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Dickens and the Workhouse lecture at Florence Nightingale Museum

Thursday September 27 th at 6.30pm Dickens and the Workhouse The recent discovery that as a youth Charles Dickens lived only a few doors from a major London workhouse made headlines worldwide, and the campaign to save it from demolition caught the public imagination. Ruth Richardson, the historian responsible for these exciting new findings, will explain how profoundly important these years were to his subsequent writing career. Ruth Richardson is a historian and the author of a number of books. Her most recent book is The Making of Mr Gray’s Anatomy, winner of the 2009 Medical Journalists’ Open Book Award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Honorary Professor of Humanities and Medicine at Hong Kong University. The lecture will be followed by a free glass of wine and an opportunity to view the museum. Admission price £10.00. (Members of the Florence Nightingale Museum £8.00) To book, please contact Natasha McEnroe on natasham@florence-nightingal

From Ludgate to the Barbican - archaeology and architecture walk

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 My next guided walk is this Saturday: Sept 1 2012 From Ludgate to the Barbican - archaeology and architecture 10.45 Blackfriars Tube The Next Public Walk to be given by Kevin Flude

Bonobos Can Make Stone Tools..

The days of 'Man the Toolmaker' are long distant and many animals and birds have been shown to make fairly sophisticated use of 'tools'. Bonobos Can Make Stone Tools...and That's Freaking Cool | Care2 Causes

BBC News - Neanderthal breeding idea doubted

This refutes recent suggestions that there may have been some interbreeding between humans and neanderthals - suggesting similarities in genome might be because of shared ancestry. BBC News - Neanderthal breeding idea doubted

Stonehenge by Mike Parker Pearson: review - Telegraph

This is possibly the most anticipated book in British Prehistory - the results of the staggering successful Stonehenge Riverside Project - it just shows what can be achieved by collaboration and the application of intelligence. Stonehenge by Mike Parker Pearson: review - Telegraph

Genetic study of people with uncommon surnames

Genetic study of people with uncommon surnames - gives new insight into the British pobipaper.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Octavia Hill's Anniversary - founder of the National Trust

The following information about Octavia Hill comes from the Society of Antiquaries Salon 282 6th August 2012 'The one-hundredth anniversary of the death of Octavia Hill occurs on 13 August 2012. BBC Radio 4 will broadcast a programme about her life and work on that day, presented by Tristram Hunt but with contributions from our Fellow Gillian Darley, whose biography of Octavia Hill was published in a revised edition in 2010 ( Francis Boutle Publishers ). Gillian is also one of the contributors to a publication that can be downloaded for free from the website of the think tank Demos called The Enduring Relevance of Octavia Hill . Later this y

Millennium Bridge soundscape tells the story of London [30 July 2012]

Millennium Bridge soundscape tells the story of London [30 July 2012]

AbeBooks: A Literary Tour of London

This is an excellent list of fiction in which London is the star. AbeBooks: A Literary Tour of London

Pre-Roman London

This is a very poor argument for a pre-Roman London - it depends upon assertion - totally ignores archaeological evidence and basically the argument comes down to the assertion that Tacitus description of London as a famous centre of commerce is impossible if it was a town only 18 years old. Nowhere does it even mention the fact that no archaeological evidence has been found for a pre-Roman City. Pre-Roman London

The Goldsmiths’ Company | The Staircase Hall

lovely panoramic view! The Goldsmiths’ Company | The Staircase Hall

Archaeological Site Tour of City

  NLA are organising a series of events and walks which, were I not doing my own walk on Saturday, I would go on: (more details see http://thedevelopingcity.com/ about/ ) Archeological Site Tour - click here to book Saturday 4 August, 09:30-11:00 Archaeologists from Museum of London Archaeology and the Thames Discovery Programme lead a free tour of current archaeological sites in the City of London, following the route of the Walbrook, one of London's most significant lost rivers. Walk - City East - click here to book Wednesday 8 August, 18:00-19:30 An evening guided walk of the architecture of the City of London, led by Blue Badge Guides, tracking the riverbank before heading to the City's cluster of tall towers - ticket cost £12   Curator-led tour - click here to book Friday 10 August, 13:15-13:45 Free guided tour of the exhibition, led by curator Peter Murray Walk - City West - click here to book Saturday 11 August, 14:00-15

BBC News - 'Forgotten' grotesques discovered in medieval church

BBC News - 'Forgotten' grotesques discovered in medieval church