Unsung: remembering Edward Rushton
Unsung is a play telling the story of Edward Rushton, founder of the Royal School for the Indignant Blind. It aims to make the story of this forgotten hero, who also opposed slavery, better known.
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.
Royal School for Deaf Children, Margate
Francesca looks at a minute book which describes the founding of the Royal School for Deaf Children in the 1790’s.
The ‘Skeleton 19’ Mystery
A visit to the English Heritage archaeological store at Dover Castle, where curator Jo Gray shows Francesca Skeleton 19, which gives evidence linking the site to Deaf and disability history.
The last century of a very ancient house
Maison Dieu is all that remains of a 13th century monastery complex. We can only guess what it looked like for most of that period. Photographs show us that it was still changing with the times, even in the last century.