Stories
- Long read
Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.
- Article
Sick of being lonely
When his relationship ended, Thom James first withdrew from the world, then began to suffer from illnesses with no apparent physical cause.
- Article
Surviving sex work on the streets
In care at four, on the streets at nine, Charmaine has had a traumatic journey to reach life as it is now: no drugs, no sex work, looking after her mum, and enjoying her grandchildren. Here she writes honestly about her past.
- Article
Love, longing and tea from the polski sklep
For people of Polish origin in the UK, herbal tea is closely tied to health and shared history. Kasia Tomasiewicz explores her changing relationship to these tea-related cultural habits.
Catalogue
- Pictures
Alcoholism as a cause of insanity in lunatic asylums, and as cause of broken and poor homes in society. Lithograph attributed to Paul-Emile Colin, ca. 1900.
Colin, Paul-Emile, 1867-1949.Date: [1900?]Reference: 543166iPart of: Mobilier et matériel pour l'enseignement- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Manuscript recipe book of Grace Carteret, 1st Countess Granville (1654-1744)
Date: 1662 - mid 18th centuryReference: MS.8903- Audio
Frank Rowntree recordings. Reel 2A-C.
Date: 1972- Books
The teenage guide to stress / by Nicola Morgan.
Morgan, NicolaDate: 2014- Videos
Fit to rule : how royal illness changed medical history. Part 2. Bad Blood: Stuarts to Hanoverians.
Date: 2013