Stories
- Article
Active pensioners, blooming gardens
To reach your 70s with over 300,000 Twitter followers or running a music festival is not the stereotypical image of retirement. But does this energetic engagement with life equal happiness?
- 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.
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Homes for the hives of industry
By building workers’ villages, industry titans demonstrated both philanthropy and control. Employees’ health improved, while rulebooks told them how to live ideal lives.
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The Ladies of Llangollen
As we celebrate LGBT History Month, Sarah Bentley explores the relationship between the two 18th-century women known as the Ladies of Llangollen.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Hospital garden (artwork)
Date: 1940sReference: PP/RSI/B/1/2/2/2Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Archives and manuscripts
A garden by water (artwork)
Date: 1940sReference: PP/RSI/B/1/2/2/3Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Archives and manuscripts
Paradise garden (artwork)
Date: 1949-1950Reference: PP/RSI/B/1/1/17/2Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Archives and manuscripts
A garden with trees, clouds (artwork)
Date: 1970sReference: PP/RSI/B/1/3/8/1Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Henry Wellcome Letter Book 5
Date: Jan 1899 - Aug 1901Reference: WF/E/01/01/05Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd