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The children's library

The children's library

Some once-treasured possessions of the Georgian era

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Feb 17, 2021
Automatic misfile

Automatic misfile

Voices from around 1870

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Jul 2, 2020
An unheeded plea to His Majesty

An unheeded plea to His Majesty

Rough justice from Charles II

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Jun 30, 2020
Extracting the Mikey…

Extracting the Mikey…

…from the Sandys Ombersley archive

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Jun 14, 2020
Whitsuntide, and the unexpected

Whitsuntide, and the unexpected

Lord Marcus Hill (3rd Baron Sandys), his ups and downs

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Jun 23, 2020
Happy Birthday Florence Nightingale!

Happy Birthday Florence Nightingale!

A note in Florence Nightingale's hand

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May 12, 2020
A proofer's perspective...

A proofer's perspective...

... on the Sandys Story work-in-progress

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Mar 28, 2020
Social distancing

Social distancing

A coronet and a [1933] virus

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Jun 14, 2020
Dr Johnson's appetite for fruit

Dr Johnson's appetite for fruit

Only satisfied at Ombersley Court!

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Mar 23, 2020
Ombersley and Ragley

Ombersley and Ragley

Some linkage, but not much

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Mar 17, 2020
A missing piece of the jigsaw

A missing piece of the jigsaw

Quest for a love child's missing portrait

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Mar 8, 2020
"Sandys of Ombersley: fragments no. 1"

"Sandys of Ombersley: fragments no. 1"

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Mar 8, 2020
A mysterious pair of painted kettle drums

A mysterious pair of painted kettle drums

Can anyone cast further light?

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Mar 8, 2020
"British Baroque Power and Illusion" at Tate Britain

"British Baroque Power and Illusion" at Tate Britain

"Ombersley" pictures in the exhibition

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Mar 8, 2020
"Sandys of Ombersley, fragments no. 3"

"Sandys of Ombersley, fragments no. 3"

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Mar 8, 2020

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