Photographic plates of clerestory windows, from differing angles.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Reproduction from a German book, showing an image of the clerestory in Cologne Cathederal.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)One celluloid plate, with glass plates. All negative images of different sections of Clerestory.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Clifton York'. Photograph of Clifton Parish Church from distance. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Circular panel of stained glass depicting a woman and a lion.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Circular panel of stained glass, depicting woman and monstrous/simian(?) figure (beauty and the beast?).
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Circular panel of stained glass depicting the devil and a woman on horseback. Medieval.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The arms depict three goats and a star.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Negative image of the coat of arms of the Earl of Harborough. Includes individual crests of all title holders within shield, with handwritten key to the 30 Earls of Harborough written underneath.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)A booklet containing drawings of the coats of arms of the chapter house (most likely York Minster).
Shows front and reverse.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)A large collection of photographs of churches in York.
Cartoons used many times in Clerestories.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Three colour designs by John Patterson, Art Master and headmaster of the York School of Design, retained by John Ward Knowles, who was involved with the school.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The command was issued by King George III and relates to a ship captained by Scoresby called The Resolution, which was to sail to and attack Denmark during the Napoleonic Wars.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Photograph of the communion set: candle in candlestick, paten, veil, pyx, bread cutter, cruets with crucifix-shaped stoppers.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The panels could be from the Great East Window at York Minster.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes Jesus and Mary, both crowned.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Corporal Acts of Mercy North St. All Saints'. Stained glass window belonging to All Saints Church, printed in a book. Below window: 'Relieving the Prisoners North Aisle Saints North Street by permission of the Rev P J Shaw'. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Photo showing whole stained glass window depicting acts of corporal mercy - comforting the sick, feeding the hungry etc.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Stained glass window from All Saints North Street, York, depicting the seven Corporal Acts of Mercy. Medieval.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Part of a Winchester window.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Section of stained glass window, depicting the dead Christ. Medieval.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Image of part of medieval window, showing the body of Christ in the centre panel, surrounded by angels.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Reproduction from a book, showing a Corpus Christi statue (risen Christ holding body of dead Christ).
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The image was used four times in York.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Canopy with Christ with the sacrement. On acetate.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Holy Trinity in Tracery. On acetate.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Coronation of the Blessed Virgin in tracery. On acetate.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Left hand light: St Joachim, St Anne and the Blessed Virgin. On acetate.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Figures of the evangelist in tracery. On acetate.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Corpus Christi figure. On acetate.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Figure of donor. On acetate.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes correspondence and photographs received by J A Knowles relating to damage to stained glass during the Second World War, journals that he was involved in and articles for those journals. Also includes correspondence with the British Society of Master Glass-Painters.
The letters were originally housed in an expanding file, but were removed in original order by the archivist.
Files of letters retained by John Ward Knowles and J A Knowles, primarily due to their involvement with the British Society of Master Glass-Painters.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Stained glass window detail, showing a head and hands with corroded, pockmarked glass. The heads are of the coronation in St Helen's Church - one corroded, the other not.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Head of Christ, crowned
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Photo of glass bottle, glass stopper and glass muller, all showing corrosion.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Close up image of the window, showing a male bearded figure with corrosion following pattern of his hair, beard and robe.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Reverend Deane, Harswell.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Mrs Hodgkinson.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Reverend Ward Askham.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Cost price 27s 6d (Fairweather). Selling price of £2 5s 0d.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Unidentified, but marked as 'good negative.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Part of stained glass window, depicting the Crucifixion.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Marked as 'before restoration.' Stained glass depicting Crucifixion. Glass broken and damaged with pieces missing.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Close-up detail - medieval stained glass - male, hooded(?) figure with fingers raised in Benediction.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Indexed.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The volume contains a number of newspaper cuttings relating to activities Christopher Milward was involved in during his tenure as Lord Mayor (1895-1897). The cuttings have been pasted into an earlier letterbook from the 1830s.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Marked '£452 ledger.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The glass negative was used as an illustration in J W Knowles' 'A manual of glass painting.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Handwritten notes about details of windows, includes some illustrations.
Reproduction: Heraldry of York Minster, p38. Inc. Sentence 'The work remains, but who were the workmen?'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Glass plate negative showing part of stained glass window, depicting St Martin on his death bed.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Stained glass window showing decorative material (no heads).
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Showing two crowns, each with a three-headed flower growing through it. Letter 'M' between crowns.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Two plates: same photo image of Lady Chapel, St Wilfrid's Catholic Church, York.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)For Sir Tatton Sykes: photo of the interior of Garton-on-the-Wolds church.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Interior of St John's Church, Whitby. Two plates depicting different images of the reredos and surrounding area under construction, with scaffolding and ladders. The third plate shows the finished reredos and painting.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Detail of the body of Christ being brought down from the cross. Medieval.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Glass plate negative showing a line drawn design for stained glass window with Mary and baby Jesus at centre, angels above. Hand-written notes around image.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Glass plate negative showing an inverted heart-shaped design showing heaven and earth with god, angels and humanity.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Photo of paper, with two sketches of richly dressed male figure (as in KNO/24/1072, but zoomed in).
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Single plate with four images from St William Window: two of worshippers gathered at St William shrine, two close-ups of top parts of previous two images.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Drawings of Solomon (as in KNO/24/1072 and KNO/24/1073), now in the possession of Yorkshire Philosophical Society.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Glass plate negative showing 24 sketches of various Biblical figures.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Glass plate negative showing 24 sketches of various Biblical figures, as in KNO/24/1070 and KNO/24/1074.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Coloured sketches for three stained glass window designs, each with a different shield. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Originally held in a box marked 'Knowles Wooden box plates 28.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The image also includes a dog, and possibly another adult individual.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)photo - part of stained glass window depicting upside-down crucifixion of St Peter
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Shows details from medieval stained glass window, depicting decorative patterns, figures at prayer, and panel showing two seated figures in conversation/debate.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Glass plate negative showing a diagram depicting generational and work-based connections between designers and practitioners in the York School of Glass Painting 1399-1529.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Two glass plate negatives: one reproduction from a German book, showing text with illustration of old lead rods; one line drawing of equipment and lead rods.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)One plate showing two images in stained glass: a devil and a lion(?) caption: St Martin's Church, Spurriergate York.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Contact prints. One image depicts a demon in stained glass, the other a lion. Medieval.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Also includes some session programmes.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)These items were not created by Knowles family themselves, but relate to the family home and business premises in Stonegate, York. They were created by a local researcher in the 1990s, and gifted to the family shortly afterwards.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)This series includes notebooks which cannot be attributed to either John Ward Knowles or John Alder Knowles specifically, as well as magazines and prints which were retained by one of the parties for future reference.