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Religious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our 2026 conference is at @thejohnrylands.bsky.social on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Our theme is 'Unearthing the unexpected in religious archives.' Our speakers will cover subjects ranging from poltergeists to royal love letters! Tickets are available from Ticketlab: ticketlab.app/event/39602-...

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Draft programme for the Religious Archives Group conference 2026

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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🚲New Exhibition coming next week — Across Continents, Across Centuries at Lambeth Palace Library. 🚃🚲

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Religious Archives Group @religiousarcgrp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

@uknatarcsector.bsky.social is advertising for expressions of interest in a Collaborative Doctoral Landscape Award PhD on 'Archives of Religion and Belief in Contemporary Britain: Sustainability, Inclusion, Digital Transformation and Community Memory' www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional...

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Archives of Religion and Belief in Contemporary Britain: Sustainability, Inclusion, Digital Transformation and Community Memory

This project examines how the landscape of religious archives across the UK has changed and identifies strategic interventions needed to safeguard collections.

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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

📢New in JBS! 📗"Assembling Home in the Mission Field: Evangelical Periodical Culture in Britain and Tahiti, ca. 1790s–1830s" by Kate Tilson Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Assembling Home in the Mission Field: Evangelical Periodical Culture in Britain and Tahiti, ca. 1790s–1830s | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core

Assembling Home in the Mission Field: Evangelical Periodical Culture in Britain and Tahiti, ca. 1790s–1830s - Volume 65

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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📢New article in JBS! 📗"Shaping Modern British Society: Recent Historical Lenses on Evangelicalism" by John Wolffe Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Shaping Modern British Society: Recent Historical Lenses on Evangelicalism | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core

Shaping Modern British Society: Recent Historical Lenses on Evangelicalism - Volume 65

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British Jesuit Archives @jesuitarchives.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📚 Curious about the Heythrop Library and British Jesuit Archives? Join us for our Open Day on Wednesday 7 October to explore our collections and find out more about using the library & archives for research. 📍 London Jesuit Centre 🕥 10:30–16:30 @heythroplib.bsky.social

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This week sees 55,508 pages of 'The Musician', a weekly newspaper of Salvation Army band news, join 'The War Cry', 'The Social Gazette' and 'The Young Soldier' on the British Newspaper Archive. www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/newspapers/e... 🔒

Cover of The Salvation Army's Bandsman, Songster and Local Officer for 6 November 1910, showing four female Salvationists wearing bonnets holding musical instruments - captioned 'Bandswomen Bellchester, Leening, Holland and Crumbleholme, [from] Preston II [corps]'.

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Rachel Matthews @provnewshistory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We are launching our Preserving Local Newspaper Archives Toolkit on Monday, September 28, with an in-person lunch and a hybrid panel featuring @socialhistarchive.bsky.social and the New Zealand-based Preserving Local History and Education Trust. Sign up! www.tickettailor.com/events/local...

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Select tickets – Preserving the Local Newspaper Archive - toolkit launch – The Rep

Preserving the Local Newspaper Archive - toolkit launch – The Rep, Mon 28 Sep 2026 - This seminar will share insights from Preserving the Local Newspaper Archive, a National Archives-funded research p...

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capelicymru.bsky.social @capelicymru.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Capeli Cymru Census – Last Chance to Contribute! Are chapels in your local area open, closed, converted, or demolished? Please let us know by completing the National Chapel Census by 30th September: zurl.co/O75FB

Tu mewn i Gapel Diwygiedig Unedig Carmel, Nantmel | Inside Carmel United Reformed Church, Nantmel

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

See this blog from @natarchivestrust.bsky.social about the event 'Charity Archives and Records Now' at @britishacademy.bsky.social in May, organised by our Records Manager, Paul Beard, and @profginab.bsky.social.

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We're looking forward to this day at Wilton's Music Hall next week. As part of the brilliant line-up, our Director is talking about the history of Salvation Army museums!

