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Includes handwritten notes by John Ward Knowles relating to churches across England and glass painting. Also includes a pamphlet entitled 'Churches of Yorkshire' by an unknown author.

Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'

Marked '£342 and 443 ledger.'

It is unclear whether these windows relate to the Merchant Adventurer's Hall or the Merchant Taylor's Hall. Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'

Marked '£452 ledger.'

Nine plates, showing Lambert; Wright of Derby crest; Swarbreck crest; Swarbreck arms; Standish crest; Standish arms; Neeson crest; Dawes crest and Dawes arms.

Marked '£452 ledger.'

For Reverend Hayward.

Volume of handwritten notes, black and white photographs, newspaper cuttings and original sketches relating to the stained glass in York churches. Arranged alphabetically by church, the volume covers All Saints North Street, Bedern Chapel, St Cuthbert's, St Denys, St George's RC Church, St Helen's, Holy Trinity and St John's.

The bundle includes colour and black and white drawings, etchings and postcards relating to stained glass windows outside of York (but primarily in the England), as well as newspaper and magazine articles on stained glass windows and glass manufacture. Originally contained in an envelope entitled 'How the money was raised.'

For Dr Crawford Treasure, Cardiff.

Includes handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings collated by John Ward Knowles on a variety of subjects, including glass making, clocks, parish clerks, organs and music.

Cost £473.

Cost £473.

John Alder Knowles enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Land Forces. Also includes a menu card for a dinner of the Cadets of No 5 Officer Cadet Battalion held on 30/3/1917.

The card was issued by the 1st Field Survey Company and features a poem relating to the Royal Engineers in France.

Ledger folio 484. 135 letters.

This collection includes personal documents relating to J W Knowles, including ration cards, accounts book, letter book, prescriptions and banns certificate.

Chancel showing general upset. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

North Nave arcade, showing the De Warrene Shield. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

South Nave Arcade, showing a group of workmen. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Demolition of 18th century west wall. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Early English angle window capital. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Restored nave, from one bay west of nave. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Kemp Bes Lancets, St Thomas a Beckett. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

West window, south aisle nave. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

South east angle of south aisle choir and east wall. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Includes:
The Cathedrals of England, supplement to the Illustrated London News, 23rd February 1893;
The Cathedrals of Great Britain, 2nd series, supplement to the Illustrated London News, 23rd March 1895;
The Illustrated Carpenter & Builder, 31 May 1918.

Chancel, showing the old pews piled up. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

North Nave arcade showing the third, fourth and fifth bays, and the Russell window. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

South Nave Arcade, showing the remains gallery. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Camber of new west door and wall. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Early English capitals from demolition of part of choir or transept. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Laurel leaf capital, transition (early English). Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Laurel capital, choir. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Corbel table, Priory Gatehouse. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Restored nave, looking north east. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

SW angle of north aisle, nave and font. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

North aisle and nave, looking east. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

North aisle and nave, with west window and door through arcade. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

North aisle and nave, showing two west lancets and door. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

North aisle and nave, showing west lancet, north aisle. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

New west wall lancets and Kempe's glass. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

New west wall lancets, exposed for glass only. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Includes:
Newspaper cutting from The Observer entitled 'The Vatican', 17th February 1916.
Newpaper cutting from The Daily Mail entitled 'The Letters of an Englishman. Mr Purdy sees through it', 26th January 1918. Includes observations following a speech delivered at Nottingham on the war with Germany.
14 copies of the front page of The War Illustrated weekly newspaper, October 1915-January 1916.
'Ally Sloper's Half Holiday'. Bank Holiday edition of the Comic newspaper, 1st April 1899.

Chancel showing the East Window in disorder. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

South Arcade, showing a door (possibly temporary). Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Building new west wall, Saville's Court. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Early English angle capital terminal. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Angle capital, Transition (Norman). Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Kemp Bes Lancets, St Benedict and St Martin. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

New west wall lancets and Kempe's glass. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

New west wall, north triform and arcade. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

South east angleof east wall, showing demolished choir and workmen. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

South east angle of south aisle choir, showing plinth. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Includes one copy of 'Sphinx souvenir: a collection of cartoons', 1918, seven blank invitation cards, three tickets to the York Minster Jubilee Festival, 20/6/1887, one note regarding a meeting with the Archbishop (of York) and one handwritten note.

North Nave arcade, showing the 'Crompton door.' Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Demolition of 18th century west wall. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Angle capital, late Norman or early English. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Chancel and Great Tower piers. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Restored nave, from one bay west of nave. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

North aisle and nave, looking west, with arcade and west window. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

North aisle and nave, showing new west bays and triform. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

New west wall lancets, exposed for glass only. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Base pier, second and third bay north arcade. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Early English grave slab found in excavation of nave. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

South east angle of east wall, showing demolished choir. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Rectory garden, with JW demolished wall. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

Rectory garden, with JW demolished wall. Taken by W Harvey Brook.

The volume was compiled by J W Knowles and consists of newspaper cuttings on artists of local and national importance.

Reproduction of a press cutting, with text advertising sale of the Property of the Marquis of Landsdowne, including 'a remarkable stained-glass window in five panels. Photo captioned 'a stained-glass window with effigies of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York and Royal Arms, sale March 26'. Date (1920) and further information ('sold for £360. (Cautrey?). Also includes two other panels £380 (Seligman.) Vide press cuttings on stained glass')

Decorated letter to Rev. NJ Miller, Rural Dean of South Holderness, on the occasion of his retirement. Signed by incumbents of parishes of South Holderness. Dated MCMXX (1920).

Bundle of handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles about the history of High Ousegate, Low Ousegate, Blossom Street, Bridge Street and Micklegate. Includes one black and white photograph of E Knowles, chemist in Blossom Street.

Includes memorial to Emma White d.1920 with St Hilda and St Aidan (nos.1-4); memorial to parishioners who fell in the First World War (nos.5-10); memorial to the life of Mrs Shan with St Catherine (no.12); St George panel (nos.13-15)

Bundle of newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles, mostly relating to theatrical production in York.

St Catherine panel (no.1); St James OPA James and Priscilla Dagnell (no.2); St Helen OPA Walter and Helen Dalton (no.3); St Richard OPA Richard Knight d.1921 (no.4); St Thomas OPA Thomas Kavanagh, founder and PP 1894-1920 (no.5); St Priscilla OP Priscilla Gibbs d.1922 (no.6); St Louis ORP Louise Leteux d.1922 (no.7); St Catherine OPA Catherine Dolly d.1917 (no.8); St Charles OP Charles Leteux PP 1920- (no.9); St Cecilia OPA Richard Dunn d.1914 (no.10); St Martin OPA Father Martin Curran (no.11)

Includes:
Yorkshire Herald, 18/5/1915, as well as a facsimilie of the 2/1/1790 copy produced as a supplement that day;
Three copies of the Methodist Recorder and General Chronicle, dated 15/7/1922, 22/7/1922 and 29/7/1922;
Three copes of the Yorkshire Bazaar Flying Post, dated 4/10/1864, 5/10/1864 and 6/10/1864;
Copies of the Yorkshire Herald, dated 3/9/1881, 5/9/1881, 6/9/1881 and 7/9/1881.

Supplied for St Margaret's Church Roll of Honour.

Bundle of newspaper cuttings compiled by J W Knowles, mostly relating to theatrical productions.

The volume contains handwritten notes on a variety of different subjects, including window restoration, porcelain and painting.

The newspaper cuttings were originally loose but have been re-housed in polythene by the archivist.