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
- Creation: 1932-1972
Extent
0.88 Linear metres (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Top. Berks. c. 54, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Top. Berks. c. 54-56; Top. gen. c. 107-111
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13924
Abstract
Photographs of Listed Buildings taken by P.S. Spokes.
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. 53748-53755.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The photographs were bought from P.S. Spokes, 1956-1973.
Subject
- Spokes | Peter Spencer | 1893-1976 | local historian and genealogist (Person)
- National Monuments Record (Organisation)
- Title
- Photographs of Listed Buildings taken by P.S. Spokes
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Collection Level Description by Emily Tarrant; EAD version 2019 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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