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Orleans House and The Octagon – [Local History Notes: 1]

Local Studies Team 22 March 2019 Orleans House and The Octagon – [Local History Notes: 1]2019-04-16T14:36:07+00:00 Local Studies
Orleans House The riverside residence at Twickenham which was to become known as Orleans House was built in 1710 for James Johnston (1643?-1737) by John James, one of Wren’s chief…
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Discovering Richmond upon Thames Libraries

Learning Team 17 December 2018 Discovering Richmond upon Thames Libraries2019-04-16T14:10:39+00:00 Community
Did you know that here in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames we have thirteen libraries? They range from the small and cosy Kew Library to the grand Teddington…
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Pevsner: the Man and His Eponymous Architectural Guides

Learning Team 27 September 2017 Pevsner: the Man and His Eponymous Architectural Guides2017-11-30T08:41:22+00:00 Learning
Nikolaus Pevsner was an academic and writer. He was born in Leipzig in 1902 to Russian-Jewish parents who had moved to Germany at some point before 1900. His parents took German…
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Utopia to Dystopia: Utopian ideas in Twentieth Century architecture

Learning Team 12 August 2016 Utopia to Dystopia: Utopian ideas in Twentieth Century architecture2016-09-02T15:14:03+00:00 Learning
 Utopia The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word Utopia as 'An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect'. 'The opposite of Dystopia'.  The word originates from the 16th century…
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Architectural Review: a magazine and its editors

Learning Team 6 April 2016 Architectural Review: a magazine and its editors2016-05-19T08:33:47+00:00 Learning
Architectural Review (AR) was first published in 1896 and on the 120th anniversary we look at the role that its editors have had  in shaping the oldest and possibly the…
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Archives

