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Dr Jo Edwards

@joedwards.bsky.social

18th c. social networks, abolition and history of education | Trustee Hannah More Trust hannahmoreletters.org | President NDLHS | Chair of Trustees Nailsea Tithe Barn | Continuing Education Tutor and examiner.

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Gawain's Mum@gawainsmum.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Cardiff University proposes to repurpose the 2nd floor of the Arts and Social Studies Library, removing 7km of books and vital study space to make way for teaching rooms. Please help us save this crucial campus resource! Add your name here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Stop Cardiff University from scrapping the ASSL's second floor!

7km of books and crucial study spaces are at risk. Cardiff Uni wants to repurpose the busiest library on campus into classrooms. Help protect our library and sign the petition today.

you.38degrees.org.uk

neil guthrie@nguthrie.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I posted about this when it was for sale in 2023. Back on the market at Spink, London (est. £10,000-12,000), a silver pass that entitles the holder to free entry to any performance at the Theatre Royal, King Street, Bristol, which the theatre continues to honour (more in the alt) #c18th #c18 #18thc

The Theatre Royal, Bristol (Old Vic), King Street, Subscriber's Sterling Silver Theatre Accession Ticket (No. 35), dated 30 May 1766. Inscription: 'The Proprietor of this Ticket is Entitled to the Sight of Every Performance to be Exhibited in this House. Reverse: 'KING STREET | Bristol Theatre | May 30 1766' in three lines of italicised, small capitals and cursive script, Light rim bruising, otherwise toned, fine, of the highest rarity, with only 50 'silver' tickets originally distributed to subscribers, and 2 'gold' tickets to the founders; most genuine examples now housed in museum collections. Sale catalogue: 'There were fifty original 'silver tickets' that were gifted to those who helped fund the Bristol Old Vic theatre on King Street in 1766, as well as two 'gold' tickets. Each receiver had pledged the sum of £50 towards the building, and in return were granted the right to watch every performance in the theatre, forever - a promise that the theatre still says it would continue to honour today: "We famously uphold our policy for all the tokens that have been authenticated". The 'gold' tickets were actually made from silver, but their benefits were transferable, meaning that the ticket could be lent out by the owners. It Is believed that these were given to a man called Edward Crump (a cabinet maker) and his wife Ann for the "great trouble and expense" they had experienced to rally for the building of the theatre on the land. Several of the silver tokens, and one of the gold, have subsequently been donated to the University of Bristol Theatre Collection. In 2016, to mark the 250th anniversary of the theatre, new tickets were minted in silver. There were each sold for £50,000 to raise funds needed to renovate the theatre.'
Julia Laite@julialaite.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Happy 50th birthday, HWJ! Being a member of the History Workshop collective has shaped the kind of historian I am (& want to be). I'm so proud to have helped edit this 100th issue of History Workshop Journal, which includes reflections on History Workshop for these turbulent times; on HW's past;...

Benjamin Thomas White@btwhite.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The new issue of History Workshop Journal is out: issue 100, marking 50 years of the journal's existence. It's more necessary than ever. academic.oup.com/hwj/issue/10...

Front cover image of History Workshop Journal issue 100, with a hand-drawn illustration of a Wollemi pine.
Victoria Crooks@victoriacrooks.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Pleased to see teachers signing up for our event to support their own engagement with scholarship AND schools signing up to bring KS5 students for a taste of university life and A Level enrichment. BOOKINGS OPEN NOW. @uonsoe.bsky.social @uonhumanities.bsky.social #historyteacher #HistoryEducation

Victoria Crooks@victoriacrooks.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Excited to announce our next @uonsoe.bsky.social #historyteacher #SIG in collaboration with @uonhumanities.bsky.social and @histassoc.bsky.social Nottingham History Teacher Network. This time we are inviting #EastMids #KS5 #ALevel students too! #Geographyteacher s also welcome.

Oliver Jakes@olliejakes.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Very much enjoyed the launch of the fantastic Collected Letters of Hannah More, which took place at More’s former residence (Barley Wood) near Bristol this afternoon. Thank you @joedwards.bsky.social and Dr Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull for inviting me! Exciting update on my involvement in the project soon

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