Reference number
  • 1226/3
Date
  • Nov 1949-Nov 1950
Level
  • Item
Description
  • Notebook kept by Lilian Branner whilst at South West Essex Technical College. It records short notes on visits made as part of her training. Includes visits to: Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents; Milton House, Wimpole Street; King's Laundry, Chingford; Mothercraft exhibition, Central Hall, Westminster; Ford Motor Works, Dagenham; Empire Tea Bureau, Regent Street; Safety Health & Welfare Exhibition, Horseferry Road; National Poultry Show, Olympia; Hotel and Catering Exhibition, Olympia; Geffrye Museum, Shoreditch; Woodford Green Primary School; Priory Court flats, Walthamstow; Ideal Home Exhibition, Olympia; Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; a hoover demonstration by Mr Rennie at S.W. Essex Technical College; Dr Barnado's Homes, Barkingside; Chelsea Flower Show; Kenwood House, Highgate; lecture on mustard by Dr Corran of Reckitt & Colman; lecture on trichology; The Observer exhibition, portraits of children, RWS Galleries; lecture on skin care and the art of make up; lecture on the making of pillows and mattresses; Royal Horticultural Society's Experimental Gardens, Wisley; Tavistock Child Guidance Clinic, 2 Beaumont Street; Higham Hill Day Nursery; Victoria and Albert Museum; Ellingham Road Day Nursery; Leytonstone Branch Library; Nursing Exhibition, Seymour Hall; Low Hall Lane Welfare Clinic. Enclosed: notes on 'My job as a House Mother' by Lilian Branner. Additional notes on these visits (by Sidney Branner?) are included in 1226/1.
Access status
  • Open