The collection comprises a printed book entitled 'A History of Lichfield Cathedral' written by J B Stone. The book contains 5 black and white photographs showing early views of Lichfield Cathedral and Bishop's Palace, Staffordshire. The book was printed by Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer of London in 1870. J B Stone is the author of the book but it is unclear whether he is also the photographer of the prints included.
J B Stone (1838-1914), later better known as Sir John Benjamin Stone, the Conservative politician, was a noted photographer who founded the National Photographic Record Association (NPRA) in 1897. He is said to have been a collector of photographs from the early 1860s, later studying photography, and taking photographs himself from the early 1880s.
The photographs in the book show a distant view of the Cathedral taken 'from the Pool', its north and west doorways and reredos, and an exterior view of the Bishop's Palace.
The collection was acquired by The English Heritage Archive in 2012.
Source: Historic England Archive
Medieval Cathedral
