AHRC-funded research project based at Swansea University investigating the impact of the steel industry on people and communities in twentieth-century Wales.
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You can catch me on this podcast episode today at 1.45pm: BBC Radio 4 - Past Forward: A Century of Sound, Save our Steelworks bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015vl…
New podcast alert! 'Making Light Work' explores personal memories of workplace social life. Listen here:
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Huge thanks to Carnival Content and everyone who contributed to making this @SwanUniArchives @BeingHumanFest @MuBuMiner @GemmaAlmond @swminerslibrary
Came across this while re-reading a 1950 article about steel industry statistics and seems fitting to share on International Women's Day. See very last line! Proof if any were needed of the invisibility of women in the historical record
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In the current issue:
"What future, if any, should our steelworks buildings have after closure?"
#deindustrialisation #heritage #identity #loss
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The Guildhall in the City has a tiny stain glass window about planners
Great interview with Shaun Tobin, explaining the link between steel, Richard Burton and an iconic 10km road race, still going strong after almost 40 years.
If you don’t know anything about the infamous @richburton10k take a look at this Facebook video live from the event. Hear all about its history and meet the organisers, fundraisers, runners and people from the community #inspiring fb.watch/97E-KzVd4U/
Doesn't seem like 20 years ago. RIP
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🚨 *Registration Extended Until Friday!*
🎙️ Talk and record session. Suitable for adults currently/ formerly employed in industrial or manufacturing jobs
📅 Tuesday 16 November 10am-12pm
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@BeingHumanFest @swminerslibrary @The_Waterfront @SwanseaUni
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NEW BLOG POST!
An accident, an amputation & a lot of port - how can we find out more about the experience of treating accidents?
@Sally_Shearn explores in today's blog post, drawing on records from @UoYBorthwick:
railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/…
#Twitterstorians #DisabilityHistory
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Career changes don't come much bigger than Ellie's! With a languages degree, Ellie worked abroad but is now a shift manager in our Energy Operations team. Why did she make such a huge change? And how has Ellie found her career in #steel? Read her story ow.ly/LX4650Gvg81
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Don’t forget! It’s Port Talbot Superhero Day this Monday 25th October!
Join us as Batman brings his Batmobile to town with a whole bunch of his superhero friends! On from 10:30am til 2:30pm in Bethany Square 🦸
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And now we have a book cover!
Special thanks to the patternmaker Stephen Smith for the beautiful photograph of discarded industrial patterns
(Not my choice of block colour but that's what they use for the whole series) springer.com/gp/book/9783030…
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99 years ago #OTD workers at the Northburn Steel Works' Bar Mill, Coatbridge, posed for this group photograph. #ExploreYourArchive
Really looking forward to this (in-person!) event, with colleagues from @SwanUniArchives
Participant numbers are limited, so if you'd like to be involved, please register soon.
This sounds like a great project. We look forward to hearing more...
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Today the Social Worlds of Steel project says goodbye to the wonderful @GemmaAlmond who has been a superb project research assistant for us over the past seven months. Thank you Gemma, for being such a splendid colleague and champion of steel history and heritage
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'Dorman Gone but the future of Teesside’s steel heritage can still be positive'
After a turbulent fortnight, my @TheNorthernEcho article on emotions around loss of the Dorman Long Tower and suggestions on future directions for Teesside's steel heritage: thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/1… – at Middlesbrough, England
