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HG-014-08167 The Hold 10. Exhibition & Interpretation SCC & UOS: THE HOLD EXHIBITION HLF ROUND 2 REPORT STUDIO GUM STUDIO Studio 4, 33 Stannary St, SE11 4AA, UKLondon 020 7793 2828, F: 020 7793 2829 T: E: [email protected] 2017 20 November

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GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 4 Above: Bird’s-eye view view Bird’s-eye Above: the The Hold from of approach. Waterfront visitors anywhere in the world to interact with interact to world in the anywhere visitors collections Suffolk’s an collections through enhance Suffolk’s To ambitious Activity Plan a sustainable, partnership learning forge To the universities; newest with one of the UK’s of Suffolk University impact on the employability a positive have To of UoS students learning opportunities new and drive create To schools Archives’ of Suffolk the renaissance offer and engagement barriers to remove To audiences diverse to reach increase base and increase the volunteer diversify To in the service of engagement levels sustainable an environmentally create To practice best building reflecting the critical mass of to positively contribute To Waterfront activity on Ipswich regeneration commercially-focussed a resilient, create To Service Archives Suffolk and outward-facing in undertaking communities empower their To activities. heritage own • people For • • • • • communities For • • • • To safeguard Suffolk’s irreplaceable collections irreplaceable Suffolk’s safeguard To accommodation with state-of-the-art building and service, an efficient create To on together heritage of Suffolk’s bringing more one site heritage Suffolk’s showcase space to create To a broader to interpretation and provide audience and allow an enhanced online offer provide To Project Vision Project “The Hold”: Century for the 21st Service Archives A Suffolk County The Hold is a partnership Suffolk between will that of Suffolk the University and Council facility and a flagship heritage a new, create service, and old, launching people,reshaped young of discovery. voyages on new regenerating unique and Ipswich’s within Located nationally The Hold will house Suffolk’s Waterfront, and archives significant and internationally audience- a transformed, will be the engine for the diverse out to will reach service that focused and the nation the county in Ipswich, communities its activity and digital programmes, through heritage rich archival them with Suffolk’s engaging ways. and exciting in new Suffolk’s reveal The Hold will open its doors to future. Suffolk’s inspire past and treasured Objectives Project heritage For • • • • INTRODUCTION THE EXHIBITION HOLD

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INTRODUCTION TEAM Landscape: Plincke Street 10 Bedford London, 9HEWC2E Architect: Limited Sharratt Richards Pringle Studio 4, 33 Stannary St, SE11 4AA, UKLondon Exhibition Designers: Exhibition Eger GuM Studio with Studio Studio 4, 33 Stannary St, SE11 4AA, UKLondon Client: Council County Suffolk House Endeavour Ipswich Road, 8 Russell IP1 2BX Suffolk

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 4 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 6 Left: Suffolk Show public public Show Suffolk Left: consultation Links to the seasons and national initiatives, initiatives, and national the seasons to Links Black History Month, such as the Big Draw, Day. Women’s International facilities Free that manuscripts Include high profile in Suffolk originated local history Explore including newspaper by gone Themes of days war, Americans in the old pubs, photographs, and witchfinder film shows schools, War, Cold general exhibitions Interactive stories communicating of ways Different and maps of photographs Lots element in the research interested Strong in international interested people were Young such as 9/11, the Holocaust, Jack the events WWI and WWII Ripper, and trees family in football, Interest Sheeran). celebrities (Ed contemporary include virtual exhibition, interesting Visually ‘not just pictures’ evocative reality, exhibitions catching not just eye Physical Ipswich to History of people moving areas and surrounding History of Suffolk and fashion including wildlife • Consultation Non-user Group • • • • • • • • Consultation Community Drop-In Centre Youth • • • • a local school from Parents • • low income older adults income low families communities diverse students university 18 - 24 people young school children Ipswich to and Waterfront the to visitors older adults groups interest researchers independent students university is celebrated of Suffolk Identity Suffolk in heritage to Gateway where Open and friendly atmosphere, welcome feels everyone with people on their terms Engage Enhancing the Waterfront clear communication with the media for Work narrative Clear and simple exhibition INTRODUCTION AUDIENCE Target Audiences Target target the following As outlined in the Activity Plan, for this project; been identified audiences have • • • • • • • audience core The Hold’s in addition to These are groups; • • • • will be 24,200 there that visits to It is estimated opening.year after The Hold in the first at recorded ambitions were The following community group, Non-user focus Stakeholder, Activity the project led by and school consultations Planners; Consultation Stakeholder • • • • • • •

GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 7 Left: Suffolk Show public public Show Suffolk Left: card consultation Exhibitions should be interactive and fun, not and fun, be interactive should Exhibitions heavy. or image text too campaign needs to marketing Associated on material of the emphasise the interactivity display on events the impactShow of international the local area be accompanied need to exhibitions Touring will help people that programme an events by with the engage to understand and choose exhibitions. ensure need to exhibitions for Programming diverse to is an embedded approach there histories. (this theme has on the River Arrivals as ‘Arrival’) been revised subsequently Migration Food! (fishing, nautical trades) Catch island within an island) (an Adrift Summary of Consultation Findings Summary of Consultation • • • • • Consultation Show Suffolk Blockbuster themes potential five GuM developed the supporting to in response archivists with SCC in Spring 2017; documents project • • • • • these themes were 30th May, On the weekend Show. Suffolk the public at tested with the general revealed and cards comment 128 people filled in Arrivals by theme, followed favoured as the Food! themes The titles of the Blockbuster and Adrift. still the content however since evolved, have topics. the core to adheres Attractive to people with limited English or people to Attractive skills. literacy collecting, the environment, Contemporary Ipswich in history immigration of fashion, differently treated are men and women How cultures in different has changed the local area how Show English and Humanities teaching Target living history, the Home Front, Anglo Saxons, local history and geography Emphasis on cross-curriculum topics trips GCSE level than rather on A Level, Focus and History English teaching Target trials of 16th and 17th Centuries Witchcraft period in the medieval Crime and punishment history Local and such as medical care Site study material, in Suffolk. WWI and the Queen, Ipswich War, at Ipswich and dinosaurs stories LGBTQ+ programme Changing exhibition and interactive, and colourful, lively Friendly ‘the be seen’ see and place to the threshold from and interest Fun old artefacts 900 year events with national fit that Themed events Museum. Link with Ipswich Bangladeshi SupportBangladeshi Centre • • • School Consultation Primary • • • • Secondary • • • • • • Higher Education • • • • • • • INTRODUCTION AUDIENCE

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 6 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 8 Left: Map of Suffolk Map of Suffolk Left: collection highlighting and boundaries in red yellow. offices in record HLF projects Funded Left: in blue. highlighted Suffolk County Council (SCC) County Suffolk Service Archaeological SCC Dock Commission Ipswich court records and county magistrates Petty, records Coroners friendly societies, Societies including charities, Women’s Unions and Trade local co-operatives, Institutes. of Shipping and Seamen Registry and prisoner records Prison Hoo Sutton Newmarket Horseracing, for Centre National House, Sudbury Gainsborough’s Leiston Shop, The Long Aldeburgh Foundation, Britten Pears Lowestoft near Project Broads Suffolk INTRODUCTION AND CONNECTIONS CONTEXT SITE The Hold archives will be located amongst located will be The Hold archives Waterfront the heart buildings at of the University home site will not only become The new in Ipswich provide Office, but it will also Record the Ipswich to a 180 cubic meters of the archives for facilities Record Bury the and Lowestoft held at currently Offices. partnerships and national include; Local • • • • • • • • within the projects heritage and recent Current include; county • • • • • •

GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 9 KEY Exhibition Temporary Exhibition Lecture Theatre Lecture Room Education Strong Room Room Strong Shop Waterfront Forecourt Waterfront Cafe Search Room Room Search Temporary exhibitions in a dedicated in a dedicated exhibitions Temporary space. exhibition the throughout space Exhibition building. archive pilot scheme exhibition Touring Barn The Red (completed summer 2017) (completed The scope of the exhibition design comprises three three design comprises exhibition of the The scope types of installation; • • • display of archive the integration propose We of the building, areas spaces within the public exhibition temporary the rolling supplement to programme. architect, closely with the have we Working ceilings and floors, walls, potential identified which present particularly area, in the welcome of interest and points story-telling opportunities for progress them to encouraging the visitor, for the building.through in is explored exhibition Touring Barn The Red further and detail in Appendix IV of this document approach our graphic as a test bed for used was System). (Appendix 1 Graphic INTRODUCTION EXHIBITION SCOPE DESIGN

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 8 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 10 We invite visitors to locate their own hometown, hometown, their own locate to visitors invite We have it may and how others, to making connections in the past. looked many will reveal The theme of Exchange five will meet Visitors stories. across connections in a framework set the archives, from characters and research. of archives using the language detailed more will introduce Opening a drawer and “unpeel” and opportunitiesstories, interact to of history. layers activities, and tell stories. Archives can increase our can increase Archives tell stories. activities, and and understanding of cultures. sense of identity the public, up to When opening the collections we will tell stories. outside of display areas key 7 identified have We as shown gallery, Exhibition Temporary of the Sensory page: on the next diagramatically / / News / Search Wonder / / Port Courtyard / Mapping. Exchange areas these 7 display view able to will be Visitors sense of giving a strong area, the welcome from Archives. and richness of the Suffolk the breadth gallery will host a Exhibition Temporary The themes and of blockbuster changing programme (some in partnership installations with key low the from directly artefacts with taken local groups), exhibition will be The first blockbuster Archives. “Arrivals”. the 7 key for and stories the content In developing closely with the worked have we areas, display continual with Team, Collections Office Record that ensure to Plan, the Conservation to reference collections are and star stories the most significant way. in a compelling featured use surprise, as a mapping and connections We the theme example, people. of engaging For way through along the main route – displayed Wonder scale map of Suffolk, a large the building – shows back located of the county of drawings an array of reproductions and supergraphic map, the into of Ipswich. Irwin drawings Valerie a selection of Transparency of information of information Transparency time and place across Connections history through Learning EXHIBITION THEMES INTERPRETATION STRATEGY INTERPRETATION “The Hold”: “The Hold”: Century for the 21st Service Archives A Suffolk Suffolk’s reveal doors to The Hold will open its future. Suffolk’s past and inspire treasured have we vision, this project help achieve To heritage flagship a new, create to how considered and old, launch people, aims to young that facility of discovery. voyages on new from people the Hold welcomes that It is proposed of the building, social the threshold and across and inviting communities out to media, reaching the Collections. with input and engagement excellent an the Hold offers at area The welcome of the opportunity a wide range display to the public. to Collections Our interpretative them both display to on how focuses strategy ideas and discover to visitors and allowing openly, from artefacts and documents across connections will mimic the steps of The displays the archives. times and at rich, how and demonstrate research, can be. discovered the information unexpected, an is underpinned by strategy Our interpretive celebrates: that approach • • • feel visitors where an archive create look to We to and excited with research engaged involved, past. Our interpretation learn about our collective of evidence provide archives how reveal aims to

GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 11 Sensory Courtyard repose of a buffer Offering the town and calm between Using the and the archives. the native explore senses to through species of Suffolk records. archive Port the to visitors Welcoming them in Hold, and engaging the purpose and activities Reference of the archives. the Illumination from colours the from Audio manuscripts. announces arrival. archives Wonder introduces Wall The Wonder – the Ipswich to visitors home of the geographical of Suffolk Hold – the county – the spiritual home of the Hold, and in turn the Hold, an archive. makes and what is realised The exhibit of the language through drawing. Port Port Sensory Wonder Courtyard from Entrance Entrance from from Entrance Waterfront/Rail Station Waterfront/Rail Town Centre/University/Carpark Town News Search Mapping Exchange Room Search Search Exhibition Temporary Search Search to link a direct Creating ‘Search’ Room, the Search a taste of the visitors gives in can be found that material and the depths of the archive skills equips them with the find it.to Exchange the from Sharing stories and making archives Promoting connections. dialogue with the Search Sub-themes Room. and local include: family politics and health, history, artscampaigns, and crafts. News local keep The archives and related newspapers a plays The archive media. in documenting role pivotal how to and contrasts history, it is reportednews. in the Mapping space and time. … through memories from Collecting and mapping them visitors, and the Suffolk across Opening installation: world. - the everyday Collecting Food. Exhibitions Temporary on star objects Spotlight collections. and/or EXHIBITION THEMES OVERVIEW THEMATIC

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 10 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 12 PORT PORT Left: Proposed layout of layout Proposed Left: spaces within exhibition building. the archive SEARCH SENSORY WONDER COURTYARD NEWS MAPPING EXCHANGE EXHIBITION TEMPORARY EXHIBITION THEMES THEME LOCATIONS Wonder the building presents through route The graduated a striking linear 31m opportunity for a natural afar. close-up or from be viewed to display, Search the to alternative key link and low a direct Provides themes reference to with potential Room, Search Wonder. from Port announce the building that ‘pavilions’ The glazed spaces, transition immersive become entrances their experience. for the visitor preparing Sensory Courtyard all engaging and archive, town An oasis between site-wide offers model A wooden of the senses. orientation. Mapping a colourful exhibits of the café facade The glazed the cafe and promote the visitor entice to display experience. as part cultural of an all encompassing News the a node between is positioned on This display orientation providing and shop, cafe entrance, Waterfront. the from visitors to information Exchange a long creates area public welcome The generous wall This wall. display the ‘Exchange’ vista towards and above Room the Search has a dialogue with the side. space to Exhibition Temporary the Exhibitions are located throughout the public the public throughout located are Exhibitions and nature the architecture to spaces in response material. of the display

GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 13 Left: Proposed layout layout Proposed Left: visitor potential showing routes. Left: Precedent - robust - robust Precedent Left: The model of the external Hold site 2 1 EXHIBITION THEMES JOURNEY VISITOR The primary visitor route through the building the building through The primary route visitor the University to level low at Waterfront the from for potential creates high level, buildings at in either direction. navigation alone features, should be stand The exhibits their carve to the visitor encourage positioned to it what the space, experiencing through path own the most. them fascinates is that of two an example shows the right to The diagram the building. through routes potential 1 Route the building into A depiction enticed of a visitor pass through they display, window the cafe by and pick up a ‘Port’ threshold the immersive purchasing before wall the ‘News’ from newspaper wall. ‘Mapping’ the of and sitting in front a coffee 2 Route through A depiction route of the most direct the building, the two passes through the visitor the full length of the and along ‘Port’ thresholds via the ‘Sensory Courtyard’, and exits wall ‘Wonder’ the tactile view they model of the site. where

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 12 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 14 Far Left: James Turrell, Turrell, James Left: Far Installation Light Vegas Las Bell Ship’s Left: Pavilion, Proposed Left: Far The Hold visualisation, Horn Fog Lighthouse Left: Waterfront Oral History Collection Oral Studies Collection Local Bury Psalter with reference experience light Immersive manuscripts. the Illumination from colours scale large - intermittent sound cone Audio announced historically which have noises, land and sea in Suffolk. across arrival Significant Collections Significant • • • Message Key them The Hold and engaging to visitors Welcoming in the purpose and activities of the archives. Qualities Display • • EXHIBITION THEMES PORT

GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 15 Far Left: Big Draw school Big Draw Left: Far event. host a could Archive a create to workshop drawing group community which is then of Lowestoft, the Hold for at displayed a year, Each months. three could take archive different the baton. Watling Hamlet Left: stained glass drawing, Gipping and design for Stowmarket. Caley’s Edward Left: Far of book drawing sketch Quay. Ipswich Cobbold’s Richard Left: Wortham. of painting Map Collections Archives Borough Ipswich History Collection Oral Archives Family de Saumarez Studies Collection Local Society Land Freehold Ipswich and Green Tayler Manorial records Map of Suffolk scale County Large the from visual observations Pinpointing the across from drawings featuring archive county. Vale of the Dedham sketches Constable’s tbc). (reproduction where Wortham, of images Cobbold’s Richard of all the likenesses and captured he lived years. many and local buildings over villagers of stained drawings painted Watling’s Hamlet Suffolk. around villages glass from drawings bold charcoal Irwin’s Valerie of the most recent one are of Ipswich, wall Wonder the the Archive, acquisitions at opportunity acknowledge to a great presents the of growing this and discuss the process can the people of the county and how archives, contribute. their surroundings draw Inspiring people to such as the annual Big events national to Links at in October and public workshops day Draw and public buildings. the Hold, other archives EXHIBITION THEMES WONDER Significant Collections Significant • • • • • • • • Features Key • • • • • • • •

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Drawings of locations across Suffolk County Map Supergraphic 1:1 Framed print by Valerie Irwin Enlarged graphic wallpaper print by Valerie Irwin Key Message The Wonder Wall introduces visitors to Ipswich – 9375reproduced as a visually striking “wallpaper” • There will be a striking visual contrast between 31000 the geographical home of the Hold – the county of on the ramp wall, to be read from a distance. the hand-drawn exhibit and the adjacent Suffolk – the spiritual home of the Hold, and in turn • 1:1 replicas of the drawings are positioned at digital ‘Search’ tables, where the collections the Hold, and what makes an archive. The exhibit is eye-level, to be appreciated when walking could be explored further. realised through the language of drawing. along the ramp. • The contrast could prompt discussion • Two audio benches where the visitor can about analogue versus digital in this age Display Qualities choose from a series of personal accounts of technology, particularly in the context of • Supergraphic black and white County Map of relate to the drawn scene and kindred sites archives. Suffolk. across the county. • We envisage the wallpaper would be displayed • Drawings, watercolours, paintings, maps of • Two showcases displaying original 2D and 3D for 3-5 years, at which point it could be different locations around Suffolk are “pinned” artefacts on rotation. easily updated, focusing on the latest new to the map, and can be added to as discovered • High level linear projection enriching the acquisition as an inspiring entry point into the within the archives. theme with scrolling text; a further layer of archives. • Valerie Irwin’s drawings of Ipswich are content, movement and adaptability.

GUM Supergraphic black and white ordnance survey map of the County of Suffolk. 16 (Intro panel "Wonder" explores maps from the archives). Wortham's Post Office and Village shop, by Wortham Village Richard Cobbold, 1860. Repton (study of Richard Cobbold, 1860. a Suffolk Landscape) Drawings, watercolours, paintings, maps of different locations around Suffolk are "pinned" to the map, and can be added to as discovered within the archives.

Hamlet Watling drawing of a stainglass Flatford Mill (‘Scene on a Navigable River’), Examples of details of maps within the from a Suffolk chuch (tba) John Constable, 1816–7 archive that could be overlaid.

Project number: 068 Graphic Concept Date: 04.10.17 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:100 Date: 9

TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 17 Waterfront Moving, projected words at high level high level at Moving, words projected Audio Bench: Visitor’s can sit and listen Visitor’s Bench: Audio the to relating History accounts Oral to image. and the wallpaper waterfront EXHIBITION THEMES WONDER

