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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The closing date of 12 April is fast approaching for the England Netball Project Archivist role, so get your applications in soon! Find out more and apply here: everyday.elementsuite.net/portal.php?s... #Netball #Archivist #En100 #Hiring

Three England Netball anniversary badges displayed on a glass block.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Our partners England Netball have been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support their #EN100 celebrations. Applications for an archivist role are now open, closing date Sunday 12 April: everyday.elementsuite.net/portal.php?s...

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

These Victorian cocoa adverts from the Illustrated London News have got us in the festive spirit! Described as ‘soluble’, ‘easily digestible’ and ‘economical’, who could say no? We enjoyed some more modern varieties at our staff Christmas celebration ☕️ [HUD/LB/2/9/2/6] #archives #festive #cocoa

A Victorian newspaper advert for Fry's Pure Cocoa, featuring two women sipping form tea cups on ornate furniture.

A Victorian newspaper advert for Fry's Pure Concentrated Cocoa featuring many letters of recommendation.

Two Victorian newspaper adverts for Cadbury's and Van Houten's cocoa.

A hot chocolate table with a hot water dispenser, cups and a variety of toppings.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We've been admiring some lovely autumnal patterns in the Gleneden Post-War Design Archive (GNL). 🍂😍 The designs come in a wide range of colours and patterns, perfect for Art & Design students looking for inspiration for their next creative project! #design #textiles #archive

Yellow, orange and brown floral pattern.

Leaf pattern painted black with orange shading.

Leaf pattern painted white on an orange background.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

'Tis Autumn! And you can find autumnal tunes throughout our collections, from dance band, to brass band, to British contemporary 🎵🍂✨ Pictured: Geraldo's ‘Tis Autumn [BDB] Janet Beat's Harmony in Autumn [BMC] J. A. Greenwood's Autumn Echoes [BBA] Elgar's Song for Autumn [BMC] heritagequay.org/music

A record of 'Tis Autumn in a red cardboard sleeve, surrounded by sheet music.

A record of 'Tis Autumn on top of a red cardboard sleeve, surrounded by sheet music.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

!SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT! From today @heritage_quay is moving to a new email address ✉(heritagequay@h.ac.uk) for all our enquiries. Please update your address books, contacts and listings accordingly.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT! The @heritage_quay office is closed this week as we undertake important collections work and we will be reopen on Tuesday 26 August. Visitors need not fear: the Big Curvy Screen and our fascinating exhibition: The Town That Taught Itself are open as usual.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🎓Congratulations to the #ClassOf2025 @huddersfielduni.bsky.social! Graduation is a moment to remember, even more so here at Heritage Quay where we have mementos from the last 50 years of graduation ceremonies! For more on university history, check out our current exhibition 📜🔍 #HudGrad #HuDUni

Award ceremony programmes from 1995, 2013 and 2015 laid out on a black background with a prop graduation scroll. The programmes are different shades of blue and one has a photo of graduates throwing their caps.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

We were delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal to the archive earlier this week. We shared some of the amazing stories from our exhibition, The Town That Taught Itself, before she was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate for her services to the arts.

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hoot creative arts @hootcreativearts.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

We had a wonderful trip to @heritagequay.bsky.social yesterday to see an exhibition of artwork created by hoot participants, accompanied by music inspired by the pieces on display. Thank you to everyone who joined us. Swipe through to enjoy the photos!

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Sometimes archive materials need a bit of TLC. At last week's conservation training day with West Yorkshire Archive Service, our team practiced everything from dealing with water damage to - our favourite - cleaning items with smoke sponges ✨ #Archives #Conservation #Cleaning #Satisfying

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

We've been busy cataloguing the Huddersfield Textile Society Archive (HTS) which is now on the catalogue! We couldn’t miss an opportunity to show off how lovely the Membership Handbooks look in their bundles. Explore the archive here: heritagequay.org/archives/HTS/ #textile #collection #archive

A box of bundles of Huddersfield Textile Society membership handbooks wrapped in archival tape.

A pair of hands holding the bundle of Huddersfield Textile Society membership handbooks over a table.

A bundle of Huddersfield Textile Society membership handbooks being wrapped in archival tape by an archive assistant.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Ever wondered how vinyls are digitised? Here one of our Archive Assistants is using digital preservation equipment to create an access copy of some Turkish Village Music from 1972 (EMC/18-37) for a research appointment. Discover our music collections here: heritagequay.org/music/ #archives #music

An archives assistant placing a vinyl on a record player which is on a desk.

A close up of a vinyl on a record player. The vinyl is black with a light blue label in the centre.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

ICYMI our new exhibition, The Town That Taught Itself is now open! Visit Mon-Fri 9am-5pm to explore the rich history of the @huddersfielduni.bsky.social including the history of teacher training, music, art and much much more. Free entry and no need to book heritagequay.org/2025/05/the-...

