Category Archives: Special collections

William Morris and Hammersmith | Spitalfields Life

Posted on September 4, 2018 by LBHF Libraries

The Gentle Author, who writes for Spitalfields Life, has very kindly given us permission to share his recent piece on William Morris in the East End as Hammersmith is mentioned several times. And here are a couple of photos from … Continue reading →

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The Olympia Exhibition Centre

Posted on February 16, 2018 by LBHF Libraries

The Olympia Exhibition Halls have recently been sold and new plans drawn up for their future use. It seems a good time to look at their past. The National Agricultural Hall Company was set up in 1884. The following year … Continue reading →

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Poor but loyal – the Coronation of King George VI

Posted on August 1, 2017 by LBHF Libraries

We are very lucky to have a dedicated team of Archives and Local Studies volunteers; this piece was written by one of them – In 1937, as the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth celebrated the Coronation of King George VI, … Continue reading →

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The Flower Book by Edward Burne-Jones

Posted on June 22, 2016 by LBHF Libraries

As so often happens at the Archives, you can be looking for something else and come across an extraordinary find. The Flower Book by Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898) is a series of 38 round watercolours, each about six inches across, painted … Continue reading →

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The Ghosts of Fulham Palace

Posted on February 1, 2016 by LBHF Libraries

The site on which Fulham Palace stands has been owned by the church for over 1300 years. In the year 704 Bishop Waldhere purchased the Manor of Fulham from the Bishop of Hereford. Originally built as a Manor House parts … Continue reading →

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The How the District Line came to Fulham

Posted on December 14, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

The first urban underground in the world, the Metropolitan Railway, opened in 1863 and operated from Paddington (then called Bishops Road) to Farringdon Street.  The first section of the Metropolitan District (MDR) line opened in 1868 and ran from South … Continue reading →

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Hammersmith & Fulham Local Studies and Archives – New Home

Posted on August 14, 2014 by LBHF Libraries

The Local Studies and Archives recently moved from Lilla Huset on Talgarth Road to the newly refurbished Hammersmith Library on Shepherd’s Bush Road. We are based on the first floor, in a light and airy room, with beautiful stained glass … Continue reading →

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All Dolled Up

Posted on October 22, 2013 by LBHF Libraries

Lauren Romano uncovers the turbulent history of The Doll’s Hospital, a half-way house for convalescing dolls, which bestowed joy to the many children whose play things it nursed and became the unlikely spoil of a notorious serial killer. A sanatorium … Continue reading →

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Modern Publicity – cigarettes and alcohol

Posted on July 17, 2013 by LBHF Libraries

Debby Wale, one of our Triborough Reference Librarians has been looking through our reference store at Fulham Library and she’s found some interesting adverts. This advertisement is from Modern Publicity 1937-38. Modern Publicity was an annual publication that ran from 1930 … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Fulham Week 2013

Posted on June 26, 2013 by LBHF Libraries

The annual ‘Celebrating Fulham’ Week starts this Saturday, 29 June and runs through to 7 July. We’re pleased to say that the libraries, archives and local history service will be joining in: The Hammersmith & Fulham Archives and Local History … Continue reading →

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