Sketches, some coloured, of places in Shropshire, North Wales, etc., with a few papers and engravings, written or drawn in about 1830-1840 chiefly by miss Pigott
Among the sketches are the following churches:
- (fol. 2v) Aston near Edgmond
- (fol. 3) Habberley
- (fol. 3v) Tibberton
- (fol. 4v) Chetwynd
- (fol. 61v) Acton Burnell
There are also sketches of the following:
- (fol. 5) Chetwynd hall
- (fol. 5v) Conway Castle
- (fol. 5v) Beaumaris Castle
- (fol. 7) Framlingham Castle
- (fol. 8) Doddershall house
- (fols. 10, 11) Duffryn house, Glamorganshire, cf. fol. 56v
- (fol. 22) Aston hall
- (fol. 23v) Pradoe
- (fol. 43v) Rhysnant
- (fol. 60) Stanley hall, Shropshire.
There are also a few minor effusions, and a few papers about Shrewsbury (fol. 73). Some words of miss Pigott used during an illness, on about April 11, 1846, are on fol. 70.
Dates
- Creation: written or drawn in about 1830-1840 chiefly by miss Pigott
Extent
86 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Pigott c. 1
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. IV, no 23484
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
14 1/2 × 12 in.
Repository Details
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