Rachel Pilling
@rachelpilling3.bsky.social
Lancastrian, Historian, site supervisor at Gawthorpe Hall. Views my own
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Want to see something old and gorgeous?
On this occasion it's not us, but this bobby dazzler - The Evidence Chest.
It has quite an interesting story. Join us!
On this occasion it's not us, but this bobby dazzler - The Evidence Chest.
It has quite an interesting story. Join us!
July 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Want to see something old and gorgeous?
On this occasion it's not us, but this bobby dazzler - The Evidence Chest.
It has quite an interesting story. Join us!
On this occasion it's not us, but this bobby dazzler - The Evidence Chest.
It has quite an interesting story. Join us!
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So…about AI’s energy use…
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour
That's a long time in the microwave.
mashable.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So…about AI’s energy use…
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”
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It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business.
My online shop is full of unique Christmas gift ideas.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
December 8, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Hello!
It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business.
My online shop is full of unique Christmas gift ideas.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business.
My online shop is full of unique Christmas gift ideas.
gailmyerscough.co.uk
It's soon to be our Christmas event at Gawthorpe Hall and one of the perks of the job is that I get to decorate with greenery grown in the grounds. Today I made this wreath which will hang under our central chandelier ( it's currently in quarantine for another day for bugs). Will put in place tmrw
November 21, 2024 at 2:54 PM
It's soon to be our Christmas event at Gawthorpe Hall and one of the perks of the job is that I get to decorate with greenery grown in the grounds. Today I made this wreath which will hang under our central chandelier ( it's currently in quarantine for another day for bugs). Will put in place tmrw
For Remembrance Sunday a couple of blogs from Lancashire Museums about the loss of the Kay-Shuttleworth brothers in 1917
lancashiremuseumsstories.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/t...
lancashiremuseumsstories.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/t...
The Kay-Shuttleworth Brothers’ medals
Lancashire County Museum Service curates a variety of military collections, including various objects from vehicles to personal items. These collections are on display across our museums, especiall…
lancashiremuseumsstories.wordpress.com
November 10, 2024 at 11:42 AM
For Remembrance Sunday a couple of blogs from Lancashire Museums about the loss of the Kay-Shuttleworth brothers in 1917
lancashiremuseumsstories.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/t...
lancashiremuseumsstories.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/t...
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I've started a starter pack for academics and organizations focused on the #19th century! I'm sure I have missed many, many people (I was trying to get this started quickly) — comment below if you want to be added.
go.bsky.app/6ZkJ592
go.bsky.app/6ZkJ592
November 8, 2024 at 2:11 PM
I've started a starter pack for academics and organizations focused on the #19th century! I'm sure I have missed many, many people (I was trying to get this started quickly) — comment below if you want to be added.
go.bsky.app/6ZkJ592
go.bsky.app/6ZkJ592
My job today involved this... #Halloween #heritage
October 26, 2024 at 8:23 PM
My job today involved this... #Halloween #heritage
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“Grand Rooms Found in Peru Show an Ancient Culture and a Powerful Woman: Archaeologists have unearthed a richly decorated throne room and a “Hall of the Braided Serpents” from the Moche culture, with clues that a woman may have ruled there more than 1,300 years ago.”
Peru Pañamarca Archaeological Site Finds ‘Hall of the Braided Serpents’
Archaeologists have unearthed a richly decorated throne room and a “Hall of the Braided Serpents” from the Moche culture, with clues that a woman may have ruled there more than 1,300 years ago.
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2024 at 12:44 AM
“Grand Rooms Found in Peru Show an Ancient Culture and a Powerful Woman: Archaeologists have unearthed a richly decorated throne room and a “Hall of the Braided Serpents” from the Moche culture, with clues that a woman may have ruled there more than 1,300 years ago.”
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“Rare court records show how poor women pioneered foster care in 1600s”
Lovely to see some early modern PhD research make the news www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Lovely to see some early modern PhD research make the news www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Rare court records show how poor women pioneered foster care in 1600s
Vital role looking after destitute children gave these women unusual degree of power for the time, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2024 at 7:02 AM
“Rare court records show how poor women pioneered foster care in 1600s”
Lovely to see some early modern PhD research make the news www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Lovely to see some early modern PhD research make the news www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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A useful list of content scrapers to block. They’re a blight on social media.
This is the list bsky.app/profile/did:...
September 19, 2024 at 5:38 PM
A useful list of content scrapers to block. They’re a blight on social media.
Love this recipe, have made it for years. I often swap out the pistachios and add either a Terry's dark chocolate orange or a box of mint Matchmakers or After Eight mints. Also works with a small shot of Baileys too
Hey everyone, Nigella is here 👇 Highly recommend her very simple chocolate pistachio fudge recipe, easily the most compliments I've ever received for my cooking! (Low bar, I know)
www.nigella.com/recipes/choc...
www.nigella.com/recipes/choc...
