Tim Powell
@tepowell.bsky.social
Places of Deposit Manager at UK National Archives. Interests in archives, aircraft, hillforts, Warwickshire CCC and AFC Wimbledon.
The Christmas season must have started. At St Stephen's Church, Bath, for a performance of Messiah.
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The Christmas season must have started. At St Stephen's Church, Bath, for a performance of Messiah.
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From hospital records to family papers, collections give unique insights into health across time and place.
But they don’t just have historical value. Collections have incredible potential for discovery research – and we need to unlock it.
Learn more in our report: wellcome.org/insights/rep...
But they don’t just have historical value. Collections have incredible potential for discovery research – and we need to unlock it.
Learn more in our report: wellcome.org/insights/rep...
Archives, manuscripts and material culture in health and wellbeing research | Reports | Wellcome
Archives, manuscripts and material culture collections hold profound potential for advancing knowledge about life, health and wellbeing. This report examines how these collections are currently used i...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
From hospital records to family papers, collections give unique insights into health across time and place.
But they don’t just have historical value. Collections have incredible potential for discovery research – and we need to unlock it.
Learn more in our report: wellcome.org/insights/rep...
But they don’t just have historical value. Collections have incredible potential for discovery research – and we need to unlock it.
Learn more in our report: wellcome.org/insights/rep...
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We’re inviting qualified archive professionals, or those with equivalent experience, to join the pool of consultants for the #ArchivesRevealed Scoping Grants funding strand!
Find out more and apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (1/3)
Find out more and apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (1/3)
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We’re inviting qualified archive professionals, or those with equivalent experience, to join the pool of consultants for the #ArchivesRevealed Scoping Grants funding strand!
Find out more and apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (1/3)
Find out more and apply here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (1/3)
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Hi there! We’re the Archive Sector Leadership team at The National Archives UK.
We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more!
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We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more!
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November 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hi there! We’re the Archive Sector Leadership team at The National Archives UK.
We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more!
(1/2)
We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more!
(1/2)
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🎉Another great #wdpd2025 blog — here’s why we preserve 🎉
When records are lost, blurred or inaccessible, residents and citizens lose their right to know how decisions were made and how public money was spent. Read this blog by the Nairobi City County Assembly […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
When records are lost, blurred or inaccessible, residents and citizens lose their right to know how decisions were made and how public money was spent. Read this blog by the Nairobi City County Assembly […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🎉Another great #wdpd2025 blog — here’s why we preserve 🎉
When records are lost, blurred or inaccessible, residents and citizens lose their right to know how decisions were made and how public money was spent. Read this blog by the Nairobi City County Assembly […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
When records are lost, blurred or inaccessible, residents and citizens lose their right to know how decisions were made and how public money was spent. Read this blog by the Nairobi City County Assembly […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Usually with white flowers, this lovely purple Alyssum (or Seaside Lobularia, though a long way from the coast) was an unexpected discovery this lunchtime. I like the pleasing effect of the fallen autumn leaves around the flowers.
#morethanweeds
#morethanweeds
October 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Usually with white flowers, this lovely purple Alyssum (or Seaside Lobularia, though a long way from the coast) was an unexpected discovery this lunchtime. I like the pleasing effect of the fallen autumn leaves around the flowers.
#morethanweeds
#morethanweeds
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"More than just sportswear" - read former MA Heritage & Museum Studies student Stijn van Gerrevink's article on football shirts as heritage:
footballmakeshistory.eu/football-shi...
footballmakeshistory.eu/football-shi...
Football Shirts as Heritage: Archiving Identity - Football Makes History
This article examines the approaches of three English clubs to archiving football shirts, highlighting their heritage value as symbols of identity, memory, and community.
footballmakeshistory.eu
October 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"More than just sportswear" - read former MA Heritage & Museum Studies student Stijn van Gerrevink's article on football shirts as heritage:
footballmakeshistory.eu/football-shi...
footballmakeshistory.eu/football-shi...
