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Becky Bowd

@beckybowd.bsky.social
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University Archivist and Records Manager at Heritage Quay, the archive service of the University of Huddersfield. Lover of all things Georgian, especially book/library related. All views my own.

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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Considering popping on another layer because the temp inside my flat has gone down to 23°c. It's a sign of how ridiculously hot it has been inside my flat this summer that 23°c now feels chilly.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Anyone in the Leeds area got a good recommendation for a solicitor or conveyancer? I have had an offer on a house accepted and am now in need of one. My birthday present to myself this weekend... a house!!
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Am also in the #BayeuxTapestry queue. I joined at about 10 past 10. Will I get tickets? Will the tapestry have returned to France by the time I get through to booking any? I will keep you posted. #theanticipation
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I have spent today viewing some houses around Leeds as I'm contemplating buying my first house at the grand old age of 38 after saving up for many years. This feels a little too grown up for my liking.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A mini rant about data protection. GDPR is incredibly important. I navigate it every day in archives & rm whether it's in terms of how to manage researcher information or access to 20th/21st century records. But when it comes to I have been living in my flat since October and trying to 1/4
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
What else to do when you're back in the village you grew up in on the second Saturday of half-term? Why attend the local panto of course... oh no she didn't, oh yes she did!
Front of a light pink paper programme which says "Stretham Players Presents Sleeping Beauty".
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Back to my flat in Leeds after a wonderfully refreshing Christmas and New Year break in Cambridgeshire. Well apart from yet another awful cold. My flat is now a balmy 15.4°c so I'm huddled under a blanket. Still warmer than the 11°c it was after 1.5 weeks without heating. And more importantly 1/2
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Ended 2025 the right way after a year that has been a lot in my personal and professional life. Finally visited the wonderful @stainedglassmuseum.bsky.social in Ely. Absolutely fantastic and can highly recommend.
Coloured stain glass window, blue, yellow, red, green. 5 parts. depicting mills, buildings, and a church. On a white background.Blue stained glass rectangle with orange coloured fish. On a plain background.Rectangular stain glass window. Black lead stain glass ship with a blue ocean.Black and yellow stained glass window with images of people and cows. Museum label to right of window.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
I'm very intrigued to watch this tonight. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/... Archives used for their purpose of providing evidence of the survivors experience of the sinking and told in their own words.
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Docu-drama Titanic Sinks Tonight creatives on recreating the survivors' stories -
The series features extensive research and real life testimony from the survivors of the Titanic, recreated by a cast of actors
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Over the last few months I have had the privilege to be involved in the preservation of the fantastic discovery of historic wallpaper from 1883 during the refurbishment of the Ramsden building on the University of Huddersfield's campus. www.hud.ac.uk/news/2025/no... 1/5
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Ramsden Building’s historical secrets revealed - University of Huddersfield
The refurbishment of the Ramsden Building is revealing quirky aspects to the 140-year-old university building including some unique wallpaper from the 1880s.
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William Kilbride @williamkilbride.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Well that's the Internet won for all time, thanks to te the Dutch Digital Heritage Band. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Qf... #digitalpreservation #digipres #wdpd2025
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Lots going on in life atm, including moving to a new flat this coming weekend. But I've got my priorities straight with the packing and that's the main thing.
Brown cardboard box in front of a white radiator. Box has writing on which reads "books - heavy"
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Lots going on in life atm, including moving to a new flat this coming weekend. But I've got my priorities straight with the packing and that's the main thing.
Brown cardboard box in front of a white radiator. Box has writing on which reads "books - heavy"
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Very sad to learn of the death of Tony Harrison. I studied V for A Level, and then had the privilege of working on his archive for a short time at the University of Leeds and meeting him which was such an honour. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...
theguardian.com
Tony Harrison, poet and dramatist, dies aged 88
Known for his outspoken politics, the author was acclaimed for work in theatre, opera, film and TV but wanted to be thought of as a poet above all
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Just seen Next to Normal at the beautiful Hebden Bridge picture house. What an emotional wringer of a musical. I don't know how the cast managed to perform that every night. I am wrung out after just watching it once.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Tonight is reconfirming my wish to go to the Last Night at some point.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Bill Bailey confirming himself as a genius.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Last Night of the Proms it is. Have watched Part 1 and now very excited for Part 2. Bohemian Rhapsody in the Royal Albert Hall. Wow.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Just another day in the life of an Archivist. I do love getting the hi-vis and hard-hat on at work at the moment. Any excuse!
A photo of myself in front of a building. And a road with a zebra crossing. I am wearing a yellow high vis jacket and a blue hard hat.
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James Baker @jwbaker.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Fund. Cataloguing. Hire. Cataloguers.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Yesterday I had the honour and privilege of meeting HRH Princess Anne and showing her our current #archive exhibition @heritagequay.bsky.social before she was whisked off to receive her honorary doctorate from @huddersfielduni.bsky.social.
Picture shows an exhibition case in the foreground, with two people looking at the case (Princess Anne is on the left) in the background is a white pillar and tables / chairs and posters on the wall.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
I didn't think it was possible to like Jonathan Bailey more than I already did but think this may have taken it to the next level www.facebook.com/universalpic... here's hoping he inspires some future musicians!
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1.6M views · 27K reactions | Everything comes full circle. Watch as Jonathan Bailey performs with the orchestra for the Jurassic World Rebirth score. See JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH in... | By Universal P...
Everything comes full circle. Watch as Jonathan Bailey performs with the orchestra for the Jurassic World Rebirth score. See JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH in...
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
It’s going to be super warm the next few days so here are my #toptips in no particular order for #stayingcool in the heat that I circulated to the team earlier. They are all common sense and it does help working in #archives but sure they are applicable elsewhere too!
