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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.

Includes loose material encased in archival polyester pockets. The volume is also titled 'Churches.'

Includes loose material relating to the British Music Society. The volume is also titled 'Chapels.'

Volume of handwritten notes and newspaper cuttings collected by J W Knowles, glass painter, relating to ecclesiastical art. Includes information on specific church practices and features, and historical notes on churches outside the York area.

Exercise book compiled by J W Knowles marked '7 - 1927-1928'. Includes newspaper clippings and handwritten notes covering theatrical news.

Scrapbook compiled by J W Knowles containing newspaper cuttings, handwritten notes and cartoons. Also includes a Yorkshire Savings Bank calendar.

Scrapbook compiled by J W Knowles containing newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes as well as leaflets on the order of service at York Minster and concert programmes for various York venues.

GLASS PLATE NEGATIVE. Title at top right of page : 'A Map of the River Ouse from its Rise near Ousborn in the West Riding of the County of York to its Falling into the Trent and Humber […] Surveyed by Willm. Palmer & Partners in December 1725'. Also at the bottom: 'A Scheme of the Spring Tydes, Shewing the Surface of the Water at every Hour, both in its Flow and Ebb, drawn from the Watermen's [?] Report [?] that it is High Water at Hull, when Flood at Ayres Mouth; High Water at Ayres Mouth when Flood at Wharf Mouth and High Water at Wharf Mouth when Flood at York'.

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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.

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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.

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.

Entitled 'Diagram to show the continuity of design and practice in the York School of Glass Painting, 1399 to 1529', the diagram is in a family tree format, giving names and the dates they were actively working. The diagram was compiled from information in the wills of glass painters, the Freemans rolls and the Fabric rolls of York Minster. Rolled and wrapped in its original packaging.

The slide is labelled: 'Badge of Sword Bearer' and 'Mr Layley's Chain, York'. The silver shield bears the arms of the city (St George's cross with five leopards distributed across it). The chain is also composed of linked leopards and there is a smaller silver shield attached to the main shield, also bearing the arms of the city, with a single pendant leopard hanging below it. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'All Saints Church, York'. Shows the St Thomas stained glass window and altar viewed from the central aisle. The pulpit and pews are also visible. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'Original use of battlements from Viollet-le-Duc'. This is thought to be from a book titled 'In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc' by Sabine Baring-Gould. The illustration shows a figure standing on the wall of a battlement. Lantern slide.

Caption below image: 'A Lady's Bedroom Middle Eighteenth Century'. There are labels on the corners of the slide and one appears to say 'Kew', but the other is not decipherable. The image depicts a woman in a four poster bed being attended to by multiple figures, whilst another woman breastfeeds beside the fireplace. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'St William's Chapel Door from the Builder'. The illustration shows the door and surrounding archways. The Builder was a journal of architecture published in the UK in the 19th and 20th centuries. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'Cawood Castle, Cawood York'. Illustration of river and the castle, captioned 'A perspective of the views of Cawood Castle'. It appears to be an engraving and the book is thought to be James Peller Malcolm's 'Lives of Topographers and antiquaries [...]'. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Cawood Palace'. The illustration is from a book and is captioned 'The Gateway of the Palace at Cawood'. It appears to be an engraving and the book may be James Peller Malcolm's 'Lives of Topographers and antiquaries [...]'. Glass plate negative.

Printed sketch titled 'The Wreck of the Royal George.' The caption below the title reads 'Published by the Hudson's Bay Company, 5, Haymarket'. The sketch shows figures fleeing from a shipwreck. At the bottom of the drawing, a man with a judge's wig and a snake's body has the word 'Chancery' inscribed on his tail. This sketch was adverised in The Morning Post on 4 August 1849 as follows: 'The Wreck of the Royal George drawn by Scrib. A moral showing how a royal vessel was sunk by a meek wind, during the butterfly season, to the delight of the great sea serpent and other amphibious monsters. - Published by the Hudson's Bay Company, 5, Haymarket. To be had of all Book and Print Sellets, price Eighteenpence'. See KNO/24/3341. Glass plate negative.

Printed sketch titled 'The Wreck of the Royal George'. The caption below the title reads 'Published by the Hudson's Bay Company, 5, Haymarket'. The sketch shows figures fleeing from a shipwreck. At the bottom of the drawing, a man with a judge's wig and a snake's body has the word 'Chancery' inscribed on his tail. This sketch was adverised in The Morning Post on 4 August 1849 as follows: 'The Wreck of the Royal George drawn by Scrib. A moral showing how a royal vessel was sunk by a meek wind, during the butterfly season, to the delight of the great sea serpent and other amphibious monsters. - Published by the Hudson's Bay Company, 5, Haymarket. To be had of all Book and Print Sellets, price Eighteenpence'. See KNO/24/3339. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Raglan Castle'. The artist of this pencil sketch is not identified, but it is very similar to a sketch attributed to John Newman. It shows the castle from the other side of the moat. Glass plate negative

Labelled 'Captain Cook's Monument near Kildale'. A woman is standing in front of the monument with Roseberry Topping visible in the distance behind her. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Lastingham Village'. Shows road leading into the village and St Mary's church on the left. Glass plate negative.

