Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    Z992
  • Title
    Pickford Collection: Research notes etc.
  • Date free text
    1992-1998
  • Production date
    From: 1992 To: 1998
  • Creator
    Christopher J Pickford
  • Admin/biog history
    Christopher J Pickford, known as Chris, studied history at Leicester and qualified as an archivist at University College London. He joined the staff of Bedfordshire County Record Office in 1977, becoming County Archivist in 1986. He left in 1998 to become Director of the Church of England Record Centre (CERC) in London. While at BCRO he took an active part in BHRS. He is an acknowledged expert on clocks and bells. Among a wide range of historical interests, architectural history and the study of buildings rank highest. Since leaving CERC in 2001 he has worked freelance. His revised edition of the Pevsner Buildings of England volume on Warwickshire, his native county, was published in 2016. The items represent official and private research work undertaken on Bedfordshire topics during the period Chris Pickford lived ad worked in the County (1978-1998). They are chiefly working notes, and should be used with caution. This material is freely available for public study, but items marked "restricted" may not be photocopied or published without permission. This applies in particular to the text for Beds. Churches (Part III) (due for publication by BHRS in 2000), the stained glass material (intended for private publication), and the turret clock notes (which the co-author, Ken Shrimpton, plans to complete and publish when he retires). Chris is willing to respond to enquiries from people requiring further material on these research topics, and would be grateful to receive additional information.
  • Scope and Content
    Research notes and papers presented by Chris Pickford (County Archivist 1986-1998).
  • Reference
  • Level of description
    fonds
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