August 18, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Love this recipe, have made it for years. I often swap out the pistachios and add either a Terry's dark chocolate orange or a box of mint Matchmakers or After Eight mints. Also works with a small shot of Baileys too
I've spent much of the last year having a crash course in #17thCentury history. Gawthorpe Hall's latest exhibition "An Account of Life" uses an incredibly rare source to tell the story of life at the Hall just after it was built. Have a read our blog lancashiremuseumsstories.wordpress.com
Stories from Lancashire Museums
The stories behind our historic Lancashire museums collections
lancashiremuseumsstories.wordpress.com
July 27, 2024 at 1:09 PM
I've spent much of the last year having a crash course in #17thCentury history. Gawthorpe Hall's latest exhibition "An Account of Life" uses an incredibly rare source to tell the story of life at the Hall just after it was built. Have a read our blog lancashiremuseumsstories.wordpress.com
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Charles Barry, the architect of the new Houses of Parliament, died #OnThisDay 1860. He knew Westminster well, having been born and raised there, as this guest blog from Caroline Shenton explains: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/a... #19thC
A Westminster Boy Made Good: Charles Barry (1795-1860)
Caroline Shenton won the Political Book of the Year Award in 2013 with The Day Parliament Burned Down and its sequel Mr Barry’s War is published this month. In this guest post she reflects on an ofte...
victoriancommons.wordpress.com
May 12, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Charles Barry, the architect of the new Houses of Parliament, died #OnThisDay 1860. He knew Westminster well, having been born and raised there, as this guest blog from Caroline Shenton explains: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/a... #19thC
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The History Department at the University of York is excited to launch a new PhD by Practice - a route for anyone with significant experience of public history practice or research in museums, archives, heritage organisations, the media or education.
york.
www.york.ac.uk/history/stud...
york.
www.york.ac.uk/history/stud...
PhD in History by Practice - Department of History, University of York
Our PhD in History by Practice is an innovative route for anyone with significant experience of public history practice or research in a range of settings such as in museums, archives, heritage organi...
www.york.ac.uk
January 23, 2024 at 4:22 PM
The History Department at the University of York is excited to launch a new PhD by Practice - a route for anyone with significant experience of public history practice or research in museums, archives, heritage organisations, the media or education.
york.
www.york.ac.uk/history/stud...
york.
www.york.ac.uk/history/stud...
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I wrote something: “Male Historians Explain Things To Me: masculinity, expertise and the academy”. With a huge debt to Rebecca Solnit, Sara Ahmed, Siri Hustvedt, Professor Lucy Robinson and many other feminists before me.
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
www.manchesterhive.com
January 24, 2024 at 9:38 AM
I wrote something: “Male Historians Explain Things To Me: masculinity, expertise and the academy”. With a huge debt to Rebecca Solnit, Sara Ahmed, Siri Hustvedt, Professor Lucy Robinson and many other feminists before me.
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...
In 1610, a sheepskin cost 1 shilling #ShuttleworthAccounts
January 12, 2024 at 5:21 PM
In 1610, a sheepskin cost 1 shilling #ShuttleworthAccounts
You can tell much about the wealth of an area by its graveyard. St Nicholas' in Newchurch (Rossendale, not Pendle) has some spectacular 19thC monuments to grief from a small area.
January 11, 2024 at 11:23 AM
You can tell much about the wealth of an area by its graveyard. St Nicholas' in Newchurch (Rossendale, not Pendle) has some spectacular 19thC monuments to grief from a small area.
Happy New Year
January 1, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Happy New Year
The start of my most favourite maintenance job of the year, waxing floors. This is the before... might have to wait a few weeks for the after, the floor in question is 70 feet long
December 20, 2023 at 10:16 AM
The start of my most favourite maintenance job of the year, waxing floors. This is the before... might have to wait a few weeks for the after, the floor in question is 70 feet long
Excited about this exhibition. 4 years of the Shuttleworth Accounts transcribed in full by Dr Isobel Stanton with some great information on the 17th century household and a couple of new mentions of the #PendleWitchTrials #1612. Just need a crash course in context now. twitter.com/LancsMuseums...
December 7, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Excited about this exhibition. 4 years of the Shuttleworth Accounts transcribed in full by Dr Isobel Stanton with some great information on the 17th century household and a couple of new mentions of the #PendleWitchTrials #1612. Just need a crash course in context now. twitter.com/LancsMuseums...
When one line of text in your collaborative research is proof of something that has been assumed but not definite, and also gives great context of presumed guilt, and you can't talk about it until next year... and it's really not what you should be focusing on...
November 26, 2023 at 7:09 AM
When one line of text in your collaborative research is proof of something that has been assumed but not definite, and also gives great context of presumed guilt, and you can't talk about it until next year... and it's really not what you should be focusing on...
Remembering the sacrifice of the Kay-Shuttleworth brothers in WW1 lancashiremuseumsstories.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/t...
November 12, 2023 at 12:25 PM
Remembering the sacrifice of the Kay-Shuttleworth brothers in WW1 lancashiremuseumsstories.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/t...
This was my day yesterday x.com/LancsMuseums...
October 31, 2023 at 2:23 PM
This was my day yesterday x.com/LancsMuseums...
New on here so will fumble around a while 'til it makes sense. Currently researching early 17th century Lancs, food and witches for an exhibition next year.
October 30, 2023 at 6:39 PM
New on here so will fumble around a while 'til it makes sense. Currently researching early 17th century Lancs, food and witches for an exhibition next year.