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Southwell by Robert Hardstaff

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The Saracen's Head, c.1900.
The Saracen's Head, c.1900.

Over 280 historic images of Southwell are currently (November 2006) available to view on the Picture the Past website:

Several good collections of photographs of Southwell have been published:

  • Carpenter, V. and others. Southwell (Britain in Old Photographs).  History and Civic Socs. of Southwell and Sutton Publishing, Stroud, 1996.
  • Ottewell, D. Southwell and Halam on Old Picture Postcards (Yesterday's Nottinghamshire, 18). Keyworth, Reflections of a Bygone Age, 1992.

The Images of England website, which “aims to create a 'point in time' photographic record of England's listed buildings” contains a large number of photographs (with listed building descriptions) of buildings in Southwell:

English Heritage, National Monument Record, Album of photographs

  • Southwell Minster, 1880-1920 [ALB 53]
  • Southwell Minster, 1900 [ALB 87]

A number of photographs of Southwell Minster can be viewed online:

Film & video

  • Southwell Minster presents No time like the present, Camera 7 Nottingham, 1999

Artistic

Southwell Minster in 1676.
Southwell Minster in 1676.

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery holds a wide collection of sketches and prints of Southwell Minster including;

  • John Buckler  (1770-1851) North West view of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Southwell [1958-3]
  • Frederick L M Griggs (1876-1938)
    • The Chapter House Southwell [1917-39]
    • Southwell Minster and Palace Ruins [1917-40]

The Tate Collection has the following works by J M W Turner:

  • Southwell Minster: The Western Gate, 1794
  • Part of the exterior of the Chapter House, Southwell Minster, 1794
  • Southwell Minster

These paintings can be viewed online:

The British Library holds the following drawings by Hieronymus Grimm:

  • Southwell [from the west], 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.158 ]
  • Southwell from Sir Richard Sutton's house, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.159]
  • Southwell, pillory and stocks, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.160]
  • Southwell, Saracen's Head Inn, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.161]
  • Southwell, churchyard gateway, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.162]
  • Southwell Palace, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.164]
  • Southwell Palace, interior, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.165]
  • Southwell Palace, "necessary house", 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.168]
  • Southwell, chapterhouse, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.169]
  • Southwell Minster, south transept, interior, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.188]
  • Southwell, white prebend house, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.176]
  • Southwell, chantry, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.177]
  • Southwell Minster, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.178]
  • Southwell, Old Residence house, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.172]
  • Southwell, Dunham Prebend house, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.175]
  • Southwell, Old Vicar's Court, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.174]
  • Southwell Minster, library, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.189]
  • Southwell Minster, interior, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.184]
  • Southwell Minster, south transept, 1773 [Additional MS 15544, f.187]
  • Southwell Minster, vestry, 1787 [Additional MS 15544, f.193]
  • Southwell, Residentiary's house, 1787 [Additional MS 15544, f.170]
  • Southwell, Residentiary's house, 1787 [Additional MS 15544, f.171]
  • Southwell, vicarage court, 1787 [Additional MS 15544, f.173]
  • Southwell Palace, north side, 1787 [Additional MS 15544, f.166]
  • Southwell Palace, north wall, 1787 [Additional MS 15544, f.167]
  • Southwell Minster, south view, 1787 [Additional MS 15544, f.179]
  • Southwell Minster, south-west view, 1787 [Additional MS 15544, f.180]
  • Southwell Minster, south-east view, 1787 [Additional MS 15544, f.181]
  • Southwell Minster, north-east view, 1787 [Additional MS 15544, f.182]

These drawings can now be viewed online on the Collect Britain website:

 

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