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Major accessions to repositories in 2022 relating to Architecture, Building and Construction

Local

Archives and Cornish Studies Service (formerly Cornwall Record Office)

  • Richard Coad (1825-1900), architect: architectural plans of Lanhydrock house, gardens and estate, incl material by George Truefitt, architect 1854-1973 (CL)

Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service

  • Ewen Harper, Brother & Co., architects: records 20th cent (MS 4991 Additional (2022/048))

Derbyshire Record Office

  • Markham family of Tapton House, Chesterfield: deeds and related papers, incl for property Chesterfield, Tapton and Holymoorside; incl tenancy of Chesterfield Brewery Co (1927) 1753-1927 (D8418)

Dorset History Centre

  • Hicks architects, Dorchester: architectural drawings (26) of Athelhampton Church, the majority thought to have been produced by Thomas Hardy during his time with the firm, various sizes, several dated 1861, later frames 1861 (11817)

Gloucestershire Archives

  • Healing and Overbury architectural plans 19th-20th cent (D5587)

Greater Manchester County Record Office (with Manchester Archives)

  • J.W. Beaumont and Sons of Manchester, chartered architects, and John Edgar Gregan, (1813-1855), architect: architectural drawings of a variety of religious, public, private, commercial and industrial buildings in the Manchester area and beyond 19th-20th cent (2022/138)

Hampshire Archives and Local Studies

  • Ronald Harrison (fl1945-1947), landscape architect: documents produced while working for the City of Portsmouth Planning Department, incl landscape survey of Leigh Park; tree survey plans and details, sketches and drawings incl of views from Leigh Park House, from Stockheath Common, and of Durrants prior to development; coloured plans of estate layout, primary zoning drawings; detailed plan of proposed open spaces; coloured drawing of Havant Thicket 1945-1947 (57A22)

Highland Archives

  • Alexander Clyne, designer and architect, Inverness: works, designs and articles 1909-1947 (GB232/D1746)
  • Inverness Architectural Association: records incl minutes 1928-1994 (GB232/D1694)

Isle of Man Public Record Office

  • Douglas Borough Council, (1896-present); Douglas Town Commissioners, (1860-1896) Borough Engineer & Surveyor's Department: drawings, plans and blue-prints 1867-1998 (A219)

Isle of Wight Record Office

  • Charles Langdon and Co, architects and builders: architectural plans 1847-1938 (2022/032)

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for

  • Sawday Associates , architects, Leicester and predecessors: architectural drawings & papers 19th-20th cent (DE10405)
  • Michael Selwood (fl1963-1990), Environmental Design Officer, Leicestershire County Council: colour slides and negatives of Leicestershire and Rutland views, countryside and buildings c1963-1990 (DE10358)
  • Shakespear, McTurk & Graham, auctioneers, valuers, land agents & surveyors, Leicester: property sales books indexed by vendor, prices paid and purchaser details and sale particulars 1936-1989 (DE10505)
  • Stockdale Harrison & Son and Symington, Prince & Pike, architects, Leicester: plans including Liberty Shoes factory, Leicester (c1920), Wyggeston Grammar School for Girls, Leicester (c1925) and Adderly & Co store, Leicester, drawings including Ragdale Hall and Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, photographs of buildings including Southfields Library, Leicester, ledger (1899-1952), award certificates and other papers 19th-20th cent (DE10437)
  • Tangent Design Co-operative Ltd & Tangent Architects Ltd, architects, Leicester and Rearsby: architectural drawings, files, CDs and photographs c1980-2019 (DE10347)
  • Everard & Pick, architects, Leicester: drawing showing detail of windows for cottage and shop, Countesthorpe for Mr John Taylor 1897 (DE10506)

Nottinghamshire Archives

  • Architect's plans for various Nottinghamshire buildings c1930-1939 (10194)
  • Ken Brand (fl1990-1999), photographer: slides of Victorian and Edwardian buildings in Nottingham c1990-1999 (10205)
  • Nottingham Society of Architects: colour illustrated menu with a drawing of the new Council House (opened 1929), showing architects at work with signatures of those attending on reverse, including T Cecil Howitt, architect and designer of the Council House 1927 (10297)
  • Nottinghamshire Construction Forum (NCF): minutes, conference papers, background papers relating to formation, general papers relating to the organisation and activities, learning and skills, and news cuttings 2000-2014 (10259)

Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

  • Atkins Ltd, consulting engineers: photographs of various buildings and sites in Plymouth city centre c1980-1990 (4443)

Sheffield City Archives

  • Beaumont & Cowling Ltd., architects, Sheffield: architects' drawings, various Sheffield buildings 20th cent (X1031)

West Sussex Record Office

  • Michael Blee (1931-1996), architect: plans rel to buildings and sites in West Sussex c1950-1989 (20234)

Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre

  • Bradford St Laurence Church: trustees minutes 1996-2019 (2317)
  • Joseph Gye, builder and blacksmith: business ledgers 1888-1948 (2872B)
  • Dame Margaret Hungerford Charity: minutes (1995-2019), and leaded window survey (2022) 1995-2022 (2028Q)
  • Diana Reynell (1933-2017), grotto designer and restorer: working papers, and art work and research 1933-2017 (4564)

National

Historic England Archive

  • University of Warwick: photographs of 20th century buildings c1970-1990 (UWP01)
  • Bedford Lemere & Co, architectural photographers, London: photograph of men discussing building works in Lewisham c1890 (BL/P741)
  • John Lurcook (1926-2020), photographer: photographs of Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London 1974 (JXL01)
  • Bob Meeson (1943-2022), architectural historian: drawings and reports c1980-2000 (MEE01)

Historic Environment Scotland (formerly RCAHMS)

  • A & W Reid, architectural practice: designs for Abercrombie Mausoleum, Forglen House, Aberdeenshire, by A & W Reid. 1864 (2022/6)
  • Axel Poignant, 1906-1986, photographer: photographs of works by Basil Spence taken by Axel Poignant, incl Hyde Park Cavalry Barracks, London, and 100 Park Lane, London. 1970 (2022/11)
  • James Mackie & Sons, engineers, Belfast: album of photographs of the interior of Baltic Works, premises of Hardie & Smith, 28 Annfield Road, Dundee, presented by James Mackie & Sons, engineers, of Belfast 1957 (2022/52)
  • Possibly William Graham (1845-1914),, photographer: an album of photographs of 'Glesga and Suburbs' comprising nearly 500 photographs of Glasgow buildings, street scenes and interiors, as well as photographs of illustrations of Glasgow and views of buildings in Renfrewshire and East Lothan. Accompanied by a notebook with descriptions of each photograph c1900 (2-22/61)
  • Sir Basil Urwin Spence (1907-1976), Knight, architect: illustrated letters 1969-1973 (2022/16)

Lothian Health Services Archive

  • Iain Dewar Haig (fl1955-1986), architect: papers and photographic material from his career as South Eastern Hospital Board architect 1955-1986 (Acc22/014)

National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections

  • James Byres of Tonley (1734-1817), antiquary and architect: papers of and concerning Byres 1774-1817 (Acc.14324)

National Library of Wales: Department of Collection Services

  • Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust: minutes, corresp and information rel to the winners of prizes awarded by the Trust c1990-2020 (Dewi-Prys Thomas Trust papers)

University

Bristol University Information Services: Special Collections

  • Goldney House, University of Bristol Hall of Residence: photographic prints and negatives, a sketch, auction catalogue, conference programme, books, newsletter and offprints. 1922-1991 (DM3142)

Hull History Centre (Hull University Archives)

  • Francis Johnson & Partners, Architects Ltd., Bridlington: job files, drawings series, photographs, and survey notes rel to the work of the architects practice 20th-21st cent (U DFJ)

Manchester Metropolitan University Library

  • Keith Ingham, (1932-1995), architect: plans, photographs and publications c1956-1985 (ING)

Museum of English Rural Life

  • Philip Hicks (fl1969-1970), landscape architect: landscape drawings 1961-1970 (Acc.DX2440)
  • Mark Loxton (b1948), landscape architect: landscape and planning studies reports 1978-1985 (Acc.DX2437)