Deciphering the handwriting of the past at Chiswick House
Nina on the difficulty of deciphering other people’s handwriting in historical documents, and the quest to find women’s lives at Chiswick Asylum.
Disability and the theatre: The Government Inspector
Gogol’s play is one of a series by a group of UK theatres which want to reframe how disability is staged. The project is called ‘Ramps on the Moon’.
The medieval equivalent of Boots?
In which Ben McLoughlin finds the good bits in the ‘spectacularly dry’ Chronicles of the Maison Dieu, so you don’t have to…
Unravelling the life of Francis Peter Gervais
A Northern Irish landowner, preoccupied with refuting those who denied Shakespeare’s authorship, emerges from Aliide Naylor’s research into Chiswick House Asylum.
Undulating floors and subterranean rivers: to Maison Dieu
A visit to what remains of a former medieval building visited by Chaucer and royalty.
To the Langdon Down Centre theatre and museum
Volunteer Ruby visits Langdon Down and gives an introduction to the site, its theatre and museum.
Making Funny Faces with Blue Room
A visit to Blue Room which gives adults with learning disabilities the opportunity to develop creative and social skills and increase their independence.
Into the archive at the Royal School for the Blind
Beth Astridge, History of Place Archivist, and I visit the Royal School for the Blind for a first look at the archives.
To Glenside Museum
An exploration of information and exhibits at Glenside Museum in Bristol
Ghosts, duels and gunfights: at the Royal School for the Blind
To the Royal School for the Blind, where headteacher Paul shared some wonderful stories about the school, such as the tale of the duel where the Chair of the charity and the Head Teacher had a gun fight!