Image Gallery: Lockdown Lanterns, The Scarborough Collections

Posted by Helen Nugent | Apr 6, 2020 | Art, Arts

Image Gallery: Lockdown Lanterns, The Scarborough Collections

Need something to keep you busy during lockdown? As part of Scarborough Museums Trust’s response to closure due to the current coronavirus crisis, collections manager Jim Middleton is posting regular images from the Trust’s collection of slides and glass plate negatives on Twitter using the hashtag #lockdownlanternslides

Magic lanterns were early image projectors which used a light source to magnify and project images on glass. They were used for both education and entertainment, particularly during the 19^th and early 20^th centuries. The Scarborough Collections (the name given to all the museum objects owned by the Borough of Scarborough, and in the care of Scarborough Museums Trust) contains more than 7,000 such slides and glass plates. Themes consist of historic local buildings including some which no longer exist such as the North Bay pleasure pier, which was destroyed in a storm in 1905, and typical vintage seaside scenes including children rock pooling and bathing beauty contests.

Giant Squid ©SMT

North Bay Pier ©SMT

North Bay Pier ©SMT

North Bay Pier ©SMT

North Bay Pier ©SMT

Scarborough ©SMT

Scarborough ©SMT

Scarborough ©SMT

Scarborough ©SMT

Scarborough ©SMT

You can see the images by following @SMT_Collections on Twitter. And to view existing posts, search #lockdownlanternslides.

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Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The Times and a number of other national newspapers. You can find articles by Helen in, among others, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, the i newspaper, The Observer, Big Issue North, The Yorkshire Post, and The Spectator. Previous roles include producing and presenting the business news at BBC Radio 5 Live and on BBC local radio across the UK, and freelancing for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and the Financial Times. She also spent 18 months as Money Editor of The Spectator. During ten years at The Times, she won a series of awards including Journalist of the Year and had a number of jobs including News Reporter, News Editor, Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons, Business Reporter, and Financial Writer. In addition, Helen runs her own media training and PR consultancy firm, Helen Nugent Consulting. Helen has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC World Service, talkRadio, and GB News. An experienced chairperson and speaker, she regularly chairs conferences and events for, among others, literature festivals, award ceremonies, and tech shows. She was also a Guest Lecturer at Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and a Guest Lecturer at City University and at MMU. She taught Music Journalism at Salford University for a number of years, and taught Political Reporting at Huddersfield University. In 2017, she was shortlisted for Person with Purpose at the Northern Power Women Awards. In 2019, she was a judge for the HWA Gold Crown Awards which recognise the best historical novels. Feel free to drop her a line at nugenthelen@hotmail.com or via the contacts page. All correspondence is welcome, particularly if you would like to share a magical Northern experience.

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