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21 December 2017
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A brief introduction to Quakers

The earliest Quaker meeting houses were distinctive for their simple, functional design; built by local craftsmen, they sit modestly in the landscape.Read more

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#Immortalised is a free exhibition in south London, exploring who, how and why we remember. This is the final weekend to see our immersive exhibition at @theworkshopldn For millennia, we have celebrated and mourned, marked and memorialised. Through our culture, places, stories and rituals we pass down what matters to us. It is how we make people immortal. But who decides who and how we remember? Click the link in our bio for more information.
🌳COMPETITION🌳Completed in 1728, Langleybury House is a Grade II* country house in Hertfordshire, which features in the new film, The Little Stranger. 🔸 To celebrate the release, we’re giving you the chance to win ⭐️ a pair of tickets ⭐️ to a special screening of The Little Stranger, followed by a Q&A by director Lenny Abrahamson on Friday 14 September (tomorrow!) at Clapham Picturehouse in London. To enter, tag who you’d take with you to the screening. Comp closes at 9am tomorrow. 🔸 Based on the best-selling novel by Sarah Waters and directed by Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson, The Little Stranger stars Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson and Charlotte Rampling, and comes to UK cinemas on 21st September. 🔸 Visit historicengland.org.uk/terms for full terms and conditions.
The plaque on the Alan Turing memorial in Manchester reads 'Father of computer science, mathematician, logician, wartime codebreaker, victim of prejudice' Turing's work at Bletchley Park is estimated to have shortened the war by at least two years and saved over 14 million lives. In 1952 he was prosecuted for his sexuality, and offered chemical castration as treatment. Two years later he was dead from cyanide poisoning. A memorial to one of the greatest British war heroes was unveiled in 2001 and each year flowers are left around it to mark his birthday. In our new exhibition, #Immortalised, we explore who, how and why we remember - click the link in our bio to find out more.
Vandalism or symbol of unbreakable love? Lovelocks began to appear on bridges across Europe in the 2000s: symbolising commitment for the couples who left them they are usually held in disdain by local authorities. Our new exhibition #Immortalised explores how, who and why we remember - click the link in our bio for more information.

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