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Open, healthy, scrupulously clean, with a liberal table: the Armfields and their temperance hotel

Posted on 06/09/2018 by Library of the Society of Friends

This year the Library was given a collection relating to the Armfield family who ran Armfield’s South Place Temperance Hotel near Finsbury Circus, London, during the second half of the 19th century. The collection includes a visitors’ book chronicling guests … Continue reading →

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A glimpse into the strongrooms

Posted on 13/05/2013 by Library of the Society of Friends

Way back in May 2012, commenting on the blog’s very first post, a reader asked “how about a picture of what the strongrooms look like today?” Perhaps rashly, we promised a peek. One year on, at last we have some … Continue reading →

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Charles Holden, London Underground architect: a passion for beauty and for service

Posted on 07/01/2013 by Library of the Society of Friends

For Londoners and visitors alike navigating our great metropolis is likely to involve a descent into the earth, a tremendous gust of whistling wind and a warm, rattling rush beneath the familiar streets of this city. Our experiences of life … Continue reading →

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