Follow the Drum: Spring 1915
Springtime on the Front As spring develops on the Front, Pte W. Boddy (8th (King’s Royal) Irish Hussars), a Richmond resident, writes enthusiastically about a slight improvement in the weather…
Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s letters
Felix Lancashire, Archivist at the Local Studies Library and Archive, describes their intriguing collection of items relating to Victorian novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Richmond upon Thames Library members can log-in to read more…
Cityread London comics workshop
Lara Bond, Heritage Assistant at Richmond Local Studies Library and Archive, describes an engaging, hands-on comic workshop for young people which took place at the Old Town Hall, Richmond as…
Follow the Drum: Experiencing the trenches
Life on the Western Front Local families would have been able to construct a picture of life in the trenches for their family members through their personal correspondence (though military…
Borough in Prints Collection
Jane Baxter, Heritage Manager, interviews Rachel Kidd, the graduate trainee behind this wonderful new addition to the Local Studies website. Richmond Library 1884 What was your inspiration for the Borough…
Cityread London: coming soon…
Saturday the 11th of April will see the author Ben Aaronovitch visit Twickenham Library to kick off three weeks of events in Richmond Libraries focused around his book Rivers of…
Follow the Drum: The Terriers far from home
The latest post from our Follow the Drum series looks at how local soldiers of the East Surrey 6th Battalion coped with life away from home in January-February 1915. Local…
Volunteers Give New Life to Print Collection
The Local Studies Library & Archive has a collection of around 3,500 prints, watercolours and pencil drawings that document the development of Richmond upon Thames from the eighteenth century onwards.…
Follow the drum: Christmas 1914
Royal Hospital Richmond 1914 The latest post from our Follow the drum series looks at life in Richmond Upon Thames during Christmas 1914. Unemployment Preparing for Christmas in 1914 on…
Follow the drum: The first winter of the war
Collection of Barnes Parish Magazine held at the Local Studies & Archive collection, Richmond upon Thames. The latest post from our Follow The Drum series documenting life in the borough…