When we enter a conversation and no one is talking about military history:
07.03.2026 16:46
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When we enter a conversation and no one is talking about military history:
Researcher Geoff takes a moment to read in the #WWI trench. Happy #WorldBookDay!
All books in this video are available in the shop. @tonypickford.bsky.social @thehistoryguy.bsky.social
Julius woke up in modern day Deva (Chester) and is a little confused! Military life has changed quite a bit.
#militarymuseum #chester #romanchester #militarylife
Charlie is preparing the troops! He has to make sure they're in fighting shape before they join you at home. Little Charlies are available for £6 each.
#militarymuseum #militarylife #cheshire #britishgrenadiers
It was really nice to meet the brothers, Jack and David, of ex WO2 Pete Hennegan (Cheshire Regt) today.
The Hennegan family wanted their brothers medals and a few pictures of him displayed in the Museum.
It will be an honour to do so. Thank you for thinking of us, it is very much appreciated.
Since #WutheringHeights is all the rage right now, we thought we'd share what was happening outside the moors.
#wutheringheightsmovie #cheshire #militarymuseum
Take a look in our Sweetheart Cabinet for a few love stories this #valentinesday.
#militarymuseum #chester #militarylifestyle
Charlie bear in a saddle, held by a soldier mannequin
Charlie has been caught at his riding lesson. Is he training to ride Private Derby? The regimental ram mascot? He's excited to meet him one day! 🐏
#militarymuseum #chester #cheshire
12th February 1940
British minesweeper HMS Gleaner sinks German U-boat U-33 in the Firth of Forth, capturing Enigma machine rotors.
Green t shirt with Cheshire Regiment symbol on left breast
Back of dark green shirt. Army in black lettering
New comfy cotton t-shirts on trial in the museum gift shop! Look stylish while promenading around town in comfort. @rachaeleelmy.bsky.social #militarylife #giftshop #militarymuseum
I acquired both and still chose history! 🤣
It’s time to start thinking about who your #valentine will be. Will it be Tommy?
#TFW you could’ve gotten the maths hyper fixation but you got the history one instead 🫠
The museum's favourite bear went for a walk around Chester! #Chester #Charlie #Museums #Brodyquest
You never know what you could find in a wood chipper! Any #French speakers who could help us out?
#FridayFinds
Ever wonder what would happen if you put a medal through a wood chipper? Alex tells us all about it.
#BeforeAndAfter
Who wore it better?
Check out "White Warrior" by Martin Bell OBE
@overlook.bsky.social @wearechester.bsky.social
#SpringEquinox 🌞
One of my favourite snippets of Welsh folklore 🔮
In some parts of Wales, daffodils are known as 'babies' bells.' People say that only infants and very young children can hear them ringing 🛎
#Wales #History
💻New archived lecture on YouTube! 📺
The RAF Museum has published The Influence of the Butt Report & Boulogne-Billancourt Raid on Policy Change. 🎤
Dr Stephen Moore explores how a 1941 report reshaped RAF bombing strategy. ✈️💥
📺 Watch now at bit.ly/41EoljL
#RAFMuseum #WWIIHistory #Aviation
📢 New display now open at the RAF Museum London!
Marking the 80th anniversary of the Long March, it features items from Sgt George Thomson, a WWII POW forced to march in brutal winter conditions. See his diary, logbook & more in Hangar 5.
Full details at: bit.ly/4iFTCts
#WWII #LongMarch
Photograph of a South Asian woman in a white sari with a darker decorated border. Source: The Bystander, 7 August 1901 (British Newspaper Archive)
Did you know there are now more female than male doctors in the UK for the first time since records began?
Dr Amai Cooper was the first Indian doctor in the UK and was a GP on Ilford High Road from 1906-1916.
Meet more of Redbridge’s Wonder Women in our exhibition: visionrcl.org.uk/exhibitions/...
Out with the old and in with the new! A brand-new exhibit is ready to rise and shine. Can you guess what it is?
Special delivery! A special care package display is now ready to view in the medal room. See anything familiar?
The front cover of the book 'Convict love tokens' edited by Michele Field and Timothy Millett. The cover is in brown tones with the title over an image of tokens laid haphazardly one on top of another.
The book 'Convict Love Tokens' from our #LocalStudies library describes the tokens British convicts often made before their transportation to Australia. An informative and touching book.
#EYALove #history #LocalHistory
Group Captain Gilbert Insall, VC, MC
🗣️Don't miss our Lunchtime Lecture! 📅 Tues, 4 March 2025, 12 PM on Crowdcast:
✨ The Madness of Courage – The extraordinary story of Group Captain Gilbert Insall, VC 🏅 MC 💪.
WWI aviation feats ✈️, daring escapes & true heroism!
Register now: 🔗 www.crowdcast.io/c/lll-2025-i...
Happy #AppreciateADragonDay! Here we have a cigar lighter, complete with an antelope horn tail
A bronze muzzle loaded gun, mounted on a wooden carriage.
A closeup of a bronze leopard (actually a lioness) dolphin, or lifting lug, on a cannon from the Mary Rose. It looks a bit like a hippo, if the above description wasn't confusing enough.
This 2,463kg (5,430lb) cannon, found on the Mary Rose, was decorated with detailed sculptured leopards on the dolphins either side of this beast - a Tudor weapon of mass destruction, made to look beautiful.
This post was written by Will, who is doing work experience with us this week.
The museum is open rain, snow, or shine! While there is quite a dusting of snow on the ground, we keep marching on. How do you spend a snow day?
Some appropriately seasonal weather for our Bosnia Command Post display. @cheshiremilitary.bsky.social
