The Janette Rosing Collection, acquired by Historic England in 2023, is a photographic collection of over 8,400 early photographic prints from every county in England. Since November 2025, work has been taking place to catalogue, digitise, conserve, and promote the collection, including the ‘Landscapes of Change’ exhibition currently at Somerset Rural Life Museum.

In this talk, archivist Pippa Ketley will highlight not just the collection, but who Janette Rosing was and the work being done to preserve and showcase her legacy.

Header image: Ian Sumner, Janette Rosing at the London Photograph Fair, 1990.