Author: T.G. Campbell
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WRITING NOTES: Blind Characters, July 2021
During my visit to the Bow Street Police Museum in June my friend and I read about the magistrate John Fielding, otherwise known as the Blind Beak of Bow Street. She remarked to he clearly hadn’t allowed his impairment to hinder his career and how I had done the same. Although I’m not blind my…
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COFFEE WITH A CURATOR: Jen Kavanagh, Bow Street Police Museum, June 2021
Coffee with a Curator is back and today I have the absolute honour of sharing a (virtual) coffee with the curator of the new Bow Street Police Museum, Jen Kavanagh. An independent curator by profession, Jen was commissioned to curate the displays and exhibits in the museum housed in part of the former Bow Street police…
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MUG MAY 2021, May 2021
It’s back for a second year! #MugMay is a month-long journey through my souvenir mug collection in which I showcase museums, cities, Twitch streamers, and much more! Every day in May I’ll be posting a photograph of the ‘Mug-of-the-Day’ on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram along with information about the place of interest/person featured. This year,…
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INTERVIEW WITH RETIRED PRISON OFFICER, GARY CLARKE, April 2021
If, like me, the closest you’ve ever gotten to a prison is the TV series Bad Girls or—dare I say—Porridge, then the reality of this world behind the walls will be completely alien to you. Thus far, I’ve not had any cause to feature a prison in any of my Bow Street Society works. Yet, when I…
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WRITING NOTES: The Women of the Bow Street Society, March 2021
According to the official International Women’s Day website the first occurrence of this annual gathering happened in 1911. Marked by women worldwide, the fundamental aims of the day are to “celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about women’s equality, lobby for accelerated gender parity, [and] fundraise for female-focused charities”. The theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is ‘Choose…
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LET’S START AGAIN, SHALL WE? January 2021
T.G. Campbell looks to the year ahead Looking back on my previous blogs, I read what I’d written this time last year. To say the year didn’t go according to plan would be a huge understatement. Although the pandemic is far from over, glimpses of its end are occasionally seen through the metaphorical “pea-souper” fog.…
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GUEST AT BOW STREET: Richard Jones of London Walking Tours, December 2020
Join me at the Bow Street Society’s house to chat with the very charming Mr Richard Jones of London Walking Tours. Mr Richard Jones is a holder of the Institute of Tourist Guiding’s highest accolade—the Blue Badge Tourist Guide qualification. The aforementioned institute being the official governing body for tour guides in England. In order…
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PHOTOGRAPHING THE DEAD IN THE VICTORIAN ERA, October 2020
It’s October; the spookiest month of the year! With this in mind I wanted to explore the darker side of the Victorian Era by looking at the practise of photographing the dead. Needless to say, then, this blog includes several mentions of death which some readers may find disturbing. If death and the documenting thereof…