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Bar, Cafe Marina, The Copper Bar, Cafe Marina, The Copper SCC & UOS: | STAGE HOLD’ ‘THE HLF EXHIBITION 2 REPORT 20 Kettle at Kersey Mill, The Grazing Kettle at Kersey Mill, The Grazing Sheep, Copper Mill, La Tour Cycle, EXHIBITION THEMES Sheep, Copper Mill, La Tour Cycle, Chilli and Chives, Cafe Basso, Chilli and Chives, Cafe Basso, Colours Continental Cafe, Sunrise MAPPING Colours Continental Cafe, Sunrise Cafe, Holeshot Cafe, Patisserie Cafe, HoleshotCollecting Cafe, Patisserie Valerie, Berridges, Go Manila, 3500 Valerie, Berridges,the Everyday Go Manila, Applaud Coffee, Waterfront Café, Applaud Coffee, Waterfront Café, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed tellus tortor, consequat eu varius non, suscipit in justo. The Old Stores, Blends Coffee The Old Stores,Sed laoreet suscipit Blends justo id ultricies. Coffee Cras venenatis lobortis dolor, ut pretium risus facilisis pellentesque. In at molestie lorem. Etiam eleifend nisi in quam venenatis pretium. Donec dapibus lorem consequat nibh posuere, a euismod diam iaculis. Duis fermentum, House, Fishface Upholstery, The House, Fishfacenunc ac euismod faucibus,Upholstery, ex nulla ornare dui, quis The 3000 dapibus sapien mauris et lectus. 70 words Stables Coffee Shop & Sandwich Stables Coffee Shop & Sandwich Bar, Cafe Marina, The Copper Bar, Cafe Marina, The Copper Kettle at Kersey Mill, The Grazing Kettle at Kersey Mill, The Grazing Sheep, Copper Mill, La Tour Cycle, Sheep, Copper Mill, La Tour Cycle, Chilli and Chives, Cafe Basso, Chilli and Chives, Cafe Basso, Colours Continental Cafe, Sunrise Colours Continental Cafe, Sunrise Cafe, Holeshot Cafe, Patisserie Cafe, Holeshot Cafe, Patisserie Valerie, Berridges, Go Manila, Significant Collections Valerie, Berridges, Go Manila, Applaud Coffee, Waterfront Café, Applaud Coffee, Waterfront Café, The Old Stores, Blends Coffee • Suffolk PhotographicThe OldSurvey Stores, Blends Coffee House, Fishface Upholstery, The House, Fishface Upholstery, The Stables Coffee Shop & Sandwich • Ipswich Caribbean ExperienceStables Coffee Shop & Sandwich Bar, Cafe Marina, The Copper. • Bangladeshi Centre,Bar, Ipswich Cafe Marina, The Copper. • Map Collection TBC • Bury St Edmunds Ephemera Collection 6000 3000 • Lowestoft Ephemera Collection • Ipswich Ephemera Collection

Key Features Wall text Book Digital screen Neon Sign Interactive board • Contemporary Collecting of the everyday. TH Vinyl direct to wall Approx size: 1.5 x 1m Approx size: (ARTEFACT) Approx size: 1.5 x 1.5m NOVEMBER 2017 Quantity: 2 1.5 x 1m Approx size: 3.5 x 1.5m Key Message Mapping through space and time. Collecting memories from visitors, and mapping them across Suffolk and the world.

Collections and archives grow with their “people”, as items worth saving are selected. What makes an Far Left: Taj Mahal object important, and in whose eyes? Restaurant Menu Left: Contemporary area map for pin pointing origin Display Qualities of donation • Mapping invites visitors to donate leaflets, posters, photographs of everyday ephemeral matter. • The donations are displayed on an low tech interactive board. • The topic of the matter is identified by the archives and will help to fill gaps in the existing records. • The topic of the day/week/month will be displayed on a digital screen. • The screen also features a slide-show of example artefacts on the chosen theme, which Far Left: Colourful ‘Shopping List’ text have already been collected. Left: Low tech pin board for • The donor logs their entry in a large ‘visitor donations book’ and pinpoints the location on a map. • Links to the online Citizen Archive as described in Programme 3 of the Digital Strategy. GUM

Project number: 068 Graphic Concept Date: 04.10.17 18 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:50 Date: 8

The Hold exhibition graphics SCC & UOS: | STAGE HOLD’ ‘THE HLF EXHIBITION 2 REPORT 20 C O:‘H OD XIIIN|HFSAE2RPR 20 | STAGE HOLD’ ‘THE HLF EXHIBITION 2 REPORT & UOS: SCC EXHIBITION THEMES Mapping MAPPING

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Wall text Book Digital screen Neon Sign Interactive board Vinyl direct to wall Approx size: 1.5 x 1m Approx size: (ARTEFACT) Approx size: 1.5 x 1.5m Quantity: 2 1.5 x 1m Approx size: 3.5 x 1.5m

Above Left: Concept Design for the Mapping wall in the Cafe. Collecting GUM the Everyday 18 19

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Detail of "supergraphic" visitors' book.

As visitors add to the collection of everyday, they can add their name, item and notes. And they can pinpoint on the map where their donation is from.

Project number: 068 Graphic Concept Date: 04.10.17 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:50 Date: 8

TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 20 Left: Example of a school Example Left: school Low logbook. because attendance harvesting,of illness, celebrations. Magazine, Parish Left: Far such trends, national how housing had an as post war impact life. on village Police Council County Left: - Home front Archives propaganda. of archive A stream Left: the to relating material be to page selected front ‘Archive on the displayed projection. News’

do newspapers compare with oral with oral compare do newspapers and log books diaries, letters, history, minutes in our collections? than press rather Individual impressions news. and official interpretations Election ephemera Propaganda Suffolk Regiment Archives Regiment Suffolk History Collection Oral Studies Collection Local Collections Stopher Collections Family Rous School Records Journal) (Ipswich Oldest newspaper ago 100/200 years On this day adverts Newspaper news community and newsletters Parish – how events and national Commemorations EXHIBITION THEMES NEWS • • • Message Key and related local newspapers keep The archives in role a pivotal plays The archive media. it is how to and contrasts history, documenting reported in the news. Significant Collections Significant • • • • • • Features Key • • • • •

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Display Qualities • Live updates from The Hold’s Instagram account, ‘suffolkarchives’ currently have 300 followers. • Platform for displaying significant stories on a large scale Welcome to • Exploration of fake news and the responsibility of the archive the Hold • Update on events and happenings in The Hold

TH • Snippets from Record Office features in the TH NOVEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017 news • Map and Guide to the building Projected AV of events from "today's date 100 years ago". The Hold Today Archive News • Newspaper style pick-up, printed in-house. Map 3620 Sequence starts with page from

As venisse quiduciis posanis mo totatur modipsam alis Newspaper, highlighting event, and • A selection of daily newspapers on sticks milit, opta dolupta que sit autas experor autest, ullorro 2pm Family workshop inctio que la con erum sapiciis aut volor susdae venis quis is then followed by other related aliam quibusdam facilia sinciis net, ut officim fugiae pa cum 'What is fake news?' integrated into furniture fugitetur? Equide di cum fugitia cullaut aut fugiti omnihit 5pm images and text from the archive. ex es sum voluptate ipsus as de exerat preiciet odit fuga. As venisse quiduciis posanis mo totatur modipsam alis milit, opta dolupta que sit autas experor autest, ullorro inctio que la con • Projection of Staff Pick of the Day and news erum sapiciis aut volor susdae venis quis aliam quibusdam Staff pick of the day: facilia sinciis net. Above: Precedent image. from the current date of the month from Communal newspaper various years throughout the history of Map of archives reading in China. Left: Precedent image. collecting. Moving newspaper production line.

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Far Left:Proposed News wall Example of the Murder of Maria Marten imagery that could be included on the projected AV loop (on the relevant day).

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Printed newspaper Leaflets Environmental graphic Title text Waterfront Hung from battens Size: DL Printed paper Vinyl direct to wall Approx size: 0.75 x 0.6 m Pasted direct to wall Approx size: 1 x 0.5m Quantity: 4 Approx size: 3.2 x 2 m Quantity: 3 GUM

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Project number: 068 Graphic Concept Date: 04.10.17 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:50 Date: 5

TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 22 Far Left: Portrait of Portrait Left: Far Garrett. Elizabeth of the Middle: Presentation of the Borough Freedom Benjamin to of Lowestoft Britten in 1951 of a villager Drawing Left: Cobbold Richard by Far Left: Elizabeth Cobbold, Cobbold, Elizabeth Left: Far papercut The Thomas Clarkson, Left: Ship Slave Brookes

on Hoo) tor of Heraldic of Heraldic tor Surgeon Manuscripts Front the from Family Campaigns War Arts Health Elizabeth Garrett Anderson - First Female Female Anderson - First Garrett Elizabeth (Sutt - Archaeologist Basil Brown Benjamin Britten - Classical Composer William Rought - Cricketer - Cricketer Rought William - Collec Joan Corder - Abolitionist Thomas Clarkson - letters - Exchangers Collection Stopher and Artist - Poet Cobbold Exchange uses such people to explore five five explore to uses such people Exchange themes; reoccurring Bury Psalter Archives Family de Saumarez Manorial Collections History Collection Oral Architects Green Taylor Anderson Garrett Elizabeth Hospital St Audrey’s Studies Collection Local Map Collections of Leiston Garrett’s Land Society Collection Freehold Collection The Joan Corder Collections Stopher on the locally and internationally Spotlights of Suffolk and heroines heroes renown including;

EXHIBITION THEMES EXCHANGE •

Significant Collections Significant • • • • • • • • • • • • • Features Key •

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Key Message Archive boxes may appear banal at first look, but opening them up reveals a remarkable and rich narrative of past life.

The collecting policy of the archive builds a collection that is preserved and catalogued for future researchers.

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TH • Peephole Interactives TH NOVEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017 • Digital Interactives • Musical boxes containing oral histories , British Library ‘save our sounds’ project and Folk Songs, bells and organ music • Showcase findings from the ‘Mantelpiece’ pilot study, exhibiting donations from different people and places • Integrated display cases to showcase original documents.

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22 23 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 24 Far Left: Precedent image of image Precedent Left: Far screen touch format a large groups. for scale - large Explore Left: from table,touch extract main visual (p.25). Far Left: Source Map of Source Left: Far a starting point Suffolk; map county-wide for exploration Map of the coast 1594 Left: complete Aldeburgh, at with mythical sea beasts. Visitor-led exploration of all significant of all significant exploration Visitor-led collections. a home for provide screens Individual touch (PDA) Assistant Digital Personal The Hold’s as part Digital Strategy. of the developed videos for The services introductory include first visit’ such as ‘my specific audience needs catalogue’ and ‘using a search members. and staff visitors between chat Live Opportunity scale sensitive large view to touch detail on the group artefacts in great table. screen and groups engage to developed Software the large at discussion and debate prompt table. format EXHIBITION THEMES SEARCH Significant Collections Significant • Features Key • • • • • Message Key ‘Search’ Room, the Search link to a direct Creating can be that a taste of the material visitors gives them and equips in the depths of the archive found find it.with the skills to giving experience The emphasis is on a bespoke appeals to what explore to the freedom the visitor them personally.

GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 25 Large format group map group format Large screen. touch investigation Tables with integrated with integrated Tables individual for screens touch and collection PDA to access in yellow highlighted Search Room introductory introductory Room Search the inviting Panel ‘Menu’ of pick an area to visitor interest. Digital screens and graphic panels display a list a list panels display and graphic Digital screens which the visitor from content, of the archive startsjourney. their digital sensitive touch format A large Hold’s The explore to visitors table invites with an interactive map collection, fascinating the county travel to visitors allowing element, links forming scales, micro and macro at place and accompanying maps, between within the archive. documents Waterfront EXHIBITION THEMES SEARCH Display Qualities Display • •

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 24 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 26 December Above: Streetographer exhibition, The Royal Academy, London London Academy, The Royal exhibition, Streetographer Above: August September October November July June May Witchcraft! the 15thC, since in Suffolk witchcraft on (views locals) by curated Show Autumn Feast! communal to related in Suffolk of food (Celebration feasting) Christmas Show January February March April 4 weeks ‐ for discussion 8 weeks term) Year Term) Programme New Show Christms/New Year 5 weeks Show(Half Summer Show Halloween Christmas/ Blockbuster Objects Objects Objects Objects 1 (Free) 2 (Ticket) Blockbuster 12 weeks 3 (Free) Summer Exhibition 4 (Free) Halloween (half HOLD: Exhibition ‐out ‐out ‐out ‐out Install Christmas/New Year Show Install Halloween Install Blockbuster show Decant Objects Clear Gallery Fit Install Summer Show Decant Objects Clear Gallery Fit Decant Objects Clear Gallery Fit Decant Objects Clear Gallery Fit Show Show Show Show Christmas/New Year Show THE A programme of temporary exhibitions is proposed proposed is exhibitions of temporary A programme the activity alongside and business develop to January 2020 from programme A rolling plans. each Spring, a blockbuster show feature would each remaining 3 smaller shows by augmented look like one could year example, For quarter. this:2020 Arrivals Spring: Blockbuster Show 12 weeks Made in Suffolk curated collections, (local art the significant from a local group) by 8 weeks Summer Exhibition: TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONTEMPORARY THEMES OVERVIEW

GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 27 Far Left: Student workshop Student Left: Far exhibition ‘Dialogue’ Left: space. Art,Tate British Folk Left: Britain The rolling programme of smaller shows would would shows of smaller programme The rolling Arts & year: a sequence of themes each follow Festivities (Autumn); (summer); Halloween Craft be would exhibition Each (Christmas/winter). use the and would the archives, from drawn and tested in the been tried have that templates Red Barn: Moles, exhibition: “The first temporary with work would Curators Cherries and Murder”. and the exhibitions, co-curate to local groups allowing presentation an organic take each could the during be added and contributed to exhibits exhibition. in be planned well would Blockbuster Shows and of curation with an additional layer advance, the from also be drawn would They marketing. the whole building over take and could archives, As the displays. with additional when appropriate years, the first two after progresses, programmed exhibitions, travelling be bought-in could they periodically, break a curatorial provide which would to the audience dimension a different and give offer. themes exhibition Blockbuster temporary Four of based on the strengths identified were as detailed in the Conservation the collection as audiences, of target the interests and Statement Plan. in the Activity identified TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONTEMPORARY THEMES OVERVIEW

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 26 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 28 7. Illustration, crowds crowds Illustration, 7. Kooh-i-Noor around Diamond Diamond 6. Kooh-i-Norr 4. of Maharaja Portraits Duleep Singh and Queen Victoria Newspaper Funeral Left: Hoo Ship Sutton 1. Replica seal relating 12. Document and the Cromwell to Huguenots 11. Huguenot Ship Arrival 13. Caribbean 1950s Photograph 12 4 4 11 1 6 7 Ipswich Borough Archives Borough Ipswich Collection Iveagh Archives Basil Brown Archaeology Service Archives Suffolk’s Studies Collection Local Experience Caribbean Ipswich Survey Photographic Suffolk Bangladeshi Centre Map Collection 13th forensics, Man - Archaeology, Ipswich and the 9th Crusade Tunisia Century records. Medieval Aliens in Suffolk, returns Tax the county, across contributions Kooh-i- British Empire, Duleep Singh, Maharaja and Agriculture Victoria Noor Diamond, Queen Elevden. at Cromwell Huguenots and Oliver of migration afar, from arrivals 20th Century people. Hoo and Basil Brown Sutton in the burial ship displayed Hoo replica Sutton the exhibition. as a taster to Area Welcome inside from with views high level Suspended at station and ‘Search’ ramp Room, the Search level. raised image with moving of the boat Interpretation space. within the exhibition graphics vinyl with frosted glass box Central lab. a forensic simulates mood and primary theme with a different Each feature. display with drawers Rich with original documents, those wishing to for and detailed information deeper. delve TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONTEMPORARY THEMES ARRIVALS BLOCKBUSTER: Key Message Key fauna and flora communities, individuals, Famous settle in Suffolk. to afar from migrated Collections Significant • • • • • • • • • Features Key • • • • • • Qualities Display • • • • •

GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 29 KEY Case Display Bench Plinth Glass Structure Supergraphic Digital Projection TASTER high level suspended at Boat Hoo replica 1. Sutton INTRODUCTION Panel 2. Graphic MAHARAJA 3. Floor Graphic Victoria and Queen 4. of Maharaja Portraits Model 5. Interactive Diamond Kooh-i-Noor 6. Replica diamond around crowding Image; Graphic 1:1 7. ‘The Black Prince’ 8. 2017 edited Film ALIENS of aliens plotting migration Map Graphic World 9. with archive aliens, spotlight to dedicated Drawers 10. Suffolk. to their contribution highlighting documents HUGUENOTS graphic display used to fabric 11. Ship masts with taught information. wax with large Cromwell to relating documents 12. Archive seals. ARRIVALS 20th CENTURY arrivals to relating with documents Case 13. Display belt 14. conveyor airport-style Moving 15. Suitcases filled with the possessions of those arriving with overarching scale signage 16. Billboard/airport information. HOO SUTTON pond interactive Boating 17. collection case with Basil Brown 18. Display boat Hoo replica Sutton to 19. Glimpses with interpretation Hoo about Sutton Film 20. MAN IPSWICH of atmosphere film with the with graphic 21. Glass structure lab a forensic Man of Ipswich skeleton 22. Replica the archives from with original documents 23. Cabinet 1 TASTER 16 17 19 20 15 8 18 SUTTON HOO SUTTON INTRODUCTION 3 16 5 2 23 22 21 IPSWICH MAN IPSWICH MAHARAJA DULEEP SINGH MAHARAJA 4 14 6 7

13 11 HUGUENOTS ALIENS 10 9 12 ARRIVALS 20TH CENTURY TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONTEMPORARY THEMES ARRIVALS BLOCKBUSTER:

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 28 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 30 Far Left: Calley Waterfront Waterfront Calley Left: Far Drawings. Lowestoft P.H.Emerson Left: Collection Herring packers Left: Far of a Russian Trial Sea Left: Brooke built by Trawler in Marine Ship Builders Ltd Lowestoft image, Example Left: Far Catch’. local ‘Prize art by sculpture Public Left: Janet Echelman De Saumarez Archives Archives De Saumarez Society Research of Lowestoft Port Studies Collection Local History Collection Oral Survey Photographic Suffolk fishing nets Nautical knots and sculptural and fish stock catches Prize Sea fishing Herring Girls Trawlers Soviet Emerson P.H. Orwell and the the tidal River with links Makes objects of found the display sea, through in colour the collection, artefacts from Display categories. coded curation Community , surprising, adaptable varied Colourful, vote which visitors through events, Interactive ‘twinning’ port based on the value for towns trade. of history and current Ipswich to Meal is imported Brazil from Soya Ipswich exported from and Spring Beans are Egypt.to Key Message: Key internationally ports are and docks Suffolk’s and leisure trade Fishing has shaped significant. in has the sea been documented How in Suffolk. hand drawn Sea charts, photographs, the archive? and sound. word spoken maps, Collections: Significant • • • • • Features: Key • • • • • • Qualities Display • • • • Ambition International • • TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONTEMPORARY THEMES CATCH BLOCKBUSTER:

GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 31 Far Left: Extract from from Extract Left: Far of the Survey Norden’s of Sir Michael estate Stanhope. Mark Dion’s Left: Far art Wunderkammer installation. a 1340 Seal from Left: Far land in Flixton for Lease Collecting Left: TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONTEMPORARY THEMES CATCH BLOCKBUSTER:

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 30 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 32 Far Left: Precedent image, Precedent Left: Far space language immersive image, Precedent Left: and Islamic art Turkish display. Far Left: Wax seals Wax Left: Far Vellum Left: Crafting Far Left: Illuminated Illuminated Left: Far Manuscript Gold Calligraphy Left: Iveagh Manuscripts Iveagh Archives Borough Ipswich Bury Psalter of Sodom) (Farce Collection The Franey Studies Collection Local Survey Photographic Suffolk Archives Family The Grafton Manorial Collections making seal and vellum of calligraphy, Craft old Charter 900 year Showcase topics Cross-cultural of Latin Revival black box dedicated Immersive, Key Message: Key our for manuscripts set the precedent Ancient systems. political contemporary inform the Hold to by conserved Manuscripts are find to can be translated Each generations. future today. with life relationships and parallels in techniques of their crafted is beautifully Each day. Collections: Significant • • • • • • • • Features Key • • • • • TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONTEMPORARY THEMES ILLUMINATE BLOCKBUSTER:

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Display Qualities • Dark, immersive space • A room within a room • Glowing Illuminated Psalter • Central, high specification display case • Designed to facilitate regular object rotation • Showcase Illuminated Charters of 1138, 1146 and 1378 over the course of a year. • Exploration of calligraphy • Audio translation of Latin

TH • The Latin Revival TH NOVEMBER 2017 NOVEMBER 2017

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32 33 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 34 Far Left: Knitted Food, by by Food, Knitted Left: Far artist Jessica Dance. image, Precedent Left: scale hop growing large installation. Far Left: Coprolite Fertiliser. Fertiliser. Coprolite Left: Far The Botanical Lesson’ Botany to frontispiece George by Children for Henslow Manorial Collection Left: Recipes portable Garrett Left: Far engine and thresher advert Russian Beer distribution Left: Iveagh Manuscripts Manuscripts Iveagh Society Land Freehold Ipswich Anderson Garrett Elizabeth Hospital St Audry’s Studies Collection Local Survey Photographic Suffolk Curry and Culture Bangladeshi Centre Collection The Stopher The Ickworth Collections Archives Family The Rous Archives Family The Grafton Archives Cullum Family of Leiston Garretts’s Manorial Collections agriculture Local Coprolite and Sons Garratt Cider and Beer production recipes Archive Key Message Key health and science, to agriculture, is intrinsic Food of a place climate the socioeconomic and land in of the environment is a product Food which it is grown. Collelctions: Significant • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Features Key • • • • • TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONTEMPORARY THEMES FOOD BLOCKBUSTER:

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 34 The Hold exhibition graphics Scheme Design November 2017

Studio Eger 1

The Hold exhibition graphics Typography

We propose using Bliss as the typeface for all graphic typeset text at the Hold. It is clear, simple and very legible, with a generous character.

It has been selected after reviewing the typefaces found at the Suffolk Record Office, and will be used alongside a handwritten font, to capture the graphic language of the archives.

Bliss: Natural, simple, legible Archive Type Handrwriting Consistent in same positions Varies across different lables, During the early stages of Bliss five across different records. typically ink Applied by sticker. or pencil. different typefaces were studied; Johnston Underground, Gill Sans, the Transport typeface, Syntax and Frutiger. Letter shapes were chosen for their simplicity, legibility and Englishness, where forms are typically softer, more flowing and generous in their curves. The lowercase letters demonstrate some of these ideas, such as the lowercase l which differentiates itself with a curved foot at its base, and the humanist two-bowled g – typically found in English sans serif designs from 19th to mid 20th centuries.

Newsprint and handwriting

Project number: 068 Graphic Scheme Date: 20.11.17 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:25 Date: 2

The Hold exhibition graphics Graphic system

STORY Maria Marten

SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE

STORY FROM THE ARCHIVE Title Date ......

TITLE Maria Marten

Maria was raised in Polstead and worked from a young age at Layham Rectory. She was reputed to be a great beauty and was 24 when she and William Corder began their affair. Maria had already had two illegitimate children by this time, one by William’s brother and another by a man called Peter Mathews. The Hold During Corder’s trial, Maria’s step-mother Ann mentioned the girl’s love of fine clothes, and this is borne out in the Prosecution Brief, which lists the clothes Maria took with her to The Red Barn. As venisse quiduciis posanis mo totatur modipsam LOCATION (FOR OFFICE USE) alis milit, opta dolupta que sit autas experor autest,

ullorro inctio que la con erum sapiciis aut volor LEFT SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE Portrait of Maria Marten

susdae venis quis aliam quibusdam facilia sinciis net, taken from an old engraving STORY FROM THE ARCHIVE (undated). This slide is part Date ...... ut officim fugiae pa cum fugitetur? Equide di cum of the archive collected by Mr L. Sewell of Long Melford and held at Suffolk TITLE Listen to a song fugitia cullaut aut fugiti omnihit ex es sum voluptate Record Office. ipsus as de exerat preiciet odit fuga. As venisse Over the years, the Red Barn Murder has inspired various OVERLEAF Engraving, taken from a musicians to write songs and musical arrangements for it. quiduciis posanis mo totatur modipsam alis milit, series, showing an ‘imagining’ of Maria Marten’s first visit to One such person who found himself intrigued with the opta dolupta que sit autas experor autest, ullorro the Red Barn (undated). story was Brian J. Burton who wrote music and lyrics for inctio que la con erum sapiciis aut volor susdae venis ‘The Ballad of William Corder’, published in 1964. quis aliam quibusdam facilia sinciis net. 70 words

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Labels: Archive Sticker [shown here at 10%] Stories: Archive Record 180 x 130mm Story or Image 260 x 360mm 50 words Section Title: 1000pt 75 words Theme Title: 400pt Intro text: 150pt 70 words

Project number: 068 Graphic Scheme Date: 20.11.17 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:25 Date: 3

The Hold exhibition graphics Colour

Bright colours taken from illuminated manuscripts

Project number: 068 Graphic Scheme Date: 20.11.17 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:25 Date: 4

The Hold exhibition graphics Graphic Elevation: News

Welcome to the Hold

Projected AV of events from "today's date 100 years ago". The Hold Today Archive News Map 3620 Sequence starts with page from

As venisse quiduciis posanis mo totatur modipsam alis Newspaper, highlighting event, and milit, opta dolupta que sit autas experor autest, ullorro 2pm Family workshop inctio que la con erum sapiciis aut volor susdae venis quis is then followed by other related aliam quibusdam facilia sinciis net, ut officim fugiae pa cum 'What is fake news?' fugitetur? Equide di cum fugitia cullaut aut fugiti omnihit 5pm images and text from the archive. ex es sum voluptate ipsus as de exerat preiciet odit fuga. As venisse quiduciis posanis mo totatur modipsam alis milit, opta dolupta que sit autas experor autest, ullorro inctio que la con erum sapiciis aut volor susdae venis quis aliam quibusdam Staff pick of the day: facilia sinciis net.

Map of archives

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Example of the Murder of Maria Marten imagery that could be included on the projected AV loop (on the relevant day).

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Printed newspaper Leaflets Environmental graphic Title text Hung from battens Size: DL Printed paper Vinyl direct to wall Approx size: 0.75 x 0.6 m Pasted direct to wall Approx size: 1 x 0.5m Quantity: 4 Approx size: 3.2 x 2 m Quantity: 3

Project number: 068 Graphic Concept Date: 04.10.17 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:50 Date: 5

The Hold exhibition graphics Graphic Elevation: Exchange

Papercut by Elizabeth Cobbold (vinyl applied to glass)

Exchange

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STORY STORY STORY STORY STORY quis aliam quibusdam facilia sinciis net, ut Maria Marten Maria Marten Maria Marten Maria Marten Maria Marten SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE

STORY FROM THE ARCHIVE STORY FROM THE ARCHIVE STORY FROM THE ARCHIVE STORY FROM THE ARCHIVE STORY FROM THE ARCHIVE Date ...... Date ...... Date ...... Date ...... Date ......

TITLE Maria Marten TITLE Maria Marten TITLE Maria Marten TITLE Maria Marten TITLE Maria Marten

Maria was raised in Polstead and worked from a young Maria was raised in Polstead and worked from a young Maria was raised in Polstead and worked from a young Maria was raised in Polstead and worked from a young Maria was raised in Polstead and worked from a young officim fugiae pa cum fugitetur? Equide di age at Layham Rectory. She was reputed to be a great age at Layham Rectory. She was reputed to be a great age at Layham Rectory. She was reputed to be a great age at Layham Rectory. She was reputed to be a great age at Layham Rectory. She was reputed to be a great beauty and was 24 when she and William Corder began beauty and was 24 when she and William Corder began beauty and was 24 when she and William Corder began beauty and was 24 when she and William Corder began beauty and was 24 when she and William Corder began their affair. Maria had already had two illegitimate children their affair. Maria had already had two illegitimate children their affair. Maria had already had two illegitimate children their affair. Maria had already had two illegitimate children their affair. Maria had already had two illegitimate children by this time, one by William’s brother and another by a by this time, one by William’s brother and another by a by this time, one by William’s brother and another by a by this time, one by William’s brother and another by a by this time, one by William’s brother and another by a man called Peter Mathews. man called Peter Mathews. man called Peter Mathews. man called Peter Mathews. man called Peter Mathews. During Corder’s trial, Maria’s step-mother Ann mentioned During Corder’s trial, Maria’s step-mother Ann mentioned During Corder’s trial, Maria’s step-mother Ann mentioned During Corder’s trial, Maria’s step-mother Ann mentioned During Corder’s trial, Maria’s step-mother Ann mentioned cum fugitia cullaut aut fugiti omnihit ex es the girl’s love of fine clothes, and this is the girl’s love of fine clothes, and this is the girl’s love of fine clothes, and this is the girl’s love of fine clothes, and this is the girl’s love of fine clothes, and this is borne out in the Prosecution Brief, which lists borne out in the Prosecution Brief, which lists borne out in the Prosecution Brief, which lists borne out in the Prosecution Brief, which lists borne out in the Prosecution Brief, which lists the clothes Maria took with the clothes Maria took with the clothes Maria took with the clothes Maria took with the clothes Maria took with her to The Red Barn. her to The Red Barn. her to The Red Barn. her to The Red Barn. her to The Red Barn.

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OVERLEAF OVERLEAF OVERLEAF OVERLEAF OVERLEAF Engraving, taken from a series, Engraving, taken from a series, Engraving, taken from a series, Engraving, taken from a series, Engraving, taken from a series, showing an ‘imagining’ of showing an ‘imagining’ of showing an ‘imagining’ of showing an ‘imagining’ of showing an ‘imagining’ of Maria Marten’s first visit to the Maria Marten’s first visit to the Maria Marten’s first visit to the Maria Marten’s first visit to the Maria Marten’s first visit to the blab illent. Mincto cupta quae serferu ptatus Red Barn (undated). Red Barn (undated). Red Barn (undated). Red Barn (undated). Red Barn (undated). alit, sinciis net, ut officim fugiae pa cum fugitetur? Equide di cum fugitia cullaut aut fugiti omnihit ex es sum voluptate ipsus as de exerat preiciet odit fuga. Hit, secae. Ditatem resequi dellaborro blab illent. Mincto cupta quae serferu ptatus alit.

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Intro Health Family Campaigns War Arts William Joan Thomas Stopher Elizabeth Rought Corder Clarkson Family and Richard Cobbold

Title text Cut vinyl adhered to glass (papercut) Vinyl direct to wall Approx size: 1 x 0.5m Approx size: 1 x 0.75m

STORY Maria Marten

SUFFOLK RECORD OFFICE

STORY FROM THE ARCHIVE Date ......

TITLE Maria Marten

Maria was raised in Polstead and worked from a young age at Layham Rectory. She was reputed to be a great beauty and was 24 when she and William Corder began their affair. Maria had already had two illegitimate children by this time, one by William’s brother and another by a man called Peter Mathews. During Corder’s trial, Maria’s step-mother Ann mentioned the girl’s love of fine clothes, and this is borne out in the Prosecution Brief, which lists the clothes Maria took with her to The Red Barn.

