The centenary of the Pavilion Military Hospital for limbless soldiers (1916-1920) is currently commemorated in our exhibition Pavilion Blues: Disability and Identity. In this post, researcher, Jo Palache, tells the story of how one patient, Corporal Albert Clay, came to be treated … Continued
Technical advancement met the battlefield in the First World War. Increasingly mechanised on a scale never before seen, the war became a “storm of steel”, coined as the title to the memoir of German officer Ernst Jünger’s experiences on the … Continued
Happy Halloween and welcome to my spooky first blog post. As part of my Digital Media Apprenticeship, I have been sourcing some interesting images and poetry from the Pavilion Blues newspaper. The newspaper was produced by patients who were recovering from … Continued
The arresting sight of Sikh soldiers striding through Brighton Museum greeted visitors at the War Stories Heritage Open day on Saturday. With their spectacular uniforms, high turbans and handlebar moustaches and razor-sharp swords, it’s clear they would have been a … Continued
If an old chest in the attic of a Hove family home had not been discovered, we would know nothing about Sister Florence Holdgate. The family discovered that the chest had been left there by their great aunt and they … Continued
Waterproof anorak, a jumper and sandwiches. Some crisps, a juicy drink and a chocolate biscuit in a wrapper for afters. Packing for a school trip hasn’t changed for donkey’s years and possibly never will. I’m joining the Year 6 Greens … Continued
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