Cheshire, Derbs., Glos., Lancs., Worcs., Lake District
Reference code
COR/15
Title
Cheshire, Derbs., Glos., Lancs., Worcs., Lake District
Date
1934
Level of description
item
Extent and format
1 volume
Scope and content
Handwritten and compiled in 1934.
Title page: ‘The Scenery of the English Lakes. Cathedral, Abbey and Parish Churches of the North Midland Counties’.
Note: The latter half of the book is devoted to Scotland, but this is not mentioned on the title page and there are no references to it in the Index.
Followed by the Index (5pp).
Churches and geographical features of the Lake District, including a section on Roman forts and roads, an entry for St Mary’s Abbey, Calder, and another for the Gosforth Cross (pp. 1-52); churches and other features of Chester, including the Roman remains and a detailed entry for the cathedral (Christ and the Blessed Virgin, formerly the abbey of St Werburgh) followed by churches in Cheshire (pp. 53-76); church of St Mary and the castle in Lancaster (pp. 77-84); churches in Gloucestershire, including a particularly detailed entry for St Michael, Bishops Cleeve (pp. 89-92: notes, photos and shields of arms) (pp. 85-92); churches in Worcestershire (pp. 93-108); two churches in Derbyshire: St Michael, Melburne (Melbourne) and St Wystan, Repton (pp. 109-118); churches and other features of Leicestershire (pp. 119-123); blank pages (pp. 124-153); section on Scotland, including lochs (e.g. Katrine), castles (e.g. Urquhart), mountains (e.g. Ben Nevis), rivers (e.g. Garry), waterfalls (e.g. Tummel) and a variety of other items such as Rob Roy’s grave, hand-drawn maps, pressed flowers, notes on the geology of the area and a glossary of Gaelic words (pp. 154-193).
Title page: ‘The Scenery of the English Lakes. Cathedral, Abbey and Parish Churches of the North Midland Counties’.
Note: The latter half of the book is devoted to Scotland, but this is not mentioned on the title page and there are no references to it in the Index.
Followed by the Index (5pp).
Churches and geographical features of the Lake District, including a section on Roman forts and roads, an entry for St Mary’s Abbey, Calder, and another for the Gosforth Cross (pp. 1-52); churches and other features of Chester, including the Roman remains and a detailed entry for the cathedral (Christ and the Blessed Virgin, formerly the abbey of St Werburgh) followed by churches in Cheshire (pp. 53-76); church of St Mary and the castle in Lancaster (pp. 77-84); churches in Gloucestershire, including a particularly detailed entry for St Michael, Bishops Cleeve (pp. 89-92: notes, photos and shields of arms) (pp. 85-92); churches in Worcestershire (pp. 93-108); two churches in Derbyshire: St Michael, Melburne (Melbourne) and St Wystan, Repton (pp. 109-118); churches and other features of Leicestershire (pp. 119-123); blank pages (pp. 124-153); section on Scotland, including lochs (e.g. Katrine), castles (e.g. Urquhart), mountains (e.g. Ben Nevis), rivers (e.g. Garry), waterfalls (e.g. Tummel) and a variety of other items such as Rob Roy’s grave, hand-drawn maps, pressed flowers, notes on the geology of the area and a glossary of Gaelic words (pp. 154-193).
Creator
Corder, Henry (1855-1944), antiquary and nurseryman
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/957/24