Walks and Events

The Museum of London are developing a really good set of walks - to see these

 

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Events/FeaturedEvents/Walks.htm

 

Other walks and events coming up

THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR IN LONDON
Thursday 9 September
8pm at The Old King's Head, Kings Head Yard, 45-49 Borough
High Street; £2.50 (conc £1.50)
Robert Stephenson's illustrated talk will discuss places in
London that were either occupied, owned or had some
connection with the Knights Templar and their dramatic
downfall, including the sites of their imprisonment and
interrogation. Robert Stephenson is the chairman and lecture
organiser of RILKO - the Research Into Lost Knowledge
Organisation. A South East London Folklore Society event.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9618

THE HISTORY OF BERMONDSEY ABBEY
Saturday 11 September
2pm-5pm  at St Mary Magdalen,  Bermondsey Street; free;
Please reserve a place by telephoning Stephen Humphrey on
020 7735 6716
Local historian Stephen Humphrey has organised this
afternoon meeting as part of the celebrations of the 1100th
anniversary of Bermondsey Abbey's mother house at Cluny in
eastern France. 11 September is the actual anniversary of
Cluny's foundation in 910. Talks will be given on the
history and excavations of the abbey and tea will be served.
There are also plans for a commemorative plaque in
Bermondsey Square.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9584


LONDON BRIDGE & THE CITY OF LONDON IN THE NIGHT BLITZ
Saturday 11 September
Meet 2pm at south churchyard at Southwark Cathedral,  London
Bridge; £7
Neil Bright leads a walk across London Bridge along to the
Bank of England then to St Paul's Cathedral, back across
Blackfriars Bridge and finishing at Southwark Station
recalling the terrible events of the Night Blitz of 1940/41
on both sides of the river.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9767

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Museum of London - Walks programme

Great to see the Museum of London developing their own set of walks - something Paul Herbert and I did in the 1980's and Geoffrey Thoms in the 70's.

Museum of London - Walks programme

Ask a Curator Tops the Tweeting Polls

Melissa Bentley, of the MLA, reports in Museum News 06.09.2010:

'Ask a Curator becomes hottest global Twitter topic

At the last count, 343 museums and galleries across the world had signed up to the inaugural edition of Ask A Curator, which allows inquisitive Twitter users to pose questions to exhibition and collection planners.

By 11am this on Wednesday1st September, it had become the number one "trend" - the most discussed topic on the networking site - in the world. In one half-hour period, more than 130 Tweets had already been posted using the campaign hashtag, #askacurator, as anticipation gathered pace.

“With Ask a Curator we are, on mass, taking Twitter out of the marketing department and putting it in the hands of curators,” organiser Jim Richardson told FastCompany, hoping to “plant a seed” in the minds of curators and the public and “change their expectations”.

“The inspiration is really a frustration I guess…in too many institutions social media is seen only as a marketing tool, and people like curators don't seem to be given the chance or want to use this kind of digital tool to engage with the public.”
At the Museu Picasso, in Barcelona, officials said they were curious and “excited” about the scheme, and Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum said experts Nienke Bakker and Leo Jansen would be “live on deck” for two hours from 3pm.

The Museum of East Anglian Life, in Stowmarket, issued a faintly masochistic plea for onlookers to “bombard us with queries about rural life in East Anglia”, which the Institute of Contemporary Arts would probably find easier than answering one premature request for the inside track on which artist makes the best sandwich and their choice of spread.

In New Zealand, where time zones dictated Ask A Curator day had already started, nine venues including Hamilton’s Waikato Museum and the Fresh Gallery Otara in Manukau City (which, according to its latest Tweet, “*loves* selling art, talking art, hustling art, promoting art”) were steeling themselves, illustrating the global reach of a no-borders panel which also stars the likes of Massumeh Farhad, the Chief Curator and Curator of Islamic Art at the Smithsonian’s National Museums of Asian Art in Washington DC.

Given the success of Richardson’s previous idea, the Follow A Museum day in February, the day is likely to be as popular as it is entertaining.

“The number of people following the participating venues ranges from a few hundred to more than 100,000,” he said.

“The project could potentially reach millions of people within a few retweets.”
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This is a web site with resources to encourage place-making for living communities by use of arts and sports, Whatever that means - but if you look here you may find out!

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Archaeology walks in Southwark

I'm doing the following walks in the near future.

Thursday evening

Sept. 2

The Great Fire of London – The Anniversary Special!

6.30 pm

MonumentTube Fish Street Hill exit

Saturday 4 September

ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY OF SOUTHWARK

10.45am at Tooley Street exit, London Bridge Station; £7
(conc £5)
Guided walk led by Kevin Flude.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8344

In addition, the following events caught me eye as being particularly interesting.

 * The Knights Templars in London (South East London Folklore Society)
  This illustrated talk will discuss places in London that were either occupied, owned or had some connection with the Knight Templars and their dramatic downfall, including the sites of their imprisonment and interrogation.
  on Thursday, 9 September at 20:00:00
  More details: http://www.lecturelist.org/content/view_lecture/8656?mail=y


 * London Histories - CultureLine Panal Discussion (Whitechapel Gallery)
  A panel of well-known writers and historians will discuss the way the capital has evolved over the centuries to absorb cultures and peoples from all over the globe.
  on Tuesday, 14 September at 19:00:00
  More details: http://www.lecturelist.org/content/view_lecture/8653?mail=y

 * Bernhard Schlink: National Guilt (ICA)
  Bernhard Schlink explores the phenomenon of guilt and the long shadow of past guilt both as a uniquely German experience and as a global one.
  on Thursday, 16 September at 18:45:00
  More details: http://www.lecturelist.org/content/view_lecture/8662?mail=y

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HRBank | National Council for Voluntary Organisations

Set of HR policies for volunteer organisations.

