Archive: 2014

1. Going underground

   The Library entrance today, where our visitors normally come through into the medieval cloister… we are having new drainage and ducting but are open as usual, with visitors entering and...

   14th August 2014 • Read more

2. One of our earliest treasures

   This week we’ve been getting out a number of very early deeds to help a reader with some research. This beautiful example dates from between 1189 and 1194 and is...

   14th August 2014 • Read more

3. Annual Peterloo Walk

   The annual memorial walk to Peterloo from Barrowfields will take place this Sunday 17th August. The walk begins outside the former home of radical Samuel Bamford, who led a march...

   14th August 2014 • Read more

4. Jess’s Pigeon Post

   Here’s the latest in our occasional series of blog posts written by our wonderful team of volunteers. This time it’s the turn of Jess Marley Clarke, who many of you...

   13th August 2014 • Read more

5. Jonathan Foyle at Chethams

   We are excited to announce another fantastic evening event here at the Library next month. On Wednesday 17 September, architectural historian Jonathan Foyle (Climbing Great Buildings, Time Team, Meet the...

   8th August 2014 • Read more

6. Japanese Celebration

   Many thanks to all who came along to our fabulous Japanese evening last night! We were treated to a wonderful feast of beautiful fresh sushi from the Yo!Sushi team, a...

   8th August 2014 • Read more

7. The Only Way is Essex

   A recent reader enquiry brought a rarely used manuscript out of the strong rooms and into the light of the Library office this week. This closely written commonplace book (MS...

   25th July 2014 • Read more

8. A visit from ARLIS

   We’re very much looking forward to welcoming delegates from the ARLIS UK and Ireland Conference to the Library this afternoon. The Art Libraries Society is the professional organisation for people...

   16th July 2014 • Read more

9. The common press

   We have almost reached the end of our 101 Treasures series, but we are saving some of the best til last: this week it’s the turn of our wooden printing...

   11th July 2014 • Read more

10. Crimelines

    As part of our work on Belle Vue supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund, we have commissioned a story by award-winning author Livi Michael which has been published as...

    11th July 2014 • Read more