Prof. Ian Baxter

Underground data fortresses: the nuclear bunkers, mines and mountains being transformed to protect our ‘new gold’ from attack Bunkers, bomb shelters, mines and mountains all play critical roles protecting against our latest existential threat: the terrifying prospect of data loss.

Interesting article from @uk.theconversation.com on the digital physicality of data - re-use of #heritage structures and literal #digitalarchaeology of the future theconversation.com/underground-...

A nice reflection Leigh, and part of the bigger conversations and research on heritage, place, people, emotion, experience, economy and values (in all their forms) which need to continue.

The Temptation of a Brown Tourist Sign This post looks into the rationale for – and use of – the brown tourism sign.

A nice diversion into tourism signage gardensheritageandplanning.com/2025/09/12/t... #design #transport #heritagesigns #signs #tourism

Sticky end? The British pudding faces extinction, English Heritage warns Not just boiled or steamed desserts in danger, charity finds, households also rarely make fruit pies and crumbles

English Heritage on #heritagehospitality and the demise of #puddings www.theguardian.com/food/2025/au...

Bayeux tapestry set to return to the UK – in medieval times it was like an immersive art installation Medieval people would have interacted with the embroidered players, giving them voice and enabling them to join the conversation.

Bayeux Tapestry as sensory archaeology theconversation.com/bayeux-tapes...

SomeOne gives St John’s College Cambridge a cinematic new identity SomeOne has rebranded St John’s, one of the oldest colleges at Cambridge University. Founded in 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort, the mother of King Henry VII, St John’s alumni include Prime Ministers…

A #highereducation rebrand for St John's College, Cambridge www.designweek.co.uk/someone-give... #heritagebrands #design #Cambridge

Sometimes it's the infrastructure that needs celebrating. #historicenvironment #alsoheritage #heritage

English Heritage creates exclusive ice cream with UK manufacturer   - Museums + Heritage

Summer time #heritagehospitality from English Heritage. museumsandheritage.com/advisor/post... #heritage #icecream

Would you live in a department store? Thanks to radical redevelopment, you soon can We look inside one of London's hottest real estate trends

Heritage #retail, #heritagehospitality in redesigned department stores covered by @wallpapermag.bsky.social www.wallpaper.com/architecture... #heritage #adaptivereuse #conservation #regeneration

What a 19th-century atlas teaches me about marine ecosystems Historical maps and records from across Europe show just how much oyster beds and other marine habitats have changed over the centuries.

The importance of #History in understanding the marine environment and environmental change theconversation.com/what-a-19th-... #heritage #marine #fishing #ecosystems #conservation @ruththurstan.bsky.social

The Waldorf Astoria: what the history of this legendary hotel says about today’s crisis of the American establishment The Waldorf Astoria Hotel has been shunned by presidents since Barack Obama after it was taken over by Chinese owners.

The Waldorf Astoria - place, politics and people in #heritagehospitality theconversation.com/the-waldorf-...

FT article on St Paul's Cathedral

The #conservation workforce at St Paul's highlighted in the FT today. #heritage #skills #heritageskills #cathedrals @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/4d19...

This... #heritage is for everyone. Especially all the interesting stuff in cupboards.

Well, that's been my view for the last couple of days. #heritage -tastic!

Orkney Museum unveils UK's first AI-powered Viking character The Orkney Museum in Kirkwall, Scotland has opened a new exhibition featuring the UK's first AI-powered Viking character, Ragna.

Orkney #Museum unveils UK’s first AI-powered Viking character blooloop.com/museum/news/... #Vikings #heritage #archaeology

Open Letter to CBA, CIfA, FAME, and UAUK, in relation the Supreme Court Ruling and EHRC Interim Guidance If you are in any way involved in UK Archaeology (in its broadest sense), and you would like to sign this open letter then please fill in GOOGLE FORM LINK. Responses will be manually inputted. The for...

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Please sign this open letter to UK Archaeological associations to urge solidarity with trans archaeologists and action in light of the horrendous EHRC guidance:

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Jeremy Deller’s fake Roman mosaic review – is that a smiley face on the ancient ship’s flag? With its swooping whale, snapping seal and mischievous god, the artist’s tricksy new work, made with Coralie Turpin, is just one of the fun-filled elements of Scarborough’s Wild Eye coastal art trail

Faking the Romans... www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... #heritage #art

Culsh Earth House. Brown sign belligerence and #MoW subtlety in case you can't find it. #heritage #HistoricScotland #heritagesigns

I have to say I can be a little sceptical about bold #heritage #interpretation claims. But it really did take my breath away. Worth remembering that the free smaller sites that we look after at HES can deliver just as much as the bigger ones!

William Morris: new exhibition reveals how Britain’s greatest designer went viral How did this Victorian designer and socialist, known for championing craftsmanship, become an icon of consumer culture?

William Morris: new exhibition reveals how Britain’s greatest designer went viral theconversation.com/william-morr... #design #heritage #museums #exhibition

The 50 best museum cafes in the UK The pioneering V&A tea rooms were designed to draw people into culture, and today these spaces offer more than just sandwiches. Felicity Cloake introduces some of our favourites

Museum cafes.. what more need be said #heritagehospitality www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

Eltham Palace is a heritage site "where art deco meets Henry VIII" Southeast London's Eltham Palace is an unusual marriage of medieval and Tudor architecture and the opulent interior design choices of 1930s millionaires, which forms the next instalment in our Art Dec...

"Where art deco meets Henry VIII" - Eltham Palace #design explored by @dezeen.com www.dezeen.com/2025/03/20/e... #artdeco #heritage #heritagehospitality

So much more to chew over! Glad you enjoyed it.

How the pollution of today will become the ‘technofossils’ of the far future Chickens, concrete, computers and clothes will leave a billion-year mark in the rocks.

How the pollution of today will become the ‘technofossils’ of the far future theconversation.com/how-the-poll... #geology #archaeology #heritagefutures

BBC World Service - The Food Chain, The world's oldest restaurants How has the oldest restaurant in the world stayed open for 300 years?

Some #heritagehospitality here... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Random professor being interviewed by the BBC outside a studio

Oh my word, Facebook just reminded me just how long I have been veering off message when live…

How AI imagery could be used to develop fake archaeology Even before the use of AI, it was widely accepted within archaeology that visualisations of the past are highly fraught and should be treated with caution.

AI imagery and #archaeology challenges considered by @clmorgan.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-ai-image... #digital #interpretation #media

The ultimate #heritagehospitality luxury product? Highland Park 56 launched with a backstory inspired by Stones of Stenness. £40,000 a bottle. Gulp. www.highlandparkwhisky.com/en/products/... #whisky #archaeology #Orkney

Some lovely fizzy neon #heritagehospitality

Folk know I love a #heritage #culture rebrand (I'm even finally teaching branding this semester!). And here comes the updated Somerset House... www.designweek.co.uk/north-create... #design #heritagebrands