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LEFT Portrait of Maria Marten taken from an old engraving (undated). This slide is part of the archive collected by Mr L. Sewell of Long Melford and held at Suffolk Record Office.

OVERLEAF Engraving, taken from a series, showing an ‘imagining’ of Maria Marten’s first visit to the Red Barn (undated).

Archive boards in drawers to tell more detailed stories (double-sided) Size: 260 x 360mm Approx quantity: 20

Project number: 068 Graphic Concept Date: 04.10.17 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:50 Date: 6

The Hold exhibition graphics Graphic Elevation: Wonder

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Title text + Intro text Wallpaper Wallpaper Vinyl direct to wall Approx size: 4m x 9.5m Approx size: 4-5m x 31m Approx size: 2 x 2m Applied with no seams Applied with no seams

Wortham's Post Office and Village shop, by Wortham Village Richard Cobbold, 1860. Repton (study of Richard Cobbold, 1860. a Suffolk Landscape)

Supergraphic Map: This will be black and white, to work alongside the drawings. To be sourced from the County Map collections to show the county of Suffolk. (Intro panel "Wonder" explores maps from the archives).

Drawings, watercolours, paintings, maps of different locations around Suffolk are "pinned" to the map, and can be added to as discovered Hamlet Watling drawing of a stainglass Flatford Mill (‘Scene on a Navigable River’), Examples of details of maps within the within the archives. from a Suffolk chuch (tba) John Constable, 1816–7 archive that could be overlaid.

Project number: 068 Graphic Concept Date: 04.10.17 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:100 Date: 7

The Hold exhibition graphics Graphic Elevation: Mapping

Mapping

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Wall text Book Digital screen Neon Sign Interactive board Vinyl direct to wall Approx size: 1.5 x 1m Approx size: (ARTEFACT) Approx size: 1.5 x 1.5m Quantity: 2 1.5 x 1m Approx size: 3.5 x 1.5m

Collecting the Everyday

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Detail of "supergraphic" visitors' book.

As visitors add to the collection of everyday, they can add their name, item and notes. And they can pinpoint on the map where their donation is from.

Project number: 068 Graphic Concept Date: 04.10.17 Studio Eger Project: The Hold Drawing: 01_A Rev: Client: Ipswich Council Scale at A3: 1:50 Date: 8

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Lighting Concept Proposal

Prepared by DHA Designs Prepared for GuM

September 2017 Lighting Approach

This presentation looks at a number of different techniques that DHA propose to use to deliver the lighting for ‘The Hold’.

The scheme will consist of a mix of lighting strategies with careful consideration of longevity for the future.

Approach

Lighting to ‘Exchange’

As the visitor enters the welcome area there is a long vista towards this wall so it should be eye catching. At the same time it should be in keeping with the Temporary Exhibition space next to it, and the Search Room above.

As the Wonder Wall is to feature linear lighting, including it in this area would provide a consistent approach to interpretation displays whilst outlining the display from a distance making it eye-catching.

Ceiling recessed track here would provide lighting to displays on the wall, and give an element of future flexibility.

Localised case lighting would highlight objects, as well as providing more control when setting levels to sensitive objects. This could be miniature spot lights or a linear source but this can be determined at a later date.

Exchange Lighting to ‘News’

This will display significant news stories on a large scale with a changing projection, with some elements updated on a daily basis. Consideration should be taken when determining locations of lighting to work in conjunction with projections.

We suggest track lighting here as it will enable us to light the entire wall sufficiently whilst being able to highlight different areas, if required. It also provides flexibility for the future.

Having a lighting source in addition to the track lighting, such as shelf lighting, will highlight objects as well as providing more control when setting levels to objects.

A lightbox allows a large surface area to be back lit evenly whilst being relatively cost effective which may be suitable for permanent graphics.

News . Lighting to ‘Mapping’

The walls and glazed façade of the café exhibit should entice the visitor in from the waterfront so it should be striking. This could be done by applying a graphic film to the glazing which would also reduce light levels within the building, creating a better impact when entering.

These graphics could be backlit using a ceiling mounted linear source to give them a glowing effect from the exterior. Using a linear source to do this is preferable as there will be less glare compared to spot lights.

Track and spot lights should be used to light the display wall of the café and the objects on display.

The three key elements of this area are the Visitor Book. Digital Screen and Interactive Billboard.

Mapping . Lighting to ‘Illuminate’ – Temporary Exhibition Theme

Areas displaying original manuscripts are to be dark and immersive.

Manuscripts mounted within cases could be lit with miniature spots located inside the case. This would give the control need when lighting such sensitive objects, with almost no glare from the fitting or shadows created across the object - as could be the case with track lighting.

The illuminated Psalter could be done using a lightbox behind a perforated material to make the writing glow. The light box could then be linked to devices such as PIR sensors which will allow the lightbox to dim down or turn off if no one is in the space. This would then create the immersive space required.

Positioning stained glass windows so they can be lit by natural light would be preferable, as this is how they were intended to be viewed at the time of creation. However they could be backlit to enhance the effect on an overcast day, or at night for events.

Illuminate

. Lighting to ‘Wonder Wall’

The Wonder Wall is important as it runs through the centre, stitching together two parts of the building. Continuous linear lighting would create an impressive vista through the building upon arrival.

Incorporating cove lighting into this space by mounting a linear source into a ledge or recess will provide a form of indirect light to wash down the wall. Using tuneable white LEDs would allow the colour temperature to be customised from cool white to warm white which could be set to one temperature during day light hours and another at night.

Localised case lighting to display cases would highlight objects within the different ‘boxes’, as well as providing more control when setting levels to sensitive objects. This could be miniature spot lights or a linear source but this can be determined at a later date. Lightbox behind 1:1 prints.

We also suggest track lighting here as it will enable us to light the entire wall sufficiently and also provides flexibility for the future. Wonder Wonder Wall – Case Study

This is a similar style feature wall for a project that DHA previously worked on in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.

It was decided to use a linear source in a trough above and in a skirting below the wall. This is because it can run the full length required homogeneously.

To supplement the lighting to the top and bottom of the wall, an additional central source which distributed light upwards and downwards was used.

For the best possible effect using multiple sources is preferable. Wonder Wall – Case Study Lighting to Temporary Exhibition Space

Single or 3 circuit ceiling mounted track systems are extremely versatile lighting solutions for exhibitions that can be fixed to ceiling grids or wall displays and the spotlights can be positioned and adjusted to illuminate from all angles.

Rectangular or square arrangements of track make for greater flexibility than an arrangement in just one direction.

Track compatible rotatable spot lights provide a flexible solution to exhibition lighting, particularly fittings with adjustable beam angles that offer interchangeable lenses.

Power feeds at low level should be considered at this stage as display cases may have integrated lighting which will require power. These could be as simple as wall sockets or floor boxes.

Exhibition Lighting to Exterior

The exterior forecourt space at the entrance of the building creates opportunities for sculpture displays.

These displays should have lighting to them however this could be determined once it is known what is on display.

Lighting to interpretation panels should be considered. This could be done using inground fittings set into the landscape to uplight them. Alternatively surface mounted fittings could be fixed to the plinth or structure supporting the panels.

We also suggest the use of in-ground up lights to illuminate trees and greenery around the exterior space. This will improve the buildings visual appeal, particularly at night. .

Signals Basebuild Comments

The ‘high bay’ fitting could be a more decorative pendant as there is no need for such bright fittings here as they will wash out the exhibition lighting.

Track layout good. No dimming to track as fittings will have on-board dimmers.

It would be better if the small LED pendants in the café are the same as the pendants above the desk.

The track here should be offset from the wall (roughly 1m) so we can light back onto it.

The track should be offset from the wall (roughly 1m) so we can light back onto it. As this is a key display area, one of the first displays visitors see upon arrival, the track should continue around the wall.

Basebuild Comments Next Steps

DHA look forward to receiving feedback and working through these lighting philosophies area- by-area.

This will then allow us to produce a schedule and a set of drawings.

DHA look forward to working on this exciting project.

DHA DESIGNS Studio 4 6-8 Cole Street London SE1 4YH

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 36 UCL style analysis of use, significance and importance for SRO notable collections

Note on frequency of use: SRO keeps statistics of the numbers of items used in the searchrooms but not of the types of material used as there is no electronic ordering system to allow us to do this.

Reference, Frequency of use Current use Potential use Significance Importance Links to Exhibition themes Notes Collection or (daily, weekly, level grading the displaying material from group of monthly, several (Negligible (Local Activity notable collections collections and times a year, less Moderate Regional Plan Collection type than yearly) Considerable National Highest) International) HA93 several times a National and Display 1.3, 1.4,  Exchange Links with objects at De Saumarez year international Research 1.6, 2.11,  Catch (Blockbuster) the National (naval papers) researchers Teaching 2.12, 3.2  Wonder Maritime Museum Academics Public Activities Requires work to Estate, Family & Highest International  Search Display Partnership get the catalogue Personal Public activities working online (links to Learning documentation plan) HA93 several times a National and Research  Exchange Requires work to De Saumarez year international Teaching  Catch (Blockbuster) get the catalogue (North Carolina researchers Public Activities Highest International  Wonder online (links to papers) Academics Partnership  Search documentation working plan) HA93 monthly Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Exchange Requires work to De Saumarez researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Catch (Blockbuster) get the catalogue family archive Interest groups Teaching 1.6  Wonder online (links to (estate Display Public Activities Moderate Local  Search documentation management, Public activities plan) maps, manorial and deeds) HA93 several times a National and Display 1.3, 1.4,  Exchange Requires work to De Saumarez year international Research 1.6, 1.7  Catch (Blockbuster) get the catalogue family archive researchers Teaching  Wonder online (links to (Repton Red Books Local Public Activities documentation Highest International  Search and Charles Barry researchers Partnership plan) Garden drawings) Interest groups working Academics Display Public activities Learning HA93 several times a Family and local Display  Exchange Requires work to De Saumarez year researchers Research  Catch (Blockbuster) get the catalogue family archive Display Teaching online (links to Moderate Local  Wonder (family Public activities  Search documentation correspondence learning plan) and papers) E5/9/608.7 monthly Academics Display 1.3, 1.4,  Port Bury Psalter Display Research 1.6, 1.7,  Illuminate Public activities Teaching 2.11, (Blockbuster) Item within Highest Regional Educational Learning Public Activities 2.12, 3.2  Wonder Partnership collection working L401 monthly Family and local Display 1.3, 1.7,  Port Difficult to gauge The Oral History researchers Research 1.8, 1.9,  News frequency of use as collection Interest groups Teaching 1.10, 2.1,  Catch (Blockbuster) the recordings are Tape recordings Display Public Activities Considerable Regional 2.10,  Exchange available via the (digital) Public activities Partnership 2.11, 3.1,  Wonder Library service Learning working 3.2, 3.3,

