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‘Our trainee shares these from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sir Ronald Ross, about how Doyle urges Ross to study "psychic matters" and how Ross was far too busy c’

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2019-04-12

How could we have missed yesterday's We have just a few (thousands), take your pick. Detail of Blackfriars bridge; Hanois Lighthouse, Guernsey; Dundas Aqueduct, Kennet and Avon canal from George Rennie notebook; locomotive drawing from Mackenzie collection.

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2019-04-12

What - no ice cream? These delightfully witty grocery orders from the 1940s and 1950s were illustrated by Farnham artist and book illustrator, Pauline Baynes (SHC ref 9754/13)

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2019-04-11


This letter from Arthur Augustine Booth-Clibborn to his father, Arthur Booth-Clibborn, 1902 has the most wonderful little flower drawing.

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2019-04-11

Some wonderful drawings from 2 albums of 19th century illustrations of churches and chapels. A remarkable record of surviving and lost churches in the county, including former Surrey parishes now in Greater London https://t.co/be625K7oOS

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2019-04-11

Shamelessly appropriating the campaign to share this painting of The White Ox of Nannau, with cowman Sion Dafydd. The ox was slaughtered and roasted to celebrate the 21st birthday of Robert Williames Vaughan in 1824. Now https://t.co/PTdiLq274t

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2019-04-10

- Animals

"British & Foreign Animals, A New Game, Moral, Instructive, and Amusing"

This intriguing game is described as 'designed to allure the minds of youth to an acquaintance with the wonders of nature'

https://t.co/iE8ssOHzmJ

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2019-04-10

It might be a bit obvious to show more images of our home at Blandford Square - so instead, here's an archive of building taking place - photographs of the construction of the

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2019-04-09

These quirky colour illustrations are certainly a fun way to address an envelope! We hope they brightened up the postman’s day as well as the recipients’.

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2019-04-08

Adoption and the work of as seen by a 1948 watercolourist

These sketches (made on the back of wallpaper) are included in the archives of pioneering social worker Dame Eileen Younghusband - https://t.co/G0ji2zKfGy

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2019-04-08



‘Julius Caesar: A Record by Ethel Webling’ 1898. Just one of many richly coloured treasures in

For more on Ethel Webling, see this blog by for

https://t.co/ip1cqsZpTA

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2019-04-08

Our pick for is a favourite from ’s work in our Board of Trade design registries. One of many beautiful wallpaper patterns to be found in this giant collection. BT 43/102/31656 registered by Jules Desfossé of Paris and London.

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2019-04-07

Read about the favourite items in our archive and local studies collections, chosen by staff members as their own particular "Marvel of the Month" https://t.co/fE6u2CSvlA

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2019-04-05

Seeing as today's is on the topic of 'something big', it's the perfect excuse to show off the stunning images of the contruction of Beachy Head Lighthouse - certainly one big construction project!

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2019-04-02

Open every packet: chance late afternoon find among old duplicate photographs Margaret Smith's sketch https://t.co/NhVgiZnN3r

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2018-04-27

Falstaff looks 'happy' in this postcard view of the sculpture of famous character on the Gower Memorial in - From the in Thanks

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2018-04-26

It's impossible to choose a - we love all our children, I mean, archives, equally! However, we are particularly proud of the which will be the focus of a band new exhibition and conference launching in just ONE WEEK!

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2018-04-21

Enoch Salisbury's mission to collect every or Welsh-related book in existence ended in bankruptcy; both his and of 13,000 rare books were bought in 1886 by . A cautionary tale with a silver lining! https://t.co/846Kzsae20

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2018-04-17

Favourite colour - The colours in our hand painted James Gillray prints are so vibrant it's hard to pick just one! ('Leaving off Powder - or A Frugal Family saving the Guinea', 1851, James Gillray Prints, JG/2/16)

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2018-04-11