HRBank | National Council for Voluntary Organisations

Culture and Wellbeing

Welcome | Culture and Wellbeing: "here is now an overwhelming body of evidence demonstrating that participation in the arts and access to a range of arts opportunities can dramatically improve health outcomes and increase wellbeing. By supplementing medicine and care, the arts can improve the health of people who experience mental or physical health problems. Engaging in the arts can promote prevention of disease and build wellbeing."

Making better grant applications

useful web site to help improve fund-raising.

Making better grant applications - Online tool

The Making of the Modern Galleries, Museum of London

The Making of the Galleries of Modern London
Sat 11 Sep, 10.15am – 5pm
Book in advance £40 (concs £25*), including lunch
The new Galleries of Modern London are the largest and most complex project undertaken by the Museum since it opened in 1976. This study day will examine how the project came about over the last five years, focusing especially on the displays and the way that interactive technology has been integrated throughout the gallery space. With many of the key staff speaking, including all the lead curators, this is the first chance to hear how the galleries were conceived and created.
Book tickets (external link)

* PLEASE NOTE: Arts and heritage staff can take advantage of a special £25 concessionary rate for this event. Quote heritage staff offer when booking by phone or choose the concessionary rate online. Please bring your staff ID on the day.

For more information and full programme see: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Events/FeaturedEvents/StudyDays.htm

Information from Melissa Bentley for Updates for London’s Museums 23/08/2010

Event details at the Museum of London - English

Taking Part: The National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport Adult and Child Report 2009/10

this is the annual survey of culture , leisure and sports participation. Very useful information.

Taking Part: The National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport Adult and Child Report 2009/10: "Taking Part: The National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport Adult and Child Report 2009/10"

London Lives 1690 to 1800 St Thomas Hospital Archive

Archives from St Thomas Hospital can be found of this interesting online searchable archive

London Lives 1690 to 1800 ~ Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis

Iphone Walks Apps and Some Walks

A couple of interesting 'apps' have been drawn to my attention.

City Stories Walks is in its early stages but it aims to 'take you on a physical journey through a story, in your own time at your own pace

There are three FREE ways to take the walk -  iphone, mp3 or a pdf printout.   It currently only has 1 walk, but the 3 different methods make this an interesting approach.

http://www.citystorieswalks.com/

The Museum of London has launched an augmented reality app which allows you to see old pictures of selected places in London as you walk around.

http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/MuseumOfLondon/Resources/app/you-are-here-app/index.html

Walks

(cross posted from SE1 magazine)

 

STAMFORD STREET & THE CUT: LIVING MEMORY HERITAGE WALK
Tuesday 24 August
11am; free
Part of a series of free history walks in Waterloo and the
surrounding area with the Living Memory heritage project.
The walks are roughly an hour in length and are free to
attend. To book and for more information contact Laura
Cowell on 020 7021 1600 or l.cowell@coinstreet.org. Places
are limited and you must book onto the walk in advance.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9553


Cathedral Tours

ANGELS AND ANIMALS: SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL UNCOVERED
Saturday 28 August
11am at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge; £3 per adults;
accompanying children free
This will be a family-orientated safari taking you to the
heavenly realm of angels. A snail, lion, porcupine, and a
dolphin are all portrayed within the building. There are
more mammals, birds, and animals than angels to uncover.
Part of the 'Southwark Cathedral Uncovered' series of themed
tours. Cathedral guides will recall those commemorated
within the building and uncover the rich and colourful
history of the church and area through its monuments, tombs,
windows, and artefacts. No booking necessary. All tours will
commence in the Nave.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9208


THE ALTERNATIVE VILLAGE FETE ON THE SOUTH BANK
Saturday 28 to Sunday 29 August
Sat 1pm-7.30pm; Sun 1pm-4pm at National Theatre,  South
Bank; free
An exuberant urban reinterpretation of the traditional
village fete, where the usual stalls and vegetable
competitions are peopled by a riotous range of avant garde
artists, crazy craft-makers and provocative produce, with
performances and activities for all the family. You'll find
music from Cut and Shine and Transsiberian Marching,
cucumber sandwich throwing with The Chap Olympics, Ladidah's
1940s exercise routine and wheelchair square dancing with
The Rhinestone Rollers - all under the watchful gaze of your
host, Paul L Martin.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9616


SOUTHWARK AND THE NEW WORLD: SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL UNCOVERED
Saturday 28 August
2pm at Southwark Cathedral,  London Bridge; £3
There are several links with our cousins over 'The Pond'.
These, and the stories relating to them, will be recalled by
Neil Sinclair. Part of the 'Southwark Cathedral Uncovered'
series of themed tours. Cathedral guides will recall those
commemorated within the building and uncover the rich and
colourful history of the church and area through its
monuments, tombs, windows, and artefacts. No booking
necessary. All tours will commence in the Nave.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9209


LEST WE FORGET - MILITARY AND WARFARE CONNECTIONS:
SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL UNCOVERED
Monday 30 August
11am at Southwark Cathedral,  London Bridge; £3
Revd Neville Smith recalls those who have died for their
faith, and gives thanks to those who have gone before us who
fought and defended our freedoms against tyranny and
dictatorship. The tour also acknowledges those who were
innocent bystanders caught up in acts of terrorism. Part of
the 'Southwark Cathedral Uncovered' series of themed tours.
Cathedral guides will recall those commemorated within the
building and uncover the rich and colourful history of the
church and area through its monuments, tombs, windows, and
artefacts. No booking necessary. All tours will commence in
the Nave.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9210

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City Stories Walks

This web site gives you the option of a mp3 tour, and iphone tour or a printout of a pdf of a walk around London. Currently has one medical London walk, but it is a good because it accepts that we don't all have an iphone,

Colin pointed it out to me.