3.4, 3.5 Various daily National Display 1.1, 1.2,  Wonder Pre 1700 maps, 50” Map collections researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Search Ordnance Survey Across a range of Family and local Teaching 1.5, 1.6,  Exchange and Enclosure maps collections types researchers Public Activities 1.7, 1.8,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) and awards to be Interest groups Partnership Highest International 1.9, 1.10, digitised as part of

Academics working 2.11, Sharing Suffolk Display 2.12, Stories Public activities 2.14, 3.5 Learning Various weekly National and Display 1.3, 1.4,  Wonder Much better access Manorial international Research 1.6, 1.7,  Search now that the collections researchers Teaching 3.2 information is on Across a range of Family and local Public Activities the Manorial researchers Partnership Considerable National Documents Register collections types Interest groups working Academics Display Public activities Learning HD1538 monthly National Display 1.3, 1.4,  Search Requires work to The Iveagh researchers Research 1.6, 2.11  Arrivals (Blockbuster) get the catalogue Manuscripts Family and local Teaching  Illuminate online (links to researchers Public Activities Moderate Regional (Blockbuster) documentation Academics plan) Display Public activities GB554 weekly Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Search Links to Suffolk Suffolk Regiment researchers Research 1.6, 1.7,  News Regiment Museum Archives Interest groups Teaching 2.11, Academics Public Activities 2.12, 2.14 Charities Considerable International Display Partnership Public activities working Learning

HA436 several times a National and Display 1.3, 1.4,  Search Requires Elizabeth Garrett year international Research 1.6, 2.6,  Exchange cataloguing work Anderson letters researchers Teaching 2.11, (links to and papers Family and local Public Activities 2.12, documentation researchers Partnership Considerable International 2.14, 3.1, plan) Estate, Family & Interest groups working 3.3 Personal Academics Display Public activities HC30 monthly National and Display 1.3, 1.4,  Search Links to Leiston Long Garrett’s of Leiston international Research 1.6, 1.7,  Food Shop Museum Businesses researchers Teaching 2.15, 3.2 (Blockbuster) Family and local Public Activities Considerable International researchers Partnership Interest groups working Display Public activities ID407 monthly Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Search Complementary St Audry’s Hospital researchers Research 1.6, 1.7,  Exchange displays at Museum Interest groups Teaching 2.10, of East Anglian Life Hospitals Considerable National Academics Public Activities 2.13, 3.1, and Felixstowe Display Partnership 3.4 Museum Public activities working Learning

C several times a Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Wonder Links with Ipswich Borough year researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Search collections of Archives Academics Teaching 1.6, 2.10,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) Ipswich and Borough Display Public Activities Moderate National 2.11,  Illuminate Colchester Museum Public activities Partnership 2.13, 3.2 (Blockbuster) service working

HD3096 several times a Local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Exchange Links with Suffolk Basil Brown year researchers Research 1.6, 3.5  Search County Interest groups Teaching Archaeological Archive Considerable National  Arrivals (Blockbuster) Artificial & Display Public Activities Archive and Public activities Partnership National Trust at Miscellaneous working Sutton Hoo 941, HA507 and monthly Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Search Links with National HA558 researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Food Trust at Ickworth The Ickworth Display Teaching 1.6 (Blockbuster) Requires collections Public activities Public Activities Moderate National cataloguing work Learning Partnership (links to Estate, Family & working documentation Personal plan) HD825 and monthly Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Exchange Links with material HD3012 researchers Research 1.6, 2.10,  News at the Suffolk The Stopher Interest groups Teaching 2.13,  Search Regiment Museum collections of WW1 Academics Public Activities 2.14, 3.1 Highest National  Food (Blockbuster) letters and papers Display Partnership Artificial & Public activities working Miscellaneous Learning

K681 daily Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Mapping Outsize Suffolk researchers Research 1.5, 1.6,  Search photographs need Photographic Interest groups Teaching 2.10,  Catch (Blockbuster) cataloguing (links to Survey Academics Public Activities 2.12,  Illuminate documentation Photographs and Display Partnership Considerable Regional 2.14, (Blockbuster) plan) Illustrations Public activities working 2.15, 3.2,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) Learning 3.5  Food (Blockbuster)

Various daily Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Wonder The Local Studies researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Search collection Interest groups Teaching 1.5, 1.6,  News Local places Academics Public Activities 2.10,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) Display Partnership 2.11, Library collection Considerable Regional  Catch (Blockbuster) Public activities working 2.12,  Food (Blockbuster) Learning 2.13,  Illuminate 2.14, 3.1, (Blockbuster) 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 Various daily Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Wonder The Local Studies researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Search collection Interest groups Teaching 1.5, 1.6,  News Local newspapers Academics Public Activities 2.10,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) Display Partnership 2.11, Considerable Regional  Food (Blockbuster) Public activities working 2.12,  Catch (Blockbuster) Learning 2.13,  Illuminate 2.14, 3.1, (Blockbuster) 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 Various weekly Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Wonder The Local Studies researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Search collection Interest groups Teaching 1.5, 1.6,  News Illustrations Academics Public Activities 2.10,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) Display Partnership 2.11, Considerable Local  Food (Blockbuster) Public activities working 2.12,  Catch (Blockbuster) Learning 2.13,  Illuminate 2.14, 3.1, (Blockbuster) 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 Various weekly Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Wonder The Local Studies researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Search collection Interest groups Teaching 1.5, 1.6,  News Local authors Academics Public Activities 2.10,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) Display Partnership Considerable Regional 2.11,  Food (Blockbuster) Public activities working 2.12,  Catch (Blockbuster) Learning 2.13,  Illuminate 2.14, 3.1, (Blockbuster) 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 Various weekly Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Wonder The Local Studies researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Search collection Interest groups Teaching 1.5, 1.6,  News periodicals Academics Public Activities 2.10,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) Display Partnership 2.11, Moderate Regional  Food (Blockbuster) Public activities working 2.12,  Catch (Blockbuster) Learning 2.13,  Illuminate 2.14, 3.1, (Blockbuster) 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 Various daily Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Wonder The Local Studies researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Search collection Interest groups Teaching 1.5, 1.6,  News Local people Academics Public Activities 2.10,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) Display Partnership 2.11, Considerable Regional  Food (Blockbuster) Public activities working 2.12,  Catch (Blockbuster) Learning 2.13,  Illuminate 2.14, 3.1, (Blockbuster) 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 552 Weekly Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Search Requires work to Port of Lowestoft researchers Research 1.6, 2.14  Catch get the catalogue Interest groups Teaching (Blockbuster) online (links to Research Society Moderate National Societies and Academics Public Activities documentation Display Partnership plan) organisations Public activities working GC684 several times a Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Mapping Requires Ipswich Caribbean year researchers Research 1.6, 2.11,  Search cataloguing work Experience Interest groups Teaching 2.12, 3.4,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) and work on making Societies and Display Public Activities Considerable National 3.5  Food (Blockbuster) digital material organisations Public activities accessible (links to Learning documentation plan) GC843 several times a Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Mapping Requires work on Bangladeshi year researchers Research 1.6, 2.11,  Search making digital Centre, Ipswich - Interest groups Teaching Considerable National 2.12, 3.4,  Arrivals (Blockbuster) material accessible Curry and Culture Display Public Activities 3.5  Food (Blockbuster) (links to Societies and Public activities documentation organisations Learning plan) 194/F1/1 less than yearly National and Research 3.1  Exchange Not widespread or The Farce of international Teaching  Search local significance Sodom researchers Public Activities  Illuminate but is a key item for Highest International Item within Interest groups Partnership (Blockbuster) academic research Academics working solicitor’s collection GF419 monthly Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Exchange Links with Ipswich Ipswich Freehold researchers Research 1.6, 1.7,  Wonder Building Society Land Society Interest groups Teaching 1.8, 2.11,  Search Friendly Societies Academics Public Activities Considerable Regional 2.12,  Food (Blockbuster) Display Partnership 2.14, 3.2 Public activities working Learning HG3 several times a Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Exchange Requires Tayler and Green year researchers Research 1.6, 2.15,  Wonder cataloguing work architects Interest groups Teaching 3.2  Search (links to Academics Public Activities documentation Architects Considerable National Display plan). Could be the Public activities subject of an external funding grant HA11 monthly Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Search Requires Rous family researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  News cataloguing work archives Academics Teaching Moderate Regional 1.6  Food (Blockbuster) (links to Estate, Family & Display Public Activities documentation Public activities plan) Personal HA513 monthly National and Display 1.1, 1.2,  Search Requires The Grafton family international Research 1.3, 1.4,  Illuminate cataloguing work archives researchers Teaching 1.6 (Blockbuster) (links to Estate, Family & Family and local Public Activities Considerable National  Food (Blockbuster) documentation researchers plan) Personal Display Public activities E2 monthly Family and local Display 1.1, 1.2,  Search Requires researchers Research 1.3, 1.4,  Food (Blockbuster) cataloguing work The Cullum Family Moderate National archives Display Teaching 1.6 (links to Public activities Public Activities documentation Estate, Family & plan) Personal ADA, 611 (BRO) 34 weekly Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Search Requires work to and 36 (LRO) researchers Research 1.6, 1.7, get the catalogue 16 Old Poor Law Display Teaching 3.4 online (links to collections Public activities Public Activities Moderate Regional documentation Transferred Learning plan) records CUL monthly Family and local Display 1.3, 1.4,  Search Requires work to The Cullum Library researchers Research 1.6, 2.15, get the catalogue Library collection Display Teaching Considerable National 3.2 online (links to Public activities Public Activities documentation Learning plan) TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 38 APPENDIXIV TOURING EXHIBITIONTOURING PILOT

