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It's best not to get in the way of teenagers when they are hungry, as this illustration from the 1884 issue of The Greyfriar proves.

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2022-02-07



It’s a survey taken in 1838 of Cootehall Bridge on the River Shannon.

This drawing can be viewed in the WI Digital Archive

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2022-02-03

Today is so to brighten the mood let us share these charming illustrations of a cat from the 1958 edition of The Greyfriar.

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2022-01-17

There are so many cards with that we had to share a few more. The party invitation is signed Gropp, the animals in line is by .

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2021-12-25

This youngster surely knows that if anyone deserves for all of their hard work, it's This is another wonderful card designed by .

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2021-12-19

Our next Zoom talk explores the archives at Surrey History Centre, for the 150th anniversary of 'Alice through the Looking Glass' https://t.co/PWpB3ExGv7

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2021-11-28

Cataloguing the Thames Conservancy records during the pandemic was a big for our Project Archivist & the BRO Team. The project began in Dec 2019 & finished in Feb 2021. You can access the catalogue here: https://t.co/tDCVaEpjlH 📸 : Hambleden Lock

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2021-11-27

Apurva Srihari, Seed Fabric: The Eternal Value of an Ephemeral Cloth, 2019 - 2020. UAL Art Collection. © the artist

From the curated 'Sustainability' digital collection.

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2021-11-23

Today's theme is In a recent blog archivist Max discusses the importance of digital preservation & details some of the challenges we continue to face: https://t.co/sDG4eIfcBn

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2021-11-23

Sir John Tenniel's work with led to some of the most iconic illustrations in children’s literature. This wonderful Tenniel sketch of the puppy from Alice in Wonderland (LC/3) is in our Dodgson family collection https://t.co/UpSkGMiOJn

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2021-11-21

Is this the world's smallest piano? This Broadwood miniature grand pianoforte, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Queen Mary's Dolls' House, could be played with the head of a pin! (2185/JB/82/28-29). More about Broadwood Pianos https://t.co/iy90CuV2ra

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2021-11-20

1695 John Bevis was born in In 1731 he discovered the Crab Nebula & in 1737 observed Venus eclipsing Mercury, the only recorded observation of one planet eclipsing another. This pic is from his star atlas Uranographia Britannica of 1750

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2021-11-10

Nothing says adventure than heading out to sea.

This illustration of the Folkestone Steamer in a storm by F.S. Low captures the spirit of adventure perfectly.

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2021-10-26

Learn about Gosport Festival: 30 years on, admire Visions of Gosport and Birdseye Gosport and discover Gosport’s Rich Aviation Heritage

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2021-09-01

Slingshot may not be in the but we think waitstaff are This sporting way of making cocktails was created by for Lilac Hedges greeting cards.

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2021-08-06

1919 a national day of peace was held to mark the end of World War 1. Court hosted a children's sports day & refreshments. In 2019 the event was recreated as part of centenary celebrations. Here's the court on a non-festival day, c.1905

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2021-07-19

1811 architect George Gilbert Scott was born. His works include Savernake Hospital (1871–2) & Christ Church He also restored the Trinity Chapel & choir stalls of to how they looked pre-James Wyatt's alterations

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2021-07-13