1722 Waggonway Project
@1722waggonway.bsky.social
Community project celebrating Scotland’s first railway through research, archaeology and reconstruction.
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
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#OTD (30 Sept) c.1717, #Cockenzie wright (carpenter) William Dickson recorded the well known mnemonic rhyme, ‘Thirty Days Hath September’, to help him record business transactions on the Winton Estate, such as building Scotland’s first (wooden) railway in 1722. www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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In September, @1722waggonway.bsky.social are returning to the site where 300-year-old remains of Scotland’s earliest railway were unearthed in 2021 🛤️
Dig into this excavation and over 60 other events as part of the East Lothian Archaeology & Heritage Fortnight: www.digitscotland.com/events/east-...
Dig into this excavation and over 60 other events as part of the East Lothian Archaeology & Heritage Fortnight: www.digitscotland.com/events/east-...
August 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In September, @1722waggonway.bsky.social are returning to the site where 300-year-old remains of Scotland’s earliest railway were unearthed in 2021 🛤️
Dig into this excavation and over 60 other events as part of the East Lothian Archaeology & Heritage Fortnight: www.digitscotland.com/events/east-...
Dig into this excavation and over 60 other events as part of the East Lothian Archaeology & Heritage Fortnight: www.digitscotland.com/events/east-...
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One of our recent volumes (ed. by @1722waggonway.bsky.social ) alongside the 18th century manuscripts which were included in the the excellent display on Scottish railway history at the National Records of Scotland!
August 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
One of our recent volumes (ed. by @1722waggonway.bsky.social ) alongside the 18th century manuscripts which were included in the the excellent display on Scottish railway history at the National Records of Scotland!
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Two of our editors gave a talk on the 2022 Dickson Journals volume at the National Records of Scotland yesterday! For details of our publications: www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk
@edbethune.bsky.social @mchapelproject.bsky.social @1722waggonway.bsky.social
@edbethune.bsky.social @mchapelproject.bsky.social @1722waggonway.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Two of our editors gave a talk on the 2022 Dickson Journals volume at the National Records of Scotland yesterday! For details of our publications: www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk
@edbethune.bsky.social @mchapelproject.bsky.social @1722waggonway.bsky.social
@edbethune.bsky.social @mchapelproject.bsky.social @1722waggonway.bsky.social
FREE guided walk this weekend!
Learn how Cockenzie Harbour was built, with guide Malcolm Priestley, who has uncovered letters between HF Cadell and Robert Stevenson, adding a personal touch to this amazing piece of local history.
Find us at West Harbour Rd.
Email info@1722waggonway.co.uk to book
Learn how Cockenzie Harbour was built, with guide Malcolm Priestley, who has uncovered letters between HF Cadell and Robert Stevenson, adding a personal touch to this amazing piece of local history.
Find us at West Harbour Rd.
Email info@1722waggonway.co.uk to book
August 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
FREE guided walk this weekend!
Learn how Cockenzie Harbour was built, with guide Malcolm Priestley, who has uncovered letters between HF Cadell and Robert Stevenson, adding a personal touch to this amazing piece of local history.
Find us at West Harbour Rd.
Email info@1722waggonway.co.uk to book
Learn how Cockenzie Harbour was built, with guide Malcolm Priestley, who has uncovered letters between HF Cadell and Robert Stevenson, adding a personal touch to this amazing piece of local history.
Find us at West Harbour Rd.
Email info@1722waggonway.co.uk to book
🚨26/27 JULY OPENING 🚨
🕛 We are open both 12-4 Sat & Sun this week!
📍 Find us at West Harbour Road, Cockenzie Harbour, EH32 0HX
👨💻 Website👇
www.1722waggonway.co.uk/museum
🕛 We are open both 12-4 Sat & Sun this week!
📍 Find us at West Harbour Road, Cockenzie Harbour, EH32 0HX
👨💻 Website👇
www.1722waggonway.co.uk/museum
July 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
🚨26/27 JULY OPENING 🚨
🕛 We are open both 12-4 Sat & Sun this week!
📍 Find us at West Harbour Road, Cockenzie Harbour, EH32 0HX
👨💻 Website👇
www.1722waggonway.co.uk/museum
🕛 We are open both 12-4 Sat & Sun this week!
📍 Find us at West Harbour Road, Cockenzie Harbour, EH32 0HX
👨💻 Website👇
www.1722waggonway.co.uk/museum
We're running a quick crowdfund to raise a few extra pennies for the 2025 Waggonway Dig, coming up in September!
If we can raise £500 before September, it'd make a huge difference. So if you can spare a few quid, click the link and donate! #fundraising #share
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
If we can raise £500 before September, it'd make a huge difference. So if you can spare a few quid, click the link and donate! #fundraising #share
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £500 to help fund the Waggonway Dig 2025 – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to help fund the Waggonway Dig 2025. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We're running a quick crowdfund to raise a few extra pennies for the 2025 Waggonway Dig, coming up in September!
If we can raise £500 before September, it'd make a huge difference. So if you can spare a few quid, click the link and donate! #fundraising #share
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
If we can raise £500 before September, it'd make a huge difference. So if you can spare a few quid, click the link and donate! #fundraising #share
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Had a fine tour of @1722waggonway.bsky.social this afternoon. The weather in Port Seton was favourable and Ed (our guide) was able to describe how the waggonway brought coal from Tranent to the village so they could harvest the salt from the sea. Cockenzie House is nearby, so well worth a trip
July 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Had a fine tour of @1722waggonway.bsky.social this afternoon. The weather in Port Seton was favourable and Ed (our guide) was able to describe how the waggonway brought coal from Tranent to the village so they could harvest the salt from the sea. Cockenzie House is nearby, so well worth a trip
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#OTD (11th July 1728) William Dickson, wright (carpenter) at Cockenzie, recorded that his week’s work for the Winton Estate was only two days, suggesting a patchwork of employment for different employers. www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#OTD (11th July 1728) William Dickson, wright (carpenter) at Cockenzie, recorded that his week’s work for the Winton Estate was only two days, suggesting a patchwork of employment for different employers. www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk
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Edinburgh and East Lothian folk might be interested in this report on the Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway. Despite the title below, the link takes you to the relevant segment @1722waggonway.bsky.social youtu.be/vUyjB84l3G4?...