GUM TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 41 Local Studies Collection Studies Collection Local Survey Photographic Suffolk Archive and Family Cullum Library Map Collection The temporary exhibit is entitled – entitled is exhibit The temporary Cherries and Murder. Moles, themes explore is a chance to This pilot exhibition, stories reveal to in Suffolk the Archives from drawn and aspects of Suffolk Barn Murder of both the Red life. Collections Significant • newspapers) prints, books, (printed • • • Features Key from transport to should be easy The exhibit and graphics accessible with clear, venue, to venue elements. interactive of the concept will take exhibition The temporary of the plethora reveal to unpacking the archives, within. stories interconnected open a box to asking visitors By being interactive, each encourage hope to we out stories, and take pursue their own to visit the archives person to research. TOURING EXHIBITIONTOURING RED BARN: KEY CONCEPT KEY RED BARN:

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TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 40 TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 42 The Cock Inn – Country Inn Inn – Country The Cock Inn Country 17th C Freehouse Inquest Barn Murder Scene of Red Cask Ales Suffolk Serves Polstead Village – the rural idyll – the rural Village Polstead the pool” by “Place 2 ponds / spire) (early bricks 12thC Church (summer music festival) Polstice Tree Black Cherry The Polstead Constable Country Constable Vale is in the Debham Polstead Persecution by Press by Persecution – Broadside Catnach’s sold a million copies over Stepmother about murder Dreamt dreams body through Located Superstition – witches Execution 1828 11 August people attended 7-20,000 see body people queued to 5000 skin binds book Tanned mask Death Maria Marten daughter Local Affairs Childbirth Corder William One of 4 sons son Prodigal Character Thomas Marten, Father Molecatcher farm to farm from Travelled lodging & food provided Customers each mole caught for Fee Mole skins and traps TOURING EXHIBITIONTOURING STRATEGY INTERPRETATIVE RED BARN:

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Joan Corder ‐ newscutting information on her newscuttings in two parts on background her background

Image of Joan Corder Joan Corder aged c10 K807/9 studying images…… Taken from a newspaper Image of Joan in later life cutting hope fully we can locate a copy of this image in our collections?

An Ordinary lists the arms in order of the type of symblism used, arranged alphabetically ‐ the catalogue description for this one is ‐ Ordinary of Arms, by Richard Golty (c1594‐1678) of Framlingham,Fos 3 to 266 of emblazoned Examples from her arms, nine to a page, some 2376 in all, with index nominum on fos 268‐ collection Page from an Ordinary of Arms HD2418/23 301. The arms have a strong East Suffolk bias Grants of new coats of arms are officval productions of the College of Arms Examples from her and bear seals and signatures of the heralds involved ‐ this one hsows the collection A grant of Arms HD2418/80 coats of arms on a grant made in 1562.

Examples from her collection Detail from grant of arms HD2418/80 detail Detail from above

Catalogue description ‐ Wingfield Pedigree Roll, The Genealogy of Sir Robert Wingfield of Letheringham Knight: & Dame Cicely Examples from her Wentworth his Wyfe: Temp John to 1567. collection Detail from Pedigree HD2418/86 Sixty nine coats and shield with quarterings

Joan Corder wrote a manuscript in 1953 listing as many descendants of George and Cassandra Austen as she coud find. This manuscript is page from website ‐ described in other sources as an unpublished https://janeaustenswo 'thesis' on Jane Austen? Only a couple of rld.wordpress.com/20 manuscript copies exist, one held at the Jane 12/07/30/akin‐to‐jane‐ Austen House Museum at Chawnston Other Other interests ‐ austen‐fabulous‐ one held at the College of Arms? ‐ maybe we manuscripts held information‐about‐the‐ could link up with them to get an image of this elsewhere Akin to Jane austen‐family‐tree/ work?

A map of where she lived did not seem relevant? A better scan would be rquired for Estate map of Reginald Rabbett actual display ‐ the map covers a lot larger area. Example of map from her (yes that is his name) of This image is just to show the compass and collection Battisford, 1771 HD2418/94 shield images

published by the Suffolk Records Society‐ a copy could be used as a static display item? Her first volume is bound in plain green covers ‐ not Example of her first Dictionary of Suffolk Crests by very exciting imagry. A pile of her books could published work Joan Corder be used for dipslay purposes… TH SCC & UOS: ‘THE HOLD’ EXHIBITION | HLF STAGE 2 REPORT 20 NOVEMBER 2017 40 APPENDIXVI BUDGET ESTIMATE SUMMARY BUDGET ESTIMATE

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Summary

Area

Port £ 20,000

Mapping £ 30,652

News £ 23,100

Exchange £ 63,040

Search £ 29,200

Wonder £ 86,200

Courtyard Experience £ 49,500

Temporary Gallery Initial Fit Out £ 67,000

Sub-Total £ 368,692

Preliminaries Say 15% £ 55,000

Sub-Total £ 423,692

Contingency Say 10% £ 42,000

Total (Initial Project) £ 465,692

Additional Items

Shows (Budget only)

Block Buster £ 50,000 Other shows £ 14,000

£ 64,000

Breakdown Activity Plan Revenue HLF Period Y1 £33,000 £31,000 Y2 £33,000 £31,000 Y3 £33,000 £31,000 Post HLF £32,900 £31,000

20/11/2017 / The Hold Budget Estimate Nr 4 20.11.17 3 PT Projects Ltd APPENDIX VII LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM POTENTIAL LOAN PARTNERS

Cambridge University Library

4 December 2017

Ipswich Record Office Gatacre Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2LQ

Dear

Collaboration between Cambridge University Library Special Collections Departments and Suffolk Record Office - The Hold

Thank you very much for sending the Exhibition and Interpretation Plan for The Hold - A Suffolk Archives Service for the 21st Century.

Cambridge University Library is very interested to learn more about the partnership between Suffolk Record Office and the University of Suffolk to create a new flagship heritage facility that safeguards and showcases the county’s heritage. Your ambitions for The Hold – interpreting heritage for a broader audience by providing an enhanced offer and new learning opportunities that would allow local people, visitors, students and academics to interact with the collections, including through the application of digital technologies – chime with many of our own initiatives to engage with diverse audiences within and beyond the University in the study and enjoyment of our collections. We would like to express our support for the plans being proposed by Suffolk Record Office and our willingness to remain in dialogue about the possibilities it represents for fruitful collaboration in the future.

The Library is committed to enabling and enhancing world-class research, teaching, and learning through our curatorial expertise, collections, and facilities. We host a burgeoning programme of seminars that draw on our manuscripts, archives and rare books, for undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University of Cambridge and other higher education institutions (including, most recently, Anglia Ruskin University, the Universities of York and Kent, and the School of Advanced Study in London) as well as groups from adult education organisations such as the University of the Third Age. There is clearly potential to extend these initiatives jointly: for example, to include students from the University of Suffolk and other local audiences in-group visits co- ordinated with University Library curators.

Cambridge University Library is also heavily engaged in developing digital services to make our collections accessible to the widest possible audience in new and innovative ways. The Cambridge Digital Library provides a visually appealing and accessible platform for hosting high-resolution digital images of our collections, produced by our in-house team of expert photographers, the Digital Content Unit. Collection items are accompanied by detailed scholarly descriptions (often compiled by world experts in the field) as well as more accessible introductions that set the material in its historical context and explain its significance, to encourage engagement with our collections by both

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researchers and the general public. The Digital Library hosts material not only from within the University Library, but from a number of partner institutions in Cambridge and around the country. In particular, our virtual exhibitions website provides the space both for digital displays that complement our physical exhibitions and extend their life beyond the exhibition period as well as for standalone virtual exhibitions, such as Remembering the Reformation, the recent AHRC-funded interdisciplinary project between Cambridge, and the libraries of York Minster and Lambeth Palace. We are keen to build new collaborations that bring collections, researchers and audiences together, and are open to sharing our experiences and expertise in support of the initiatives that are planned for The Hold.

At the same time, the Library recognises the enduring importance of the physical collections, and the need to preserve them for future generations, and welcomes the proposals that The Hold should include facilities for the storage, study and showcasing of its collections. We have developed an ambitious exhibition programme of our own that communicates cutting-edge research and explains the importance of our special collections in accessible and visually stimulating ways. We borrow items from other institutions for these displays and – so long as the storage, security and environmental conditions are to our satisfaction – make loans from our own collection for exhibitions at libraries and museums around the world. There are clear connections between the historic collections and recent acquisitions at Cambridge University Library and the holdings of Suffolk Record Office. We hold a 1291 Rental Roll for the Christchurch Ecclesiastical Estate, Ipswich, as well as several medieval manuscripts formerly in the possession of religious houses in Suffolk: from the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds and the nearby Franciscan friary of Babwell, and from the Augustinian nunneries at Campsey and Flixton. We are supportive of your interpretive strategy; like the most stimulating displays, it seeks to encourage visitors to discover connections across the collection, in the manuscript and printed books, in the archives, and in other material artefacts. This approach closely resembles the research process and is a strong way to reveal the richness of a collection and the surprises that it holds. Our own exhibitions are each accompanied by a varied events programme, publicised online and through social media, that has attracted new audiences to the Library. We would be willing to share information about the ideas and strategies that have proven successful in the past, in support of your development of similar initiatives at The Hold.

Cambridge University Library receives many requests for loans from our collections, or for engagement in collaborative projects, from institutions in the region, in the U.K. and across the world. We assess every proposal on its merits, and consider its potential to benefit both the partner institution and meet our own strategic priorities, in order to determine how best to direct our resources and curatorial expertise. We are open to early discussions about how we might promote the connections between our collections, particularly in relation to your plans for the temporary exhibition, Illuminate. A successful application to the Heritage Lottery Fund could certainly facilitate joint initiatives. Our combined resources could cultivate and inspire new audiences for both of our collections and stimulate new lines of research: through not only physical displays but also digitisation and virtual exhibitions, by bringing historic objects together once more for all to see.

Please keep us informed about the progress of your bid. We wish you the very best of luck.

Yours sincerely,

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