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
No way is Jagged Little Pill 30 years old.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Currently attending #mouldymonday online. Fabulous event so far and learning lots. Really enjoying the case studies.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
As threatened I went to the Hay Festival and saw this talk www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m... Jacqueline Wilson and Kate Mosse were both on form. Mosse particularly when talking about AI. Anyway it seemed a fitting one to go too seeming as The Ghost Ship is my current read.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Out of office on. Travelling to Llandrindod Wells for a couple of days to see friends, go sightseeing and maybe pop by the Hay Festival.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
My mum has just got various quotations for selling her house... my childhood home and will be putting it on the market soon. All the feelings right now.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Debates within my family about the white paper as I mentioned impact on students and the sector. The response care homes will struggle as well, but record number of people each week getting citizenship, way up even on last year. Is this true?
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk
2024: A year in UK migration issues - Migration Observatory
What has 2024 brought in the migration debate, and where are we heading next?
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Deeply disappointed by the rhetoric today from the govt that migration is a bad thing and pandering to the far right on this.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
It's not often I'm on the first train from Headingley in the morning (which is surprisingly busy) but I'm off to visit Deepstore and go mining for archives! Should be a fun day.
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a dog wearing a yellow hard hat stands in a cave
ALT: a dog wearing a yellow hard hat stands in a cave
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Utterly delighted and privileged to be back at @unileedsnews.bsky.social this afternoon for the inaugural lecture of @jontopham.bsky.social It brings back many memories of studying @hpsleeds.bsky.social 2010-2015 when Jon was my supervisor.
Image of Jon Topham standing to the left of a screen with "Science and Religion from the Ground Up" on it centre front. And a periodic table in the background on the left.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
The sleuthing that's gone into this is excellent. When #bookhistory #archives and Bill Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway all come together as one www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
theguardian.com
Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests
Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriage
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Great to see @huddersfielduni.bsky.social is now OK Bluesky.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Lovely to hear #RuthGipps #Trio Op.10 on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social right now. We have lots of Gipp's scores in @soundandmusic.bsky.social #BritishMusicCollection @heritagequay.bsky.social but had never heard her compositions played before. See heritagequay.org/archives/?au... for more of her work.
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Archives | Heritage Quay
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
You can take the girl out of the archives but not the archives out of the girl... had a fantastic day today at Peckworth House @nationaltrust.org.uk finally made it about 15 years after first trying only to find it closed. Well worth the wait and the beautiful weather. Esp loved the wellie idea...
Black sign by river and fence with blue sky Georgian house front with purple wisteria growing on it and gravel pathwayIndoor room with table and brushes on it.Sign saying help yourself to wellies but return them after use. Sign is next to blue wellies on a shelf.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
When a headline just screams no mine's bigger than yours...
Picture of people in an office wearing headphones looking at computer screens.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Ooh apparently there's a partial eclipse. Instantly looks directly at sun. Don't recommend.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Discovered on the train. Feel sorry for whoever left them behind. I guess that's next year's mothers day card sorted though!
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Ha great moment on the train this morning. Conductor checks my season ticket from Headingley to Huddersfield and goes gosh that's expensive! I was like I know! The best bit... my season ticket isn't even full price as get a couple of months off through my work scheme.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Had to leave this gorgeous girl behind to go to work this morning (staying with us for a few days) but got to listen to some lovely birdsong in the surroundings of Headingley Station. All birds picked up in the few minutes I was waiting for the song.
Picture of a wire haired rizzler dog in a dog bed on wooden floor.Lists 5 birds: Eurasian Blackbird, Great Tit, European Robin, Mistle Thrush, Eurasian Wren.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Turns out I didn't get them. Too many others in the same boat wanted them too 😥 got kicked out for being a bot multiple times and when I did manage to select tickets it would then say these have already gone. Annoying!
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Living my best teenage life today at the age of erm 37 😱 Five tickets for Leeds Arena in Nov go on sale at 10am and I can't wait!
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Utterly fantastic cataloguing achievement but this photo is giving me the heebie-jeebies. Yes I know it's probably just for socials but as institutions don't we have collections care standards to uphold when posting? Where's the proper weight, the book cushion, why are books on top of each other?
Two open books on brown background with barcodes and text.
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
The problem for a leaning bookcase? Build another bookcase next to it! *not shown is just how sideways the bookcase was. Now how to arrange the books. By author? By genre and author? Not by colour as Callum suggested. Pffft!
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Incredible #archivefind today. A hidden minute book for the Huddersfield Mechanics Insitution inside another minute book! Discovered today in @heritagequay.bsky.social Has anyone else ever come across this? Calling all #Archivists #Conservators #archivemystery
Bound volume on grey cushionOpen volume with green marbled paper on grey cushion with white weightOpen volume small paper book inside with writing on left pageRed label reads 'Technical School and Mechanics Institution'
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Fantastic news
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Finally visited Wentworth Woodhouse at the weekend. Will be interesting to go back in the future to see the remarkable efforts to preserve the house continue. The efforts being made to monetise the property to fund the restoration are pretty impressive even if I came away a lot poorer!
Landscape photo with tree and blue sky.Large house with green field in front and blue skyRoom with floorboards, ornate walls and a painting of a bucking horsePicture of a marble fireplace
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... in today's news fishies get lonely too 💔 but it's happy again now and that's all that matters
theguardian.com
Japan aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish by taping photos of human faces to its tank
Staff had noticed that the sunfish was showing signs of distress after the aquarium was closed for refurbishment
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Becky Bowd @beckybowd.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Think the @nikerunning.bsky.social app went a bit funny on my run. Pretty sure this isn't the route I took around Kirkstall. Did see the canal was still a bit frozen in places though.
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