Richard Ryder

The Long Library at Blenheim Palace, converted into a dormitory for the boys of Malvern school in 1940

The poor man in his castle

26 April 2014 9:00 am

Servicemen used paintings as dartboards.   Schoolchildren dismantled banisters and paneling for firewood. Architects from the Ministry of Works acted like…

What we really really didn’t want

24 August 2013 9:00 am

The title of Alwyn W. Turner’s book could deter readers. Even the Hollywood film The Secret Lives of Dentists promised…