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Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!
When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age
Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!
An early atumn sighting this afternoon of Purple Toadsflax. Very good for bees. #morethanweeds
September 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
An early atumn sighting this afternoon of Purple Toadsflax. Very good for bees. #morethanweeds
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Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London.
🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
Migration Museum Walking Tour
Discover 2000 years of migration history, following the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London.
🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025
🕜 1.30–3pm
📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL
🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
I found these sunflowers apparently growing wild in a back alley (though I wonder if they could have been planted to bring some joy to passers by). Magnificent. #morethanweeds
August 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I found these sunflowers apparently growing wild in a back alley (though I wonder if they could have been planted to bring some joy to passers by). Magnificent. #morethanweeds
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Yikes - the land surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant is up for sale!
Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy
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Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy
wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f... wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f...
August 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Yikes - the land surrounding the Cerne Abbas Giant is up for sale!
Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy
wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f... wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f...
Lot 1 is top-quality chalk downland bursting with wildflowers & butterflies - orchids, skippers… going for £950k. It absolutely needs to be preserved. Hope the NT or similar can buy
wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f... wdcdn.co/media/pdf/0f...
A view of Dumbarton Rock, site of a hillfort from the Iron Age to the early middle ages, taken from the paddle steamer Waverley #HillfortsWednesday
August 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A view of Dumbarton Rock, site of a hillfort from the Iron Age to the early middle ages, taken from the paddle steamer Waverley #HillfortsWednesday
A gentle evening stroll round the pleasant back streets of east Cambridge #UnconfinedWalks
A fine cat, the photo doesn't do her/him justice, and some rogue Bladder Senna probably escaped from someone's garden #morethanweeds.
A fine cat, the photo doesn't do her/him justice, and some rogue Bladder Senna probably escaped from someone's garden #morethanweeds.
July 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A gentle evening stroll round the pleasant back streets of east Cambridge #UnconfinedWalks
A fine cat, the photo doesn't do her/him justice, and some rogue Bladder Senna probably escaped from someone's garden #morethanweeds.
A fine cat, the photo doesn't do her/him justice, and some rogue Bladder Senna probably escaped from someone's garden #morethanweeds.
Astonishing win for Warwickshire, coming from nearly 400 behind to beat the old rivals
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County Championship: Warwickshire chase down 393 to beat Worcestershire in thriller
Warwickshire complete the third highest run chase in their history as they score 396-3 to beat local rivals Worcestershire at Edgbaston.
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July 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Astonishing win for Warwickshire, coming from nearly 400 behind to beat the old rivals
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
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Our annual conference this year is on the theme of digitisation in archives of religion and belief. It's at The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social on 2 October, booking details below:
#RAG2025
ticketlab.app/event/31944-...
#RAG2025
ticketlab.app/event/31944-...
Religious Archives Group Conference 2025
. Booking is now open for this year’s Religious Archives Group conference on the theme of digitisation in archives of religion and belief.We will hear about three recent digitisation projects:Th...
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July 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our annual conference this year is on the theme of digitisation in archives of religion and belief. It's at The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social on 2 October, booking details below:
#RAG2025
ticketlab.app/event/31944-...
#RAG2025
ticketlab.app/event/31944-...
Back from a Bath Theatre School production of Les Miserables. Stupendous performances, wonderful acting, and the passionate way schoolchildren played the 'schoolboys' dying on the barricades for a better world was so moving. A nice red (appropriate) wine to recover my composure #ConfinedCocktails
July 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Back from a Bath Theatre School production of Les Miserables. Stupendous performances, wonderful acting, and the passionate way schoolchildren played the 'schoolboys' dying on the barricades for a better world was so moving. A nice red (appropriate) wine to recover my composure #ConfinedCocktails
Not many new #morethanweeds on recent walks so pleased to see some Great Willowherb this morning, seemingly strung from nothing.
July 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Not many new #morethanweeds on recent walks so pleased to see some Great Willowherb this morning, seemingly strung from nothing.