Mudlarking for London's lost history | Time Team Podcast
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June 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Edinburgh and East Lothian folk might be interested in this report on the Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway. Despite the title below, the link takes you to the relevant segment @1722waggonway.bsky.social youtu.be/vUyjB84l3G4?...
June 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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In East Lothian, @1722waggonway.bsky.social are returning to the site where remains of Scotland's earliest railway were unearthed in 2021 🛤️
Drop in to visit or help at the excavation on 5 and 6 September or enjoy a tour on 7 September: www.digitscotland.com/events/1722-...
#ScotlandDigs2025
Drop in to visit or help at the excavation on 5 and 6 September or enjoy a tour on 7 September: www.digitscotland.com/events/1722-...
#ScotlandDigs2025
June 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In East Lothian, @1722waggonway.bsky.social are returning to the site where remains of Scotland's earliest railway were unearthed in 2021 🛤️
Drop in to visit or help at the excavation on 5 and 6 September or enjoy a tour on 7 September: www.digitscotland.com/events/1722-...
#ScotlandDigs2025
Drop in to visit or help at the excavation on 5 and 6 September or enjoy a tour on 7 September: www.digitscotland.com/events/1722-...
#ScotlandDigs2025
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Yesterday was workshop 3 of our PTAS project on 'Experiencing the Past'. Looking at the materials and techniques of manuscript production. It was so much fun, but I also learned that some of my students are hugely talented, budding scribes and illuminators!
June 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Yesterday was workshop 3 of our PTAS project on 'Experiencing the Past'. Looking at the materials and techniques of manuscript production. It was so much fun, but I also learned that some of my students are hugely talented, budding scribes and illuminators!
EXCITING NEWS!
More to come on this soon, but we're very pleased to announce that we'll be picking up our trowels again in September!
More to come on this soon, but we're very pleased to announce that we'll be picking up our trowels again in September!
June 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
EXCITING NEWS!
More to come on this soon, but we're very pleased to announce that we'll be picking up our trowels again in September!
More to come on this soon, but we're very pleased to announce that we'll be picking up our trowels again in September!
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Had a fantastic day today running an experiential education workshop making salt with Edinburgh Uni students, my co-investigators @bryonycoombs.bsky.social and @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social, and @edbethune.bsky.social of the 1722 Waggonway Project ( @1722waggonway.bsky.social ) at Cockenzie House.
May 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Had a fantastic day today running an experiential education workshop making salt with Edinburgh Uni students, my co-investigators @bryonycoombs.bsky.social and @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social, and @edbethune.bsky.social of the 1722 Waggonway Project ( @1722waggonway.bsky.social ) at Cockenzie House.
As part of our #Railway200 events, we're bringing back our pop-up bar at the Waggonway Shed - great beer in the rustic setting of our workshop at W Harbour Rd, Cockenzie.
Ace beers from Stewart Brewing and Traditional bar games like bagatelle & bar skittles and much more!
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
Ace beers from Stewart Brewing and Traditional bar games like bagatelle & bar skittles and much more!
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
As part of our #Railway200 events, we're bringing back our pop-up bar at the Waggonway Shed - great beer in the rustic setting of our workshop at W Harbour Rd, Cockenzie.
Ace beers from Stewart Brewing and Traditional bar games like bagatelle & bar skittles and much more!
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
Ace beers from Stewart Brewing and Traditional bar games like bagatelle & bar skittles and much more!
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
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The Scottish Record Society publishes a wide range of Scottish records. For an #industrial history example, the Dickson Journals were published in collaboration with the 1722 WHG (@1722waggonway.bsky.social) to mark the 300th anniversary of Scotland's first railway, which carried coal. #Cockenzie
February 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
The Scottish Record Society publishes a wide range of Scottish records. For an #industrial history example, the Dickson Journals were published in collaboration with the 1722 WHG (@1722waggonway.bsky.social) to mark the 300th anniversary of Scotland's first railway, which carried coal. #Cockenzie
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Don’t miss the next 1722 Lecture with Tim Rayner on the building of a working WWI biplane! See @1722waggonway.bsky.social for details.
January 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Don’t miss the next 1722 Lecture with Tim Rayner on the building of a working WWI biplane! See @1722waggonway.bsky.social for details.
We're delighted to announce that our co-written book "SALT: Scotland's Newest Oldest Industry" has been shortlisted in the category of Research Book of the Year!
The winners in each category will be announced on Thursday 28th November.
www.1722waggonway.co.uk/product-page...
The winners in each category will be announced on Thursday 28th November.
www.1722waggonway.co.uk/product-page...
November 17, 2024 at 12:47 PM
We're delighted to announce that our co-written book "SALT: Scotland's Newest Oldest Industry" has been shortlisted in the category of Research Book of the Year!
The winners in each category will be announced on Thursday 28th November.
www.1722waggonway.co.uk/product-page...
The winners in each category will be announced on Thursday 28th November.
www.1722waggonway.co.uk/product-page...