City Stories Walks

Competition for Science Exhibitions

This is a competition (price 300 pounds) for exhibitions that advance the understanding of science.

Great Exhibitions! | The British Society for the History of Science

Social_media for Museums Guide

This is the East Midlands guide to social media for Museums. It is a simple, no frills guide to getting your museum up to speed on Web 2.0.

mubu-social_media.ashx (application/pdf Object)

...Love Museums | online resources for museum advocacy

Here can be found various resources to help people
...Love Museums from the Museums Association

Help for Charity fundraising is to be found here

A review of the 'On purpose & wouldn't it be nice exhibitions joint tour I did last year

Just found this picture and blog entry on my experimental guided tour of the Arnolfini and Somerset House.

on purpose & wouldn't it be nice exhibitions joint tour. | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

The Best Books About Ancient London: we are at number 7

And here is mine and Paul Herbert's book on the history of London coming in at number 7 in the:

The Best Books About Ancient London: 10 Steps to an Ultimate Knowledge of the City |

Blimey I'm shocked as it was published so long ago and no one much noticed it at the time!

Walks in Southwark

 The next walks I am doing are in Southwark and are:

On Saturday, September 4th it'll be The Archaeology & History of Southwark. It'll go from London BridgeTube, the Tooley Street exit at 10.45 am

On Saturday,

November 6th

it'll be

The Archaeology & History of Bermondsey

. It'll go from

London BridgeTube

, the

Tooley Street exit

at

10.45 am

.

Also here are a series of walks and events in Southwark listed in SE1 magazine.

FROM GARDEN TO GARRET: THE APOTHECARY TOUR
Thursday 12 August
2pm at St George's Garden, Tabard Street; £5.80 (conc £4.80)
An Apothecary Tour exploring the historical use of medicinal
plants. The tour starts within the fresh herb garden of St
George the Martyr Church Southwark where the medicinal herbs
of the Herb Garret are now planted. There will then be a
short walk to the oak beamed Herb Garret of old St Thomas'
Hospital where there will be a hands on demonstration of
traditional medicinal preparations. Explore St Thomas' and
Guy's Hospitals' pharmaceutical history via the herbal arts
of infusion, poultice, pills and tablet making.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9462


RIVERSIDE WALK WITH LIVING MEMORY HERITAGE PROJECT
Thursday 12 August
5.30pm; free (booking essential)
A walk along the scenic South Bank from Westminster Bridge
past Jubilee Gardens, the Southbank Centre, National Theatre
and finishing at Coin Street. Part of a series of free
history walks in Waterloo and the surrounding area with the
Living Memory heritage project. The walks are roughly an
hour in length and are free to attend. To book and for more
information contact Laura Cowell on 020 7021 1600 or
l.cowell@coinstreet.org. Places are limited and you must
book onto the walk in advance.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9551
 


BLACKFRIARS WALK WITH LIVING MEMORY HERITAGE PROJECT
Saturday 14 August
10.30am; free (booking essential)
A walk taking in the history of Blackfriars Road including
the different sites of Blackfriars Station and planned
developments in the area.   Part of a series of free history
walks in Waterloo and the surrounding area with the Living
Memory heritage project. The walks are roughly an hour in
length and are free to attend. To book and for more
information contact Laura Cowell on 020 7021 1600 or
l.cowell@coinstreet.org. Places are limited and you must
book onto the walk in advance.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9552


SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL UNCOVERED
MEDICAL LINKS AND DEVELOPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE AGES
Saturday 14 August
11am at Southwark Cathedral,  London Bridge; £4 (inc £1
donation to Guy's Chapel)
Tour led by Jo Brewster. The cathedral's forefathers founded
St Thomas' hospital and a nursing sister became the first
deaconess of the diocese. There are several other medical
links and these, together with a visit to the nearby Guy's
Chapel, make this an interesting and informative tour. Part
of the 'Southwark Cathedral Uncovered' series of themed
tours. Cathedral guides will recall those commemorated
within the building and uncover the rich and colourful
history of the church and area through its monuments, tombs,
windows, and artefacts. No booking necessary. All tours will
commence in the Nave.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9206

BOROUGH HERITAGE WALK
Monday 16 August
5pm-6.30pm. Starts John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High
Street; free; booking essential - call 020 7525 2000 and ask
for John Harvard Library
This guided walk will take in some of Borough's historical
sights, with free gifts to help encourage you to step out
and stretch your legs more often. Refreshments provided.
Part of the Healthy Living Festival.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9586

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Summer Events at The Old Operating Theatre Museum

SUMMER EVENTS

at The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret

www.thegarret.org.uk

 

August; Tuesday 3^rd, Tuesday 10^th, Tuesday 17^th & Tuesday 24^th at 2pm

Sir Hans Sloane: The Odyssey of Chocolate Workshop

 Discover the fascinating story of chocolate's long, rich history, from it's early usage by the ancient Aztecs, who drank chocolate as a bitter beverage during religious and social ceremonies, to the explosion and mass production of chocolate throughout Europe in the nineteenth century!

For centuries chocolate has symbolised: wealth, health and love across a diverse range of cultures as well as being the nation's favourite tasty treat of choice. The odyssey of chocolate aims to explore many aspects of the rich social significance of chocolate's history!

The workshop is suitable for all ages and includes sampling different variations of chocolate in it's modern form, as well as designing your own chocolate label.

 

 

Thursday 5th and Thursday 12th August at 2pm

From Garden to Garret: The Apothecary Tour

An ‘Apothecary Tour’ exploring the historical use of medicinal plants.

The tour starts within the fresh herb garden of St George the Martyr Church, Southwark where the medicinal herbs of the Herb Garret are now planted. There will then be a short walk to the oak beamed Herb Garret of Old St Thomas’ Hospital,where there will be a hands on demonstration of traditional medicinal preparations. Explore St Thomas amd Guy's Hospitals' pharmaceutical history via the herbal arts of infusion, poultice, pills and tablet making.

Meeting point: St George’s Garden opposite St George’s Church Southwark, Borough High St. Nearest Tube - Borough.

 

 

Friday 13th and Friday 20th at 3pm

 Nature Morte- Still Life In The Garret!

An educational activity that aims to use artistic practise to explore  medical artefacts. Each session will consider a range of historic objects taken from the museums handling collection and display exhibitions.The workshop will last just over an hour, paper and pencils will be provided by the museum. No experience of drawing is necessary and is open to all ages of children and adults. From forceps to bleeding instruments - Arm yourself with a pencil and draw!

 

 

Wed 4th, Wed 18th, Wed 25th at 3pm and 4pm over 12 only

The Gore Tour...The House of Instruments

 Hands on surgery!. A tour of the museum. via instrumants of the most horrible surgical procedures...

 Dare to handle the harsh instruments of healing history!

 

 

 

Thu 26th August 3 pm over 15 only

 

 The Herbs of the Dark Art- Herbs & Witchcraft

 

There has always been a strong fascinating relationship between herbs, folklore and even witchcraft in English countryside and in the rest of the world. Wise women and shamans often took the role of doctors in tribes and small rural villages using herbal remedies to cure physical and supernatural afflictions.

 From the mandrake's scream to witches unguent join us for a talk on medicine and

 magic among the smells and spells of our atmospheric garret.

 

 

 

 

 

EVENING LECTURES IN AUGUST

 

 

Thursday 12th August at 6.30 pm

Vampires and Werewolves among us?
Legends and Scientific Reality

led by bioarcheologist and palaeopathologist Anastasia Tsaliki

 

Due to recent TV shows and films such as the Twilight Saga, there is an increased popular interest on vampires and shape-shifters. This talk will explore the fascinating origins and the folklore of the vampires and the werewolves, but it will also study the reality behind these legends from an archaeological and medical viewpoint.

Who were those accused and tried of vampirism or lycanthropy through history?
Where did they live? Who was Dracula? Are there real vampires?

Come along to find out, but beware as this talk is not suitable for the faint-hearted and those under 15!

Over 15s

£6 (no conc)

 

 

Thursday 19th August at 6.30

Enlightenment Surgery- William Cheselden, who could cut for the stone in 54 seconds! Samuel Sharpe, the eye surgeon who could cut out your cataracts!

A talk about the rise of the scientific surgeon in the 18th century and the end of the Barber Surgeons Company.Hear about some of the surgeons who joined the Royal Society and worked to elevate the status of the profession, their practice of the science of anatomy, the operations they developed and the instruments of surgery that they used.

Over 15s

£6 (no conc)

 

 coming soon- dates to be confirmed

Medicine from Plants: A Workshop!

Come and help 17th century apothecary Juliana! Learn about plants and make medicine with them in the atmosphere of the herb garret of the old St Thomas' Hospital.

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:

We strongly advise booking, as places are limited and often in great demand

The museum is very small and has a maximum capacity of only 60 people.

 Booking is strongly advised. Call 0207 188 2679

or email curator@thegarret.org.uk to reserve a place

 

 

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Picasso - June 4 - August 28, 2010 - Gagosian Gallery

Fabulous exhibition!

Picasso - June 4 - August 28, 2010 - Gagosian Gallery

Follow me on spotify

If you should so wish to follow my retrograd taste in music, you can do this by clicking on this button - you need to be a member of facebook for it to work I believe.



I'm currently listening to T Bone Burnett, Plan B and Alison Krauss and Robert Plant.

New home for Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum gets the go-ahead [30 July 2010]

A new for the Bramah Tea & Coffee Museum has been agreed.

despite the owner putting the foundations in without planning permission or archaeological excavation.

Summer School, university of Westminster

Just finished a great 6 weeks lecturing on a summer school at the University of Westminster, really good course - history and public history of the London with a group of delightful american students.

International summer school at the University of Westminster

New web site for Creative Practice for Narrative Environments at Central St Martins

The new design for the web site is now online. I must change my picture its so last year!


www.narrative-environments.com

Photos from Chrissy of DUA archaeologists

Here are some photographs of the archaeologists from the Museum of London in the 1970's.

Photos from Chrissy (Milne)

http://www.hobleysheroes.co.uk/html/gpo_photos.html

http://www.hobleysheroes.co.uk/html/photos_from_alison_balfour-lyn.html

Hunt proposes closure of the Museum, Libraries and Archives Council | Books | guardian.co.uk

so Goodbye the MLA, what happens now to Renaissance in the Regions?

I'm not entirely sure I can say I told you so but this shows the folly of depending upon government - once the Area Museum Services were abolished it was just time before Government pulled the plug.

I think the Area Museum Services as member organisations might have survived.

Hunt proposes closure of the Museum, Libraries and Archives Council | Books | guardian.co.uk

Neolithic House found at Marden Henge

A pig roasting event and 'priest's house' have been found at Marden Henge near Devizes.


Discovered: Stone Age man's morning after the night before - News, Archaeology - The Independent

New Henge Discovered at Stonehenge

A survey of the area around Stonehenge has revealed another 'henge' this time originally with a wooden circle.