A glass of Muscadet, with next door's cat Piper for company. #ConfinedCocktails
July 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A glass of Muscadet, with next door's cat Piper for company. #ConfinedCocktails
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We're proud to support new sensory workshops at The National Archives for students who are blind or partially sighted. Learn more: nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/se... Thanks to the Powell Family Foundation, the Edith Murphy Foundation and the Spectacle Makers' Charity for their generosity.
July 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We're proud to support new sensory workshops at The National Archives for students who are blind or partially sighted. Learn more: nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/se... Thanks to the Powell Family Foundation, the Edith Murphy Foundation and the Spectacle Makers' Charity for their generosity.
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#DidYouKnow that the earliest document held by Kent Archives is quite possibly the oldest possessed by any county repository in the United Kingdom? 📜👀
It's a charter issued by King Wihtred granting freedom from taxation to the churches and monasteries of #Kent, AD 699
☟ See U140/T1: bit.ly/4lioB0h
It's a charter issued by King Wihtred granting freedom from taxation to the churches and monasteries of #Kent, AD 699
☟ See U140/T1: bit.ly/4lioB0h
![Shown here is a charter issued by King Wihtred (c.670 – 23rd April 725) granting freedom from taxation to the churches and monasteries of Kent, AD 699 [ref. U140/T1]
Dated at Cilling, the witnesses include Archbishop Berhtuuald; Gemmund, Bishop of Rochester; Tobias (Gemmund's successor); and Hadrian, described as 'indignus monachus' – a colleague and advisor of Theodore of Tarsus, a former Archbishop of Canterbury.
This charter was purchased by Sir Albert Stern at Sotheby's in 1946, for presentation to the county. Some information as to its previous history can be gained from its endorsements. It was sold by Messrs Puttick, auctioneers, in 1861 and purchased by Sir Thomas Phillipps. Prior to this it was probably in the Surrenden Dering collection for 200 years – Dering's ownership indicated by marks of a saltire cross in a circle and a Greek letter Delta. An earlier endorsement, possibly dating to the late 12th century, indicates that it was formerly preserved at Christ Church.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o3vof7rjobhzoxvub42zxtot/bafkreihkns4nrw25pllz3hrvso7gkn3llsmyorhowtp2ymdi7xqupvbcgm@jpeg)
July 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
#DidYouKnow that the earliest document held by Kent Archives is quite possibly the oldest possessed by any county repository in the United Kingdom? 📜👀
It's a charter issued by King Wihtred granting freedom from taxation to the churches and monasteries of #Kent, AD 699
☟ See U140/T1: bit.ly/4lioB0h
It's a charter issued by King Wihtred granting freedom from taxation to the churches and monasteries of #Kent, AD 699
☟ See U140/T1: bit.ly/4lioB0h
Further to my post a couple days ago, on the Salt Path to-do. In the author's defence, there is now this, which it seems only fair to reference. www.raynorwinn.co.uk. I await the court case with interest but more than a little sadness.
Raynor Winn
www.raynorwinn.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Further to my post a couple days ago, on the Salt Path to-do. In the author's defence, there is now this, which it seems only fair to reference. www.raynorwinn.co.uk. I await the court case with interest but more than a little sadness.
#HillfortsWednesday. Hinton Hill, the hillfort at Dyrham, near Bath, suggested as the site for the Battle of Deorham in 577 in which the Britons were decisively defeated.
July 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#HillfortsWednesday. Hinton Hill, the hillfort at Dyrham, near Bath, suggested as the site for the Battle of Deorham in 577 in which the Britons were decisively defeated.
From what I've seen I'm the only person on Bluesky (and quite possibly the entire internet) who read The Salt Path, enjoyed it, and didn't spot they were wrong'uns.
July 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
From what I've seen I'm the only person on Bluesky (and quite possibly the entire internet) who read The Salt Path, enjoyed it, and didn't spot they were wrong'uns.