Discovering an Unsung Hero of the London Blitz:
but who was Sir Thomas Peirson Frank?
Gustav Milne 14/04/25
In May 2025, the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the Post Office will issue a new set of stamps, the VICTORY & VALOUR collection.
The Three Wise Men of Gotham
Low Hall Depot (Low Hall Manor), South Access Road, Walthamstow, E17
Ian Blair
Forum and Huggin Hill Baths Models
Trevor Brigham
Workshop and gallery slides of the Huggin Hill Baths and forum models in the MoL Roman gallery, variously taken by Kandor Modelmakers Ltd, Valhalla Ltd, and Jenny Hall.
Photos supplied by Trevor Brigham, who also did the design drawings for both models in 1995/6.
40 Years On: The development of the Greater London Historic Environment Record
Peter James
As many will know, the Historic Environment Records (HERs) which now serve the information needs of archaeologists, planners, and academic or amateur researchers across the UK are the successors to the ‘Sites and Monuments Records’ (SMRs) which local authorities first began to develop in the 1970s.
‘Reaching for the sky’: the pioneering aeronauts of the DUA
Ian Blair
In the formative early years of the DUA, most notably on Trig Lane (TL74), the ability to gain altitude to take aerial photographs was a problem that was overcome in a variety of ingenious, if now deemed ever-so-slightly unsafe ways.
Bonhill Finds Dept 1974
Photos from Mike Rhodes
Bonhill Street, Shoreditch, EC2 (Now in Islington)
In 1974 the DUA office was in Gillette House on the London Wall High Walk. The Finds Department was in Bonhill Street until the move a year or so later to Basinghall Street which had enough area for the DUA Departments. At that time.
Trevor Brigham Days Out
Trevor Brigham
In 1991, in the dying days of the DUA, an intrepid group of Heroes set sail on the good ship 'June' into unknown territory - well, the River Trent - to search out new lands and have a last bash at experimental archaeology.
1973: the Birth of the DUA
Gustav Milne
The ground-breaking Museum of London brought together the collections and expertise of the former London Museum (founded 1911) and the City’s own Guildhall Museum (founded 1826).
Shutters come down on MOLA photographic:
Maggie & Andy leave the building after long exposure
Ian Blair
Today was Andy Chopping’s last day at MOLA with Maggie Cox having left in recent weeks, both opting to take voluntary redundancy following the latest downturn in work and pursuant financial belt-tightening across the organisation.
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