BBC News - Archaeologists unearth Neolithic henge at Stonehenge

First Farmers - new evidence

Salon IFA reports of a new study which begins to illuminate the introduction of farming to the UK. Evidence seems to suggest that around 4000BC higher population densities in the SW and Scotland suggest the introduction of farming by immigration from abroad.

Salon IFA reports

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Has one of the central questions about the British Neolithic been answered?

Despite a century of research, archaeologists still disagree about how farming began in Britain, with some arguing that it was a result of indigenous groups adopting the practice via trade and exchange and others contending that it was the consequence of a migration of farmers from mainland Europe.

Our Fellow Stephen Shennan, along with co-authors Mark Collard, Kevan Edinborough and Mark G Thomas, now think they might have the answer. In a paper published in The Journal of Archaeological Science (Volume 37, Issue 4, pages 671—900, April 2010) they present evidence for a marked and rapid increase in population density in southern England and in central Scotland around 6000 cal BP, which is the time when cultivated grain first appears in Britain. They argue that this finding is best explained by the migrant farmer hypothesis, with two sets of farmers from the Continent independently colonizing England and Scotland at this time.

Based on ethnographic data, the authors argue that farming usually supports much higher population densities in temperate regions than hunting and gathering and that the timing and rate of change in population size should provide clues as to the date and nature of the change to domesticated husbandry. They also reasoned that the number of monuments and settlements at any given period in prehistory could be used as a proxy for population size.

Plotting carbon-dated sites by 100-year time slices revealed that between 8000 and 6100 cal BP all regions of Britain were sparsely populated. Then, between 6100 and 5400 cal BP there was a dramatic increase in population density. South-west England was the first region to experience an increase. It was followed in the succeeding century by central Scotland. Subsequently, nearly all the regions of Britain experienced an increase in population density. Post-5400 cal BP, there were complex and varied demographic patterns.

The maps indicate that the migration to south-west England occurred before the migration to Scotland and not the other way around (as argued by our Fellow Alison Sheridan) and that (based on close similarities in animal bones) the migrants in both cases probably came from the Pas de Calais region or the Paris Basin in northern France.

Because each map covers 100 years, the authors say that it is difficult to be precise about how much time elapsed between the two migrations, but that the gap was probably less than a century. They also argue for rapid adoption of farming practices by the indigenous population of Britain, rather than the model proposed by some archaeologists (such as our Fellow Julian Thomas) that sees domesticated animals and crops used initially for occasional rituals and not becoming economic staples for hundreds of years.

The authors conclude that ‘the case for believing that the Neolithic transition in Britain was mediated by a large influx of farmers from continental Europe is compelling. The migrants’ arrival resulted in sudden and dramatic economic, demographic and social change that seems to have led to a “boom-to-bust” cycle lasting 600 to 700 years, with the initial rapid rise in population followed by an equally rapid decline, heralding the very different cultural patterns of the later Neolithic.’'

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Maintenance matters for heritage site

Useful web site for those involved with maintaining heritage sites.


- Maintenance matters!

Thames Foreshore group

If you are interested in archaeological mudlarking - this is the site to go to



FROGs Get Busy on the Thames Foreshore | The Council for British Archaeology

A case of Rabies from the BMJ archives

Geoffrey Russell Steele Grogono.

Weymouth

Basil John Steele Grogono.

Halifax, Nova Scotia

The casebook of our grandfather, Dr Russell Steele of Reigate, has a graphic account of rabies in a young boy.

"On July 4th 1876, shortly after 7 o'clock in the morning, the patient, a little boy called Alfred Cox (aged 91/2 years), the son of the stationmaster at Bletchworth, was playing with a strange dog which had bites about its muzzle, and was bitten several times by it on the right hand and leg. He was brought to me soon afterwards, when I cauterised the wounds freely with linear caustic. He came to see me twice afterwards to have the wounds dressed with water dressing, after which they healed up. Six weeks and three days from the date of the bite, on August 18th, it was said that he seemed to be tired.

"On August 21st he went with a number of children on an excursion to Dover. After eating a good breakfast and a good night's rest he was very anxious to go, but feared he would be too tired to do so. When on the pier at Dover about 11 o'clock, he complained that the sight of water made him feel unwell and of his feet `feeling so light.' He drank a little tea and ate some bread and butter, directly afterwards asking for some water, but unable to drink it. He `snapped at it' as his mother expressed it, but could not swallow a drop."

On 22 August Dr Steele was sent for by the boy's mother.

"On my arrival at half past 10 I found him lying in bed, face flushed, pulse irregular, complaining of pain in the epigastrium. He said he could not swallow. After a few attempts, swallowed a mouthful, immediately afterwards throwing back his head into the pillow exhausted. 10.30pm much the same. Unfolding a towel (for auscultation) the boy inspired deeply and spasmodically and gave a loud shriek with expiration."

Dr Steele visited the boy frequently both by day and night; he died at 6pm on 26 August.

An inquest was held at which Dr Steele said that the boy died from exhaustion caused by hydrophobia arising from the bite of a dog. Inspector Gray said that no one knew where the dog had come from. The coroner did not think it necessary to take further evidence, adding that no one could tell the cause of madness in dogs but the old idea about hot weather causing it was known to be false.

Exactly 10 years later a boy of 9 presented himself to the laboratories of Louis Pasteur in Paris. Pasteur had perfected a vaccine by inoculating rabbits with virus from the spinal cord of an infected dog. The boy was certain to die, but Pasteur inoculated him with a series of injections and he lived.

Hydrophobia is one of the most terrible diseases known to man. We must make sure that it cannot return to Britain ever again.

