Islington Museum to host ‘Tales from the Crypt’

The Diocese of London received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in early 2019, to undertake a community based project focused around Holy Trinity Church in Cloudesley Square (now renamed the Cloudesley Centre).  A group of local volunteers undertook the research project, which included the “Tales from the Crypt” exploring the stories of the people buried in the crypt dating from 1829 to 1854. These were the first parishioners of the Cloudesley area, and the tales are a snapshot of their lives: who they were, what they did, where they worked and how they died.

The team also enormously enjoyed working with the pupils of New River College Primary School, delivering a series of artist led workshops based around the history of the building and the Tales from the Crypt.

The results of these projects were on display at Islington Museum and now be viewed here.

There will also be a series of free walks hosted by Islington Guided Walks, and three legacy workshops aimed at parishes and community groups seeking to learn how to develop and deliver a community-based project. The presentations from the first workshop can be viewed below. Finally, there will be three talks hosted by the Islington Society at Islington Town Hall.  Details are on the flier.

The research

You can read research by Rebecca Preston about Holy Trinity, Cloudesley Square:

Chronology of site acquisition, works and repairs, c .1811–1980

Summary timeline of works and repairs, 1811–1980

Workshops

Workshop 1: Exploring Built Heritage

You can access the recording of the zoom meeting by clicking here.
You will need to enter the password: +tYK9c3u

View the presentations:

• Consultation
• How to reseach archives
• NCT
• Project visioning
• Tales from the Crypt
• Understanding your building

Workshop 2: Tales from the Crypt

You can access the recording of the zoom meeting by clicking here.
You will need to enter the password: k7oxhv+&

View the presentations:

• Tales from the Crypt – Rosie Fraser
• Laura Moffat_Artists in Residence
• Laura Moffat_Artists Workshops
• NLHF
• Susan Skedd
• Film: Mat Collishaw’s ‘The Nerve Rack’ at Ushaw College

Workshop 3: Tales from the Crypt

You can access the recording of the zoom meeting by clicking here.
You will need to enter the password: F*a8j@!R

View the presentations:

• Introduction
• Developing an Interpretation Plan
• How to Curate an Exhibition
• Islington Guided Walks
• Sharing Research
• Sharing Stories 
• The Volunteer’s Tale

Talks

Talk 1: Dr Rebecca Preston  – The Building of Holy Trinity, Cloudesley Square

You can access the recording of the zoom meeting by clicking here.
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