Description
This series comprises 17 post-bound photograph albums and one scrapbook relating to archaeology and historic buildings compiled by the Ancient Monuments Inspectorate of the Ministry of Works between about 1950 and 1970. They were once part of a larger series of albums from which prints were taken and stored in the Historic England Archive's Archaeology Red Box Collection as part of the NAR Photograph Cataloguing Project. These prints are catalogued under series HBM02/01 and the original albums housing them have been disposed of. The surviving albums in this series may contain prints that duplicate those in the Archaeology Red Box Collection but some are certainly unique - the prints in PSA01/10/018 for instance.
A letter found among the albums addressed to J.G. Hurst in 1962 suggests that staff working on excavations sent in prints to be added to the albums. The album containing newspaper cuttings was probably used as a scrapbook by the Inspectorate to collect references to historic building restoration and access. The albums have not yet been catalogued to album level. The series contains:
PSA01/10/001 Barnby Howes Barrows, North Yorkshire (neg nos. BB90/11883 – BB90/11964) PSA01/10/002 Barnby Howes Barrows, North Yorkshire (neg nos. BB90/11965 – BB90/12194) PSA01/10/003 Roman Rig, West or South Yorkshire (print and neg nos. P43293 – P43294, BB91/07726 – BB91/07773) PSA01/10/004 Croft Ambrey, Herefordshire (no neg nos. duplicate prints likely in Archaeology Red Boxes) PSA01/10/005 Croft Ambrey, Herefordshire (no neg nos., duplicate prints likely in Archaeology Red Boxes) PSA01/10/006 King’s Square, York (print nos. P42751 – P42829) PSA01/10/007 Halangy Down, Isles of Scilly 1950 (neg nos. BB90/10739 – BB90/10762) PSA01/10/008 Nunney Roman Villa (print nos. P41497 – P41548, P41270, P40393) PSA01/10/009 Braughing, Hertfordshire 1969 (print nos. P42862 – P42873) PSA01/10/010 Hound Tor, Devon 1963, Martinsthorpe, Rutland 1960; Garrow, Cornwall; West Whelpington, Northumberland 1958-1960; Seacourt, Berkshire 1958 (no neg nos. note from Val Wilson dated 01/10/1996 inside said that the album was passed to her by ‘MB’ for addition to the MVRG archive formerly collection code 930066 and now deaccessioned) PSA01/10/011 Deserted Villages including aerial photographs, views of unexcavated ground evidence, and churches: multiple sites including interior and exterior views of Weaverthorpe church, North Yorkshire. (no neg nos. and Val Wilson’s note above relates to this album too).
PSA01/10/012 Blagden Copse, Hampshire 1961 (print nos. P42830 -P42847) PSA01/10/013 Ashwell, Hertfordshire (neg nos. BB90/11590 – BB90/11616) PSA01/10/014 Old Winteringham, Lincolnshire 1964; Dragonby, Lincolnshire 1963; Messingham, Lincolnshire 1964; Brantingham, East Yorkshire 1962; Grimthorpe, East Yorkshire 1961/1962; Ampleforth Moor, North Yorkshire 1966 (print nos. P44328 – P44332, P42980 -P42985, P44333 – P44438).
PSA01/10/015 ‘Press cuttings (other than excavations)’ relating to historic buildings 1951-1955 PSA01/10/016 South Corner Tower, York (Hart’s Store, Eastgate) 1956 (print nos. P44907 – P44918, P45087 -P45118 PSA01/10/017 Credenhill, Herefordshire 1963 (print nos. P40438 – P40500) PSA01/10/018 Artificial album created to enclose prints remaining in other albums and previously thought missing. Benedict’s Gate Norwich 1951 (Print no. P44180); Hangleton, East Sussex 1953-1954 (Print nos. P39376 and P39450); Swarkestone, Derbyshire 1956 (Print no, BB90/15245); and St. Eval, Cornwall (print nos. TH/39 and TH/40).
Content
This is part of the Collection: PSA01 Property Services Agency
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
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