Cumb., Lancs., Northumb., Westmorland, Scotland
Reference code
COR/16
Title
Cumb., Lancs., Northumb., Westmorland, Scotland
Date
June-July 1936
Level of description
item
Extent and format
1 volume
Scope and content
Handwritten and compiled in 1936.
Title page: ‘Over the Border. Chronicle of our visit to Scotland in 1936. June 13th-July10th. With photographs of Hadrian’s Wall and its Stations. Castles, Priories and Churches in Cumberland and Northumberland. Also Abbeys, Cathedrals, and Castles in Scotland.’
Followed by Index (3pp).
Includes a typewritten note of 2pp on fortified castles inserted after p. 20.
Churches and other features of the Border Counties of England (the historic county of Cumberland, Lancashire and Northumberland) (pp. 1-58); Dunblane Cathedral, Edinburgh Cathedral, Elgin Cathedral and other churches and features of Scotland (pp. 59-139).
Features of particular interest:
St Cuthbert, Bewcastle, Cumberland (now Cumbria). Including two good photos of the Bewcastle Cross, one of the finest surviving Anglo-Saxon crosses in Britain (pp. 1-3).
Hadrian’s Wall and its Stations. Including photos of various sections of the wall (pp. 17-30).
Hexham Priory, Northumberland. Including a good number of photos and pen and ink copies of shields of arms (pp. 33-44).
Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire. Including a good number of photos and sketches (pp. 60-73).
Notes on other abbeys include Dryburgh, Jedburgh and Kelso (pp. 74-85).
Dunblane Cathedral, Perthshire. Including a good number of photos and a colour copy of a shield of arms and a sketch of a Celtic cross (pp. 90-97).
Edinburgh Cathedral. The focus of the section is on the heraldry in the church. There are colour copies of many of the shields of arms (pp. 110-113).
Canongate, Edinburgh. Includes photos of Canongate from the 1930s (pp. 126-129).
Elgin Cathedral, Moray. Including photos and pen and ink copies of shields of arms (pp. 134-141).
Title page: ‘Over the Border. Chronicle of our visit to Scotland in 1936. June 13th-July10th. With photographs of Hadrian’s Wall and its Stations. Castles, Priories and Churches in Cumberland and Northumberland. Also Abbeys, Cathedrals, and Castles in Scotland.’
Followed by Index (3pp).
Includes a typewritten note of 2pp on fortified castles inserted after p. 20.
Churches and other features of the Border Counties of England (the historic county of Cumberland, Lancashire and Northumberland) (pp. 1-58); Dunblane Cathedral, Edinburgh Cathedral, Elgin Cathedral and other churches and features of Scotland (pp. 59-139).
Features of particular interest:
St Cuthbert, Bewcastle, Cumberland (now Cumbria). Including two good photos of the Bewcastle Cross, one of the finest surviving Anglo-Saxon crosses in Britain (pp. 1-3).
Hadrian’s Wall and its Stations. Including photos of various sections of the wall (pp. 17-30).
Hexham Priory, Northumberland. Including a good number of photos and pen and ink copies of shields of arms (pp. 33-44).
Melrose Abbey, Roxburghshire. Including a good number of photos and sketches (pp. 60-73).
Notes on other abbeys include Dryburgh, Jedburgh and Kelso (pp. 74-85).
Dunblane Cathedral, Perthshire. Including a good number of photos and a colour copy of a shield of arms and a sketch of a Celtic cross (pp. 90-97).
Edinburgh Cathedral. The focus of the section is on the heraldry in the church. There are colour copies of many of the shields of arms (pp. 110-113).
Canongate, Edinburgh. Includes photos of Canongate from the 1930s (pp. 126-129).
Elgin Cathedral, Moray. Including photos and pen and ink copies of shields of arms (pp. 134-141).
Creator
Corder, Henry (1855-1944), antiquary and nurseryman
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/957/25