Collection: Tony Hartridge Slide Collection
- Date:
- 1974 - 1977
- Reference:
- TXH01
- Type:
- Collection Containing Photographic Material
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Description
The collection contains 136 annotated colour slides, mostly taken by Tony Hartridge between 1974-1976. The slides primarily document buildings in Bath and Bristol receiving grant aid for major repairs. Subjects include: Royal York Crescent, Clifton, Bristol; St Michael's Hill, Bristol; Colston's Almshouses, Bristol; Ashton Court, Bristol; Pulteney Bridge, Bath; Theatre Royal, Bath; Green Park Station, Bath; The Circus, Bath; and Eagle House, Batheaston. The slides represent above average quality images of Georgian buildings after post-war restorations and repairs. Tony Hartridge (Charles Anthony Hartridge), an architect and architectural historian, worked for the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME), and later English Heritage.
A handlist is available for this collection.
Archival History
Tony Hartridge is presumed to be the C A Hartridge FSA who also worked for the RCHME in Cambridge in the 1980s [Retired 1988].
The collection was transferred to the NMR by Rebecca Child, architect at English Heritage's Bristol office in 2007.
Rights
© Crown Copyright. Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Photographer: Hartridge, Charles Anthony
Keywords
Georgian Terrace, Georgian Terraced House, Victorian Railway Station, Georgian Crescent, Stuart Almshouse, Post Medieval Country House, Georgian Road Bridge, Georgian Theatre, Conservation And Renovation