Lighthouse is now unmanned, but still shines a light to guide ships in the North Sea.
Though built to a 1930s design, Newcastle's Baltic Flour Mill didn't open until 1950 due to the interruption of World War I. Decades later it was transformed into Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in 2002.
The Black Gate was added to @NewcastleCastle c1250, with a drawbridge at the front & back. It was later used as a private home, a pub, & a slum tenement.
The #BeyondLBD exhibition at @NtlMuseumsScot looks at how the little black dress has evolved from a wardrobe staple, to reflect cultural & political changes.
When @manderston_ was rebuilt between 1901-03 the owner, Sir James Miller, told the architect that there was no budget: "It doesn't matter".
Opened in 2011, @MuseumLiverpool was the largest newly-built national museum in the UK for more than 100 years.
The Great Hall of @NatGalleriesSco Scottish National Portrait Gallery features stunning large-scale murals depicting key scenes from Scottish history.
Designed to reflect the amazing objects inside, the @britishmuseum building emulated classical Greek architecture, with columns, a triangular pediment, & huge steps.
The name of #FloorsCastle, Kelso, is thought to come from the French for "flowers".
The last monarch to live at #HamptonCourtPalace was George II, but it wasn't opened to the public until #QueenVictoria did so in 1838.
The @britishlibrary collections include over 170 million items.
The 2003 statue of Sixties icon #BillyFury at Liverpool's Albert Dock was commissioned by his fan club after several years of fundraising, & was donated to @NML_Muse
Egyptian-inspired 19thC stained glass window designed by W. & G. Audsley, architects & designers who produced books on ornament & decorative motifs. On display at Liverpool's @walkergallery.
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