Love them or loathe them the Olympic Games have arrived. Britain’s oldest royal park, Greenwich Park, will host the Equestrian(and modern Pentathlon) events. The picturesque venue dates back to 1433 and is the former hunting ground of the rich and athletic. King Henry VIII introduced deer to the park in 1515, and considering himself an accomplished […]
When I walk past this plaque on the staircase in Belgravia House I often think about who we would include if we were to update it. The RCVS annual report for 1924/25 records the plaque as being funded by an anonymous donor; however there are a series of letters in the Frederick Smith Collection which show that […]
If you listen to Radio 4 regularly you can’t have failed to have heard the trailers for The Listening Project. The Listening Project is a partnership between BBC Radio 4, BBC local and national radio stations, and the British Library in which people are asked to share a conversation with a close friend or relative, […]
It is RCVS Day today – the day of our Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards. To mark the occasion the College flag is being flown on Belgravia House. The flag displays the College arms which were granted in July 1844. The official description in the Grant of Arms is: “Arms: argent, a cross […]
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