Stories
- Article
Why we no longer keep our dead at home
Today in the UK we rarely sit with, touch, or perhaps even see our loved ones after they’ve died. Past practices were very different and, Claire Cock-Starkey argues, were more helpful for those grieving.
- Article
Wonder years
The confusion and secrecy surrounding his condition seriously affected Chris’s mental health, blighting his teenage years. But somehow he began to hope and plan for the future.
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Living with invisible illness
What happens when the signs of your illness are invisible to the rest of the world? Hannah Turner describes the daily struggles of living with invisible illness.
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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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Reports from and correspondence re homes in Windermere and Haslemere
Date: 20th centuryReference: SA/NFN/C/10Part of: Nation's Fund for Nurses- Archives and manuscripts
Homes Committee Minutes
Date: 1958-1972Reference: SA/NFN/C/5/2Part of: Nation's Fund for Nurses- Archives and manuscripts
Homes Committee Minutes
Date: 1972-1974Reference: SA/NFN/C/5/3Part of: Nation's Fund for Nurses- Archives and manuscripts
Draft Homes Committee minutes, 25 Jan 1957
Date: 1957Reference: SA/NFN/C/5/1Part of: Nation's Fund for Nurses- Archives and manuscripts
For the Edith Cavell Homes of Rest for Nurses
Date: 1977Reference: SA/NFN/C/7/1Part of: Nation's Fund for Nurses