Press cutting advertising The Salvation Army Museum, from The War Cry 5 September 1931, p10

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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📢Join us for a short talk on our current exhibition, its development and a closer look at a few highlights, on the 3rd and 5th September. This event is free and open to all. For more information and to book: www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/events/ [A66.1 R99 TP, FP]

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Helena Goodwyn @helenagoodwyn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Americanisation of W. T. Stead is out now! So delighted to get my author copies, huge thanks to @edinburghup.bsky.social. We’ve a 30% launch discount, if you’re a librarian/ in collection development, pls consider recommending for your library. #VictorianStudies #PeriodicalStudies #BookHistory

Helena Goodwyn holding a copy of her monograph The Americanisation of W. T. Stead.

Flyer with QR code link to 30% discount for The Americanisation of W. T. Stead by Helena Goodwyn

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Helena Goodwyn @helenagoodwyn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Book news! 📚 My monograph, The Americanisation of W. T. Stead, is out soon from @edinburghup.bsky.social Topics: journalism history, print culture, transatlantic literary networks, periodicals, & the relationship between Britain & America at the turn of the twentieth century: tinyurl.com/5xmrxs2j

The cover of the monograph ‘the Americanisation of W. T. Stead’ by Helena Goodwyn. Image shows a discount QR code and the painting ‘the arrival’ by C. R. W. Nevinson which is of a ship in the Futurist style using primary colours.

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Our latest blog post is now live. www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int... It looks at the history of The Salvation Army in Korea from 1908 to the present day.

Hand tinted lantern slide showing Korean Salvation Army officers and soldiers, early 20th century. (Salvation Army International Heritage Centre: GPS/1/1/52)

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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

⛵ New Exhibition Opens Today! ⛵ Mariners: Religion, Race and Empire at Lambeth Palace Library, in collaboration with the University of Bristol. 24 July – 11 September 2026. For more information, see www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/mariners-rel...

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Gwent Archives @gwentarchives.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Gwent Archives has an exciting opportunity for an Archives Apprentice to join their team and develop a career in the archives and heritage sector.

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Derbyshire Record Office @derbyshiredro.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Our #ArchiveOfTheWeek is the Kilburn Methodist Church, which includes this brief history of Methodism in Kilburn, celebrating the centenary of the Church. It tells the story from the first Chapel opening in 1836 through to what was then the present day, and features photos of Preachers and Members.

Inside cover of the booklet, showing a photograph of the façade of the Church, with the title 'The Story of Methodism in Kilburn 1836-1936', above. The author's name, Elizabeth Cooper, is below the photograph , with the printer's name, Tom Brown, under a line at the bottom of the page.

Open double page of the book. The left side features several black and white portraits of various men and the right side is a printed text with the heading 'The Sunday School'.

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The British Newspaper Archive have put up this great blog post about their new periodicals including the "longest running continuously published children’s periodical in the world," our very own The Young Soldier. (Digital copies available 1881-1985🔒) www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/blog/the-you...

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The Young Soldier

The Salvation Army's children's publication the Young Soldier joins the British Newspaper Archive, alongside five other brand new titles.

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Claire Langhamer @clairelanghamer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Lovely lecture by my fab colleague Adam Chapman on the VCH: ‘Part of the project’s role should be to advocate for archives that speak to their places and communities.’

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Archives and Records Association UK and Ireland @araukie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

‍In our lates diversity allies blog, Philip Milnes-Smith struggles to hear the silenced voices of lower class, disabled inmates in an early Victorian workhouse. www.archives.org.uk/diversity-allies-blog/accessibility-and-archives-now-you-are-of-a-mind-to-kill-me

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Accessibility and Archives: “Now you are [of] a mind to kill me” — Archives & Records Association

‍ In this blog, Philip Milnes-Smith struggles to hear the silenced voices of lower class, disabled inmates in an early Victorian workhouse. Reflecting on a couple of recently published books, and the ...

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Exciting News!! 👇 'The Young Soldier' - The Longest Running Children's Periodical In The World- has now been digitised by the British Newspaper Archive. First published as 'The Little Soldier' in 1881, it's still published weekly as 'Kids Alive!' www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/young... 🔒

Front cover of the Salvation Army's children's newspaper, The Little Soldier for 6 November 1884 showing 'The Children's Demonstration at Chalk Farm'

Front cover of the Salvation Army's children's newspaper, The Young Soldier for 3 July 1965 showing the Salvation Army pop group, The Joystrings, playing on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, London

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Tower Hamlets Archives @tharchives.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We're delighted to announce that we have completed the digitisation of our East London Advertiser collection! 📰 🎉 You can now use our fully searchable PDFs to look up any name, street, or business in the East End's most important local paper from 1913-2003.

