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    Notebook #28

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    Notebook by Edmund Esdaile recording some visits made with Katharine Esdaile and some by himself. Index (I-x), Hornsey (page 1) "The Second Day with Mummy" (1,3:X:29), Tottenham, Highgate, Oxford – St. Aldates (23 X:29) (page 6)-St. Peter le Bailey,- Headington, Cowley, Sawbridgeworth, Gilston, Stanstead Abbotts (page 15), Sanderstand, Addington, Boxgrove (9.1.30), Chichester Cathedral, Oxford-St. Giles, Guildford St.-Mary's (24.III.30), Windsor (page 29), Brighton (7.IV.30), Barcombe, Cumnor, Oxford Churches (again), Sunningwell, Marston (13.V.30) (page 43), Wolveroote, Appleton (23.V.30), Fyfield, Kingston Bagdoize, Radley (28.V.30), Evenley, Steane (page 54), Ardley, Middleton Stepney, Wood Eaton, Oxford-St. Giles (12.VI.30) Cogges, North Leigh (page 63), Church Hanborough, Abingdon (20.VII.30) (page 68), Haverford West, Manchester Cathedral (page 77), Didsbury (10.IX.30), Cheadle, Prestbury, Manchester-Cross Street Chapel (page 84), Stockport, Maclesfield, Gawsworth, Knutsford, Rosthorpe, Ashton-under-Lyme (16.IX.30), Middleton (page 98), Marston, Hougham, Yaxley (page 101), Paston, Castor (24 IX.30), Peterborough-Cathedral Yard (28.IX.30),-Cathedral -St. Johns, London-St. Albans (30.IX.30),-St. Lawrence Jewry, -St. Mary le Bow,-St. Magnus the Martyr,-St. Margaret Pattens (page 116), Streatham (3.X.30), Windsor-St. George's Chapel (5.1.31) Wantage, Hever (9.IV.31), Northmoor (9.V.31) (page 124), Oxford-Holywell Churchyard,-St. Peters-in-the-East, -Christchurch (18.V.31), -All Saints (page 131), Old Windsor, -Oxford-St. Giles (20.VI.31), London-Temple Church (page 135) [one of the few records of this church destroyed in World War II], Warwick-St. Nicholas-St. Mary's (page 141). Hawarden (5.VII.31), Chester-St. Michael's, -St. Peter's, -Holy Trinity, -St. Mary-by-the-Castle,-Cathedral (14.VII.31) (page 152),-St. John's, Northop (15.VII.31), Holywell (Co. Flint), Llangollen, Hawarden, Liverpool-St. Nicholas (3.VIII.31) (page 172),-St. George's Hall, Gresford, Streatham (14.IX.31) (page 182), South Mimms, Flamstead, Flitton, Maunden, Little Gaddesden (page 190), Coleshill (14.1.32), Fairford, Shrivenham (14.1.32), Wheatfield (9.III.32) (page 200), Shirburn, Chalgrove, Lechlade (1.IV.32), Mersham, Hythe, Brentford-St. Lawrence, Hambledon (15.IC.32) (page 214), Soberton, Southwick, Wickham, Droxford (24.IX.32), Exton (Hants), Corkhampton, Boarhunt, Titchfield, Portsmouth,-Cathedral (26.IX.32) (page 228), Garrison Church, Ingleham, Buscot, St. Benet's, Paul's Wharf (London?) (22.VI.33) (page 239), Hammersmith (26.VI.33), Fareham Old Church, Holy Trinity, Wickham, Bishop's Waltham (page 251), Stockholm (Sweden) -Storkyrkan (page 259) (2 August 1932.) Woodstone (Hants) (27.IX.33), Whittlesea -St.-Mary's, -St. Andrews, Wearington (page 269), Emneth, Elm, Wisbech, Huntingdon-All Saints (2.X.33) (page 278), Godmanchester, St. Ives (Hunts), Tichmarsh, Thorpe Achurch, Barnwell,-All Saints (page 288), Marston, (Lincs) (18.VIII.1953), Wokingham (22 Nov. 1952!), Hough-on-the-Hill (19.VIII.53), Hainton, Snarford, Holton Hall, Holton-le-Moor, Syston Old Hall, London(?) -St. Giles-in-the-Fields,-St. Andrew Undershaft, Auborne (Lincs) (21.VIII.53) (page 303), Durance Lincoln, Manchester Cathedral, Old Windsor, Lincoln Cathedral.

