Ginny Dawe-Woodings

@helloginnybatty.bsky.social

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Archivist with a love for #histmed, surgical, sexual health, and #histsex collections; if it's in a jar I'll probably love it. She/her. Yellowbelly living in London. Aprendiendo Español.

A white sign attacked to a post inside a tent. The sign has a no smoking logo (a cigarette inside a red circle, crossed through) and the text - “NO SMOKING In the marquee. It annoys people and os probably illegal”
View of a stage with a massive standing crowd. Pyrotechnic flares are lighting up the main stage and to the sides, and part of the stage appears to be on fire
Black text on a white background above a picture of a tudor man jabbing a portly man with a fork. The text reads - “Henry VII was a miser and very good at statecraft; he invented some extremely clever policies such as the one called Morton's Fork. This was an enormous prong with which his minister Morton visited the rich citizens (or burghlers as they were called). If the citizen said he was poor, Morton drove his Fork in a certain distance and promised not to take it out until the citizen paid a large sum of money to the King. As soon as this was forthcoming Morton dismissed him, at the same time shouting 'Fork Out' so that Henry would know the statecraft had been successful. If the burghler said he was quite rich Morton did the same thing: it was thus a very clever policy and always succeeded except when Morton put the Fork in too far.’
Black text on beige background - "Know ye, that I have granted, and have by this my charter confirmed, to the church of St Bartholomew of London, and to Rahere the Prior, and the Canons Regular, in the same church serving God, and to the poor of the Hospital of the same church, that they be free from all earthly servitude and earthly power and subjection, except episcopal customs, to wit, only consecration of the church, baptism, and ordination of clergy; and that as any church in all England is free, so this church be free, and all the lands to it appertaining, which it now has, or which Rahere the Prior, or the Canons, may be able to acquire, whether by purchase or by gift. And it shall have socc and sacc, and thol and theme, and infogheneteof; and all liberties and free customs and acquittances in all things which belong to the same church, in wood and in plain, in meadows and pastures, in waters and mills, in ways and paths, in pools and vineyards, and marshes and fisheries, in granges and copses, within and without, and in all places now and for ever.
A screen shot of an ebook page, with a section highlighted in purple. The text reads – for any meaningful interaction, but now, having discovered my King, I found I needed to locate them. They were in the office making photocopies, chatting to a guide. I asked if they would come with me to my room when they could - ideally immediately. We left the office together, and once I had closed the door to my room behind us, they asked what I had found. I gestured to the King's entry, resting like a fallen leaf on my desk. Do you know him? I do. He'll be the one, I said. They placed a hand on the entry. Of course.
A screen shot of an ebook page, with a section highlighted in purple. The text reads – before they noticed me. Something in their face told me that this was a person to be taken seriously. It was without question. Welcome, they said, and pulled a chair out for me. I thanked them for making the time. The archivist said it is always a pleasure to meet a curator, especially one bothering to take an interest in the history of the specific building. They asked me what I would like to see. What is there? I asked. Everything, came the response. I felt my heart in my chest. I felt light with anticipation in a way I hadn't for some time. Two years? Maybe three? How long had it been? Everything meant: a detailed ledger which recounted the reign of each king and queen for the past half-millennium, as well as some records from the early
A screen shot of an ebook page, with a section highlighted in purple. The text reads – WHITE GLOVES, The next morning – a fresh day, like cutting into an apple. I drove to the palace, keen to swim once again through its chambers. The archivist was waiting in a dim room. They always are. The better to protect the fragile pages, but I suspect, they enjoy the drama of it too – their white gloves glowing as they beckon you inside, like a mystic bidding you come observe your future in a pale fire. I have levelled this suspicion at many archivists over the years, and they have always reddened and appeared taken back. On this occasion, however, I did not feel compelled to comment. There had been a second, upon, entering, when I saw the archivist
A close up of the front cover of Asako Yuzuki’s book Hooked, which shows a fish on a hook in bright pink and yellow
A poster printed on purple paper advertising Limehouse Chinatown: The original chinatown, myths and realities
A white woman with brown and blonde hair, in a floral dress and wearing big spectacles, smiles at the camera whilst holding a large sword. She stands in front of book shelves.
A yellow post-it note labelled ‘HISTORICAL INTEREST’ is stuck on piece of photocopied paper. A plain green post it note is also adhered to the paper.
While a student Andrew served in the Home Guard and fire-watched at St Mary's and at Boosey and Hawkes, the music publishers on Regent Street - which enabled him to expand his already formidable knowledge of classical music. After one night bombing raid, Andrew entered a ward to be greeted by the sister. One of the patients thought there was a bomb under her bed and the nurse wanted Pollen to reassure her. He duly went to see the patient, looked under the bed and retrieved a partially hidden incendiary bomb. It had entered the ward through an open window. He rapidly disposed of it. The patient was relieved, the sister speechless.
A photograph rests on a wooden floor. It shows a small white girl with blonde hair in a garden. She’s wearing a floral dress and clothing an inflatable pink and yellow Mr Blobby
A look out to the harbour across the sea where xmas lights are visible
A square cake iced with white fondant, there is a design of two pieces of green land in opposite corners connected by black dots. Merry Xmas is written in morse code in red icing. There is text in the top right corner that reads “12 December 1901 Marconi sent the first transatlantic radio signal”
A white roman wearing a flowery dress points a sword towards the camera. She stands in front of shelves of books.
A white woman with brown hair, wearing a green raincoat, cups a yellow mug in her hands whilst looking off to the left of the photo. In the background of a lake, trees, and a cloudy sky
A series of 12 names written in 15th century handwriting, on parchment.
A couple pose together in front of a garden. The man, on the left is wearing a green suit. The woman on the right is wearing a green jumpsuit.
A white couple stand in front of a historic yellowy stone building. He wears a green tweed suit with orange floral tie. She wears a blue satin dress. She smiles joyfully at him
An image showing a graph of an evening energy schedule, from coitus to sleep, on top of an empty frame, on a white desk
Colour photo showing blackberry brambles in the foreground and a large pond behind with buoys and life rings. The pond is surrounded by trees and bushes. The sky is cloudy and grey.
A look across the road to St Sepulchre’s church tower. There are trees to the left and a red London bus to the right. The church tower is set against a blue cloudy sky
A screenshot from the Shakti mat website advertising ‘ancient solutions to modern tension’
A couple wearing a tweed suit and a floral dress against a garden background
White womsn wesring a cream sweater vest and gingham trousers poses in a mirror.
A white woman stands in an office space, she is wearing a black robe, black cloak, and a white balaclava-like garment, all previously worn by a nun mannequin in a museum. She looks thrilled (not sarcastic).
An open book sits on top of a piece of paper, both are on a lino gingham print table cloth. There is a pint to the right.
A succulent plant in a yellow pot sitting on a windowsill. There is a stem projecting out with flowers hanging off it. In the background is a trainline and a skyline against a blue sky.
Photo of a white woman with blonde crimped hair. She is looking to the left of the camera and is pouting.
Colour photograph taken from high up and looking across an open pale stone courtyard to some redbrick and pale stone buildings. There is a blue cloudy sky above.
Colour photo looking over the heads of a crowd facing a stage. On the stage a man with dreadlocks is singing in front of neon cowboy-themed signs.
Close up of an embroidery on a grey shirt with a gold bell and the text ‘Harry’s stag, Ryan rings his bell”
Colour photograph showing a stage scene. A man is playing a guitar and singing into a microphone and the drummer is visible. Both are illuminated in blue light.
A silver trolley with three levels, laden with multiple books wrapped in blue paper which are tied with wrapping tape and have labels. On the bottom level there is a brown cardboard box and some loose images which are in plastic folders. In the background is a wooden floor and a white wall with a hanging display of postcards for sale
A still from Toast of London where the character Toast points and says "you can fuck that sky high". The still shows a white man with a blonde streak in his brown hair, wearing a black suit, with a moustache, looking to the right of the screen.
A white woman wearing tortoiseshell glasses and a red cardigan holds wads of cash in her hands. She's sitting at a table which also has cash on it. She looks very happy.
A man stands in the middle of a room wearing a fish costume made of bubble wrap on his upper half. He wears jeans on his lower half.
A glass museum display case filled with CD cases, posters, old digital cameras, 2000's era mobile phones, a pink Nintendo DS, and a selection of iPods.
A photo of The Graphic, a brightly coloured (with reds and greens) and very decorative cover. In computer generated text over the top - SUPER and ULTRA MODERN MAGAZINE. To make it look like the title reads Super Graphic Ultra Modern Magazine
A screengrab from The Simpsons showing Homer Simpson (a bald yellow man), shirtless and wearing denim shorts, riding on a green lawnmower with a placard taped to the front which reads 'Jigglin' for Justice'.
An embroidery hoop, resting against a brick wall, depicting an aerial view of a farm with fields and woodland.
A couple pose, giggling, in front of a log burner and xmas tree. There is also a log basket next to them, and a MERRY CHRISTMAS banner hangs above the fire
A group of people in hiking clothes stand on a grassy cliff, a grey sea is visible behind them
A muddy two-wheel track going through tall pine forest.
A xmas cake decorated with fondant, depicting the murder of Thomas Beckett. A wall with stained glass window is made from ginger bread and goes part way round the cake. There is a portion of grey fondant for the stone flood and a figure is made of fondant with a yellow cloak and xmas hat. The figure kneels at an alter.
Two bottles of Victoria beer with brown glass and yellow labels sitting on a white tiled surface
A still from the film 'Death of Stalin', where Zhukov says "I mean, I'm smiling--but I am really fucking furious!"
A still from Meghan Trainor's video for 'All About That Bass'. A white woman wearing pastel shades of purple, pink and blue, with flowers in her hair stares at the camera whilst singing. Her hands are clenched and held up, cutely, by her shoulders.
A piece of pink blotting paper with an advertisement across the top. The advert text reads ‘May this message into your consciousness sink as into this blotting will also your ink’
Looking up at the columned exterior of a stone building, Hammersmith Apollo. It is lit up in rainbow lights and ‘Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’ is on a lit up sign.
An engraving of Calliope, the muse of epic poetry. It’s a circa 18th century engraving of a woman wearing a crown and red toga, holding a wreath and a trumpet
A small white child stands on the beach in front of gentle waves. She has short blonde hair, and is wearing trainers, orange and red checked trousers and a large denim checked jacket with a hood.
A grafiti of three men wearing trench coats and trilbies using listening equipment
Two stone structures against a blue sky. On the left a tall square warehouse with three wooden windows and doors. On the right a circular building which was used for storing pilchards.
Sign at the doorway to the archive strong room. The top line reads ‘Argh’ (which is Cornish for archive) and some guidance for archive users
A white woman westonh a blue, pink and purple flowery dress with red shoes - posing in a bathroom mirror
A view down a green grassy valley from the top of a crag, the sky is cloudy with small patches of blue breaking through
The columned frontis of UCL, a large grey building with welcome posters hanging between the columns
Looking up at the entrance to The National Archives. A concrete and glass facade in semi-brutalist style with an inscription which reads PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE