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The Cuca Race
This is a page from the scrapbook that contains part of article about the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup race and the hour by hour breakdown of the 1893 race. -
Photo of The Palmerstone Gold Chocolate Cups
This is a photo of The Palmertstone Gold Chocolate Cups. This photo was taken during the UAH Study Abroad to London. These cups are located at the British Museum. These cups were created by John Cartier in 1700. -
Photograph and Copyright of Frank Shorland and the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup
A copyright of the photograph of Frank Shorland after he won the first edition of the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup. -
Rides That Made History.
This is an article from cycling magazine covering F.W. Shorland's Track "Twenty-Fours." It is about the three Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup Races Frank Shorland competed in and how they impacted the history of the sport of cycling. -
The Cuca 24
This is an article and illustration of the third edition of the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup -
Epic Races of the Past - The Cuca Cup
This document is a recap of the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup race series over four decades later and recounts how famous these races were. -
The Records of 1892
This is a table of cycling records from 1892 as compiled by the National Cycling Union. Contains path and road records as well as a cartoon of a skeleton riding a bicycle. -
University of Oxford Courtyard
A picture of an University of Oxford courtyard taken from the Tower at University of Oxford. University of Oxford holds Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Draft. The image was taken on 15 March 2024. -
Science Museum Organs Exhibit
This is a photo of an organ exhibit titled "Disease Collectors." Many of the organs in the picture were from a person with a disease. The organs were from people who lived between 1900-1950. Never Let Me Go revolves around human clones donating their organs -
1990s Medical Cot
This photo is of a 1990s medical cot in and exhibit at the Science Museum, UK. Never Let Me Go was set in the 1990s. This is likely the style of cot that would have been used in Part 3 of the novel. -
Towards Inclusion Draft, Section 2
Towards Inclusion is a document outlining civil rights for Disabled People in Great Britain. This is a first draft of that document created around 2000. It specifically highlights the shortcomings of the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995. -
Alan Turing in 1951
Alan Turing in 1951, at the time of his election to the Royal Society. -
Entrance to the British Library
This is the entrance to the British Library. It says British Library over and over. The British Libary was founded partially by Sir Sloane's collection. -
Alternate Entrance to The British Museum
This is a side entrance to the British Museum. The bust of Sir Hans Sloane and the Palmerstone Gold Cups are located here. This museum houses much of Sir Sloane's collections. -
Some Account of Life in Holloway Prison for Women
The cover of booklet entitled, "Some Account of Life in Holloway Prison for Women ," by Kathleen Lonsdale. Cover art includes a woman looking out of a window in blue ink. -
Page of Some Account of Life in Holloway Prison for Women
Photo of the beginning of Lonsdale's account of her time in Holloway. -
Page of Some Account of Life in Holloway Prison for Women
Photo of the beginning of Lonsdale's account of her time in Holloway. -
Memorandum from REC Secretary, G Cole Deacon, to London Transport's Chief Engineer, Mr. Green
Letter describes a need for immediate use of Down Street Station as directed by "a certain gentleman" (known to be Winston Churchill) as a wartime shelter. -
More About the Cuca Cup
This is an article about the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup over 40 years after the event took place and specifically discusses the second cup and the challenges that led the demise of the Cuca Cocoa Challenge series. -
Alan Turing's office
Alan Turing's office at Hut 8, Bletchley Park. Depicts his desk, various wall decorations, and a filing cabinet. -
Computing Machinery and Intelligence
A portion of the text of "Computing machinery and intelligence" by Alan Turing, which posed the question "can machines think" and proposed the Turing test. -
Hampton Court Palace Haunted Gallery
A gallery lined with 16th century paintings, including portraits of Tudor monarchs. Legend has it that when Queen Katherine Howard discovered she was being charged with adultery, she broke free from her guards stationed outside her room and ran along this route in the hope of finding King Henry in the Chapel to plead her innocence to. It is said that her ghost can still be seen running through this "Haunted Gallery," wailing for mercy. -
Katherine Howard's letter to Thomas Culpeper
This is the only surviving letter written by Katherine Howard. It is addressed to Thomas Culpeper, whom she was accused of having an affair with. The letter can be interpreted in many different ways, from evidence of the affair to the possibility of Katherine being blackmailed. -
Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup presented by Messrs. Root & Co., Ltd.
This is a pamphlet advertising the first edition of the Cuca Cocoa Challenge Cup Race at Herne Hill Velodrome. It includes rules, -
Down Street Station Entry Tunnel
A photo of the entrance tunnel to the abandoned Down Street Station taken on a tour of the station in March 2024. -
Down Street Station Facade
Front of current day down street station taken before a tour of the station -
Statue of Alan Turing at Bletchley Park
A slate statue of Alan Turing, located at Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Depicts Alan Turing hunched over an Enigma machine. -
Tower of London tower green.
A field within the Tower of London. This is where nobility were executed, away from the traditional crowds. Katherine Howard was one of three queens beheaded here. -
The Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula
A chapel within the Tower of London. This is where the most famous prisoners of the tower were buried after their executions. Katherine Howard was one of three queens buried here. -
Tower of London
The Tower of London has served many purposes throughout its lifetime, from being a fortress, a prison, and even a zoo. During its prison phase, the Tower of London held many high-profile prisoners before they were eventually executed. Katherine Howard was one of three queens held and subsequently executed here. -
Paten and Chalice.
This paten and chalice were created for St. James Picadilly in 1683. It was designed to complement Sir Christopher Wren's, the architect of the church, rich interior. -
London Fire Monument.
To memorialize the Great London Fire of 1666, Sir Christopher Wren helped Robert Hooke build this monument near the London Bridge. -
St. Peter's Cornhill.
A picture of St. Peter's Cornhill, a church that Sir Christopher Wren built after the London fire in 1666. -
St. Michael Cornhill.
St. Michael Cornhill is a church that stands on one of the oldest Christian sites in Britian, dating back to Roman occupation. It was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672 after the London Fire in 1666. The tower was built by Nicholas Hawksmoor in 1722. It was later restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1860. -
St. Mary Woolnoth.
St. Mary Woolnoth is one of the churches rebuilt after the London Fire. It had partly survived the fire but after considerable repairs in 1670, it was determined that it needed to be rebuilt in the 18th century. While this one is traditionally credited to Hawksmoor, it was rebuilt by the Commision that rebuilt about 50 churches in London, which Sir Christopher Wren is usually credited. -
St. Mary Abchurch.
St. Mary Abchurch is one of the churches rebuilt after the London Fire in 1666, traditionally credited to Sir Christopher Wren. It is also the home of the friends of the city churches. -
St. Lawrence Jewry.
St. Lawrence Jewry is a church dating back to the 12th century in London. It was destroyed by the London Fire in 1666 and was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren. It was destroyed by fire in December 1940 during World War II. It was restored in 1937, keeping with Wren's designs. It was repaired and conserved in 2023. -
St. Mary Aldermary.
St. Mary Aldermary was rebuilt 1679-82 by Sir Christopher Wren's office after the London Fire in 1666. The current plan of the church follows its medieval outline. -
St. Nicholas Cole Abbey.
St. Nicholas Cole Abby Centre for Workplace Ministry was one of the churches that was destroyed in the London Fire in 1666. It was the first church rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren. It has gone through many changes in the last hundred years, but today it is home to The Wren, a coffee shop, and a workplace ministry.