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IN a small room above a bonnet shop in London’s Sloane Street in 1872, two daughters of “a surveyor of good repute who died unexpectedly leaving a widow and four daughters unprovided for” were entered

On 10 August 1948 Felix Hull became Berkshire’s first county archivist. He was working out of the basement of Reading’s old Shire Hall, now the Roseate Hotel, and collections under his care eventually

From topless staddle stones outperforming complete ones to two versions of the same desk selling on the same day 212 miles apart, bizarre occurrences are par for the course at contents sales

In celebration of its 45th anniversary, the Bankside Gallery in London presents an exhibition of the work of the surviving presidents and past presidents of its two illustrious exhibiting societies, t

In celebration of its 45th anniversary, the Bankside Gallery in London presents an exhibition of the work of the surviving presidents and past presidents of its two illustrious exhibiting societies, t

Before the Oxford City Police force was established in 1869, policing the city had been a joint operation between constables of the University of Oxford at night and constables of the city’s watch dur