The Civil War Augmented Reality Project by Jeff Mummert — Kickstarter

Video described ideas for using augmented reality for American Civil War Project


The Civil War Augmented Reality Project by Jeff Mummert — Kickstarter

Listening Stations for museums

....::::: personalguide by tonwelt :::::..... Products / Listening Stations

Archaeologists become history

This is a site which brings together various unofficial staff magazines from the early days of Rescue archaeology in the City of London. The first was called Hobley's Heroes, which is featured on the site:



Home

Human occupation of Britain pushed back to before 800,000 BP

Excavations in East Anglia have discovered evidence of humans living on the banks of the River Thames before 800,000 years before the present.


Dig discovers ancient Britons were earliest North Europeans

new signs at the Old Operating Theatre Museum

We have new signs for the Old Operating Theatre Museum created by artist Luke Morgan who used as his inspiration his own piece in the front entrance of the Church.

The Archaeology of Roman and Dark Age London Walk

The Archaeology of Roman and Dark Age London Walk went well today - route was

St Pauls, New Change, Newgate St, Aldersgate, Noble Street, Gresham Street, Guildhall, St Mary Aldermary, St Albans, Wood Street, Cripplegate, St Alphage, London Wall, Museum of London

I started with knowledge of archaeology in middle ages, and then went through the discoveries made up to recently.

Audience Research for museum - a case study

This is an illustration of an example (fictional) of research into a museum's audience.

sca_audiences_illustrative_v1-03.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Liberal Arts, Sciences and Urban Studies - University of Westminster

This is the course I am lecturing on for the next 6 weeks for the University of Westminster. Very nice students.

Liberal Arts, Sciences and Urban Studies - University of Westminster

LFA2010 - City Insights Southwark

This is a project to provide more information about the City available for mobile phones - personally I think it need some information that is available without using phones.

The Old Operating Theatre Museum appears on it.

LFA2010 - City Insights Southwark

Hinton St Mary Mosaic Petition

Here is a petition to ask the British Museum director to display the entire Hinton St Mary mosaic rather than simply a roundel in the middle with the Chi Rho symbol (thought to represent Christ)

At the same time can they explain why the story of Britain starts in an inauspicious way in the middle of a room?


Hinton St Mary Mosaic Petition

Stonehenge visitor centre cancelled

ConDems have cancelled the Stonehenge visitor centre - which has been years in the planning.

Unbelievable.

BBC News - In Full: The projects axed or suspended by government

Walks

VIVA VAUXHALL! GUIDED WALK WITH ALY MIR
Sunday 20 June
Meet 11am outside Starbucks, opposite Vauxhall Underground,
Exit 2; free to VCS members, otherwise £2 towards VCS funds
Aly Mir's take on Vauxhall includes the venue for the
first-ever FA Cup Final, the birth of Vauxhall Motors, the
gallows that were to be the death of many an unfortunate, a
park where people power gathered pace, not forgetting the
mansion of a Duke and the cottage of a prince.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9098

PIMP YOUR PAVEMENT: GUERRILLA GARDENING GUIDED WALK
Sunday 20 June
Meet 3pm at the centre of the north roundabout of the
Elephant & Castle; £5 - book at http://www.lfa2010.org
A 90 minute walking tour of guerrilla gardens of SE1 with
Richard Reynolds, founder of GuerrillaGardening.org and
author of On Guerrilla Gardening. Learn about why, how and
what has happened over the last six years of their creation
and pick up gardening tips on the way.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/9146

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In Their Own Words - Transfer Studio

Transfer Studios take on designing my book

In Their Own Words - Transfer Studio

I know this great little place in London…

Web site about great little places in London - the Old Operating theatre Museum obviously appears.

I know this great little place in London…

Road Scholar: Educational Travel and Learning Vacations for Adults from Alaska to Italy

This is the rebranded Elderhostel web site - renamed after a name clash.


Road Scholar: Educational Travel and Learning Vacations for Adults from Alaska to Italy

Stephen Walter's The Island Map

Great Map of London - we like in Crapton!

Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art - Stephen Walter's The Island

The Antonine Itinerary

tony Clayton's blog

The Antonine Itinerary

Exploritas: Road Scholar - elderhostel gets a second new name

elderhostel - an american charity promoting travel has lost its new name Exploritas and has changed its name for the second time this year and is now going to be called

Road Scholar

Exploritas: Road Scholar

Communities of practice by Etienne Wenger

No not Arsene but an interesting look at knowledge.

Communities of practice

ref given to me by Madina

Guided Tour at Red Cross Garden [12 June]

Red Cross Gardens is one of London's earliest social housing projects initiated by the founder of the National Trust - Octavia Hill

To find out more go on the Guided Tour at Red Cross Garden [12 June]

Peasants revolt walk on Thursday 10th June

I am doing my annual Peasants Revolt Walk this Thursday Evening starting at 6.30 from Aldgate East. (June 10th)

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The walk will trace the route of the Peasants as they enter London from Essex leading to the culmination of the Revolt with the confrontation with the King and Mayor in Smithfield in June 1381

next walks

Just a remind to let you know that the next walks I am giving are:

Sir Hans Sloane: Bloomsbury and The British Museum

Thursday 3^rd June 6pm

(meeting at Russell Square tube station)

 

The walk, led by Museum Director Kevin Flude, introduces Bloomsbury in the 18th Century and looks at the origins of the British Museum and Sir Hans Sloane's role in the foundation. It ends with a tour of the highlights of Sloane's Collection in the Enlightenment Gallery.

Booking advised. Call 0207 188 2679

or email curator@thegarret.org.uk to reserve a place

 

 

 

London's History (and Places) in Verse, Poetry & Nursery Rhymes   

St Pauls Underground 10.45 Sat June 5

 

Turn on on the day

 

kevin

 

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Summer at the Surgeons' — The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Summer at the Surgeons' — The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Museum Payroll - inexpensive software

Disgusted with the continued increase in prices of Quickbooks I have been trying out an online paye calculator. Not very pretty but very easy to use and much cheaper.

Payroll Site, Online PAYE Payroll just £5.75 month. UK Income tax / National Insurance calculator.

Britain Loves Wikipedia at the Old Operating Theatre - Wikimedia Commons

Photographs taken on the We Love wikipedia day are available for inspection here.

Category:Britain Loves Wikipedia at the Old Operating Theatre - Wikimedia Commons

Discover Hackney website

A joint venture linking 10 Hackney heritage sites.
Discover Hackney

Medical Care in the Viking Age

Useful web site for Viking medicine Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Medical Care in the Viking Age

London Postal history and Museum by Gaslight

A HISTORY OF THE LONDON POSTAL SERVICE
Tuesday 11 May
7.30pm (refreshments from 7pm) at New Cut Housing
Co-Operative Hall, 106 The Cut; £1
Lecture by Brian Bloice. A Southwark & Lambeth
Archaeological Society event.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/7520

SURGERY BY GASLIGHT & OTHER MEDICAL TALES
Saturday 15 May
6pm, 7pm, 8pm at Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb
Garret, 9a St Thomas Street; £10 (conc £9)
Experience the fear and the emotion of a patient in the 19th
century - come and have your leg amputated in the oldest
surviving operating theatre in England. When the light gets
dim ... the surgery comes alive!
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8941

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Human-Neanderthal inter-breeding ground breaking Discovery

At last! we know why some woman are attracted to Hunks! Recent research has reversed previous theories that Humans and Neanderthal did not interbreed. Apparently some 4% of non-sub-Saharan DNA is Neanderthal - suggesting at least one incident of inbreeding between female human and male Neanderthal which probably took place shortly after humans left central Africa.

Human-Neanderthal breeding

National Trust booking system and unfairness to Senior Citizens

So, you write them a letter with all the details they could possibly need confirming a visit. What do the National Trust do? Send you a form and ask you to fill in exactly the same details. Do they put your written request in the booking diary? No they don't not until they get their worthless bit of bureaucracy back in the post.

Also, why do they think that all Senior Citizens are rich and middle class? Why is it that it is only Stately Homes that refuse to give an concession to all those who have spent their lived paying taxes?

Why because they do not understand or cater for ordinary people.

National Trust | Group organisers | Booking information

Two Temple Place - Astor's rebuild of Essex House

This is where Lord Essex had his house and gardens, rebuilt by Lord Astor in Elizabethan style at the end of the 19th Century.


Two Temple Place - London's exclusive venue for meetings and events

Strange Maps

This is a great blog with very inventive maps - an idea companion to a visit to the British Library Magnigicent Maps exhibition.

Strange Maps Sent to me by Rob

Map exhibition at the British Library

Went to the British Library today for their Magnificent Maps exhibition. It is an exhibition of
european maps from the Roman period onwards. Has a digitally enhanced copy of the Mappa Mundi, and modern pyscho-geography maps by Grayson Perry and Stephen Walter - following this link for the laterDrawings.

Well worth visiting but was disappointed that their was not more explanation - the short captions and the maps themselves were crying out for explanation. They had a few digital tables with a cute magnifying glass mouse system which looked good but really did not do the job - it gave far too small a detail and obscured by shadow of the magnifying glass itself.

Exhibition was organised thematically, although the earliest (Roman) were at the beginning and the latest (the modern) at the end.

Royal Circus / Surrey Theatre, Blackfriars Road, London

Did some work for Sarah on St Georges Circus - very interesting early road improvement scheme and one of London's first and came across details of the Royal Circus, later the Surrey Theatre which was an important part of London's entertainments in the 18th and 19th Century.

This web site has good details. Colin did much of the research for me.

Royal Circus / Surrey Theatre, Blackfriars Road, London

Walks in Lambeth

“If you find you’re Lambeth way,

One June evening or an afternoon in May,

Please come and join

Us doing the Lambeth (Pharmacy) Walk”

 

The Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is running two guided walks in May and June, uncovering the hidden history of North Lambeth.  With a focus on health and its direct relationship with the poverty which once infected the area, we will find out about some of the people who once lived and worked in the neighbourhood, including some rather well known characters.

 

Dates and times:                  

Wednesday 26^th May, 2pm

Thursday 24^th June, 6pm

Cost:   Voluntary contribution of £3 per person

 

Meet 10 minutes before the walk begins at:

Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

1, Lambeth High Street

London, SE1 7JN

http://www.rpsgb.org/pdfs/rpsgbmap.pdf

 

What do you need to know before your guided walk?

• The walk last for approximately 1hour-1 ½ hours
• Our route takes us along some busy roads.  Please take care and be responsible for your own personal safety as well as any children in your care.
• The walk is accessible for wheelchair users
• Public toilets are limited on the route
• Be prepared for the British weather- wet or hot!

 

Briony Hudson

Keeper of the Museum Collections

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

1 Lambeth High Street

London

SE1 7JN

tel: 020 7572 2211

fax: 020 7572 2499

email: briony.hudson@rpsgb.org

website: www.rpsgb.org/museum

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Creating Capacity for Museums

This is a new training organisation which seems to have appeared from the debacle of the MLA reorganisation.

