Lindley Live: View of an English Garden – Carroll Perkins' Lantern Slide Collection

Demonstration / Talk / Lecture
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11
Jul

RHS Lindley Library

RHS Lindley Library

Address

80 Vincent Square, London

Venue

RHS Lindley Library

Booking

  • Member

    Free

  • Non-member

    Free

  • No booking is required for this drop-in event

Overview

  • Event times

    1.15pm–1.30pm

  • Subject

    Demonstration / Talk / Lecture

Explore the RHS photography collection with our Lindley Live drop-in talk View of an English Garden – Carroll Perkins' Lantern Slide Collection in the RHS Lindley Library.

Through these beautiful 1930s hand-coloured glass lantern slides by Eleanor Malby, discover more about the gardens depicted; the American Edith Carroll Perkins, who commissioned the photographs; and her unexpected connection to the poet T.S. Eliot.

  • No food or drink is to be consumed in the library
  • No need to book, just drop in
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What is Lindley Live?

Lindley Live is a series of drop-in lunchtime talks in the RHS Lindley Library, where you can get a 15-minute introduction to the treasures of our library collection to liven up your lunch break.



Additional info

Accessibility

There is step-free access into the main RHS building and Library reception area via a ramped entrance. The Upper Reading Room may be accessed by three steps with a handrail for support, or via a staff-operated lift in the library reception area. We do not have accessible toilets onsite.

For any questions, including accessibility enquiries, please email [email protected].

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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.