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Prof. Ian Baxter
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Professor of Historic Environment Management at Heriot-Watt University. #heritage #tourism #archaeology #experience For some reason the business school employed an archaeologist. Does governance and committee things with various heritage organisations. .. more

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · 23d
This makes me feel better about my #heritage guidebook collection. #heritageguides www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'UK's biggest maps enthusiast' has collection of 2,000 - he may buy more
Nigel Brown from the Scottish Borders has collected Ordnance Survey maps for the past 60 years.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Sep 26
Interesting article from @uk.theconversation.com on the digital physicality of data - re-use of #heritage structures and literal #digitalarchaeology of the future theconversation.com/underground-...
Underground data fortresses: the nuclear bunkers, mines and mountains being transformed to protect our ‘new gold’ from attack
Bunkers, bomb shelters, mines and mountains all play critical roles protecting against our latest existential threat: the terrifying prospect of data loss.
theconversation.com

Reposted by Leigh Sparks

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Sep 17
A nice reflection Leigh, and part of the bigger conversations and research on heritage, place, people, emotion, experience, economy and values (in all their forms) which need to continue.

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Sep 15
A nice diversion into tourism signage gardensheritageandplanning.com/2025/09/12/t... #design #transport #heritagesigns #signs #tourism
The Temptation of a Brown Tourist Sign
This post looks into the rationale for – and use of – the brown tourism sign.
gardensheritageandplanning.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Aug 22
English Heritage on #heritagehospitality and the demise of #puddings www.theguardian.com/food/2025/au...
Sticky end? The British pudding faces extinction, English Heritage warns
Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumbles
www.theguardian.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jul 14
Bayeux Tapestry as sensory archaeology theconversation.com/bayeux-tapes...
Bayeux tapestry set to return to the UK – in medieval times it was like an immersive art installation
Medieval people would have interacted with the embroidered players, giving them voice and enabling them to join the conversation.
theconversation.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jul 10
A #highereducation rebrand for St John's College, Cambridge www.designweek.co.uk/someone-give... #heritagebrands #design #Cambridge
SomeOne gives St John’s College Cambridge a cinematic new identity
SomeOne has rebranded St John’s, one of the oldest colleges at Cambridge University. Founded in 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, the mother of King Henry VII, St John’s alumni include Prime Ministers…
www.designweek.co.uk

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jul 5
Sometimes it's the infrastructure that needs celebrating. #historicenvironment #alsoheritage #heritage

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jul 4
Summer time #heritagehospitality from English Heritage. museumsandheritage.com/advisor/post... #heritage #icecream
English Heritage creates exclusive ice cream with UK manufacturer   - Museums + Heritage
museumsandheritage.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jul 4
Heritage #retail, #heritagehospitality in redesigned department stores covered by @wallpapermag.bsky.social www.wallpaper.com/architecture... #heritage #adaptivereuse #conservation #regeneration
Would you live in a department store? Thanks to radical redevelopment, you soon can
We look inside one of London's hottest real estate trends
www.wallpaper.com

Reposted by Ruth H. Thurstan

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jun 30
The importance of #History in understanding the marine environment and environmental change theconversation.com/what-a-19th-... #heritage #marine #fishing #ecosystems #conservation @ruththurstan.bsky.social
What a 19th-century atlas teaches me about marine ecosystems
Historical maps and records from across Europe show just how much oyster beds and other marine habitats have changed over the centuries.
theconversation.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jun 30
The Waldorf Astoria - place, politics and people in #heritagehospitality theconversation.com/the-waldorf-...
The Waldorf Astoria: what the history of this legendary hotel says about today’s crisis of the American establishment
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel has been shunned by presidents since Barack Obama after it was taken over by Chinese owners.
theconversation.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jun 25
The #conservation workforce at St Paul's highlighted in the FT today. #heritage #skills #heritageskills #cathedrals @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/4d19...
FT article on St Paul's Cathedral

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jun 20
This... #heritage is for everyone. Especially all the interesting stuff in cupboards.
bucksarchives.bsky.social Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · Jun 10
Welcome to the archives.

Reposted by Ian Baxter, Laurie Scrivener

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · Jun 10
Welcome to the archives.

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jun 8
Well, that's been my view for the last couple of days. #heritage -tastic!

