Stories
- Article
The complex longing for home
It could be mild, an almost poetic longing. Or it could be visceral, deep, an overwhelming feeling that eats into your everyday life. Come with Gail Tolley as she introduces a deep dive into homesickness.
- Article
Building a dream in the garden suburbs
In the late 19th century a ‘garden suburb’ promised a retreat from London’s dirt and crowds. See how this new concept was developed to appeal to the health concerns of the literary classes.
- 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
姜、蒜、葱 Ginger, garlic and spring onions
Nina Mingya Powles felt adrift in the UK, living thousands of miles from home. But nurturing familiar tastes and smells in her tiny balcony garden helped her roots begin to grow.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Explorers Cuttings Book 4
The Wellcome Foundation LtdDate: 1924 - 1930Reference: WF/M/GB/35/03Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 22
Date: September 1904 - March 1906Reference: WF/E/03/22Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Henry Wellcome Letter Book 3 ['Letter Book 3']
Date: Mar 1890 - Nov 1896Reference: WF/E/01/01/03Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Pictures
- Online
Playground of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society, London. Wood engraving, c. 1840.
Reference: 24350i- Videos
Frontline doctors : winter migrant crisis.
Date: 2016