Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Hereford, City of London, Norfolk, Northants., Salop, Wilts.
Reference code
COR/04
Title
Bristol, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Hereford, City of London, Norfolk, Northants., Salop, Wilts.
Date
c.1880-1928
Level of description
item
Extent and format
1 volume
Scope and content
Handwritten and compiled c.1880-1881(?), with later additions (see, for example, note on p. 275 ‘Visited in 1928.’).
Title page: ‘Descriptions of Churches in Essex, London, Bristol, Devon and Wales’.
[Also includes Wiltshire.]
Followed by the Index (4pp).
Churches in Essex (pp. 1-56); notes on the Hundred of Ongar (pp. 57-62); shields of arms on brasses (p. 63); De Bohun family tree (p. 64); shields of arms of Essex families (pp. 65-83); further information about brasses (p. 84); churches, priories and abbeys in Norfolk (pp. 85-95); churches in London, including good photos of St Bartholomew the Great (pp. 96-112); section on Wiltshire, including Malmesbury Abbey and Salisbury Cathedral (pp. 113-139); Sherborne abbey and abbey church of St Mary, Dorset (pp. 141-155); churches in Devon (pp. 157-182); churches and other features of Bristol (pp. 183-234); churches and priories in Wales (pp. 235-257); churches and abbey in Shrewsbury (pp. 258-266); Furness Abbey and Cartmel Priory in Cumbria (pp. 267-274); churches in Northamptonshire (pp. 275-278); Norman churches near Ackworth, Yorkshire (pp. 279-280); early standing crosses in Cornwall (p. 281).
The section on Essex churches is particularly rich in brass rubbings and shields of arms (pp. 1-56).
Title page: ‘Descriptions of Churches in Essex, London, Bristol, Devon and Wales’.
[Also includes Wiltshire.]
Followed by the Index (4pp).
Churches in Essex (pp. 1-56); notes on the Hundred of Ongar (pp. 57-62); shields of arms on brasses (p. 63); De Bohun family tree (p. 64); shields of arms of Essex families (pp. 65-83); further information about brasses (p. 84); churches, priories and abbeys in Norfolk (pp. 85-95); churches in London, including good photos of St Bartholomew the Great (pp. 96-112); section on Wiltshire, including Malmesbury Abbey and Salisbury Cathedral (pp. 113-139); Sherborne abbey and abbey church of St Mary, Dorset (pp. 141-155); churches in Devon (pp. 157-182); churches and other features of Bristol (pp. 183-234); churches and priories in Wales (pp. 235-257); churches and abbey in Shrewsbury (pp. 258-266); Furness Abbey and Cartmel Priory in Cumbria (pp. 267-274); churches in Northamptonshire (pp. 275-278); Norman churches near Ackworth, Yorkshire (pp. 279-280); early standing crosses in Cornwall (p. 281).
The section on Essex churches is particularly rich in brass rubbings and shields of arms (pp. 1-56).
Creator
Corder, Henry (1855-1944), antiquary and nurseryman
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/957/4