Dr Rosamund Lily West
@rosamundlilywest.bsky.social
Lecturer | Historian | Curator
Lecturing @unioftheartslondon and @westdean | PhD on post-war LCC sculpture and housing @KingstonSchArt | Fellow @RoyalHistSoc (she/her)
Lecturing @unioftheartslondon and @westdean | PhD on post-war LCC sculpture and housing @KingstonSchArt | Fellow @RoyalHistSoc (she/her)
My next @opencity-uk.bsky.social walking tour of Canary Wharf and East India is Saturday 20th December. Booking and details here: open-city.org.uk/events/c-wha...
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
My next @opencity-uk.bsky.social walking tour of Canary Wharf and East India is Saturday 20th December. Booking and details here: open-city.org.uk/events/c-wha...
Updated my British Art Network profile, here:
britishartnetwork.org.uk/membership/m...
britishartnetwork.org.uk/membership/m...
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Updated my British Art Network profile, here:
britishartnetwork.org.uk/membership/m...
britishartnetwork.org.uk/membership/m...
Did a walking lecture round Kings Cross centred around seating with @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social for @chelseaual.bsky.social Interior Design students.
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Did a walking lecture round Kings Cross centred around seating with @vbruggemeyer.bsky.social for @chelseaual.bsky.social Interior Design students.
Great @opencity-uk.bsky.social walk around Elephant and Castle led by Joseph Granata. So much local knowledge and it is great to go on other people's tours.
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Great @opencity-uk.bsky.social walk around Elephant and Castle led by Joseph Granata. So much local knowledge and it is great to go on other people's tours.
Bought a ringlight so you'll be seeing much more of this...my original LCC crest.
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Bought a ringlight so you'll be seeing much more of this...my original LCC crest.
Going to start doing videos of book treasures I've found. Enjoy 🙂
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Going to start doing videos of book treasures I've found. Enjoy 🙂
Latest treasure, a history of TB. Perfect.
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Latest treasure, a history of TB. Perfect.
At the beautiful Walthamstow Library for some business training...such a stunner! Built between 1907 and 1909 by J W Dunford. As the first images states, the building is 'dedicated to knowledge'.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At the beautiful Walthamstow Library for some business training...such a stunner! Built between 1907 and 1909 by J W Dunford. As the first images states, the building is 'dedicated to knowledge'.
Great day with the Collections Manager and Archivist @westdean.ac.uk preparing for an object-based session on interiors and colonial collecting using the collections.
November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Great day with the Collections Manager and Archivist @westdean.ac.uk preparing for an object-based session on interiors and colonial collecting using the collections.
Nice to see the new digital rail clock marking 200 years of railways in Britain. Designed by Design Bridge and Partners, the two railway arrow heads rotate as a second hand.
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Nice to see the new digital rail clock marking 200 years of railways in Britain. Designed by Design Bridge and Partners, the two railway arrow heads rotate as a second hand.
Planning teaching reading the latest Museums Journal.
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Planning teaching reading the latest Museums Journal.
Love an interwar pub...good place for project catch ups.
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Love an interwar pub...good place for project catch ups.
My freelancing taking me to Oxfordshire (by way of Pevsners) on a recent trip to the Bartlett library. I'm expanding my freelance research, writing and lecturing so contact me for any research you need doing, curating, walking tours/walking lectures or lecturing on art and architectural history.
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My freelancing taking me to Oxfordshire (by way of Pevsners) on a recent trip to the Bartlett library. I'm expanding my freelance research, writing and lecturing so contact me for any research you need doing, curating, walking tours/walking lectures or lecturing on art and architectural history.
Whole day yesterday taking Technical University of Munich MA and PhD students round Canary Wharf. Great students and interesting discussions comparing German and UK examples of development. Using tours as a walking lecture is a great way to learn and foster discussion.
November 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Whole day yesterday taking Technical University of Munich MA and PhD students round Canary Wharf. Great students and interesting discussions comparing German and UK examples of development. Using tours as a walking lecture is a great way to learn and foster discussion.
Teaching with @chelseaual.bsky.social @hunterianmuseum.bsky.social today.
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Teaching with @chelseaual.bsky.social @hunterianmuseum.bsky.social today.
Getting ready for a day of online tutorials, fuelled by the contents of my @artukdotorg.bsky.social mug. Looking forward to hearing more about students' research projects.
October 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Getting ready for a day of online tutorials, fuelled by the contents of my @artukdotorg.bsky.social mug. Looking forward to hearing more about students' research projects.
Passing through my local Elizabeth line station. Designed by Weston Williamson + Partners, the building references the area's military ties. Here, the columns have tiled strips representing the colours of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers, both once based at Woolwich
October 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Passing through my local Elizabeth line station. Designed by Weston Williamson + Partners, the building references the area's military ties. Here, the columns have tiled strips representing the colours of the Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers, both once based at Woolwich
Going off on tangents today whilst teaching @westdeansoc about the Aesthetic Movement, we spoke about Oscar Wilde's plaque at Clapham Junction station. This plaque remembers him waiting here on his way to Reading Gaol, handcuffed and in prison uniform, being jeered at and spat at by the crowds.
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Going off on tangents today whilst teaching @westdeansoc about the Aesthetic Movement, we spoke about Oscar Wilde's plaque at Clapham Junction station. This plaque remembers him waiting here on his way to Reading Gaol, handcuffed and in prison uniform, being jeered at and spat at by the crowds.
Great to be invited to the multidisciplinary Healthy Homes Research Workshop as part of Essex's Health Determinants Research Collaboration at the beautiful Hylands House. So much to think about in terms of a historical perspective. Organised by Jack Head.
October 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Great to be invited to the multidisciplinary Healthy Homes Research Workshop as part of Essex's Health Determinants Research Collaboration at the beautiful Hylands House. So much to think about in terms of a historical perspective. Organised by Jack Head.
Train reading
October 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Train reading
Visited the Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition at Tate Modern. Scroll for Tate's statement on acknowledging Australian First Nation Peoples.
October 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Visited the Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition at Tate Modern. Scroll for Tate's statement on acknowledging Australian First Nation Peoples.
Interested in a walking tour or walking lecture for your company, university or organisation? I will be expanding my walking tour offer soon so watch this space. More details coming soon...in the meantime, get in touch for more information.
October 20, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Interested in a walking tour or walking lecture for your company, university or organisation? I will be expanding my walking tour offer soon so watch this space. More details coming soon...in the meantime, get in touch for more information.
Beautiful swan in the north dock, west india dock today.
October 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Beautiful swan in the north dock, west india dock today.
A quick hello as I'm at Canary Wharf ahead of my @opencity_uk walking tour of Canary Wharf and East India this morning
*Crossrail Palce is actually 300 metres long, not 380 metres.
*Crossrail Palce is actually 300 metres long, not 380 metres.
October 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A quick hello as I'm at Canary Wharf ahead of my @opencity_uk walking tour of Canary Wharf and East India this morning
*Crossrail Palce is actually 300 metres long, not 380 metres.
*Crossrail Palce is actually 300 metres long, not 380 metres.
The 'Do Ho Suh: Walk the House' exhibition gave me so much food for thought when researching, and teaching, about home and housing. Using the Korean phrase 'walk the house' to investigate ideas of how we carry places within us. The artist's film 'Robin Hood Gardens' also features in the exhibition.
October 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The 'Do Ho Suh: Walk the House' exhibition gave me so much food for thought when researching, and teaching, about home and housing. Using the Korean phrase 'walk the house' to investigate ideas of how we carry places within us. The artist's film 'Robin Hood Gardens' also features in the exhibition.