Volunteers make first visit to London Metropolitan Archive
The group makes plans for research into London locations.
Tuke of Chiswick
Between 1892 and 1928, Chiswick House was a private asylum, run by the Tuke family, who rented the house from the Duke of Devonshire. Francesca visits to find out more.
To Langdon Down Centre and Museum of Learning Disability
A visit to Langdon Down Centre and Museum of Learning Disability, where Francesca discovers a giant carnival figure created by one of the residents, James Henry Pullen.
Chiswick/St Saviour’s Deaf Church, Acton
At the City of London Metropolitan Archive, where Maureen Roberts explains how we can research the history of Chiswick House and Gardens and St Saviour’s Deaf Church, Acton using the archive’s records.