Fonds GB 0096 MS1149 - Underdown ecclesiastical architecture and design collection

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0096 MS1149

Title

Underdown ecclesiastical architecture and design collection

Date(s)

  • c 1760-1901 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

1 file

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The collection was purchased from W. Underdown but nothing is known about him beyond that.

Archival history

Transferred from Senate House Library.

GB 0096 MS1149 c 1760-1901 Fonds 1 file Underdown , W

The collection was purchased from W. Underdown but nothing is known about him beyond that.

Transferred from Senate House Library.

Senate House Library.

Underdown ecclesiastical architecture and design collection, c 1760-1901, (bought from H. W. Underdown) includes: reproduction of print of Witham Friary (1760); print of drawing by Catton of Cromer, 1798; plate of engravings of arms and seals of Prior and Convent of St Saviour, Bermondsey, 1821; drawing of brass monument in North Mimms church (1823); photolithographs of monumental brasses in Norfolk and Westminster Abbey (1890s). Collection also includes prints of J. M. W. Turner watercolours painted at Farnley Hall.

1 file

Open for research.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

English

Fonds level description

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

2007-06-08 Construction engineering Building design Lithographs Engravings Visual materials Prints Religious buildings Buildings Architecture Cromer alias Shipden Norfolk England UK Europe London Western Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Senate House Library.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Underdown ecclesiastical architecture and design collection, c 1760-1901, (bought from H. W. Underdown) includes: reproduction of print of Witham Friary (1760); print of drawing by Catton of Cromer, 1798; plate of engravings of arms and seals of Prior and Convent of St Saviour, Bermondsey, 1821; drawing of brass monument in North Mimms church (1823); photolithographs of monumental brasses in Norfolk and Westminster Abbey (1890s). Collection also includes prints of J. M. W. Turner watercolours painted at Farnley Hall.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

1 file

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open for research.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

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Fonds level description

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Existence and location of copies

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Senate House Library, University of London

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

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