Accommodation for unmarried officers has always been a major feature of Met history, both built into police stations and as separate 'section houses'. From 1919 onwards section houses for women were added, such as Pembridge Hall in Bayswater (pictured). #HBAHHome #HistDay20

Here at History Of Parliament's House of Lords 1660-1832 section we are researching the upper house of #Parliament from Restoration to Reform. We have so far published 700+ articles on lords up to the death of Q Anne; look out for our work on another 900 through the #18thcentury
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The Overseas & Defence Team The National Archives covers anything diplomatic, colonial, military or relating to intelligence from 1782 to present day. It’s the team of far away and secret stuff 🕵️‍♀️🌴 #HistDay20

#histday20 These itemswere made by my 4th grt uncle Thomas Patterson of Sheriff Hill Pottery #gateshead made about 1830. Sourced them from local collector when discovered my potter ancestor, 1 of many potters around R Tyne then when #Gateshead becoming much industrialised.

Loved the #Histday20 . As promised here is the truncheon with a closeup of the painting. Think it's from mid-1800 & issued to a Special Constable in Greenock. ⁦Institute of Historical Research⁩ ⁦Senate House Library⁩

Did we mention just how beautiful this manuscript is? 😍 Our 'Derrotero' (or 'rutter' in English) even has silver and gold leaf applied to some of its details, suggesting it was a very expensive commission. The intricately-drawn ships are some of our favourites! ⛵⚓ #HistDay20

History Day features at #RLUK21 ! Kate Wilcox and I are really excited to be giving a lightening talk today on how we took #HistDay20 online last year. If you're at the RLUK conference join us to find out more from 3pm

This J Lyons & Co dish & teaspoon represent my family & #LocalHistory . Lyons Corner Houses were #London institutions in the C20th. They were also part of my Dad's migration story, as he came to London in the 50s & was a Lyons waiter #HistDay20 #ShowAndTell #LyonsCornerHouse

LAUNCH: Based on oral testimonies of a Muslim African and Afro-Caribbean community in London, this digital booklet shares memories & experience of life in London from 1960 - 2018 bit.ly/BMHDIGITAL #BlackHistoryMonthUK #EducationForAll #histday20 #historyteacher #heritage

Happy #HistDay20 ! We've developed & combined techniques in traditional conservation, digitisation & digital preservation so that some of the nation's treasures are available online for all! These include the Laws of Hywel Dda. Sally McInnes explains how 👉historycollections.blogs.sas.ac.uk/discover-colle…

Inspectors in charge of a station would often live 'above the shop', like Sub Divisional Inspector Robert Pettit at Clapham Common and Abbeville SNT in 1911 with his wife and eight children, their birthplaces giving an insight into his past service across five Met divisions. #HBAHHome #HistDay20

Today I'm taking part in #HistDay20 with The National Archives Research. I manage the Visual Collections team and we deal with design, photographs, art, architecture and film records. We many copyright registration records including Christopher Dresser designs like this wallpaper.

We pick up where our Georgian Lords colleagues finish in 1832 & move to the lower house of #Parliament . We're currently working on the period 1832-68, with 2,591 MPs (sitting in 3 different Commons chambers) & 401 constituencies over the course of 9 general elections. #HistDay20

An early form of healthcare for the poor in West Cumbria: the Whitehaven Dispensary was founded in 1783 and provided medicine and surgery for the poor, especially the long-term sick. See an example of the fascinating annual reports at #WhitehavenArchives #HistDay20

Here are 4 of my favourite records: an aerial photo of Samarra, Iraq (OS 1/384); a sketch of the fort at Kut before the attack (CAB 45/36); some WW1 propaganda directed at Ottoman soldiers (FO 395/152); & a chocolate grenade (KV 4/284) #HistDay20

My favourite document is a census of Venice dated 1587 (SP 9/203/1). We only have it because a Secretary of State, was an avid collector. It doesn’t list names, but is a head count of nobles, citizens, artisans, ‘putti’ (children), priests and Jews. #HistDay20

My grandfather’s diary 1926 - 1932. #HistDay20 Centre for the History of People Place & Community. In Nov 1932 taking his dog Wriggles to the vet for eczema “which was causing all the smell” and inspecting “television (Baird) apparatus.” at Ramsgate Trades Exhibition #familyhistory . Bonus Wriggles picture. #PetHistory

Sorry I couldn’t join. One of the first really interesting Loughborough Road residents I found that has sparked a whole #Brixton #musichall project. #ShowAndTell #HistDay20

If anyone would be interested in writing something for the SocialHistorySociety Community Exchange about their public and community history work or experiences of co-production (essentially working outside academia) then please feel free to get in touch! #HistDay20

#Rillington #OnePlaceStudy had many brick pits where two-tone Flemish bond #bricks were made for the local community. Here is a brick stamp and an example of the brickwork at the former Royal Oak Pub, now a dwelling. See you at 4pm! #ShowAndTell #HistDay20 #LocalHistory objects.