Today’s theme for #ArchiveAdventCalendar is #FestiveClothes and we found this lady in La Belle assemblee, 1808, in a luxurious fur trimmed red coat and hat set that reminds us of a certain bearded gentleman’s outfit 🎅

The theme for #ArchiveAdventCalendar today is snow. We've already had some (briefly) in #Saltaire this year. Here is one of the lions outside Victoria Hall coated in the stuff. (Image by Saltaire Daily Photo).

#chimney for ARA Scotland #ArchiveAdventCalendar . Cox's Stack in Lochee, Dundee, and a smaller later one in Bradford.

#ArchiveAdventCalendar themed photo for #Snow ❄! train caught in snowdrift near Glynn, Co. Carlow, c1925. 🚂🌨️❄️🌨️ #irishrailarchives

A train station packed with King Edward's School students returning to their families for Christmas, 1939, after being evacuated to Repton, Derbyshire, at the beginning of World War Two #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Family

We've found some good places to look for #Presents for today's #ArchiveAdventCalendar 🎁😊

#Santa arrives on her horse-drawn chariot this year with a corncucopia of #presents . #ChristmasCard designed by dmuleicester alumnus Albert Christopherson, 1960.

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We’ve shared a few 📸 of #santa at GRI already

Courtesy of RCPSG Heritage here it is again Santa’s visit in 1920 (Matron Jane Melrose also pictured), members of the team from OPS who do a great job with the festivities 🎅🎄🎁🥰 & Santa with Kipper 🐶💗

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#MerryChristmas to you all, from all of us at Derbyshire Record Office!

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Royal Infirmary of #Edinburgh nurses standing on the staircase holding #candles at Christmas for Carol singing, 1967. 🕯️🎄

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For #ArchiveAdventCalendar Day 16 #Angels , mym's gorgeous photo of one of #Glasgow Cathedral's angels 👼🐦🌳🔔🐟

This #Santa bubble bath was on sale for Christmas at Sainsbury's in 1987. It's probably my favourite thing I've posted for the whole of #ArchiveAdventCalendar

Mid 17th century trade token, worth a farthing, issued at the Angel tavern in Billiter Lane, London (now Billiter Street). #ArchiveAdventCalendar #Angels

Layton Collection on loan at the Museum of London. collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/online/object/…

Abandoned Avoca Mining Company works in Co. Wicklow, complete with stone/brick chimneys📸@ Ballymurtagh, c1955; #archive #chimney snap for #ArchiveAdventCalendar !

Plenty of #coal and time for a cuppa on a CIÉ 'Race Special' to Dublin, pictured @ Naas, Co.Kildare (April 1956) 📸🚂 today's #archive themed photo for #ArchiveAdventCalendar ! #irishrailarchives

This is the #IsleOfMan home of John Kennish (d.1906), known locally as 'Jackie Ballure' and 'Old Pete'. His cottage was once a popular postcard subject. On these long winter nights, we wouldn't mind sitting down by the choillagh (fireplace) here! #WarmFire #ArchiveAdventCalendar

Today in the northern hemisphere we celebrate #winter solstice . From now on we're galloping toward longer days, springtime & rebirth all symbolised with our beloved #festivelights . College of Art Diaries, 1950.
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#ArchiveAdventCalendar 🎅 #Santa Claus distributing festive cheer at Jenner's Department Store in Edinburgh, 1954 📸 ow.ly/Ugfp50Qgtjy

Wishing a very happy and #MerryChristmas to all our followers. We hope you have a restful and enjoyable day.

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The Sainsbury's design team made a feature of the #Candles on this tree on the cover of the December 1960 in house magazine - JS Journal.

These are all digitised in full on our website:
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