Identity area
Reference code
MCCA/MCPH/1/1
Title
Photograph Album - First Court, 1930s
Date(s)
- Late 1930s (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 album, photographic prints
Context area
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Album containing six black and white photographs of the exteriors of buildings in First Court taken by Ramsey & Muspratt (Photographers). At this time the walls were covered in ivy and there are battlements. Views of:
(1) Chapel showing the St Mary Magdalene statue on the roof
(2) Chapel and Hall
(3) Hall and clock tower
(4) Entrance to the Porter's Lodge, the gate, tower, and 'C' staircase
(5) 'D', 'E', and 'F' staircases
(6) Old Library and 'A' staircase
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
The album is not dated but the address in the album is Post Office Terrace and the firm Ramsey & Muspratt moved here in 1934. The ivy and battlements shown in the photographs was removed in the 1950s.
Alternative identifier(s)
Former reference
E/P/2
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Ramsey & Muspratt (Subject)