Bishopsgate Institute welcomes four new trustees

Summary: Bishopsgate Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Sarah Aitchison, Simon Demissie, Nancy Kelley and Ben McKnight to the charity’s Board.

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From the Collections: Found Photos of Brick Lane

Summary: Will Roberts, our Digital Engagement Officer, shares his love for some mysterious found photos and reveals how, with the help of social media, some answers were finally uncovered.

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From the Archives: Walter Tull

Summary: Within the Clapton FC Archive, held at Bishopsgate Institute, is the story of forgotten British hero, Walter Tull.

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From the Archives: Punk Fanzines Temporary Hoarding & Drastic Measures

Summary: This piece was contributed by Grace Healy, who recently taught a course on the history of London's punk scene. Here she examines punk fanzines from our Special Collections, with specific focus on those connected to Rock Against Racism and Rock against Sexism.

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Women's History Month: Agnes Dawson

Summary: Barbara Vesey, from our Special Collections and Archives team, highlights Agnes Dawson and her sisters – leading figures in the world of education, women’s rights and London politics.

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From the Collections: Derek Brook

Summary: Campaigns Manager Jeroen discusses the Derek Brook photographic archive here.

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Article: The lost art of letter writing

Summary: Every minute, 187 million emails, 18 million texts, and 38 million WhatsApp messages are sent. But before we all lived our lives online, the way to stay in touch was through letter writing.

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Article: Lunchtime concerts - A story of wartime unity

Summary: Music and performance have long been at the heart of Bishopsgate Institute's public programme, with our lunchtime concerts running throughout the twentieth century.