A digital microfilm reader scanning a page of the East London Advertiser.

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Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick @mrcwarwick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

'Nourishing and health giving'. A glass of cold Ovaltine is a delightful Summer drink. Opinions may vary. Advertisement featured in the TGWU 'The Record' 1929. mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/TGW/...

Advertisement for Ovaltine Cold. Features a drawing of a woman drinking a glass of cold Ovaltine. Caption reads 'A delightful Summer drink - nourishing and health giving'.

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Owing to maintenance work, the International Heritage Centre will be closed to visitors and researchers from Tuesday 4-Friday 7 August. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

⚓New Exhibition coming soon — Mariners: Religion, Race and Empire at Lambeth Palace Library. ⚓ Set sail this summer with a display of maritime-themed items from our collections. Find out more by following this link: www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/mariners-rel...

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We've just received the bound annual volumes of the Salvation Army periodicals for 2025. These join our volumes going back to the 1880s. You can access The War Cry, & other Salvation Army titles, on the British Newspaper Archive from 1879 to 1985. www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/BL/war-cry

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The Devil's Porridge Museum @devilsporridge.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Remember that time the government took control of all the pubs in Carlisle and district? 💭🍻 Our latest exhibition is all about The State Management Scheme. Thanks to everyone who made this possible. Learn about our current exhibition: www.devilsporridge.org.uk/category/exh...

Poster for a Summer 2026 exhibition at The Devil's Porridge Museum. This reads: "When the state took over the pubs. Discover the fascinating story of why the government took control of all the pubs in Carlisle and district why they made the beer weaker and the pubs drab. Find out how they closed hundreds of drinking dens and engaged a man to design fifteen new model inns and set the standard for pubs throughout the country and finally how it all ended. The poster includes photos and illustrations of State Management Pubs from the past, some state management bears, labels, some photos of people in the past, a newspaper article and the front page of a document called A Bill.

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Read our latest Blog Post about three female Salvation Army Officers in civilian internment during the Second World War. Colonel Mary Booth in Liebenau, Germany Major Margaret Burns in Changi, Singapore Major Mary Layton in Weixian, China www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int...

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Imprisoned: three Salvationist internees during World War Two

Read some of the stories and experiences of three women officers who were held in internment camps...

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capelicymru.bsky.social @capelicymru.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Salvation Army buildings are an important part of Wales’s religious and social history. Help us capture them in the national chapel census by sharing what you know. 👉 zurl.co/MNRSJ

Delwedd: Llun o'r hen Gapel Bedyddwyr, sydd bellach yn Neuadd Gwrdd Byddin yr Iachawdwriaeth, ar Upper Park Road, Dinbych-y-Pysgod. Image: Photograph of the former Baptist Chapel, now the Salvation Army Citadel, on Upper Park Road, Tenby.

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Unfortunately, the Heritage Centre will remain closed on Friday 26 June, due to the extreme weather warning.

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UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Join colleagues from archives, academia and research on 24 June (1pm) for the second summer seminar of the History and Archives in Practice series. This session focuses on the Preserving the Local Newspaper Archive project: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preserving... (1/2)

A black and white photograph of two women in a newspaper office in 1917, pulling proofs from printing equipment and correcting type

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Unfortunately, due to the extremely hot weather forecast for London later this week, the Salvation Army Heritage Centre will be closed Tues 23, Weds 24 and Thurs 25 June. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Weather forecast from @metoffice.gov.uk showing high temperature for Tue 23, Wed 24 and Thu 25 June

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Heritage Centre will be closed to visitors on Thursday 2 July 2026. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Check out our latest blog post 👇. It looks at the relationship between The Salvation Army and the Edwardian novelists Henry Rider Haggard and Arthur Conan Doyle. Haggard worked closely with The Salvation Army and wrote about its social work. www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int...

Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard by George Charles Beresford, half-plate glass negative, 1902 (NPG x6513, © National Portrait Gallery, London). Used by CC BY NC ND License.

Black and white photograph of Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle by the English photographer Herbert Rose Barraud. Carbon print on card mount. 9 3/4 in. x 7 1/8 in. Date: 1893
Source: Wikimedia Commons

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CBHC / RCAHMW @rcahmwales.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

With the excitement of May’s Senedd election now behind us we’ve teamed up with Dr Gareth Evans to examine the Senedd building itself, which this year celebrates its twentieth anniversary. Read more: zurl.co/XdIjO #Senedd2026 #Senedd20 #WelshHistory #Architecture

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Elizabeth Crawford @womanssphere.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Suffrage campaigners produced postcards showing their leaders being womanly around the home - & cookery books compiled from recipes submitted by their members. Find the stories behind similar #suffrageobjects in my forthcoming book from @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social Link in bio #suffragettes

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Alice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We have two new 12-month postdoctoral fellowship opportunities at the British Library! Applications open soon to co-design projects in the following areas: - Colonial Deposit and our Newspaper Collection - Local Large Language Models and Personal Born-Digital Archives www.bl.uk/services/res...

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The Joanna and Graham Barker Fellowship Scheme

Two funded-fellowship opportunities for early career, postdoctoral researchers.

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Lucie Matthews-Jones @luciejones83.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Thought this ghost sign on Shoreditch’s Old Road was amazing. Reads: The Salvation Army Hostel for Working Men. Cheap beds and food. A reminder to always look up!

A tall building side with a red and white painted sign. Reads: The Salvation Army Hostel for Working Men. Cheap beds and food.

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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🌷🌿Join us for our last garden tour next Wednesday in conjunction with our newest exhibition, 'Over The Wall'. Tours will start and conclude at the Lambeth Palace Library, where access to the 'Over the Wall' garden exhibition is free.

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George Severs @georgesevers.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

My latest article has just been published in The Historical Journal. It looks at the ways in which HIV/AIDS was positioned as not just an urban problem, but one that was antithetical to rural spaces. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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HIV/AIDS and the English Countryside | The Historical Journal | Cambridge Core

HIV/AIDS and the English Countryside

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Annemarie McAllister @demon-drink.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Look out for me in this TV genealogy story www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... If you click on ‘more’ you’ll see I’m near the beginning. Yes, I do talk about topics other than temperance sometimes!

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BBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 23, Joe Swash

Joe Swash goes in search of his Italian roots, discovering lawbreaking and a murder.

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Daniel Grey @djrgrey.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Today's the day to email in your paper proposal, people (22nd May)! Thanks so much to everyone who has already submitted 🌟 We'd love to hear from you & while spaces are limited, we definitely will have some room for non-presenting delegates to attend too on 4 September 😀

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

It's great to see this fantastic article by Erica Bowler out ahead-of-print in @jofvictculture.bsky.social It looks at the life of the activist, Rebecca Jarrett, in the years after the 1885 Maiden Tribute case & draws on her letters and memoirs held in our archive academic.oup.com/jvc/advance-...

Manuscript letter from Rebecca Jarrett, 1885

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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Join us for the Church of England Record Society Annual General Meeting, followed by a lecture on the history of London's Ragged Schools. This event is free and all are welcome!

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PeterCrumpler @petercrumpler.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Great to write about the Salvation Army’s War Cry and its close links to my city of #StAlbans in the St Albans Times. #CofEpeeps @stalbansmuseums.bsky.social @stalbanstimes.bsky.social @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social

Screenshot of article about the Salvation Army’s War Cry publication.

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Salvation Army International Heritage Centre @salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

#AboutAppraisals We received a very large transfer of architectural plans of Salvation Army buildings last year. Some plans are in very poor condition, while many are duplicates or show only minor details (like door handles). So we are appraising them to keep the most relevant examples. #Archive30

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Architectural plans being sorted on a table

Plans of Salvation Army corps hall at East Dereham, 1929

Plans of Salvation Army retirement home at The Old House, Sevenoaks

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