@1722waggonway.bsky.social
Community project celebrating Scotland’s first railway through research, archaeology and reconstruction. www.1722waggonway.co.uk
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30.09.2025 08:42 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Aerial view of an excavation beside an old wall
In September, @1722waggonway.bsky.social are returning to the site where 300-year-old remains of Scotland’s earliest railway were unearthed in 2021 🛤️
Dig into this excavation and over 60 other events as part of the East Lothian Archaeology & Heritage Fortnight: www.digitscotland.com/events/east-...
One of our recent volumes (ed. by @1722waggonway.bsky.social ) alongside the 18th century manuscripts which were included in the the excellent display on Scottish railway history at the National Records of Scotland!
20.08.2025 18:54 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Two of our editors gave a talk on the 2022 Dickson Journals volume at the National Records of Scotland yesterday! For details of our publications: www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk
@edbethune.bsky.social @mchapelproject.bsky.social @1722waggonway.bsky.social
FREE guided walk this weekend!
Learn how Cockenzie Harbour was built, with guide Malcolm Priestley, who has uncovered letters between HF Cadell and Robert Stevenson, adding a personal touch to this amazing piece of local history.
Find us at West Harbour Rd.
Email info@1722waggonway.co.uk to book
🚨26/27 JULY OPENING 🚨
🕛 We are open both 12-4 Sat & Sun this week!
📍 Find us at West Harbour Road, Cockenzie Harbour, EH32 0HX
👨💻 Website👇
www.1722waggonway.co.uk/museum
We're running a quick crowdfund to raise a few extra pennies for the 2025 Waggonway Dig, coming up in September!
If we can raise £500 before September, it'd make a huge difference. So if you can spare a few quid, click the link and donate! #fundraising #share
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Had a fine tour of @1722waggonway.bsky.social this afternoon. The weather in Port Seton was favourable and Ed (our guide) was able to describe how the waggonway brought coal from Tranent to the village so they could harvest the salt from the sea. Cockenzie House is nearby, so well worth a trip
13.07.2025 16:38 — 👍 19 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0NB. Please always check opening hours before visiting by visiting the website.
For example, this weekend (12/13 July) we are only open Sunday, but with an added bonus of guided walk at 2pm 🤗
#OTD (11th July 1728) William Dickson, wright (carpenter) at Cockenzie, recorded that his week’s work for the Winton Estate was only two days, suggesting a patchwork of employment for different employers. www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk
11.07.2025 08:15 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1Marvellous, yes Anthony did the honours for us on the TT podcast - great to have this marvellous publicity for the project!
25.06.2025 19:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Edinburgh and East Lothian folk might be interested in this report on the Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway. Despite the title below, the link takes you to the relevant segment @1722waggonway.bsky.social youtu.be/vUyjB84l3G4?...
25.06.2025 19:14 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
VISIT US THIS WEEKEND!
We are now open Saturdays & Sundays 12:00-16:00 😀
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
Person brushing something in a trench
In East Lothian, @1722waggonway.bsky.social are returning to the site where remains of Scotland's earliest railway were unearthed in 2021 🛤️
Drop in to visit or help at the excavation on 5 and 6 September or enjoy a tour on 7 September: www.digitscotland.com/events/1722-...
#ScotlandDigs2025
Yesterday was workshop 3 of our PTAS project on 'Experiencing the Past'. Looking at the materials and techniques of manuscript production. It was so much fun, but I also learned that some of my students are hugely talented, budding scribes and illuminators!
07.06.2025 06:47 — 👍 20 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
EXCITING NEWS!
More to come on this soon, but we're very pleased to announce that we'll be picking up our trowels again in September!
Had a fantastic day today running an experiential education workshop making salt with Edinburgh Uni students, my co-investigators @bryonycoombs.bsky.social and @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social, and @edbethune.bsky.social of the 1722 Waggonway Project ( @1722waggonway.bsky.social ) at Cockenzie House.
29.05.2025 18:56 — 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
As part of our #Railway200 events, we're bringing back our pop-up bar at the Waggonway Shed - great beer in the rustic setting of our workshop at W Harbour Rd, Cockenzie.
Ace beers from Stewart Brewing and Traditional bar games like bagatelle & bar skittles and much more!
www.1722waggonway.co.uk
The Scottish Record Society publishes a wide range of Scottish records. For an #industrial history example, the Dickson Journals were published in collaboration with the 1722 WHG (@1722waggonway.bsky.social) to mark the 300th anniversary of Scotland's first railway, which carried coal. #Cockenzie
04.02.2025 08:58 — 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
Don’t miss the next 1722 Lecture with Tim Rayner on the building of a working WWI biplane! See @1722waggonway.bsky.social for details.
26.01.2025 20:19 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Great to have this painting back in town!
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We're delighted to announce that our co-written book "SALT: Scotland's Newest Oldest Industry" has been shortlisted in the category of Research Book of the Year!
The winners in each category will be announced on Thursday 28th November.
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