Social history

After centuries of brutal mistreatment, a new kind of institution offered hope to the mentally ill.

An exhibition is being held to celebrate the opening of one of Nottingham's greatest lost buildings.

Easter bonnet competitions run by the London Tourist Board attracted headwear of all shapes and sizes.

Telling Tales sees people join historians to share memories of sites along the Tyne Derwent Way.

An exhibition on the Tamar Bridge between Devon and Cornwall shines a light "on unsung toll staff".

A trip down memory lane to the days when a journey to Ostend was as possible as one to Orpington.

Residents are being asked to record their memories of the borough, to be kept for future generations.

"You've got to have money - lots of it," says one resident of the suburb that has inspired a ground-breaking soap opera.