Library Talk: Wisley student life in the 1920s

Demonstration / Talk / Lecture
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24
Oct

RHS Garden Wisley, GU23 6QB

RHS Garden Wisley, GU23 6QB

Address

Wisley Lane, Woking

Venue

RHS Garden Wisley, RHS Hilltop – The Home of Gardening Science, Wisley Library

Booking

  • Member

    Free garden entry

  • Non-member

    Normal garden admission applies

  • Other Prices

    Tours are free

  • Places

    12 total

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Overview

  • Tour running time

    11am–11.15am

  • Subject

    Demonstration / Talk / Lecture

At RHS Garden Wisley, join us for a Library Talk at RHS Hilltop – The Home of Gardening Science. These short talks by our Librarians and Archivist showcase items from the library collections. Sessions are free and pre-bookable. They take place on a Friday morning in the Foyle Reading Room. Most tours are about 15 minutes long.

Treasures of the Library: Wisley student life in the 1920s
 
Scarlet fever, bog time and 4,000-year-old flints… follow the fortunes of Mark Storrs Fox and his fellow students Billy, Mulligan and Grice as they studied horticulture at Wisley in 1929. Mark’s digitised journals and photographs paint a unique picture of student life at Wisley 94 years ago.

 

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