Join us in the new community room next to Abney Park's cafe to launch our latest audio tour about the life of Harriet Delph. Harriet won a scholarship to the Royal Normal College for the Blind in Upper Norwood, where she studied in her twenties in the 1880s. She qualified as a teacher and taught in Hackney from 1892, at the LCC Morning Lane School for the Blind, becoming its head until she retired in 1927. We will be gathering in the community room named after Harriet Delph to listen to the audio tour. This will be followed by a question and answer session with our creative team for the project :
Sue Doe from Hackney Society who researched and wrote the script
Angelika Michitsch from Tower Theatre, director
Joanne Wacha, actor who recorded the audio tour
Panos Chountoulidis, sound designer
There will also be a guided walk after the event to give visitors an opportunity to visit the sculpture marking the resting place of Harriet Delph (1862-1944) and her close friend and colleague, Frances A. Garlick (1880-1947).