Tag: London Records and researchRecreating the Caravan: ‘London’s greatest bohemian rendezvous’Wednesday 27 September 2017March 2017: we were sipping 1930s-style cocktails in a small, packed room above Freud’s...Archives and archivistsCuration, collaboration and location: tracing Shakespeare through LondonFriday 8 January 2016It’s been a long time in the planning but we are now less than...Records and researchThe beginning of the London BlitzMonday 7 September 2015Air raids were one of the main strategies employed during the Second World War...Records and researchThe Moorgate Tube crashSaturday 28 February 201528 February 2015 is the 40th anniversary of the Moorgate Tube crash in 1975. Files from...Behind the scenesShip shape: conserving the Regent’s Canal Company’s minute booksThursday 26 February 20152012 marked the bicentenary of construction starting on London’s famous Regent’s Canal. The Regent’s...Behind the scenesMapping the pastTuesday 19 August 2014There is something about maps. The tribulations of a hard day spent selling pencils can...Records and researchThe working women’s struggle for the voteThursday 19 June 2014On 20 June 1914 one of the first deputations of suffragettes met with the Prime...Behind the scenesThe secret power of archivesThursday 13 March 2014My time at London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is near its end, and I have...Behind the scenesEngaging with students at London Metropolitan ArchivesThursday 30 January 2014Here at London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) the collections are vast and like so many...Records and researchThe ill-fated cycle busThursday 21 November 2013On 18 November 2013 it was exactly 50 years since the first Dartford Tunnel...Behind the scenesTrainee Tuesday: Shakespeare’s LondonTuesday 17 September 2013For this year, I am placed at London Metropolitan Archives to work with their...Records and researchThe King’s (Private) RoadWednesday 11 September 2013I have been rather busy for the past week or so. Last Wednesday I... « 1 2 3 »