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Blythe House in London, originally built in 1903 for the Post Office Savings Bank, has for more than 40 years been the store for three national museums, the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum, holding millions of historical objects.

The collections have now been moved to purpose-built sites, and Blythe House’s closure has been marked by specially commissioned photographs of its architecture, collections and occupants, along with personal testimonies. Memory Bank takes you behind the scenes to reveal one building’s hidden history and its unique place in British cultural and social life.



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A Brief History of Blythe House First Encounters The Building Collecting and Sorting People Danger Atmosphere Leaving Blythe People of Blythe Contributors' Biographies Notes on Sources Captions Acknowledgments

Memory Bank: A Biography of Blythe House

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      Publisher Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
      Published 21 November 2023
      ISBN-13 9781785515026
      978-1785515026
      ISBN-10 1785515020
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      Architecture: public and commercial Museology and heritage studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Blythe House in London, originally built in 1903 for the Post Office Savings Bank, has for more than 40 years been the store for three national museums, the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum, holding millions of historical objects.

      The collections have now been moved to purpose-built sites, and Blythe House’s closure has been marked by specially commissioned photographs of its architecture, collections and occupants, along with personal testimonies. Memory Bank takes you behind the scenes to reveal one building’s hidden history and its unique place in British cultural and social life.



      Table of Contents
      A Brief History of Blythe House First Encounters The Building Collecting and Sorting People Danger Atmosphere Leaving Blythe People of Blythe Contributors' Biographies Notes on Sources Captions Acknowledgments

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