“Always open for learning” (Closed Wednesday - Sunday) chapelkill@hotmail.co.ukTumblr (3.0; @chapelkill)http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2c5d3bee1cb06d8e7fe8c16613e88cf3/tumblr_mn482uTVzL1rqibrvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Swiss Cottage Community Centre, </p> <p><em>c.1960, William Mitchell</em></p> </blockquote>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50938838537http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50938838537Mon, 20 May 2013 23:18:51 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d364a3091d38a06fdca84f134b93b10/tumblr_mn0kqaqVih1qmtl9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/6780526706/" title="Picc-Vic leaflet, 1975">Picc-Vic leaflet, 1975</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/">archivesplus</a> on Flickr.</p>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50760613239http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50760613239Sat, 18 May 2013 22:51:00 +0100picc-viccmanchesterchapelkilllibraries<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c97ac33d324e1403fe818eb1ce211a07/tumblr_mn0jupHbNL1qmtl9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Chapelkill Library</strong></p> <p>Jacqueline Fearn’s <em>Domestic Bygones</em> on the wonderful Shire imprint.</p> <p>The bygones illustrated on the cover are (clockwise from top left); a wall-hanging kitchen-knife box; a Victorian composite tool, characteristically neatly organised; a visiting-card case; boot driers or warmers, which were filled with hot water; a lemon squeezer.</p>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50759247599http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50759247599Sat, 18 May 2013 22:32:48 +0100chapelkillbook covershauntologyshirelibraries<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bf522f7eb702af8a29af3511e9b8f41f/tumblr_mmyjn9jP9o1qmtl9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bingojesus/6192514670/" title="Town hall tunnel">Town hall tunnel</a> on Flickr.</p>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50669004802http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50669004802Fri, 17 May 2013 20:33:00 +0100manchestertown hallChapelkillLibraryhauntings<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d9358b7918154c9097153a11a40a8257/tumblr_mmdofkyNza1qapi7no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ideefixedujour.tumblr.com/post/49771746156/guide-to-castleford-yorkshire-cover-c1946-by">ideefixedujour</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/3451660115/" title="Guide to Castleford, Yorkshire, cover - c1946">Guide to Castleford, Yorkshire, cover - c1946</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/">mikeyashworth</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50666649804http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50666649804Fri, 17 May 2013 19:54:27 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/38ca811bb83f190287348e08c26a157d/tumblr_mmuw3cqCQf1rqibrvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/22430f5fc0bddc6946cbb2ab3f767df3/tumblr_mmuw3cqCQf1rqibrvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>Reception Hall, Outer Dock, Southampton</p> <p><em>1967</em></p> </blockquote>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50666573796http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50666573796Fri, 17 May 2013 19:53:09 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0c6312c46a73a2672ded357945bc34fe/tumblr_mlj2s5iJQ01s9pw5lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thechemistryset.tumblr.com/post/48396231056/czechoslovakian-chemistry-textbook-c-1966">thechemistryset</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Czechoslovakian Chemistry textbook, c.1966</p> </blockquote>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50666140540http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50666140540Fri, 17 May 2013 19:45:35 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b3eb627f593cf1e0183f35df7d53823a/tumblr_mmuoo4dz821qmtl9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/8741729024/" title="The Arndale Centre, no date">The Arndale Centre, no date</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/manchesterarchiveplus/">archivesplus</a> on Flickr.</p>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50506035247http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50506035247Wed, 15 May 2013 18:31:16 +0100GB124.GMCRO2047<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d331784690bd23ff960a059befbdf884/tumblr_mjhs63MxfK1r082jyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://marcedith.tumblr.com/post/45102755576/via-50-watts">marcedith</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>…via  <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajourneyroundmyskull/" id="yui_3_7_3_3_1362998212229_987">50 Watts</a>….</p> </blockquote>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50443382206http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50443382206Tue, 14 May 2013 22:03:38 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa2a5b73eae2ecab42b108d2d6f06d8c/tumblr_mmt0jsOlwg1qmtl9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bingojesus/5822466072/" title="Figure">Figure</a> on Flickr.</p>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50438349777http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50438349777Tue, 14 May 2013 20:52:00 +0100ghostchapelkillcoastHauntingssea<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dc2cf02eee275273fd3f9a0650bac178/tumblr_mmt0fmWICm1qmtl9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bingojesus/4069788018/" title="the dolls">the dolls</a> on Flickr.</p>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50438110292http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50438110292Tue, 14 May 2013 20:50:00 +0100dollsmagictoy shopschapelkillhauntology<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a7327cec84aea207933bea53f76f3bc5/tumblr_mmt03efSD01qmtl9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Chapelkill Library</strong></p> <p>The library launches its first women-only cheese-making course next week.