Surrey History Centreさんのイラストまとめ

For #NationalFishingMonth we’d be rather surprised if we caught one of these! Artist & colour merchant John Harrison Scott, whose family resided at Hersham Lodge nr #Esher, painted these beautiful watercolours of exotic fish in a scrapbook compiled c.1820s-1840s (SHC ref 4220/1)

Gertrude Jekyll was an artist, photographer & gardener who revolutionised English garden design https://t.co/V3cIjDcRfg #CollectionsUnited @SurreyHeritage @britishlibrary @Gfdheritage @WaverleyBC @LindleyLibrary @kewgardens @BHLibraries @V_and_A @ed_archives #godalmingmuseum

These beautiful watercolours of exotic #fish are by artist & colour merchant John Harrison Scott whose family resided at Hersham Lodge nr Esher. Just two of many illustrations from his scrapbook compiled c1820s-1840s (SHC ref 4220/1) https://t.co/aQ0h7w6Zul #ExploreYourArchive

We’re batty about this fabulous colourwash drawing of The Vampire Bat painted c.1820 by John Harrison Scott, although the caption is rather disconcerting! (SHC ref 4220/1 f151v) https://t.co/T3vPVArMTr
#batappreciationday

Some charming illustrations in the @surreyfedwi archive SurreyHeritage. We heartily endorse the advice on this 1958 Cranleigh Women's Institute poster: You'll never get a happy tune from a face as long as a fiddle! (1587/1/280) https://t.co/B8saSOysQ0
#ArchiveAdvice #Archive30

Day 5 of the Easter holidays and today we're looking at historical food in Surrey. From Tudor letters and menus to food campaigns in the world wars Exploring Surrey's Past gives access to primary sources from our collection - for free!
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From the 1850s, superb botanically accurate watercolours of flowers and plants by Susan Monteith Broadwood (SHC ref 2185/V16) from the extensive archives of John Broadwood and Sons https://t.co/4XGuahVc9h. Susan even had a fungus named after her! #FridayFloraFauna #lovearchives

A fact about our archive: during the construction of Surrey History Centre, the wall-mounted lightbox (installed for the repair of large maps) was so big that the conservation studio had to be built round it!
More about the studio: https://t.co/9rTS1tQMdu
#TuesdayTrivia

Margaretta (Etta) Lemon of #Reigate co-founded the all-female organisation that became the RSPB (@Natures_Voice). An ardent conservationist, she lobbied to protect wild birds against the ‘murderous millinery’ of feathered hats https://t.co/9KRMfO9vAY #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM2020

#Guildford Lido was opened by the suitably attired Mayor William Harvey, 21 Jun 1933! The Lido was the largest project in Harvey’s Work Fund for the town’s unemployed, supported by donations from local people. 50,000 visitors came in the opening 3 weeks #ExploreYourArchive #Open