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Archive Service for ‪@huddersfielduni.bsky.social‬. Home to the archives of @therfl.bsky.social, England Netball, Sound and Music, Labour history, @brassbandsengland.bsky.social and many more

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We've been admiring some lovely autumnal patterns in the Gleneden Post-War Design Archive (GNL). 🍂😍

The designs come in a wide range of colours and patterns, perfect for Art & Design students looking for inspiration for their next creative project!

#design #textiles #archive
Yellow, orange and brown floral pattern. Leaf pattern painted black with orange shading. Yellow and brown floral pattern. Leaf pattern painted white on an orange background.
September 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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'Tis Autumn! And you can find autumnal tunes throughout our collections, from dance band, to brass band, to British contemporary 🎵🍂✨

Pictured:
Geraldo's ‘Tis Autumn [BDB]
Janet Beat's Harmony in Autumn [BMC]
J. A. Greenwood's Autumn Echoes [BBA]
Elgar's Song for Autumn [BMC]

heritagequay.org/music
A record of 'Tis Autumn in a red cardboard sleeve, surrounded by sheet music. A record of 'Tis Autumn on top of a red cardboard sleeve, surrounded by sheet music.
September 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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!SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!

From today @heritage_quay is moving to a new email address ✉(heritagequay@h.ac.uk) for all our enquiries.

Please update your address books, contacts and listings accordingly.
September 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!

The @heritage_quay office is closed this week as we undertake important collections work and we will be reopen on Tuesday 26 August.

Visitors need not fear: the Big Curvy Screen and our fascinating exhibition: The Town That Taught Itself are open as usual.
August 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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🎓Congratulations to the #ClassOf2025 @huddersfielduni.bsky.social!

Graduation is a moment to remember, even more so here at Heritage Quay where we have mementos from the last 50 years of graduation ceremonies!

For more on university history, check out our current exhibition 📜🔍

#HudGrad #HuDUni
Award ceremony programmes from 1995, 2013 and 2015 laid out on a black background with a prop graduation scroll. The programmes are different shades of blue and one has a photo of graduates throwing their caps.
July 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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We were delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal to the archive earlier this week.

We shared some of the amazing stories from our exhibition, The Town That Taught Itself, before she was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate for her services to the arts.
July 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Sometimes archive materials need a bit of TLC. At last week's conservation training day with West Yorkshire Archive Service, our team practiced everything from dealing with water damage to - our favourite - cleaning items with smoke sponges ✨

#Archives #Conservation #Cleaning #Satisfying
July 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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We've been busy cataloguing the Huddersfield Textile Society Archive (HTS) which is now on the catalogue! We couldn’t miss an opportunity to show off how lovely the Membership Handbooks look in their bundles. Explore the archive here: heritagequay.org/archives/HTS/

#textile #collection #archive
A box of bundles of Huddersfield Textile Society membership handbooks wrapped in archival tape. A pair of hands holding the bundle of Huddersfield Textile Society membership handbooks over a table. A bundle of Huddersfield Textile Society membership handbooks being wrapped in archival tape by an archive assistant.
July 8, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Ever wondered how vinyls are digitised? Here one of our Archive Assistants is using digital preservation equipment to create an access copy of some Turkish Village Music from 1972 (EMC/18-37) for a research appointment. Discover our music collections here: heritagequay.org/music/
#archives #music
An archives assistant placing a vinyl on a record player which is on a desk. A close up of a vinyl on a record player. The vinyl is black with a light blue label in the centre.
June 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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ICYMI our new exhibition, The Town That Taught Itself is now open!

Visit Mon-Fri 9am-5pm to explore the rich history of the @huddersfielduni.bsky.social including the history of teacher training, music, art and much much more.

