Magic lanterns and cyanotypes
We held an art workshop at Chiswick House and Gardens drawing inspiration from image manipulations that were popular during the Victorian period.
Francesca Lashmar
Project Manager, History of Place.
Opportunity – Accentuate History of Place, Freelance Heritage Hub Member
Deaf or disabled? Experience of the heritage sector? Apply to become part of our hub group next year, advising the History of Place project.
Wanted: film project manager and assistant, Bristol
Could you make a short film for us about the history of the Guild of the Brave Poor Things?
Wanted! Creative practitioners for 9th July pageant – apply now
Creative practitioners wanted for one day to make pilgrim badges, stained glass windows and other appropriate objects in a variety of materials, including clay.
Undulating floors and subterranean rivers: to Maison Dieu
A visit to what remains of a former medieval building visited by Chaucer and royalty.
Volunteers make first visit to London Metropolitan Archive
The group makes plans for research into London locations.
Research group visits Canterbury Cathedral archive
The volunteer research and archive group visit Canterbury Cathedral. They will be exploring documents going back to the 11th century for stories of deaf and disabled lives in medieval alms houses.
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 the Royal School for the Deaf in Margate
At the Royal School for the Deaf in Margate. Students used to secretly climb the tower of the School’s original Gothic building, until one night, tragedy struck.
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.