Reference
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Title
Volume entitled "Monumental Remains of Bedfordshire" by Thomas Fisher
Date free text
c.1830
Production date
From: 1830 To: 1830
Admin/biog history
Bought of The Eagle Bookshop, Castle Road, Bedford on 1st September 1992
Scope and Content
Fine bound volume, leather backed and cornered. 133 pages of monumental remains of Bedfordshire, ex collection of Lord Pym. Contains drawings, watercolours and engravings of churches, monuments and inscriptions in Bedfordshire. Drawings and watercolours are originals; some with the engraving are inlaid or pasted onto the pages. Binding date unknown.
Leather binding is word and seperated in part, inner cover is broken with three cord binding showing.
(1) Title Page
(2 & 3) Introduction to volume by Thomas Fisher
(4 & 5) An index to the engravings of the monumental brasses only
(6) Ampthill Church. Brass to Sir Nicholas Harve, 1532. c.1820. Engraving and watercolour
(7) Ampthill Church. Invocation to the Trinity surmounted by arch and figure. c.1820. Engraving and watercolour
(8) Ampthill Church. Brasses to John Barnard and wife Ellen, 1506. 1813. Engraving and watercolour
(9) Aspley Guise Church. Brass to un-named knight, 1490. 1811. Engraving and watercolour
(10) Aspley Guide Church. Panel in chancel with inscription to William Stone. Signed H.E.G. c.1820. Watercolour
(11) Little Barford Church. Brasses to Thomas and Agnes Peryns, 1535. c.1820. Engraving and watercolour
(12) Little Barford Church. Stone memorial plaque to Rev. John Blakiston. Stone made by T. Drew. Signed H.E.G. 1813. Watercolour
(13) Bedford. Bedford Bridge and coal lighter with St. Paul's Church in the background. Pub. post 1794. Engraving.
(14) Bedford. St. Paul's Church. South east view engraved by Byrne after T Hearne. Badly foxed. Pub. 1803. Engraving.
(15) Bedford St. Paul's. Graveston in Churchyard to Patience Johnson, wife of Shadrach Johnson. c.1820. Watercolour.
(16) Bedford St. Mary's Church. Plaque on wall in North Chancel to Mary Lysons d.1682 and nephew William Farrell, dedicated by Ann, her mother. Signed H.E.G. c.1820. Watercolour.
(17) Bedford St. Mary's Church. Inscription to Judith Baldwin on brass plate. c.1820. Watercolour.
(18) Blunham Church. Plaque ro Rev. Robert Porten Beachcroft A.M. by Tyley of Bristol. Signed H.E.G. Engraving.
(19) Campton Church. Brasses to Richard Carlyll and Joane his wife, 1489. Engraving and watercolour.
(20) Cardington. Remains of Cardington Old Cross. Signed H.E.G. c.1820. Watercolour
(21) Chicksands Priory. After drawing by T.W Stockdale. 1812. Engraving
(22) Chicksands Oratory. Biblical quotation on wall of oratory. c.1820. Watercolour
(23) Chicksands Priory Cloisters. Two brasses. Signed H.E.G. 1816. Watercolour
(24) Chicksands. Brass plate "formerly preserved in Priory" to Martha Master. Signed H.E.G.
(25) Colmworth Church. Plaque to Alianore Braybrook, 1389. 1815. Engraving and watercolour.
(26) Colmworth Church. Brass plate to Lady Katherine Dyer, 1654. Signed H.E.G.
(27) Cockayne Hatley Church. Braases to William Cokyn and wives, 1527. 1816. Engraving and watercolour
(28) Cockayne Hatley Church. Brasses to Edmund Cockayn and Elizabeth, 1565. 1820. Engraving and watercolour
(29) Dunstable. North west view of Priory Church, drawn by T. Hearne, engraved William Bryne. 1803. Engraving.
(30) Dunstable. South east and north west views of the church. Former drawing after J. Grieg. 1808. Engravings.
(31) Dunstable. Priory church font by F.C.B. Signed H.E.G. 1815. Watercolour.
(32) Eaton Bray. Brass plate and indent to Jane, daughter of Edward, Lord Bray, 1539. c.1820. Engraving and watercolour.
(33) Eaton Socon Church. Brasses in north aisle to John Cousegrave and wife, no date. c.1820. Engraving and watercolour.
(34) Eaton Socon Church. Brass plate to Elena Wauton, 1466, wife of Thomas Wauton, signed H.E.G. c.1820. Watercolour
(35) Elstow Church. South west view of Priory Church drawn by Hearne and engraved by Bryne. 1803. Engravings
(36) Elstow. Five ancient tiles in church. c.1820. Engravings and watercolour.
(37) Felmersham. Engraving published by Cadell and Davies of west view. 1804. Engraving.
(38) Felmersham. Corbels in church. c.1820. Lithograph?
(39) Flitton Church. South east view after drawing by J H Wiffen. 1801. Engraving.
(40) Flitton Church. Plate on gravestone to Mrs Alice Hill and her son, d. 1594. Signed H.E.G. c.1820. Watercolour
(41) Flitton Church. Coat of arms on graveston in south aisle. Signed H.E.G. 1816. Watercolour.
(42) Flitwick Church. View of church from garden of S. Fisher. Drawn by T. Oliver. 1813. Engraving.
(43) Campton. Drawings of arms on wainscot of Great Hardwick Farm. Pen and ink.
(44) Harrold.
(45) Harrold Church.
(46) Hockliffe.
(47) Hockliffe.
(48) Hockliffe.
(49) Hockliffe.
(50) Hockliffe.
(51) Holwell.
(52) Houghton Conquest.
(53) Houghton Conquest.
(54) Houghton Conquest.
(55) Houghton Regis.
(56) Hulcote.
(57) Hulcote.
(58) Hulcote.
(59) Hulcote.
(60) Husborne Crawley.
(61) Kempston.
(62) Kempston.
(63) Leighton Buzzard.
(64) Leighton Buzzard.
(65) Leighton Buzzard.
(66) Lidlington.
(67) Luton.
(68) Luton.
(69) Luton.
(70) Luton.
(71) Luton.
(72) Luton.
(73) Luton.
(74) Marston Moretaine.
(75) Marston Moretaine.
(76) Meppershall
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(121) Yelden. Brass to Sir John Heyne, 1433. c.1820. Engraving and watercolour.
(122) Yelden. Alcove on south wall of church by Fisher. 1821. Lithograph.
(123) Yelden. Side and "birds eye" views of tomb in church. Anon. Signed H.E.G. c.1820. Watercolour
(124-128) 45 shields of Bedfordshire families, some copied from Guillims heraldry, 1724. 1809. Ink and watercolour.
(129-132) 13 coats of arms of nobility in Bedfordshire
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