Posts by Alison Archibald Archives and archivistsGalling ink! How The National Archives preserves millions of documents written in iron gall inkSunday 7 March 2021Iron gall ink was first mentioned by Pliny the Elder in AD23 and was...Behind the scenesOn the hook: hanging artworks in our repositoriesTuesday 8 January 2019In March 2016, The National Archives installed three double-sided bays of mesh-panelled, mobile art racking...Behind the scenesBringing two 19th century rail plans back on trackThursday 26 April 2018Wednesday 2 May 2018, 14:00 Britain on film: Railways Part 3 of RAIL 795/250...