Free entry and no need to book

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Photograph of a book on display in an exhibition case Photograph of a person looking at a timeline poster Photograph of three documents on display in a case Photograph of a flier saying "Show show show" on display in a case
May 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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What was the news in the Colne Valley 100 years ago today? Odd vegetables and prosthetics for dogs apparently! We hold almost 80 years of local history in the Colne Valley Guardian [YOR/SER/CVG] (1897– 1976). Book a visit here: heritagequay.org/research

#LocalHistory #ColneValley #OnThisDay
The spines of large thin books stacked on top of each other in black, blue and red, with showing the dates 1954-63 in gilded numbers. Some are wrapped in white archival paper. Two articles side by side entitled ‘Some Uncommon Vegetables’ and ‘Aluminium leg for a terrier.’ The front page of the Colne Valley Guardian, 29th May 1925, showing a range of adverts.
May 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Last week we hosted a screening of the new documentary 'Rounders: Britain’s Best Kept Sporting Secret' with Rounders England. We were thrilled to take part and share some highlights from the RE Archive here at @heritagequay.bsky.social

Watch it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLW....
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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IMPORTANT SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

From the week commencing 28 April 2025 we are amending our operating hours.  

We will now be open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and closed on weekends.
April 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Keep an eye out for Member No 1374: The Tetley (tea) brothers!
April 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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We found the First Five! As part of the development of our next exhibition we have named @huddersfielduni's founding members for the first time since the 1840s. www.hud.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

Find out more here heritagequay.org/2025/04/the-...

#research #education #history #heritage #archives
Photograph of handwritten document listing 6 names Front cover of book with the following text "Huddersfield Mechanics' Institution Members Names"
April 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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The beautiful front cover of Cassell's Popular Natural History! [LSS/19] This fourth volume focussing on reptiles, insects and aquatic life can be found in our Lumbutts Sunday School Library collection and features hundreds of engravings from the late 1800s.

#EarthDay #NaturalHistory #Archives
The front cover of a large green leather book with an intricate illustration of a turtle embossed in gold. An engraving of a great Japanese salamander drinking from a pool, hand coloured in blue, yellow and pink.
April 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Now available to read: the 'George Report'.

We have recently hosted a placement student who has been helping us improve our knowledge of University of Huddersfield's administrative history.

Read about his experience here:
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Person standing behind a trolley reading a book which is on the top of the trolley
April 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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And we're back! The website is now back online
April 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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We are about to undertake some maintenance of our website so if you were planning on paying a visit please give us a few minutes. Normal service will resume shortly.
April 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Spring has officially arrived at Heritage Quay! 🌻
These yellow #designs from the Gleneden Post-War Design Archive (GLN) we feel capture the vibrant colours of spring flowers. Find more information about the collection here: heritagequay.org/archives/GLN/
3 designs of flower prints. The design on the top left shows bright yellow outlines of flowers on a white background. The design on the bottom left shows dark yellow painted flowers with stripes on a light yellow background. The design on the right shows bright yellow, orange and light pink painted flowers with swirling patterns on a white background.
April 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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We are currently working hard on the development of our summer exhibition: The Town that Taught Itself, which celebrates 200 years of technical education in #huddersfield.

Watch out for more information about the exhibition over the next few weeks www.heritagequay.org/education

#engagementmonday
Front cover of a book called "Huddersfield Technical School Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition 1883 Official Catalogue"
April 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Our run of acquiring amazing new collections continues! This beautiful self-portrait of Sally Jerome was added to her archive this week.

Sally Jerome's life story features in our current exhibition, which is free to visit and on until late May.
April 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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We made a handy guide a while back...
April 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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This #WorldTheatreDay we’ve been looking at ribbons and badges from Huddersfield Musical Theatre Company productions across the years [MTC/4/1].

Explore local theatre collections in our catalogue, from the Lawrence Batley to Patrick Stewart: heritagequay.org/theatre/

#Archives #MusicalTheatre
A collection of colourful ribbons and badges laid out on a light brown surface. Badges read 'Guys and Dolls,' 'Me and My Girl,' 'So who's an ugly duckling' and 'Mikado' with dates going back to 1921.
March 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Come to Heritage Quay this time next week for our 'Becoming Sally Jerome' curators tour. Free, fun and full of facts!

Details here:

heritagequay.org/events/becom...

#archive #huddersfield #whatson #art #heritage
Four images, top left and bottom right black and white photos of a person. Other quadrants artworks depicting street scenes. Four images, top left and bottom right black and white photos of a person. Other quadrants artworks depicting street scenes. Four images, top left and bottom right black and white photos of a person. Other quadrants artworks
March 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM