Stories
- 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.
- 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.
- Article
Graveyards as green getaways
Stressed city dwellers have been visiting cemeteries in greater numbers since the start of the pandemic. Discover how, despite the constant reminders of death, graveyards bring visitors a sense of renewal.
- Article
Aphasia and drawing elephants
When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Market-Gardening
Market-GardeningDate: c. 1815-c. 1835Reference: MS.3444- Archives and manuscripts
Art in Madness - Early Patient Artwork
Date: 1843-c.1867Reference: DGH1/7/3/1Part of: Records of Crichton Royal Hospital- Books
Villages of vision / Gillian Darley.
Darley, GillianDate: 1978- Archives and manuscripts
Corporate photography shoots C0000691 - C0000726
Date: 1997Reference: WT/B/11/1/17Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Books
Luminous presence : Derek Jarman's life-writing / Alexandra Parsons.
Parsons, Alexandra (Writer of literature, film and queer studies)Date: 2021