It was great to catch up @drjmorton.bsky.social and so good to meet a whole group of Tennysonians new to me….

John Morton@drjmorton.bsky.social · 3w ago

Brilliant time at the @tennysonsociety.bsky.social conference today. Great keynote by Claire Pettitt, excellent panel incl the ace @jimchesh.bsky.social, trip to Bardney Manor and then Tennyson's birthplace at Somersby. Sorry I could only make one day of the conf. Thx @ccapancioni.bsky.social !

thedockyard.co.uk/news/restori... Great blog post from one of our conservation students on placement @leahww.bsky.social @lin-conservation.bsky.social @uolhumanities.bsky.social

Restoring Commissioner's House: Coving

Restoring Commissioner's House: Coving Conservation volunteer, Veronica discusses her role in helping to restore the Commissioner's House. Veronica's

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So I like my newly constructed sweet pea tower but I can’t avoid the Weasley / Burrow vibe….

We're launching a BRAND NEW COURSE! 🎉 Designed to support graduates without a background in Conservation, the MCons Conservation of Cultural Heritage is a new two-year masters. 🔗 Course info: lncn.ac/mcons2026 🔗 Webinar: lncn.ac/mconswebinar @uolhumanities.bsky.social @jimchesh.bsky.social

The deadline for the first ever Ecocriticsm / Tennyson Conference is Saturday: all details below... @thevicsoc.bsky.social @tennysonsociety.bsky.social @victorianpoetry.bsky.social @poetrysociety.org.uk @profjt.bsky.social @eecocriticism.bsky.social @gothicstudies.bsky.social

Come and speak at first ever Tennyson and Ecocriticism Conference: CFP deadline this Saturday - all information below @tennysonsociety.bsky.social @lindakhughes.bsky.social @victorianweb.bsky.social @victorianreview.bsky.social @rs4vp.org @jofvictculture.bsky.social @victstudies.bsky.social

Fantastic dog walk sunrise this morning in rural Lincolnshire - Happy New Year to you all… @isochesh.bsky.social @lin-conservation.bsky.social @lindakhughes.bsky.social @leahww.bsky.social @lyndaskipper.bsky.social @tennysonsociety.bsky.social @jasmine-allen.bsky.social @drcathydaly.bsky.social

Join me for this brand new webinar on 10th December 2025, where I'll be talking about how historic interiors can be used to tell new stories of houses, and the people who lived in them. 🔗 www.lincolnconservation.co.uk/training/onl... @jimchesh.bsky.social @uolhumanities.bsky.social

Come to the Tennyson Talk: 6/11 at 7.30pm - Professor Patrick Scott: 'Tennyson and Contemporary Science: Herschel's Preliminary Discourse, A Book That Got Away', free online - vpurton@hotmail.co.uk for joining details @lindakhughes.bsky.social @tennysonsociety.bsky.social @victorianweb.bsky.social

Who would have thought that the Daily Mail would publish this article? Nice to see the work of @lin-conservation.bsky.social appreciated. @c19-lincoln.bsky.social @uolhumanities.bsky.social @uolconservation.bsky.social @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Black Battle of Waterloo veteran identified 200 years later

Private Thomas James is believed to be the bandsman depicted in an 'exceptionally rare' painting from 1821, by respected artist Thomas Phillips.

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Saw the Lee Miller show @tate.bsky.social yesterday with @isochesh.bsky.social amazing range of images and feelings - surrealism beauty and horror linked by an extraordinary career

Students' work to conserve 2300-year-old Egyptian mummy Pa-sheri featured on BBC Look North news this evening. #conservation #culturalheritage #heritage #museums @uolhumanities.bsky.social @jimchesh.bsky.social @lyndaskipper.bsky.social @lincolnmedieval.bsky.social

Great work in hand at our conservation labs @thevicsoc.bsky.social @uolconservation.bsky.social @lin-conservation.bsky.social … www.bbc.com/news/article...

Egyptian mummy undergoes conservation work in Lincoln

Pa-Sheri, who is 2,300 years old, is restored by students after damage was discovered.

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A statement in support of our colleagues in National Trust properties and conservation studios around the country. #conservation #culturalheritage #heritage #objectconservation #conservator #textileconservation #textileconservator #objectsconservation #nationaltrust @jimchesh.bsky.social

Tennyson Talks start up again next week - we have a great line up of speakers all talks free details below @tennysonsociety.bsky.social @lindakhughes.bsky.social @jofvictculture.bsky.social @thevicsoc.bsky.social @michaeljsullivan.bsky.social

SAVE THE DATE for the 2025-26 Tennyson Talks on Zoom. To sign up for links to each talk contact Prof. Valerie Purton at vpurton@hotmail.co.uk

2026 Tennyson Conference: Call for Papers tennysonsociety.com/tennyson-202...

So today Betty is helping me put up a trellis for the new potting area hmmm… @isochesh.bsky.social

Some amazing rag rugs many designed by Winnifred Nicholson on display at the Hub at Sleaford nice trip yesterday with @isochesh.bsky.social @leahww.bsky.social @goldfinch.design

Conference Announcement: Tennyson 2026: Ecology, Landscape, Environment - cfp and details attached. Victorians scholars please circulate @lindakhughes.bsky.social @victorianreview.bsky.social @victorianpoetry.bsky.social @thevicsoc.bsky.social @victorianmasc.bsky.social @jofvictculture.bsky.social

My first no dig allotment bed all made with recycled topsoil / deck boards thanks to folk in the village @isochesh.bsky.social @leahww.bsky.social @lyndaskipper.bsky.social

Annual leave + making plum jam + Test Match Special = Jim happy - hope you are all having a good day too… @isochesh.bsky.social @uolconservation.bsky.social @leahww.bsky.social @lin-conservation.bsky.social

Can anyone identify our interesting visitor? Only clue is they like verbena…

When you have not had any rain for months a water butt is a beautiful thing… @isochesh.bsky.social @lyndaskipper.bsky.social @lin-conservation.bsky.social

Fantastic exhibition by our third year Conservation students still on if you can get to Lincoln otherwise here con3057-2425-ba3conservationexhibition2025.coursework.lincoln.ac.uk

Back at Doddington Hall today, for the first time since passing my #PhD viva, to give our @uolconservation.bsky.social postgraduate students a personalised, end of year tour of this very special country house ❤️ @jimchesh.bsky.social @uolhumanities.bsky.social

Behind the Glass: a Conservation Exhibition by final year BA(Hons) Conservation of Cultural Heritage students 🗓️ 2-13 June 📍 University of Lincoln 🎟️ No booking necessary 💷 Free entry 🔗 lncn.ac/behindglass @jimchesh.bsky.social @uolhumanities.bsky.social @lincolnmedieval.bsky.social

Recovering at the excellent White Horse in Lincoln….

Isobel Cheshire@isochesh.bsky.social · last yr.

Cheers 😊

Thanks for coming @garydrawnsley.bsky.social good subject matter for a Lincoln talk @lin-conservation.bsky.social @lincolngothic1.bsky.social @uolhumanities.bsky.social @isochesh.bsky.social @uolconservation.bsky.social

Gary Rawnsley@garydrawnsley.bsky.social · last yr.

Many thanks to @jimchesh.bsky.social @uolhumanities.bsky.social for such a wonderful talk today on Tennyson & the Pre-Raphaelites

With @isochesh.bsky.social visiting Tinashe’s excellent exhibition lincolnartscentre.co.uk/event/commun... take a look if you’re in Lincoln @uolconservation.bsky.social @uolhumanities.bsky.social @leahww.bsky.social @lincolncons.bsky.social @laurafg.bsky.social @lincolnmedieval.bsky.social