Locations visited by Tracey Emin
HM Prison Chelmsford

200 Springfield Road
Chelmsford
CM2 6LQ

The prison where Tracey meets professor of criminology David Taylor opened in 1830. To learn more about its history, check out its entry on Wikipedia.

Locations visited by Tracey Emin
Kerrison Conference Centre

Stoke Road
Thorndon

near Eye
IP23 7JG

01379 672700

The site of Kerrison Reformatory School for Boys, founded in 1856 by philanthropist Sir Edward Kerrison, has more recently been used as a training and conference centre. It's here that Dr Lawrence Goldman tells Tracey about the experiences of those who attended such institutions. Learn more about the school's history here.

Locations visited by Tracey Emin
Spitalfields

London

The East End area of London where Tracey lives is close to Liverpool Street and Brick Lane. It's become increasingly fashionable in recent years. For more on the area, see the area's entry on Wikipedia.

Locations visited by Tracey Emin
St Patrick's Church

Salter Street
Earlswood
West Midlands
B94 6DE

0121 7336658

ww.salterstreetandshirleyparish.org

St Patrick's was originally constructed in the middle of the 19th century. Here, Tracey sees baptism records of her forebear, Joseph Hodgkins.

Locations visited by Tracey Emin
Suffolk Record Office

Gatacre Road
Ipswich
IP1 2LQ

01473 584541

ww.suffolk.gov.uk/sro

The Ipswich branch of Suffolk Record Office holds documents relating to the county's eastern parishes. It's here that Tracey meets archivist Louise Clarke as she begins to learn about her great-grandfather's time in reformatory school. For more advice on tracing forebears with Suffolk connections, click here

Locations visited by Tracey Emin
Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives

277 Bancroft Road
Tower Hamlets
E1 4DQ

020 7364 1290

The library contains documents and records relating to "the original East End of London which, until 1965, comprised of the boroughs of Bethnal Green, Poplar and Stepney". It's here that Tracey meets archivist Malcolm Barr-Hamilton as she researches the life of her great-grandfather, Henry Hodgkins.

Locations visited by Tracey Emin
Warwickshire County Record Office

Priory Park
Cape Road
Warwick
CV34 4JS

01926 738959

Warwickshire's County Records Office "collects, preserves and makes available the historic records of Warwickshire and its people". The earliest records it holds date from the 12th century. It's here that Tracey talks with gyspy expert Eric Trudgill.

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