Tag: london history
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New motherhood is like a trip to a foreign country: Flatlands
Here’s a recent visual experiment that I made in the stolen moments of Beano’s naps. The setting is the 3-room […]
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The Impossiblity of grave-hunting in Abney Park Cemetery
Recently I attempted to go headstone hunting or grave hunting in Abney Park Cemetery after noticing there were many requests […]
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Common
“Oaken richness”, one reviewer begrudgingly writes, “but at other times, there is a sense of linguistic overload”… Common at the […]
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That Black Box on Kensington Gore
I’m currently working on an “index” or documentation of 10 years of the Design Interactions Department (Royal College of Art) […]
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Parameters for a Windmill, Maritime Insurance, and A Trip to the Caird Library
HELLO WORLD! I’ve actually got several important announcements to make and projects to document here, but before I do that, […]
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A Visit to the Bishopsgate Institute Library
Located in a prime spot opposite Liverpool Street and on the A10, I have walked past this place countless times, […]
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Tally Sticks, Parliamentary Scrolls, and Vellum: A Visit to the Parliamentary Archives
I was very fortunate to have had the chance to visit the Parliamentary Archives, which holds the official records of […]
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A Chinese Gatecrasher at the Great Exhibition: A Visit to the National Art Library (Victoria & Albert Museum)
During my student days I felt too intimidated to try to access the National Art Library, despite my countless visits […]
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“What do you mean we’re in Middlesex?” and “Is it Harringay, Haringey, Haeringshege, Haurnsy, Hornsey or HRNNGGGHHH??”: A Visit to the London Metropolitan Archives
The first time I’ve ever seen an 18th century feoffment document!E/MW/C/0218 / A transaction in 1707 for Tower Place and […]
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General Colonial History, Explorations and Voyages, and Richard Hakluyt: A Visit to the Institute of Historical Research Library
This week I’ve been at a course at the Institute of Historical Research, and I wish I had done something […]