A royal reading recommendation for Lady Crewe. Our latest find is a gift from Queen Mary, discovered on the bookshelves in West Horsley Place. Read more
Hilary Ely, lead volunteer with our library recording project, highlights what a library find shows us about the friendships between literary men, and the love of libraries. Read more
A wartime flavour from our library at West Horsley Place. Hilary Ely, lead volunteer with our library recording project, puts a French memoir in context. Read more
Another insight into the huge range in our library at West Horsley Place. Hilary Ely, lead volunteer with our library recording project, gives us a snapshot of Lady Crewe's holiday and her very suitable reading matter. Read more
Our library recording project - in partnership with with The Arts Society East Surrey and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund - is to record, clean and begin to repair our huge book collection. Hilary Ely, lead volunteer, updates us on the team's first find. Read more
Our library project is under way. In partnership with with The Arts Society East Surrey and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we plan to record, clean and repair all our books. Hilary Ely, lead volunteer, explains the origin of the collection, and the process of caring for our books. Read more