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    Notebook #65

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    Much of this is in faded, illegible pencil. Churches, places visited/people: London – St. John at Hackney (April 30 1924): - ChCh (Christchurch?) Spitalfields; Wilton (2.5.24); "Rysbrack Statuette" (page 21); "Dr. King – Anecdotes of former (?) Times"; ChCh (May 6 24) (page 26); Bodley (Library, Oxford?) (page 43); Camera (Radcliffe, Camera, Oxford?); Stratford; St. Paul's School (May 18 24); "LFR (Roubiliac) the Pugnacious"; More notes on Roubiliac; Sherbourne; ? Notes on sculptors? Kensington Palace (page 78); Somerset House, London; Broadwater (18.X.24); Shrewsbury – St. Mary's (21.X.24); - Old St. Chad's; – New St. Chad's; - The Abbey Church; Wrexham (page 92); Gresford; Chester (24.X.24) – Cathedral; Condover; "Portraits at Chink Castle"; "Hist. Of Abby Ch. of St. Peter's Westminster"; BOOK REVERSES: "Handel Model" (page 114); Notes; BLANK (122-1; ChCh Inser (?); Notes on Roubiliac, Bushnell, Bacon, Newton, etc; Chipping Camden (page 140); SM (St. Mary's?) Oxford (June 28th 1924); Queen's College, Oxford?); St. Giles, Cripplegate; West Grinstead (Sept 25th 1924) (page 150); Horsham; Notes on Sculptors; Canons (?) & Sales Catalogues (with Roubiliac mentions); Hereford (page 170); "Notes from Victoria County History of Warwickshire"; Stamford; Malvern Priority (Oct. 31st); BLANK (page 181); BOOK REVERSES; Clink (Oct 22nd & 22th); Hampton Lovett (Oct 30); BOOK REVERSES; Stourhead page 200) – Pantheon; - Library; - church (page 239).

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    Notebook #46

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    "Aubrey's Surrey. Ms. Bedleian f229" (Brief notes on churches/towns); List of Essex churches to visit (page 11-13): "From my notebooks of other towns" (list of churches?). Churches/Places visited: - Saffron Walden (page 16) (1st May (1946); Littlebury; Great Chesterford; Little Chesterford; Newport (Essex); Hempstead; Steeple Bumstead; Thaxted; Little Dunnow; Elsenham; Ashdon (May 4) (page 46); Cambs; Long Melford; Acton (revisited); Chilton; Stokeley Nayland; Debden (May 6th) (page 59); Theydon Gardon; Greenstead; Doddinghurst; Margaretting; Writtle, Great Sampford (May 7th); Little Sampford; Finchingfield; Gosfield; Castle Hedingham (page 94); Yeldham; Toppesfield; Arlesden; Ampthill; Husbane Crawley; Walton Bucks ("at last"); Bletchley; Buckingham (night of May 9th); Tingewick (May 10th); Water Stratford; Farthinghae; Middleton Cheyney; Deptford – St. Paul's; Ringsford (July 5th 1946) (page 130); Loddon; Turlton; Weston; Woodton; Shelton; Long Stelton; Fornsett St. Peter; Ranworth; Norwich – St. Giles; - St. Gregory; - Pottergate; - St. John Maddermarket – Cathedral; - St. Andrews; - St. Peter Mancroft (?); - St. Stephens; Worlingworth (July 9th) (page 177); Bedingfield; "Bretton's Architectural (?) [of Great Britain]" (page 183); BOOK REVERSES. Bowdon (page 192); Egham; (notes?); Frant (6 Mar. 46) (page 206); Notes (crossed out); "Aubrey's Surrey" (March 1946) (page 216), Brackley (page 237).

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    Notebook #52

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    Churches/Places visited; Waldeshave (?); Birchington Revisited (19.Feb.43); Margate; Ramsgate; Thanet – St. Peter's; St. Nicholas at Wade; Carshalton (March 13 1943) (page 24); Ewell; Hampton; Winkfield; Warfield; Sonning; Caversham; Moulsford; Wallingford – St. Mary; - St. Leonards; - St. Peter; Eweling; Mongewell; South Stoke; Whitchurch; Blewberry (March 16th); East Hagborne (page 82); Little Wittenham; Newington, Berks; Thame; Wadhurst; Wartleton; Waldron; Dallington (page 110); Westbere ("with RG, June 6th 1943"), Chislet' Preston by Wingham; Staple; Penshurst; Chiddingstone (page 124); Hastings – St. Mary at the Castle; - All Saints; -St. Clements; Pevensey; Notes (page 133) – pencil, largely illegible; E. Malking (?) (page 146); BLANK PAGES; Notes (page 154) - most crossed out.

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    Notebook #45

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    Churches/Places Visited: Wingham, Kent (Oct. 7 1932 – from Canterbury), Ash, Eastry, Waldershare (?) (Page 13), Chelnsford (Oct. 10, 1932), Rettendon, Great Baddow, Iver, Harefield (May 6, 1933, Fulmer, Denham (page 36), Herne (E. Kent) (May 18, 1933), Birchington, Margate, St. Nicholas at Wade, Pluckley, Biddenham, Boughton-under-Bleam (?), Ospringe, Lynsted revisited, Canterbury – St. Dunstan's, - St. Margaret's, - St. Mildred's, - St. Paul's, - St. Alphage, – St. Stephen's, Elenstone (?) (May 20, 1933), Preston (page 105), Cranford, Binfield, Hurst (?), Hambledon, Marlow, Bisham, Hitcham (page 128), Cheshurst (June 7, 1933), Waltham Abbey, Theydon Mount, - Hill Hall, Epping Old Church (page 149), Hempstead, Steeple Bumstead, Little Sampford, Felstead, Little Dunnow, Great Canfield, Hatfield (June 23, 1933), North Mumms (?), Bloxworth, Wareham (page 186), BOOK REVERSES at page 193 Note on "private correspondence of Jane, Lady Cornwallis", List of "places to visit" in Essex.

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    Notebook #63

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    Edmund Esdaile's handwriting for some entries. Notes/places/churches visited; List of Oxford Sculptors; "Wm Byrd of Oxford"; BLANK PAGES 5-9; "Other Oxford Sculptors, etc."; Jackson (page 12); Robinson; John Vanderstern; Amersham (July 16 1936) – Katharine Esdaile's handwriting (page 17); Chiswick; Barking revisited (March 1940); Shoreham Kent (with Mrs. Plant) (Oct. 1940); Oxford; Sherborne St. John (Nov 6 1940); Basing; Old Windsor (1937) (page 19); Cartouche tablet & curtain tablet (Edmund Esdaile's handwriting) (page 30); Hartley Maudit (Katharine Esdaile's handwriting); Owlesbury; Ibslay (Nov 17th 1940), Hale Hants; Bleckingsley (18.3.42); Mentham; Nutfield; Reigate; Rotherfield (with Rupert)(June 11, 1942) (page 40); Franfield; Chiddingly; Ringmor; Streat; BLANK PAGES (46 on); BOOK REVERSES "Townsends of Oxford (Edmund Esdaile's handwriting); BLANK PAGES (52-55); "List of works by the Stantons"; R Hartshorne (page 66); Thos. Cartwright; Thos. Hill; Wm. Palmer of London (page 70); Wm. Linton; Robt. Taylor; "Examples of the Fleur de lys in English Monuments, outside Roubiliac's work" (page 78); "Employed at Hampton Court"; Notes on sculptors (tiny printing); Wm. Woodman (page 84); Annis, John and James; "Minor sculptors; Thos: Green (page 91); (?) Harris of the Strand: Other minor sculptors; Sir Robert Taylor; "An unimportant (?) E. Sussex school" (page 99).

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