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Watch & clockmakers #Qestscholars #WOSTEP #WestdeanCollege Tweets about #heritagecrafts #ApprenticePaddy #making #research #horologyart #horologystories

Midhurst, West Sussex, England Katılım Ekim 2015
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Sir John Soane's Museum 🏛️🖼️
Here’s a rarely-seen treasure from Soane’s collection: the pocket watch of Sir Christopher Wren! ⌚✨ As the year of #Wren300 ticks towards its end, let’s take a closer look at this beautiful item, itself something of a mystery… 🧵
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South Downs National Park
The Queen Elizabeth Oak at @CowdrayEstate is thought to be nearly 1000 years old. Named after Queen Elizabeth I, it is rumoured she sheltered within it to avoid the rain. #SouthDowns
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The National Archives
The National Archives@UkNatArchives·
#OTD in 1888 the match girls employed by the company Bryant & May in the east end of London went on strike. These women were taking action based on their appalling working conditions, which were having serious health implications on them. 📷: WikiCommons
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Patricia Lovett MBE, FCGI
Patricia Lovett MBE, FCGI@LovettPatricia·
It always seems slightly ironic to me that the apprenticeship/journeyman/master system started with the crafts, yet the current UK system doesn’t support craft apprenticeships!
FE Week@FEWeek

'The worry is firms will close without a successor' - those craftspeople behind the trades that have been part of our culture for hundreds of years lament how the current apprenticeships system doesn't support their survival feweek.co.uk/a-break-with-t…

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Patricia Lovett MBE, FCGI
Patricia Lovett MBE, FCGI@LovettPatricia·
Very important that young people in particular know that there are viable careers in Heritage Crafts. The pay is not always brilliant but the job satisfaction and life skills involved make up for that! @heritage_crafts
Hollingworth Academy@HollingworthAc

We are thrilled to have been chosen to host a Celebration of Careers in Heritage Crafts event that will be live streamed across the UK on Friday 14th July! @WCSQM #raisingrochdale #worldclass #everyoneexcelseveryday

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Visit Midhurst
Visit Midhurst@VisitMidhurst·
Glorious Goodwood is one of the undisputed highlights of the summer @Goodwood_races It's time to start thinking about the perfect day at the race outfit. The Sussex House Boutique has some gorgeous outfits to choose from in an array of summer colors!
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Alexandra Wilson
Alexandra Wilson@amwilson_opera·
The astonishing ceiling of the library at Mansfield College, Oxford.
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Visit Midhurst
Visit Midhurst@VisitMidhurst·
We popped into Caroline Bloomfield to have a look 👀 Caroline Bloomfield offers a one-stop shopping experience for a wide range of clothes, antique furniture and household goods with a strong emphasis on natural products and sustainability.
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Chichester District Council
Chichester District Council@ChichesterDC·
Show your support and #LoveMidhurst! We’re pleased to tell you that North Street in Midhurst reopened to vehicles on 23 June. There’s lots taking place in Midhurst over the summer, so please visit and support the town's fantastic range of businesses 👉 orlo.uk/visit_midhurst…
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The AHS
The AHS@thestoryoftime·
🚨 Booking remains open for our July lecture. Richard Newton will be dismantling the "East School." A fascinating new look at classic 17th-century horology. In-person (City of London) or online (Zoom). Thurs 13 July. Free! Book here: ahsoc.org/events/london-…
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Cowdray Estate
Cowdray Estate@CowdrayEstate·
This week is #BritishFlowersWeek, a week that celebrates the magnificent British flower industry. We recently interviewed Farm Shop supplier Kate Owens from #VerdleyFlowers about her experiences as a florist & flower grower in the Sussex countryside: l8r.it/Ajrb
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