Volumes of handwritten notes regarding the stained glass windows in York Minster. The first volume is prefaced by the following: 'The following notes formed the first draft for a work on the Stained Glass of the Minster by the late J W Knowles. They were collected, arranged and presented to the Library by his Executors. An amended copy including all his original sketches and drawings for illustration is in the Victoria & Albert Museum Library.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes loose material encased in archival polyester pockets. The volume is also titled 'Churches.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes loose material relating to the British Music Society. The volume is also titled 'Chapels.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED AND CANNOT BE ISSUED
Includes:
Six anthems adapted from the works of Hayden Novello Webbe Ser etc and a morning and evening service composed by William Russell, 1829.
Cathedral Chants of the XVI, XVII and XVIII centuries edited by Edward F Rimbault, 1844;
Cathedral music by John Camidge, 1805.
THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED AND CANNOT BE ISSUED
Includes original black and white and colour designs for stained glass windows, war memorials and church fittings carried out by J W Knowles & Son, as well as photographs of glass panels. Many of the designs have been mounted onto card and are captioned.
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 card index is arranged alpabetically and contains secondary source entries relating to windows and glaziers. Please note, many of the secondary sources to which these cards refer are not held in the collection itself.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Research notes compiled by a local researcher, relating to premises owned or supported by the Knowles family:
'The Sign of the Bible', Stonegate;
Stonegate warehouse;
Coffee Yard;
Grape Lane Chapel and
Stonegate.
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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes:
Programme for the congregation day luncheon (2 copies);
Bundle of tickets and programme for Miss J E Knowles to attend the ceremony;
Four newspaper cuttings relating to the awards ceremony.
The programmes were collected by John Ward Knowles, who was a member of the Society. Also includes some newspaper cuttings.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Also includes some session programmes.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The house, 'Beach-holme', was the family holiday home of J W Knowles and his family for a number of years.
Includes:
Visitors book to the house featuring photographs of the building and notes from visitors who came to stay. Included amongst the signatures are the parents of English artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth;
Letter re income tax on the property, 1910;
Newspaper cuttings book re Robin Hood's Bay and Whitby (including details of author Leo Walmsley who used to stay in the area and played cricket with J W Knowles); 1905-1964.
Also includes details of the Stanhope Forbes School of Painting.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Includes two sketchbooks containing pencil drawings of J W Knowles, apparently as family holidays, as well as one volume of coloured and pencil sketches for window commissions.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The black and white images are most likely from projects J W Knowles and Sons worked on, including St Cuthbert window (York Minster), Wragby Church, St William window (York Minster), St Chad, Lady Chapel windows (York Minster), Parker window (most likely York Minster), Penancer's window (York Minster), Peter de Dene window (York Minster), Bell window (York Minster), Cartmel Fell, Clerestory (York Minster), Nave (York Minster), South Aisle Choir windows (York Minster), Bowett window (location unknown), Great East Window (York Minster), St Saviour's Church East Window, St Martin's Coney Street (window destroyed in the Blitz), St Dennis (Denys) Church, St Helen's church, St Michael-le-Belfrey, glass by Peckitt in Bishopthorpe Palace, Bolton Percy East Window, St Michael's Spurriergate, St Martin's Micklegate, Holy Trinity Goodramgate, All Saint's North Street, Gilling Castle (signature of Bernard Dunninghoff), Merchant Taylor's Hall, Denton in Wharfedale, Great Malvern, St Gyles (Camberwell), Bardwell Church (Suffolk), Saxlingham Nethergate Church (Norfolk), Malvern Priory, Little Malvern, Winscombe (Somerset), Hawsker Church, Deerhurst (Gloucestershire), Wolveden Window (York Minster) and Essars Church. The images are generally details or panels rather than full windows. Also includes details of stained glass techniques and condition, and copies of stained glass window designs from books and secondary sources.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Most of the images are photographic prints created by J W Knowles and Sons and pasted ont blank postcards. Some are identified and include Fountains Abbey, cathedrals in France, Switzerland and Belgium, photographs of York streets and buildings, details from York Minster fabric rolls relating to glass and glaziers, York Minster windows, Great Malvern, St Martin's Church Leicester, All Saint's North Street York, Gloucester Catherdral and others. Many of the images appear elsewhere in the glass plate negative and photographic print collection, however these copies also contain explanatory notes. A large percentage of these images do not contain captions, however they are likely to be of stained glass in York Minster and other churches.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The images are not identified however the numbers on the reverse of some images appear to be panel numbers. It is possible that these images relate to one or more of the windows in York Minster, most likely the St William window.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The images are not identified however the numbers on the reverse of some images appear to be panel numbers. It is possible that these images relate to one of the windows in York Minster.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Colour and black and white postcards showing stained glass windows in various cathedrals in the United Kingdom and Europe. Also contains a series of postcards hand annotated by J W Knowles relating to stained glass techniques (these appear to be photographic prints pasted onto blank postcards).
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The images are not identified however the numbers on the reverse of some images appear to be panel numbers. It is possible that these images relate to one of the windows in York Minster.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The images are not identified however the numbers on the reverse of some images appear to be panel numbers. It is possible that these images relate to one or more of the windows in York Minster or from churches elsewhere in York, and certainly includes at least one image from the St William window.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Postcards of carved stalls and capitals from buildings in the United Kingdom and across Europe.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Ledger folio 484. 135 letters.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Mrs William. 100 letters.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Folio 484. 139 letters.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Marked 'Ledger folio 482. 204 letters.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Ledger folio 483. 129 letters.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Marked '£452 ledger.'
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)E P Williamson Esquire.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Supplied for St Margaret's Church Roll of Honour.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Solid bronze, engraved lettering and fitted with cream enamel.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Also includes oak casket deposited beneath the altar.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Also gilded and carved angels for Reverend P C A Carnegy.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Cross and C Sticks in white metor. Gebruder Dyx.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)For John Ferguson Esquire, Ripon.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Cost £473.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Cost £472.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Reverend Deane, Harswell.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)For Reverend Hayward.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Frontal, for Thorp Arch.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Decorated.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)For Reverend Horne. Cost £483.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)