The Imperial Coronation Bazaar

  In 1902 the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street was in debt after acquiring adjacent land for a new outpatient wing, and the coincidence of King Edward VII’s coronation with its 50th anniversary provided the opportunity for a fundraising extravaganza.   The Coronation Bazaar was held at Regents Park’s Botanical Gardens from 10-12… Read more »

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The strange case of Eleanor Doorly

Tom Barney came across this story while using the Twickenham Local Higher Education Committee minutes while researching another Twickenham school, he took notes on it because it seemed to make a nice compact narrative. Miss Eleanor Doorly had been Headmistress of the Twickenham County School for Girls for six years when the Board of Education… Read more »

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