Some of the finest examples of hogback stones in the country are in the Church of St Thomas, Brompton near Northallerton. The carved probably Anglo-Scandinavian grave covers date to around the 9th-10th century. These three examples show muzzled bears at each end as opposed to

This is perfect for #BrickAppreciationDay on Monday. 😍 The Brickworks Museum

#HullBlitz This siren was used to warn Hull of enemy aircraft in both the First & Second World Wars. In the Second World War, this was used 823 times. The siren sounded the final all clear on 8 May 1945. This buzzer will be part of new displays at Hull’s Maritime Museum.

Today is the final day of #Hedgehog week, so here is another one of our favourite hedgehogs from our collection. It's from ancient Egypt c. 1500 BC, where hedgehogs are thought to have symbolised rebirth 🦔

Many fond memories. See Carinthia's fine photos if you can.

Happy #NationalNumeracyDay! Meet Consul, the Educated Monkey. Inspired by a trained chimpanzee who performed on the New York vaudeville stage, William Henry Robertson designed this mechanical calculating device for children in 1915.

'Molly Riley': old woman in a shawl and a small boy aged 5-6, with a cart outside a grocer's shop, c.1920 Archive Ref: D-AP 9/1/20 #Archivesathome #Glasgowlifegoeson

This is one of a only handful of surviving AA phone boxes, located on the B9176 near Struie. 🤩 Members were given keys to access the telephone & equipment inside! They were phased out in the 1960s and many are now listed buildings! Have you see any on the roads? #Archives

tate-images.smartframe.io/p/misc-n05--n0… I think about this painting a lot. (Too much?)

Although the #ironwork says 1631, wood from this extraordinary door at St Saviours #Dartmouth has been carbon dated to C14. Tree of life, leopards or lions - magnificent! #Devon #AdoorableThursday #ironworkthursday #Door #Medieval

How could I resist a closer look at this jolly fellow. EH listing suggests this stunning ironwork may be C15 #ironworkthursday #medieval #Dartmouth

One of US poet/writer Sylvia Plath's many pen and ink sketches #WomensArt

Who is she? In our records, she's "Untitled." Yet she had a name, a life. Help Holsinger Studio Portrait Project transcribe Holsinger Studio ledgers from Small Special Collections Library (UVA) to connect African American portrait sitters from a century ago to their names + lives: at.virginia.edu/holsinger-ledg…

💥 Watch the 124-round gun salute from the Tower of London! #PlatinumJubilee 🎷 Music from The Honourable Artillery Company Regimental Band

A stunning obsidian skyphos (cup), inlaid with malachit, lapis lazuli, white and rose coral, and gold leaf, depicting an adoration scene: a temple, inside the Apis Bull, flanked by a Horus Hawk and a Thot-Ibis. A female figure is standing left of the …1/2 #RomanArchaeology

#Thread The Byzantine sundial-calendar, AD 400-600. The second oldest known geared mechanical calendar in the world, the first being the famous Antikythera Mechanism. It is inscribed in ancient Greek with latitudes for use in 16 different locations. 📷: © Alison Fisk #Archaeology

Having fun in our library stores looking out some goodies for the #SPNHC2022 visit on Thursday. We look forwards to seeing you!

Oups ! On imagine la tête du greffier quand son encre s'est renversée sur ce registre de concessions de cimetière qu'il devait tenir normalement consciencieusement. 📸 AMO, série N, fin 19e.

Happy International Archives Day! Here is a 19th century scrapbook which has all of its pages made out of dress material! 📖 D/EE/41/14 #IAW2022 #ArchivesAreYou

The Treasure by Carlos Barahona Possolo. Medium: oil on canvas, 90x67 cm, 1998.