The Story of Helen: now live
Follow our digital story set in 1236, at Maison Dieu, a monastic hospital on the pilgrim road to Canterbury.
Chiswick House
Read the story of Chiswick House’s time as an asylum with blogs, images and a timeline.
Maison Dieu
Explore the story, images, blogs and timelines of Maison Dieu.
A few of my favourite things……
Our project co-ordinator shares some of her favourite things from our exhibition about the Blind School, open until 15th April. Visiting? Share your favourite things with us here or @H_O_P on twitter.
What did the West of England Centre for Inclusive Living think of our exhibition?
We’ve been talking to WECIL members since the beginning of the History of Place project, and invited them to a tour of ‘Brave, Poor Things: Reclaiming Bristol’s Disability History’ and a workshop.
Audio tour: The Blind School: Pioneering People and Places
Audio tour of the History of Place/Museum of Liverpool exhibition.
Anyone for billiards? – the 1923 Deaf Church at Acton
Architectural plans for St Saviour’s Deaf Church show how the space was designed for multiple community uses as well as worship.
The People of St Saviour’s Church at Oxford Street & Acton
Tracking some of the names and families associated with St Saviour’s Deaf Church from London Metropolitan Archives.
Patricia Collen: Normansfield Resident (1926-1997)
In this, the sixth and last in a short series of case studies, we look at a cross-section of residents of Normansfield Hospital, hoping to shed light on both the successes and shortcomings of this groundbreaking institution.
Tony Hudson: Normansfield Resident (1945-1997)
In this, the fifth in a short series of case studies, we look at a cross-section of residents of Normansfield Hospital, hoping to shed light on both the successes and shortcomings of this groundbreaking institution.