Revealing the Rookery, St. Giles – art, artifacts and anecdotes. immigration control.

The Public History Discussion Group 2011-12 - formerly known as the Ruskin Public History Discussion Group.

Jane Palm-Gold (Artist and curator) and Sian Anthony (former Senior Archaeologist at Museum of London Archaeology).

The recent ‘London’s Underworld Unearthed: The Secret Life of the Rookery’ exhibition in London, illustrated everyday life in the notorious St. Giles Rookery. ‘Revealing the Rookery’ seeks to further explore the narratives presented in the exhibition, using recollections, prints and archaeology. The talk will be presented by Jane Palm-Gold (artist and curator behind the exhibition) and Sian Anthony, former Senior Archaeologist at Museum of London Archaeology, who led the excavation into the foundations of Central Saint Giles, the site of the Rookery.

Doors open at 10:30am for a prompt start at 11am

Please bring your own coffee – lots of places nearby.

Date: 5 November, 11

Time: 10:30am - 1pm

Venue:

Bishopsgate Institute,
230 Bishopsgate,
London,
EC2M 4QH.
Main board room – there are stairs

http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/
This is a few minutes walk from Liverpool Street station (in the direction of Shoreditch and Spitalfields market) and on the corner with Brushfield Street.

Contact:

Dr Hilda Kean, convenor of the group: hkean@ruskin.ac.uk