James Wilson (1805-1860) founder of The Economist looking a little worse for wear and missing couple of fingers Heart of Hawick Live Borders MGA

Panorama of the view from the #Flodden Monument at Branxton It was a big world view - so clear I could see the Eildon Hills and Duns Law

How many of the 51 Best Places to See #Scotland's #Geology have you visited? As 2023 draws to a close, we'd love to know! Tell us your number (and your favourites) below. #ScottishGeology scottishgeologytrust.org/geology/51-bes…

It’s #NationalApprenticeshipWeek2024 and, whilst we don’t have an #apprentice on staff, we do have some records… John Palmer Jr was apprenticed to his father - before he ran the BathOldTheatreRoyal and post coaches, becoming Postmaster General The Postal Museum

#WhereYouStarted is today’s #Archive30 This is where the BRO started… behind a heavy safe door where the Town Clerk kept his records. It’s hopefully a bit more orderly now but Mind Your Head (and feet, there’s a trip hazard too) on your way in…

#Archive30 today is a #TypicalDay Well, there isn’t one. This morning was Bug-Hunting, though we also save them too. Or retrievals - including biscuits for the Volunteers. Or cleaning our storage. Or cataloguing. Or preparing outreach Or packaging. Or writing a talk. Or…

#Archive30 our #MiniMilestones are the Planning Apps. We finished the 2013 cataloguing project with lots of #volunteers - we still have the volunteers and they’re still repackaging. Only two rows of envelopes left to do… The big #Milestone will be finishing…

Oh joys! Another rush hour GWR train half length on a Friday. This is getting repetitive 🤬🤬🤬🤬

Another #randomphoto from my collection. An inlaid leather binding with vellucent inset of goldfish in this Chivers #bookbinding for Sir Hector Duff who loved beautiful bindings and #heraldry

We’ve been busy at work…!

Thank you to Samantha Harvey for presenting us with a copy of her Booker Prize-winning novel ‘Orbital’ for our collections. The copy will be on display as part of our selection of Women Authors celebrating female writers in with Bath. Including Jane Austen. #RemarkableBooks

Because we’re all working so hard for the #RemarkableBooks exhibition, the office will be CLOSED for the next two weeks (Mon 23 June-Mon 7 July) We will be taking bookings for appointments Tuesday 8 July onwards. We will keep an eye on the email and the phone though. ☎️

Busy day preparing for #RemarkableBooks on Friday - printing labels, cases arriving and building cubes. Nearly there!

I think this is the first time we’ve ever had a banner on the railings. #RemarkableBooks will be worth it. See you soon…

My feet are aching, I just want to go to sleep and I’m blootered, but we got it all set up… #RemarkableBooks is on from 10am to 4pm Friday 27 & Sat 28 in the Guildhall. PBFA Bath Book Fair B&NES Council #Archives @ARA #RareBooks

My feet and legs still ache from setting up yesterday, but I can’t wait for everyone else to see our fantastic books

My feet have barely recovered from yesterday, but our #SpecialCollections and #RareBooks exhibition is on for its last day. And there’s no air conditioning… 🥵

Sadly it’s all over now 😢

Is it lunchtime yet? I’m knackered (there’s no AC in the strongroom these are stored in…)

That’s my afternoon sorted!