Photographs of Listed Buildings taken by P.S. Spokes

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Photographs of 'listed' buildings taken by P.S. Spokes for the National Monuments Record, consisting of:

Berkshire (Abingdon-Faringdon, Fyfield, Harwell-Wytham)
Other counties (Buckinghamshire-Gloucestershire, Hampshire-Northamptonshire, Northumberland-Surrey, Sussex-Wiltshire, Yorkshire)

Dates

1932-72

Extent

8 shelfmarks

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. Berks. c. 54].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Top. Berks. c. 54-6; Top. gen. c. 107-11

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13924

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Peter Spencer Spokes MA Bsc FSA (1893-1976) worked for the National Buildings Record during the Second World War making a photographic record of properties. He went on to list buildings of architectural and historic merit in Oxford for the Ministry of Town and Country Planning. He later became a member of the extra staff at the Bodleian Library, where he remained for the rest of his life. From 1951 to 1973 Spokes worked as an Oxford City Councillor, holding the offices of Sheriff, Lord Mayor and Alderman and serving on various committees. Further details can be found in Ann Spokes Symonds, The Life of Peter Spencer Spokes (Oxford: Ann Spokes Symonds, 1996).

Other Finding Aids

M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, nos. 53748-55.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The photographs were bought from P.S. Spokes, 1956-73.

Related Materials

See also Photographs of Buildings in Oxfordshire, taken by P.S. Spokes (MSS. Top. Oxon. c. 483-503).

Indexed Names and Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Photographs of Listed Buildings taken by P.S. Spokes
Status: Completed
Author: Emily Tarrant
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin

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Photographs of Listed Buildings taken by P.S. Spokes

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Extent

Language of Materials

Preferred Citation

Full range of shelfmarks:

Collection ID (for staff)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Other Finding Aids

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Related Materials

Indexed Names and Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Repository Details

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