Here's another interesting read, with fascinating contributions from our #volunteers about their invaluable transcription work on our historical case books: rhn.org.uk/news/cats-meat…. #archives #archiveresearch #medicalarchives #nineteenthcentury #historyofmedicine ✍️🥼👀

Merry Xmas from us with a wonderful account of Christmas at the hospital 110 years ago by our lovely archive volunteer, Kirsty: rhn.org.uk/news/christmas…. And we can't resist sharing this historical watercolour of carol singers outside our building. #eyafestive #exploreyourarchive

Our Royal Charter is perfect for January's #exploreyourarchive theme of dust busting. Our beautifully-recreated charter allows us to enjoy this important document, whilst the precious original is avoiding the dust & other environmental nasties in our archive. #eyadustbusters

💕 Eye Love this article about more of our historical medical instruments, this time focussing on #optometry. You wouldn't think that we could link it to #ValentinesDay, but we've somehow made it work. 👀🔬 #exploreyourarchive #eya 💕 rhn.org.uk/news/i-only-ha…

If you're interested in #historyofmedicine or #disabilityhistory, come along to our free online talk on 6 June: "Beyond Incurables", which delves into our admission case books from 1854. It's part of the wonderful Wandsworth Heritage Festival. Wandsworth Heritage Service rhn.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Come and see our therapeutic gardens, learn about the history of the hospital, and even touch one of our letters from Florence Nightingale next Saturday 8 June as part of londongardenstrust.org. We have guided tours at 11:00, 12:00, 14:00 & 15:00. #log2024 #londonopengardens2024

It was fantastic being part of Wandsworth Heritage Festival again this year. If you'd like to catch up on the recording of our talk "Beyond Incurables", it's available here: youtube.com/watch?v=aRDe-O…. We look forward to hearing what the theme will be for next year... Wandsworth Heritage Service 😀

Here's a heartwarming and compelling article by one of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability's amazing archive volunteers, Kirsty, concerning our less talked about patients - our former outpatients or 'pensioners': rhn.org.uk/news/exploring…. #EYA #exploreyourarchive #archivedive #Archives

Just submitted the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability's talk for #AATP24 - the event for all family and local history lovers! Learn about the hospital & find out how to access records about ancestors with chronic illnesses. Sign up here for further info about what's happening: subscribepage.com/allaboutthatpl….

Join us for some 19th century window shopping at our free talk on 24 Sept. With extracts from our early finance committee minutes, find out what our patients ate, how our building was maintained, & the businesses that provided our services! #onlinetalk rhn.org.uk/events/open-le…

There are a couple of slots left for guided tours of the building this Saturday 14th, as part of #OpenHouseFestival. You may be able to grab them if you're quick...! programme.openhouse.org.uk 🗝️🗝️🗝️ #OpenHouse

The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability archive team is delighted to announce the award of a £58,280 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for an exciting oral history project. It's a fantastic opportunity for our patients to tell their stories and work with our unique heritage: rhn.org.uk/news/grant-fro… #NationalLottery

The brilliant All About That Place 2024 is starting tomorrow...! The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability's talk will feature on Saturday at 7am. In case this is (understandably!) a little early on a weekend, you can catch up on the recording. Check out the full itinerary at: sog.org.uk/all-about-that…. #AATP24

If you missed the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability's archive open lecture on 'Shopping for a Nineteenth Century Hospital' last week, you can now watch the recording at: youtube.com/watch?v=lLka7D…. 🛒🛍️

We haven't posted about our exciting #NationalLottery #HeritageFund project for a while... Check out the photos from one of the filming days for our documentary, with thanks to our wonderful staff & volunteers for stepping into their roles with true professionalism and gusto! 😍

The #blog for our #NationalLottery #HeritageFund project is now live. To kick it off, one of our talented volunteers has written a fascinating article about the historical significance of #animals at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability: alegacyofcare.co.uk/creatures-of-c…. #ArchiveBlog

What does our #archive have in common with Nelson's column? All is revealed in our insightful #ArchiveBlog article, written by one of our fantastic #volunteers: alegacyofcare.co.uk/from-nelsons-c…. #ExploreYourArchive

One of our talented Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability patients has written a beautifully-researched piece about our historic Assembly Room: alegacyofcare.co.uk/the-assembly-r…. It has been framed and hung in pride of place within its walls, alongside some nostalgic photos. Thank you to Shaan for his fine work. ❤️😍

We're looking forward to opening Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability's doors again on Saturday 13th September for the Open House Festival. 🗝️ Our guided tours are already a complete sell out! Can't wait for people to marvel at our beautiful building and grounds. #OpenHouseFestival2025 #OpenHouseFestival

Read about Fred Gray, one of the patient stories featured in our #documentary as part of our #NationalLottery #HeritageFund grant: alegacyofcare.co.uk/patient-portra…. The launch date for our much-awaited film will be announced shortly...