Creating Capacity

interesting lectures

 * Actresses of the Georgian Period (Chawton House Library)
  In this lecture, we will learn more about the social situation of women working in the theatre in this period.
  on Wednesday, 19 May at 18:30:00
  More details: http://www.lecturelist.org/content/view_lecture/8244?mail=y

* Family History for Beginners (Society of Genealogists)
  A series of four talks aimed at beginners to family history who have no prior
knowledge of the basic sources.
  on Saturday, 15 May at 10:30:00
  More details: http://www.lecturelist.org/content/view_lecture/8256?mail=y

 * The Future of London Government (Guildhall)
  A conference to mark the ten years since the first Mayor of London.
  on Monday, 24 May at 14:00:00
  More details: http://www.lecturelist.org/content/view_lecture/7785?mail=y

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The Royal Society: Anniversary Calendar

Listing of events including the Sir Hans Sloane and Chelsea Walk

The Royal Society: Anniversary Calendar

John Keats Lecture

The Hampstead of John Keats

This guided walk will meet at Hampstead tube station at 2 pm on Tuesday 4 May. The duration of the walk is around two hours and is free, but you must book in advance on 020 7332 3868.

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Shareaholic integrates posting

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Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide

This site has all sorts of tools for those interested in 'social media.'
Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide

Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal;

T. S. Eliot - Wikiquote: "Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different."

William Blake Walk

WILLIAM BLAKE'S LAMBETH: GUIDED WALK
Tuesday 4 May
6.30pm at Waterloo Library, 114-118 Lower Marsh; free; book
via 020 7926 1075 or readersandwriters@lambeth.gov.uk
I wander thro' each charter'd street, Near where the
charter'd Thames does flow. And mark in every face I meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe. William Blake is one of
Britain's most world-renowned poets, artists and thinkers.
His life in Westminster is widely celebrated, yet his decade
in Lambeth from 1790 to 1800, when he produced arguably his
greatest works, is undervalued and little known. Discover
the traces of Blake's Lambeth with archivist Jon Newman. The
walk lasts one and a half hours. Part of the Lambeth Readers
and Writers Festival.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8901

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Artist and their models

 * Artists and their Models (Dr Johnson's House)
  A personal insight into three Georgian artists and their favourite female sitters.
  on Thursday, 20 May at 19:00:00
  More details: http://www.lecturelist.org/content/view_lecture/7963?mail=y

 

Also to remind you - I am doing Myths and Legends of London Sat 1 May at 10.45 Tower Hill and Sir Hans Sloane's London 6pm 6th May Sloane Square we will end up inside the Chelsea Physic Garden - I hope.

If you book for the Chelsea walk through this list (i.e. email me) cost will be 6 pounds not 10 pounds.

kevin

 

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Reveal - events at King Cross

Kings Cross - begining to market itself as the new place to be - series of events late April 2010Reveal

Museums at Night 2010- Surgery by Gaslight at the Old Operating Theatre Museum

MUSEUMS AT NIGHT 2010

at The Old Operating Theatre

 

We are back again after the great success of last year!

May 15th at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm

Surgery by Gaslight & Other Medical Tales

£10/£9 concessions.

 

Experience the fear and the emotion of a patient in the 19th century - come and have your leg amputated in the oldest surviving operating theatre in England. When the light gets dim ... the surgery comes alive!

 

 

This event sold out last year and museum capacity is limited, so please book early to avoid disappointment!

Due to high request, we are planning another surgical event on a Friday evening-  Very soon! Keep en eye on our website for a different atmospheric event in one of the best kept secrets in London!

 

ADDRESS AND CONTACTS

The Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret
9a St. Thomas' Street, Southwark, London, SE1 9RY
Tel. 020 7188 2679. Email: curator@thegarret.org.uk

 

 

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Election - two articles on the class difference

Here are a couple of articles which define the difference in economic terms of Labour and the tories.

see

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/12/blair-plus-bold-manifesto-labour

And if you want to see what the Tories will do see here http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-if-youre-looking-for-class-war-just-read-camerons-policies-1939666.html

thanks to dave alex for this

Surgery - new Science museum educational resources

This is the new web site 'Brought to Life - exploring the history of medicine'.

I was of the opinion this should have been a joint project with all the medical museums in the country. But then I have a very optimistic view of the benefits of museums and national museums working together.

Surgery

Unusual Walks around London - Sir Hans Sloane

As part of the Royal Society's Local Heroes programme the Old Operating Theatre Museum is proud to announce two walks around London focussing on the amazing life and times of Sir Hans Sloane.

 

Sloane was not only the founder of the British Museum but also was the person who popularised milk chocolate.  He also founded the Chelsea Physic Garden.  He lived in Bloomsbury and Chelsea and the Museum has organised walks around these areas. The walk will give a portrait of the areas in the 18th Century and look at Sir Hans Sloane life.

 

 

Sir Hans Sloane and Chelsea

Thursday 6^th May 6pm

(meeting at Sloane Square tube station)

 

A delightful walk around the history of Chelsea with a particular emphasis on the 18th Century and Sir Hans Sloane, who lived in the old Manor House and helped found the Chelsea Physic Garden. Led by Museum Director, Kevin Flude.

 

Sir Hans Sloane: Bloomsbury and The British Museum

Thursday 3^rd June 6pm

(meeting at Russell Square tube station)

 

The walk, led by Museum Director Kevin Flude, introduces Bloomsbury in the 18th Century and looks at the origins of the British Museum and Sir Hans Sloane's role in the foundation. It ends with a tour of the highlights of Sloane's Collection in the Enlightenment Gallery.

 

Each walk costs £10 and must be booked in advance (please email curator@thegarret.org.uk)

 

For futher information speak to Kevin Flude on 07958322011 or email kevin at kpflude@anddidthosefeet.org.uk

 

For immediate release.

 

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