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Author Archives: Zoe Finlay
Temporary Closure of Studio
The studio will be closed from the afternoon of Friday 08th June and will re-open on Tuesday 12th June. Thank you
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Next Tynemouth Market – Sunday 10th June
The next Tynemouth market is on Sunday 10th June. However, I’m afraid I won’t be there, but hope to be at the one after that (I think), in October. If you were hoping to ask me any questions about a … Continue reading
Old Newcastle paper mills
I recently came across this advertisement for a paper mill which previously stood on the corner of Little Blagdon Street, Newcastle upon Tyne: It’s easy to forget the sheer amount of paper mills there used to be all around us … Continue reading
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Paper Wine Bottles – the shape of things to come?
The world’s first paper wine bottle is about to be launched by the company, Greenbottle. With less weight than your average glass bottle and far more biodegradable the carbon footprint is much reduced. In turn, this brings down transport costs … Continue reading
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Interesting National Archives video
This is an interesting video showing how items in an archive collection are boxed, the US National Archives in this case. Note the mention of choosing storage materials which are chemical, lignin and acid free. These are all essential criteria … Continue reading
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Lemington Heritage Group Talk
I delivered my presentation on Paper Conservation to the Lemington Heritage Group, Newcastle, on Monday night. It was a great night. The audience were enthusiastic and we had an interesting debate about digitisation (the storing of images of heritage items … Continue reading
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Forthcoming Newcastle Late Shows, Friday 18th to Saturday 19th May – free, excellent culture crawl not to be missed!
Definitely a date for your diary, this yearly event is bigger and better than ever with special events all over Newcastle involving culture and the arts from music, food, readings and art shows to performances. Best of all, it’s free! … Continue reading
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Photos of old Newcastle found
A newly discovered collection of photographic plates which depict Newcastle in the 19th century have been accidently discovered. They show daily Newcastle life in a way that has not been seen before, showing detailed street scenes and a fascinating insight. … Continue reading
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Tynemouth Market
Last Sunday was the first Tynemouth Antiquarian and Second hand book market of 2012 and what a lovely day it was. I basked in warm sunshine all day (yes, amazingly, we had sun while the rest of the country was … Continue reading
Reminder for your diary: Tynemouth Market this Sunday
The Tynemouth second hand and antiquarian books market will be held on Sunday April 22nd from 10am – 4pm in Tynemouth Station, which is still undergoing some restoration to bring back its original Victorian grace. I’ll be there at my … Continue reading
Zoe Finlay Paper Conservation 