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Visit to Hackney Archives by Massimo Iannetti, steering group member


Is time able to stop, to divert within the city? Are there places which allow...

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Bromley Hall – Tudor Love Nest and 18th Century Textile Factory


The Northern approach to the Blackwall Tunnel is an unlikely place to find a Tudor...

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Visit to The Salvation Army Archive by Fredlinda Telfer, steering group member of Raw Materials: Textiles


I suppose it had to happen eventually. South of the River Lea. South of the...

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Visit to Queen Mary Archives by Sarah Thornton, Steering group member Raw Materials: Textiles, January 2018


I had always wanted to walk through the main doors of the beautiful white Queen...

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Visit to Newham Archives by Sarah Thornton, Steering group member of Raw Materials Textiles


Newham Archives are housed in a fairly unremarkable single upstairs room in Stratford Library. What...

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Visit to Valence House by Eleanor MacFarlane, steering group member of Raw Materials:Textiles


It must be admitted that the approach to Valence House is not very promising. It...

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William Morris Gallery – Caroline Lake, steering group member of Raw Materials: Textiles, December 2017


It was bitingly cold as we gathered outside the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow in...

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Visit to the Jewish Museum by Luis Carnero, steering group member of Raw Materials: Textiles, Nov 2017


'Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda.' – You can put silk...

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Visit to Hackney Archives by Pat Hulin, steering group member of Raw Materials: Textiles November 2017


"Archives tell stories" How true that seemed when I visited Hackney archives along with other...

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Clothworkers’ Study Centre Visit, 7th November 2017 by Jill Napier, steering group member of Raw Materials: Textiles


Tucked away near Olympia in West London, Blythe House is a 100-year-old ex-GPO Sorting Office...

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Raw Materials takes on textiles


Thanks to the on-going support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Drapers' Company, Raw Materials...

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Our writing workshop led to beautiful poetry


Jahorah I see the boat, floating in the sky. Shaped as the sails travel through...

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