Visual Arts
The Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace once housed the identity of a nation but was destroyed by fire in 1936.
Read MoreSamuel Johnson and Hodge
Samuel Johnson and Hodge his cat remembered in Gough Sq London where Samuel Johnson lived and worked on his dictionary with Hodge in attendance.
Read MoreRoyal Arms In Church
Royal Arms can be found in many English parish churches but are easy to overlook. The question is what was their purpose and what can we learn about English history by studying them?
Read MoreChurch Seals and Arms
Church seals and arms appear in many of England’s churches and cathedrals but what were they for and what do they tell us about the church in the C13th?
Read MoreRiver Thames and Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge described as one of the noblest crossings of the River Thames, designed by John Rennie
Read MoreSalvador Dali and Edward James collaborated on two artworks together in West Sussex?
Mae west’s Lips, A Sofa, A Lobster Telephone known as the Aphrodisiac, West Sussex Dali Edwards and life in an english Country House, you have got to admit it is intriguing? Oh yes Edward the Prince of Whales, the Wellcome Foundation and just for good measure Somerset Maughan…oh what a tangled web the people and personalities spin throughout our history…
Read MoreSamuel Morse Artist & Inventor April 27th 1791
Samuel Morse, both artist and inventor, brought to the world so many extraordinary gifts
Read MoreVisit the Streets of C18th London through the works of Rowlandson & Smith
Imagery is such an important tool to social and family historians as they build a picture of lives in the past. The work of C18th caricaturists and engravers such as Rowlandson and Smith can really help build the picture
Read MoreSir Alfred Munnings Flower Loft Lamorna Cove Cornwall
Flower Loft and some important years in Lamorna Cove for Sir Alfred Munnings friend of War Horse Inspiration Major General J E B Seely and his horse Warrior…
Read MoreFirst Kodak Box Brownie
The first Kodak Box Brownie was manufactured in 1900, how many of us started to take photographs with a Kodak camera?
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