About this Event
Drop into the RHS Lindley Library for our Autumn lunchtime talk series: Lindley Live!
For Londoners in the mid-nineteenth century, there were no guarantees that the food and drink they consumed was what it claimed to be.
Discover how RHS detectives exposed an underground world of adulterated coffee and unscrupulous retailers in this show and tell.
The RHS Lindley Library is open Tuesday to Friday, 10.00am - 4.00pm. RHS membership not required. Come early to browse of collection of modern titles and changing display.
Register your interest to receive an event reminder before the talk. The show and tell begins at 1.15pm.
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Lindley Live
Playful Plants: Child's Play in the Edwardian Garden - Tuesday 24 September
- Tuesday 1 October
Digging up Trouble: The Life of Ellen Willmott - Tuesday 8 October
And, discover our Lindley Lates programme of evening talk and workshops.
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Contact
For any questions, including accessibility enquiries, please email [email protected]
Discover more about the RHS Lindley Library via our website, social media and new Digital Collections.
The image is an illustraion of adulterated coffee through a microscope from The Lancet as the Reports of the Analytical Sanitary Commission. Find more inspiration with the RHS Digital Collections.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
RHS Lindley Library, 80 Vincent Square, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