  • ►2019 (14)
    • ►Nov(1)
      • Asgill House, Richmond - [Local History Notes: 9]
    • ►Oct(1)
      • The Original Star and Garter, Richmond Hill - [Local History Notes: 8]
    • ►Sep(1)
      • Richmond Bridge - [Local History Notes: 7]
    • ►Aug(1)
      • Merlin's Cave and The Hermitage - [Local History Notes: 6]
    • ►Jul(1)
      • The Observatory and Obelisks, Kew - [Local History Notes: 5]
    • ►Jun(1)
      • St Anne's Church, Kew Green - [Local History Notes: 4]
    • ►May(1)
      • York House, Twickenham - [Local History Notes: 3]
    • ►Apr(1)
      • The Almshouses of Richmond - [Local History Notes: 2]
    • ►Mar(2)
      • Orleans House and The Octagon - [Local History Notes: 1]
      • Save money with Richmond upon Thames libraries
    • ►Feb(2)
      • The Summer Reading Challenge: behind the scenes
      • Follow the Drum: a reflection [Part 2] - The Home Front Response
    • ►Jan(2)
      • A letter to Albert Barkas, Chief Librarian
      • Bibliotherapy: reading for health
  • ►2018 (8)
    • ►Dec(1)
      • Discovering Richmond upon Thames Libraries
    • ►Mar(2)
      • Women who made history - a celebration
      • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    • ►Feb(1)
      • Cover Story 2017-2018: The best in teen fiction
    • ►Jan(4)
      • Know Your Place – A year in the making
      • Follow the Drum: Christmas 1917
      • Bookstart – never too young to enjoy books
      • What's hot? The most in-demand books of 2017
  • ►2017 (23)
    • ►Dec(2)
      • The World in One Volume: Whitaker's at 150
      • How did a 4th century bishop from Asia Minor become the 21st century's Father Christmas?
    • ►Nov(2)
      • IT Jargon Buster: Part 1 - Emails
      • Follow the Drum: South African Military Hospital
    • ►Oct(2)
      • The Mysterious Montague Summers
      • From Writer to Author - help along the way
    • ►Sep(2)
      • Pevsner: the Man and His Eponymous Architectural Guides
      • Artists at War: Eric Ravilious
    • ►Aug(3)
      • Are you a Book Groupie?
      • Archive Explorers 2017
      • Follow the Drum: Life's Essentials
    • ►Jul(2)
      • Jane Austen: Behind the Bonnets
      • Canada's sesquicentennial: 1867-2017
    • ►Jun(1)
      • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 20th Anniversary
    • ►May(2)
      • Cityread - London 1583: Spies. Suspicion. Murder.
      • Artists at War: Stanley Spencer and the Second World War
    • ►Apr(1)
      • Books Are Good For Your Health!
    • ►Mar(3)
      • The Eiffel Tower - a quick tour
      • Leigh’s 'Panorama of the Thames ...'
      • Artists at War: Paul Nash and the First World War
    • ►Feb(1)
      • Middlesex: the county that vanished
    • ►Jan(2)
      • Cover Story: our ace teen reading promotion!
      • U.S. Presidential Inaugurations: from Lincoln to Trump
  • ►2016 (34)
    • ►Dec(6)
      • 'Home Sweet Home', says CEO, Paul Martin
      • London: the city as a phoenix [2] - the Blitz and St. Paul's
      • Follow the Drum: Christmas 1916
      • The Origins of Bank Holidays
      • Behind the Scenes: planning an IT event
      • 1966 and all that. Part 2 - Graphic Design
    • ►Nov(2)
      • The Battle of the Somme: contemporary sources - Part 2
      • Follow the Drum: Bernard Freyberg VC
    • ►Oct(1)
      • Discover Digital Magazines!
    • ►Sep(1)
      • London: the city as a phoenix - The Great Fire of London
    • ►Aug(2)
      • Utopia to Dystopia: Utopian ideas in Twentieth Century architecture
      • Things You Didn't Know You Could Do In The Library
    • ►Jul(1)
      • The Battle of the Somme: contemporary sources - Part 1
    • ►May(3)
      • VOGUE - Part 2: fashion on a budget
      • EU Referendum - online information sources
      • Tales of outlaws and rebels
    • ►Apr(5)
      • VOGUE - Part 1: more than a fashion magazine
      • Careers resources
      • Follow the Drum: The South African Presence
      • 1966 and all that. Part 1 - Fashion
      • Architectural Review: a magazine and its editors
    • ►Mar(6)
      • Timeless and enduring: the Dora Lewis letters
      • Safer social networking: Part 3
      • Interview with local author, Fleur Smithwick
      • Letters, letters everywhere...
      • Teenage reading group at Whitton Library
      • Picture Post: news in the predigital era
    • ►Feb(3)
      • My Family and Hampton Wick
      • Safer social networking: Part 2
      • Anatomy of a book - Part 2: the inside
    • ►Jan(4)
      • Safer social networking: Part 1
      • New additions to the Local Studies collection
      • Record Breakers – Summer Reading Challenge 2015
      • Anatomy of a book - Part 1: the outside
  • ►2015 (21)
    • ►Dec(1)
      • Christmas presents from the Colonies
    • ►Nov(1)
      • What happens to your ‘digital footprint’?
    • ►Oct(1)
      • Ham Library Garden - Outstanding!
    • ►Sep(1)
      • Follow the Drum - Go on the Die Hards!
    • ►Aug(1)
      • Follow the Drum - Go on the Midds!
    • ►Jul(1)
      • Author, Tom Palmer, visits Twickenham
    • ►Jun(3)
      • Eel Pie Museum now at Twickenham Library
      • Library Volunteers' Day Out: A Trip to Strawberry Hill House
      • Planning an Invasion: Bushy Park's D-Day contribution
    • ►May(4)
      • Make a Noise in Libraries fortnight
      • Follow the Drum: Spring 1915
      • Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Letters
      • Cityread London comics workshop
    • ►Apr(2)
      • Follow the Drum: Experiencing the trenches
      • 2015 Election in Richmond upon Thames
    • ►Mar(4)
      • Cityread London - coming soon...
      • Borough in Prints Collection
      • Be Online 2015 - Demonstrating Digital Services
      • Follow the Drum - The Terriers far from home
    • ►Feb(1)
      • How do I love thee? Let me count the 10 amazing ways
    • ►Jan(1)
      • Volunteers Give New Life to Print Collection
  • ►2014 (14)
    • ►Dec(2)
      • Follow the drum - Christmas 1914
      • The essential home reference collection
    • ►Nov(3)
      • Thinking serious and talking fun about comics
      • Follow the drum: The first winter of the war
      • Stephen King, you'd be surprised
    • ►Oct(2)
      • Like a chance to  influence a national book prize?
      • Follow the Drum: The Domestic Front
    • ►Sep(2)
      • Tell your e-book story…
      • Follow The Drum: Early days of War - The Public Response.
    • ►Aug(2)
      • Behind the scenes of our volunteering programme
      • Follow the drum: Richmond upon Thames during World War I
    • ►Jul(3)
      • Follow the drum
      • The KYPcache treasure trail is nearly here
      • Mythical a-Maze-ment at Teddington Library

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  • Local Studies Library & Archive
  • SELMS Consortium

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  • LB Hounlow Libraries
  • LB Wandsworth Libraries
  • RB Kingston upon Thames Libraries
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