</p> <p><em>Consider her whey</em> is a ladies-only evening course looking at all aspects of cheese making from culture to coagulation.</p> <p>Ask at the Front Desk for a course pamphlet.</p>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50437610220http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50437610220Tue, 14 May 2013 20:42:50 +0100chapelkilllibrarycheesejohn wyndhambook covers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dac4371833ce4a14884aba502f6e0bf4/tumblr_mmlpam7pt71qagrc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagepaperbacks.tumblr.com/post/50112386924/olaf-stapledon-sirius-a-fantasy-of-love-and">vintagepaperbacks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlevar/4609439891/" title="Olaf Stapledon - Sirius: A Fantasy Of Love And Discord (Penguin 1999-5)">Olaf Stapledon - Sirius: A Fantasy Of Love And Discord (Penguin 1999-5)</a> on Flickr.</p> <p><em>Via Flickr:</em><br/> Stapledon, Olaf<br/> Sirius: A Fantasy Of Love And Discord<br/> Penguin <br/> 1973<br/> Cover by Pelham, David</p> </blockquote>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50353975185http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50353975185Mon, 13 May 2013 19:10:20 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9b229c6eca5e2ec775f06d22418c3a0e/tumblr_mmlpf2txeu1qagrc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagepaperbacks.tumblr.com/post/50348013582/odd-john-by-olaf-stapledon-1964-by-says-what">vintagepaperbacks</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24883054@N06/2566568170/" title="Odd John By Olaf Stapledon 1964">Odd John By Olaf Stapledon 1964</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24883054@N06/">Says What Monkey</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950)</p> </blockquote>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50353884603http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50353884603Mon, 13 May 2013 19:08:42 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/73af6b60867eb3319d804102632e1903/tumblr_mmn288aw1s1qzzsdjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://c86.tumblr.com/post/50290611006/derek-bowskill-photography-made-simple-via">c86</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Derek Bowskill - Photography Made Simple</p> <p>via <a href="http://found0bjects.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/simply-not-that-good.html">Found Objects</a></p> </blockquote>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50353792731http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50353792731Mon, 13 May 2013 19:07:06 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e1af2a086e72a5dd32e707086a55ac81/tumblr_mmlopw9xG41qmtl9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Chapelkill Library</strong></p> <p>The library would like to thank everyone who has so far contributed to the Chapelkill Institute of Chronophotography restoration project</p> <p>The Institute was founded in the 1930s by a collective of Northern England’s most experimental filmmakers, physicians, librarians and alchemists. They employed a variety of kinetscopic and electrotachyscopic techniques to produce a unique body of public information films, experimental shorts and local document.</p> <p>The recent fire which razed Chapelkill Factory destroyed much of the Institute’s highly flammable archive.</p> <p>Following last year’s appeal, the library has received hours of footage from collectors, film clubs and enthusiasts, material that was feared lost for good.</p> <p>The material is being lovingly restored by our Head Librarian in preparation for a week long festival of the Institute’s work some time around the solstice.</p> <p>To get involved, please ask at the Front Desk.</p>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50111058144http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50111058144Fri, 10 May 2013 21:53:00 +0100libraryfilmsarchiveshauntologicalchapelkill<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvud7umvI71qzzsdjo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvud7umvI71qzzsdjo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://c86.tumblr.com/post/13878808701/basic-electronics-schools-council-project">c86</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Basic Electronics<br/>Schools Council | Project Technology</p> <p>via <a href="http://found0bjects.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-basic.html">Found Objects</a></p> </blockquote>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50098959118http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50098959118Fri, 10 May 2013 18:33:09 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/91358e27827cf2c13a8e4e4cf0477ea0/tumblr_meq436I1Gw1qabqmso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50098701395http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50098701395Fri, 10 May 2013 18:28:13 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fea0b12d95996b770a52f8d25914795a/tumblr_mmjw6kWNyd1qmtl9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bingojesus/8724648458/" title="City of Books">City of Books</a> on Flickr.</p>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50038462637http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50038462637Thu, 09 May 2013 22:39:00 +0100booksbook shopslibrarychapelkillreading<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1a65bcb988ffb19a792fe95e27077239/tumblr_mmjtzdt5QX1qmtl9ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Chapelkill Library</strong></p> <p><em>The Victorian Chemist and Druggist</em> by WA Jackson, published by the consistently brilliant Shire Publications.</p> <p>The cover photograph shows a specie jar; a cobalt blue syrup bottle with recessed glass label; a wooden powder folder and a pale blue glass eyebath.</p>http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50034842465http://chapelkill.tumblr.com/post/50034842465Thu, 09 May 2013 21:52:25 +0100chapelkilllibrarydrugsbook covershauntology