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Violet, Countess of Onslow, became commandant of Clandon Park when it became a war hospital caring for wounded soldiers until 1919. Learn more about Violet’s war work & her links to the Women’s Suffrage campaign https://t.co/ZBid4rjQaR #WomenHistoryMonth
From the Evelyn estate archive, this bold and bright early 17th century map of the Abinger Sheepwalk was apparently created to document an area where there had been removals of timber, with enormous depictions of tree stumps (SHC ref 6330/4/2/2) #EYAMapsPlans
We hold many records of Surrey organisations, charities & schools that provide care for hearing loss. For #DeafAwarenessWeek we’re sharing this rare & colourful early C19th engraving showing sign language, from the ‘Chertseyana’ scrapbook of Robert Wetton, printer (6516/3/240).
These wonderful caricatures of skaters by 'M' [Lord Archibald Campbell] can be found in 'The Skating Club Scrapbook' with contributions from the 1840s to the 1910s. The (now) Royal Skating Club, is England's oldest skating club https://t.co/jtzmybzQXa
#Archive30 #SportArchives
This colourwash drawing of 'The Vampire Bat’ was painted c.1820 by John Harrison Scott, whose family had links with #Hersham. Captioned: 'It sucks the blood of a human being till he dies, it's in the Act of Pouncing on its prey'! https://t.co/H8oQgGcbYr #Archive30 #SomethingScary
Historically #ShroveTuesday football matches took place across Surrey including in Dorking (where they were banned in 1897) https://t.co/xb5k3LX1o7. This print from our collections shows a rowdy game in 1846 outside the Guildhall and Sun tavern, Kingston (PX/84/21)
@RBKheritage
Do house or estate plans exist (or survive) for your property? Check our catalogue https://t.co/2tGjO510us for private estate collections or papers of housing developments by local authorities, private developers or bodies like the National Freehold Land Society #HouseHistoryHour
Surrey is home to @GIRESUK the Gender Identity Research and Education Society. We are proud to hold the GIRES archive in our collections and preserve evidence of their pioneering work https://t.co/d61AkypLuZ #TransgenderDayofRemembrance
#TDOR @PrideInSurrey @Outlinesurrey
#NationalFishingMonth starts today! You’d be surprised to catch these beautiful exotic fish in Surrey but we love these watercolours by John Harrison Scott, artist and colour merchant, whose family resided at Hersham Lodge, near Esher, c.1820s-1840s (SHC ref 4220/1)
@NFMUK
Don't miss our Zoom talk tonight! @spmaslin Finds Liaison Officer for Surrey, will be exploring the type of archaeological finds made by members of the public in Surrey, together with the stories they tell.
https://t.co/taxfOKLEKx
#FestivalOfArchaeology