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · May 12
Orkney #Museum unveils UK’s first AI-powered Viking character blooloop.com/museum/news/... #Vikings #heritage #archaeology
Orkney Museum unveils UK's first AI-powered Viking character
The Orkney Museum in Kirkwall, Scotland has opened a new exhibition featuring the UK's first AI-powered Viking character, Ragna.
blooloop.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · May 5
Faking the Romans... www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... #heritage #art
Jeremy Deller’s fake Roman mosaic review – is that a smiley face on the ancient ship’s flag?
With its swooping whale, snapping seal and mischievous god, the artist’s tricksy new work, made with Coralie Turpin, is just one of the fun-filled elements of Scarborough’s Wild Eye coastal art trail
www.theguardian.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · May 3
Culsh Earth House. Brown sign belligerence and #MoW subtlety in case you can't find it. #heritage #HistoricScotland #heritagesigns

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · May 3
I have to say I can be a little sceptical about bold #heritage #interpretation claims. But it really did take my breath away. Worth remembering that the free smaller sites that we look after at HES can deliver just as much as the bigger ones!

Reposted by Ian Baxter

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Colleen Morgan @clmorgan.bsky.social · May 1
UK ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Please sign this open letter to UK Archaeological associations to urge solidarity with trans archaeologists and action in light of the horrendous EHRC guidance:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open Letter to CBA, CIfA, FAME, and UAUK, in relation the Supreme Court Ruling and EHRC Interim Guidance
If you are in any way involved in UK Archaeology (in its broadest sense), and you would like to sign this open letter then please fill in GOOGLE FORM LINK. Responses will be manually inputted. The for...
docs.google.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · May 1
William Morris: new exhibition reveals how Britain’s greatest designer went viral theconversation.com/william-morr... #design #heritage #museums #exhibition
William Morris: new exhibition reveals how Britain’s greatest designer went viral
How did this Victorian designer and socialist, known for championing craftsmanship, become an icon of consumer culture?
theconversation.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Apr 26
Museum cafes.. what more need be said #heritagehospitality www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
The 50 best museum cafes in the UK
The pioneering V&A tea rooms were designed to draw people into culture, and today these spaces offer more than just sandwiches. Felicity Cloake introduces some of our favourites
www.theguardian.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Mar 28
"Where art deco meets Henry VIII" - Eltham Palace #design explored by @dezeen.com www.dezeen.com/2025/03/20/e... #artdeco #heritage #heritagehospitality
Eltham Palace is a heritage site "where art deco meets Henry VIII"
Southeast London's Eltham Palace is an unusual marriage of medieval and Tudor architecture and the opulent interior design choices of 1930s millionaires, which forms the next instalment in our Art Dec...
www.dezeen.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Mar 12
So much more to chew over! Glad you enjoyed it.

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Feb 13
How the pollution of today will become the ‘technofossils’ of the far future theconversation.com/how-the-poll... #geology #archaeology #heritagefutures
How the pollution of today will become the ‘technofossils’ of the far future
Chickens, concrete, computers and clothes will leave a billion-year mark in the rocks.
theconversation.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Feb 12
Some #heritagehospitality here... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - The Food Chain, The world's oldest restaurants
How has the oldest restaurant in the world stayed open for 300 years?
www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Feb 5
Oh my word, Facebook just reminded me just how long I have been veering off message when live…
Random professor being interviewed by the BBC outside a studio

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Feb 5
AI imagery and #archaeology challenges considered by @clmorgan.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-ai-image... #digital #interpretation #media
How AI imagery could be used to develop fake archaeology
Even before the use of AI, it was widely accepted within archaeology that visualisations of the past are highly fraught and should be treated with caution.
theconversation.com

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Prof. Ian Baxter @ibheritage.bsky.social · Jan 31
The ultimate #heritagehospitality luxury product? Highland Park 56 launched with a backstory inspired by Stones of Stenness. £40,000 a bottle. Gulp. www.highlandparkwhisky.com/en/products/... #whisky #archaeology #Orkney
Highland Park 56 - Highland Park
Highland Park: Single Malt Scotch Whisky Made in Scotland With Viking Soul Since 1798. Award Winning Whisky Crafted with Pride, Integrity & Independence.
www.highlandparkwhisky.com