Highly skilled organizer for the relief of war sick and wounded, aeronaut, inventor of improved horse nose bag and writer on river pollution. Just some of the activities of Sir Vincent Kennett Barrington, who by the time of his death in 1903 had become Deputy Chairman of St John Ambulance Association. In this blog, Archives Revealed Project Volunteer Joyce Guillaume explores the life and work of early St John Ambulance Association figure Sir Vincent Kennett Barrington.| Museum of the Order of St John
We’ve come to the end of the Archives Revealed project and we can now announce that the St John Archive’s catalogue is now live and publicly accessible for the first time! Over the last two years, we have been joined by two incredible Project Cataloguers, Annie Lord and Josie Sommer, and two fantastic Project Volunteers,...| Museum of the Order of St John
A hidden jewel which tells the unique story of an ancient religious military Order. Their gatehouse and secret gardens are available for event hire.| Museum of the Order of St John
We’ve come to the end of August, so read on to hear about what the Archives Revealed project team have been getting up to over the past month… August 2025 in the Archive – Sophie (Archivist) It’s hard to believe that there is only a month and a half left on the project, but...| Museum of the Order of St John
We’ve come to the end of July, so read on to hear about what the Archives Revealed project team have been getting up to over the past month… July 2025 in the Archive – Sophie (Archivist) Every time we get towards the end of the month and it’s time to start writing up our...| Museum of the Order of St John
We’ve come to the end of June, so read on to hear about what the Archives Revealed project team have been getting up to recently… Josie (Project Cataloguer) May has been time to have a Spring sort-out in the Archive. Together with Archivist Sophie, we’ve spent time pulling out the remaining in-scope records we... The post Archives Revealed: what we’ve been up to in May 2025 appeared first on Museum of the Order of St John.| Museum of the Order of St John
We’ve come to the end of June, so read on to hear about what the Archives Revealed project team have been getting up to over the past month.| Museum of the Order of St John
The Order of St John, otherwise known as the Knights Hospitaller, was a chivalric and militaristic, order originating in Jerusalem before the first Crusade in 1099. Members pledged an oath to provide hospitality for the sick, injured and poor, while also training as knights for warfare dedicated in their defence of Christianity. Not too long...| Museum of the Order of St John
To celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, join Curator Rebecca as she discusses St John Ambulances involvement in both the Second World War, and the festivities that followed. Victory in Europe Day celebrates the formal acceptance of the surrender of Germany forces on 8 May 1945, and is what we might understand as the... The post The 80th Anniversary of VE Day: St John Ambulances Involvement appeared first on Museum of the Order of St John.| Museum of the Order of St John
In this latest blog post about our Archives Revealed project to catalogue the founding records of St John Ambulance, we hear from the Archives Revealed team about what April has had in store for them. The post Archives Revealed: what we’ve been up to in April 2025 appeared first on Museum of the Order of St John.| Museum of the Order of St John
As part of a work experience grant project from the Costume Society, Madi Hough has been working with the Museum over the past few months to explore our collection of hats. See how she got on below… Over the past five months, I have had the privilege of delving into the Museum of the Order... The post Nursing Hats: Tracing Gendered National Identity and Civil Duty through Uniformity appeared first on Museum of the Order of St John.| Museum of the Order of St John
In this latest blog post about our Archives Revealed project to catalogue the founding records of St John Ambulance, we hear from the Archives Revealed team about what March has had in store for them. The post Archives Revealed: what we’ve been up to in March 2025 appeared first on Museum of the Order of St John.| Museum of the Order of St John
In this latest blog post about our Archives Revealed project to catalogue the founding records of St John Ambulance, we hear from the Archives Revealed team about what January has had in store for them.| Museum of the Order of St John