Photograph of a book on display in an exhibition case

Photograph of a person looking at a timeline poster

Photograph of three documents on display in a case

Photograph of a flier saying "Show show show" on display in a case

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

What was the news in the Colne Valley 100 years ago today? Odd vegetables and prosthetics for dogs apparently! We hold almost 80 years of local history in the Colne Valley Guardian [YOR/SER/CVG] (1897– 1976). Book a visit here: heritagequay.org/research #LocalHistory #ColneValley #OnThisDay

The spines of large thin books stacked on top of each other in black, blue and red, with showing the dates 1954-63 in gilded numbers. Some are wrapped in white archival paper.

Two articles side by side entitled ‘Some Uncommon Vegetables’ and ‘Aluminium leg for a terrier.’

The front page of the Colne Valley Guardian, 29th May 1925, showing a range of adverts.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Last week we hosted a screening of the new documentary 'Rounders: Britain’s Best Kept Sporting Secret' with Rounders England. We were thrilled to take part and share some highlights from the RE Archive here at @heritagequay.bsky.social Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLW....

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University of Huddersfield @huddersfielduni.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

As we celebrate 200 years of technical and professional education in Huddersfield, @heritagequay.bsky.social has been researching our history. From Tuesday 27 May, Heritage Quay will host an exhibition which explores the rich history of the town and the University’s place in it: hud.ac/ubs

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University of Huddersfield @huddersfielduni.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

As we celebrate 200 years of technical and professional education in Huddersfield, the University has been researching its own history. For the first time, all five young men who founded what is now the University have been named thanks to researchers at @heritagequay.bsky.social. hud.ac/t7z

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University of Huddersfield Press @hudunipress.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

📣New Book News!👩‍🏫👨‍🎓 Now available online - the 2025 Edition of "The Making of a University: The path to higher education in Huddersfield." This book is a record of the development of an institution with a remarkable history. @huddersfielduni.bsky.social @oaspa.bsky.social #Huddersfield #LocalHistory

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

IMPORTANT SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT From the week commencing 28 April 2025 we are amending our operating hours. We will now be open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and closed on weekends.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

We found the First Five! As part of the development of our next exhibition we have named @huddersfielduni's founding members for the first time since the 1840s. www.hud.ac.uk/news/2025/ap... Find out more here heritagequay.org/2025/04/the-... #research #education #history #heritage #archives

Photograph of handwritten document listing 6 names

Front cover of book with the following text "Huddersfield Mechanics' Institution Members Names"

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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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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The beautiful front cover of Cassell's Popular Natural History! [LSS/19] This fourth volume focussing on reptiles, insects and aquatic life can be found in our Lumbutts Sunday School Library collection and features hundreds of engravings from the late 1800s. #EarthDay #NaturalHistory #Archives

The front cover of a large green leather book with an intricate illustration of a turtle embossed in gold.

An engraving of a great Japanese salamander drinking from a pool, hand coloured in blue, yellow and pink.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Now available to read: the 'George Report'. We have recently hosted a placement student who has been helping us improve our knowledge of University of Huddersfield's administrative history. Read about his experience here: heritagequay.org/2025/04/the-...

Person standing behind a trolley reading a book which is on the top of the trolley

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

We are about to undertake some maintenance of our website so if you were planning on paying a visit please give us a few minutes. Normal service will resume shortly.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Spring has officially arrived at Heritage Quay! 🌻 These yellow #designs from the Gleneden Post-War Design Archive (GLN) we feel capture the vibrant colours of spring flowers. Find more information about the collection here: heritagequay.org/archives/GLN/

3 designs of flower prints. The design on the top left shows bright yellow outlines of flowers on a white background. The design on the bottom left shows dark yellow painted flowers with stripes on a light yellow background. The design on the right shows bright yellow, orange and light pink painted flowers with swirling patterns on a white background.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We are currently working hard on the development of our summer exhibition: The Town that Taught Itself, which celebrates 200 years of technical education in #huddersfield. Watch out for more information about the exhibition over the next few weeks www.heritagequay.org/education #engagementmonday

Front cover of a book called "Huddersfield Technical School Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition 1883 Official Catalogue"

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Our run of acquiring amazing new collections continues! This beautiful self-portrait of Sally Jerome was added to her archive this week. Sally Jerome's life story features in our current exhibition, which is free to visit and on until late May.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This #WorldTheatreDay we’ve been looking at ribbons and badges from Huddersfield Musical Theatre Company productions across the years [MTC/4/1]. Explore local theatre collections in our catalogue, from the Lawrence Batley to Patrick Stewart: heritagequay.org/theatre/ #Archives #MusicalTheatre

A collection of colourful ribbons and badges laid out on a light brown surface. Badges read 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Me and My Girl,' 'So who's an ugly duckling' and 'Mikado' with dates going back to 1921.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Come to Heritage Quay this time next week for our 'Becoming Sally Jerome' curators tour. Free, fun and full of facts! Details here: heritagequay.org/events/becom... #archive #huddersfield #whatson #art #heritage

Four images, top left and bottom right black and white photos of a person. Other quadrants artworks depicting street scenes.

Four images, top left and bottom right black and white photos of a person. Other quadrants artworks

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Fantastic paper marbling in the Committee Meeting Minute Books from the 1800s in the University of Huddersfield Archive (HUD/GV/1). Some were created by Swindlehurst Bookbinder, a local account book and pattern card manufacturer in Huddersfield. 📚 #archives #huddersfield #bookbinding

Advertisement for Swindlehurst Bookbinder late 1800s.

Two paper marbling designs. The design on the left is red and yellow and the design on the right is green and brown.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

A thrilling day for the team as we expanded one of our most popular collections, the Textile Fabrics of India Archive. Today's acquisition is the first volume we have from a later 2nd series and it joins material from the 1st series, which has been at the University since the 19th Century.

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Brass Bands England @bbe.org.uk · 13/03/2025

This was a fascinating day earlier this month. Head over to Instagram if you'd like to see some of our #BrassBand artifacts up close. Search for the Brass Bands Archive. 👀

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

If you've not been to see our new exhibition 'Becoming Sally Jerome' yet why not come on our FREE curators tour? Learn more about the stories behind the cases and explore the amazing items on display. Wednesday 2 April 12:30-2pm no need to book heritagequay.org/events/becom...

Drawing of cluster of buildings with the word Sadie underneath

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Happy #worldbookday! We wouldn't be an archive if we didn't have books about books, such as this work of literary criticism from Robert Blatchford (1851-1943). As he says in the introduction: “All book-lovers love to read about books" heritagequay.org/archives/BLA...

Book spine and cover for "A book about books" by Robert Blatchford. Cover features an image of a person in old clothes reading a book outside a bookshop

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

If you're looking for pancake inspo let the Bottomley collection help! If you make one of these tonight let us know (& share pics of the results) #pancakeday #shrovetuesday #archives

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Today we’re displaying some significant items from the Brass Band Archive (BBA) as part of the Yorkshire Regional contest. The research room will be open from 11am-4pm to view Brass Band contest programmes, photographs, scores and much more. #brassbands #archive #huddersfield

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The Sally Jerome Archive contains beautiful images of #Huddersfield landscapes. Our new exhibition about her life celebrates them, and much much more. #art #inspo #archives #heritage

Artwork depicting three figures in in front of buildings

Artwork in watercolours of buildings and a landscape

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Our new exhibition: Becoming Sally Jerome opened this week. One amazing woman's story told through her archive. Free to visit Mon-Sat 9am-5pm and on until May www.hud.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...

Four images in a grid. Top left and bottom right quadrants are photos of Sally Jerome in her 30s and 60-70s respectively. The other quadrants are lino print art works of buildings

Four images in a grid. Top left and bottom right quadrants are black and white photos of Sally Jerome in her 50s and 80s respectively. The other two are artworks depicting buildings.

Four images in a grid. Top left and bottom right quadrants are black and white photos of Sally Jerome in her 50s and 90s respectively. The other two are artworks depicting buildings and people

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Here’s an insight into what pupils were studying at Huddersfield Technical College in the 1940s. Prospectuses from the University of Huddersfield Archive include courses from cloth mending to breadmaking and confectionery (ref. HUD/MK/1/1) #archives #education #universityofhuddersfield

Index of prospectus from 1945-1946 showing courses on offer at Huddersfield Technical College, including accountancy, bakery and cabinet making.

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

This is the last week of our exhibition 'Activism in the Archives' which celebrates stories of protest and people making a difference. From animal rights, to the the Miners' Strike, from students to activists you may well leave inspired to make a difference heritagequay.org/2024/10/new-...

Photograph of a List of Speakers for the Slaithwaite Socialist Party (no date).

Poster with a picture of a chicken and this text: "96% of British Hens are Prisoners. Give them back the sunshine. Say no to battery eggs. Chickens' Lib"

Drawing titled "The Woman Militant: the Great Suffragist Procession"

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Heritage Quay @heritagequay.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

What more appropriate post to make to say hello to our new @bsky.app community then this gorgeous #Huddersfield landscape? It's also a great way to let you know about our upcoming exhibition "Becoming Sally Jerome" which will be on display from the 24 February. heritagequay.org/2025/02/new-...

linoprint image of a street in Huddersfield. the scene is a street on a hill with buildings on either side in yellow, factories behind in blue and hills in the distance in pink

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