DR DINGWALL'S CASEBOOK - A Study of an English Eccentric
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- Brompton Cemetery Chapel
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Something A Little Different, Theatre/Arts and Walks & Tours
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Tickets from £12.00
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Sat, 30th Oct 2021 @ 15:30 - 17:00
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15:30 - 17:00
Dr Eric Dingwall (1892-1986) was an anthropologist, sexologist, librarian, collector of erotica, conscientious objector, intelligence agent and psychical researcher. As Honorary Assistant Keeper in the Reference Division of the British Library, cataloguing private case material of erotica, sexuality, magic and the paranormal he earned himself him the nickname of "Dirty Ding”. He was the honorary vice-president for The Magic Circle and a founding member of its Occult Committee. The eccentric Dr Dingwall also had a keen interest in horology and his collection of automaton clocks was bequeathed to the British Museum.
He was a leading member of the Society for Psychical Research and travelled widely in Europe and the USA in the 1920s and 30s investigating mediums and approaching the study of the paranormal with a sceptical eye, seeking a high standard of proof and always unafraid of exposing frauds and charlatans.
This talk by librarian Christopher Josiffe, who has been examining Dr Dingwall’s voluminous archives for several years, will focus on his research into ghosts, spirits, spiritualist mediums, disembodied limbs and ectoplasm.
Christopher Josiffe
Christopher Josiffe is an author and librarian. A regular contributor to Fortean Times and other magazines, his award-winning study of the Gef the Talking Mongoose case was published by Strange Attractor Press in 2017. He is currently writing a biography of Eric Dingwall, to be published early 2022.
Image Credit - Still life with a ledger, a skull and other objects. Oil painting, 1766. Public domain courtesy of the Wellcome Collection
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Dr Dingwall's Casebook
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15:30 - 17:00 | £12.00 |
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Brompton Cemetery Chapel, North gate off Old Brompton Road, South Gate off Fulham Road, London, SW5 9JE
Nearest Station
West Brompton (Tube)
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A Curious Invitation and Antique Beat
This year Antique Beat and A Curious Invitation will be hosting The London Month of the Dead, a series of 36 different events investigating the capital’s relationship with its deceased residents. Events will include a private view of the Museum of London’s bone archive, taxidermy workshops, macabre walking tours and private views and a programme of weekend death salons with talks on subjects ranging from public dissection and body snatching to reincarnation and funereal folklore. Each salon will feature a pair of speakers, authorities in fields such as osteology, forensic pathology and the paranormal, who will offer their own perspectives and insights on mortality in the city.
Each year the London Month of the Dead donates 20% of all ticket revenue to one of London's magnificent seven cemeteries. In 2017 all of the death salons and concerts will be hosted at the Dissenters and Anglican chapels at Kensal Green. In previous years the month's programme has centered around Brompton Cemetery but the chapel is now undergoing important restoration work, a project the London Month of the Dead is proud to have supported.
The London Month of the Dead has been curated by a Curious Invitation and Antique Beat to inform, entertain and provoke on the subject of death and London cemeteries.
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7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
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