Presumably winter, as the trees have no leaves, but the location is not specified. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Cawood Palace'. Photograph shows a page from a book with illustrations of the gatehouse. The illustrations are captioned 'The outside and inside Views of the Gatehouse to the Archiepiscopal Palace at Cawood, built by Cardinal Kempe'. The book is thought to be James Peller Malcolm's 'Lives of Topographers and antiquaries [...]'. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Captain Cook's Monument nr Kildale'. Two figures can be seen at the base of the monument: a woman and a girl. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Captain Cook's Monument nr Kildale'. Shows a woman and a girl standing at the base of the monument. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Captain Cook's Monument nr Kildale'. Three figures can be seen standing in front of the monument: a woman and two girls. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Carriage drive at Kildale'. The road is viewed from the left hand side and both sides are lined by trees and other foliage. This may be the route that provided a private carriage drive to Kildale Hall. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'in Carriage drive at Kildale'. Shows trees, ferns, and other foliage on both sides of the road. This may be the route that provided a private carriage drive to Kildale Hall. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Grave of my wife's father in Kildale Church yard'. The grave reads: 'In memory of the Rev. William Edwardes Lock Died July 14th 1874 Aged 44 Years'. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Carriage drive at Kildale'. The left hand side is lined with trees and the right is relatively bare with a tree hanging over the road. This may be the route that provided a private carriage drive to Kildale Hall. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Grave of my wife's father in Kildale Church yard'. The glass has been painted over in black to emphasise the stone cross. The grave reads: 'In memory of the Rev. William Edwardes Lock Died July 14th 1874 Aged 44 Years'. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Rosebury Topping near Guisbro [sic]'. The label is a reference to the town of Guisborough. The photograph shows Roseberry Topping hill from a distance and a stone wall is also visible. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Kildale Village'. Shows stone buildings viewed from the road. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Carriage drive at Kildale'. Shows a track surrounded by trees and other foliage on both sides. This may be the route which provided a private carriage drive to Kildale Hall. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Rosebury Topping ner Guisbro [sic]'. The label is a reference to the town of Gusiborough. The photograph shows Roseberry Topping hill from a distance and a stone wall is also visible. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Waterfall at Kildale'. Shows the waterfall viewed from downstream. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'The Sundial at Kirkdale'. Shows the sculptured stone sundial in St Gregory's Minster. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Park Nab Kildale'. Shows cows grazing in fields with hill in the background. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'The Vicarage Kildale'. Later became known as the Old Rectory. The building, which dates back to the 17th century, is viewed from the road. Glass plate negative.

Possibly Byland Abbey. Glass plate negative.

Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Kildale Village'. Road and unidentified buildings in Kildale Village. Shows two semi-detached brick houses with more in the distance. Glass plate negative.

Etching titled: 'Ouse Bridge and St William's Chapel'. Caption below etching 'Published Nov 1 1807 by J. Halfpenny York' and 'Pl. 22'. The etching depicts the old Ouse Bridge looking towards St William's Chapel. People are pictured beside the river, riding horses over the bridge, and in boats on the water. Glass plate negative.

Etching titled: 'Ouse Bridge and St William's Chapel'. Caption below etching 'Published Nov 1 1807 by J. Halfpenny York' and 'Pl. 22'. The etching depicts the old Ouse Bridge looking towards St William's Chapel. People are pictured beside the river, riding horses over the bridge, and in boats on the water. Glass plate negative.

The view shows Ramsdale Valley leading down to the Spa Bridge with the sea beyond and the Grand Hotel to the lefthand side. Glass plate negative.

Shows the road leading up to the building. There is a clock tower above the entrance and large topiary hedges either side. Glass plate negative.

A small thatched building is visible in front of the ruins with a stone archway leading into the abbey's outer walls. Glass plate negative.

Thought to be the corner of the south transept. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Old Houses, St Martin's Lane, Micklegate, York' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. The house on the corner of Saint Martin's Lane has an overhanging extension on the first floor. A cobbled street runs past in the foreground and three figures can be seen walking past. This image matches the description of a photomechanical reproduction of John England Jefferson's artwork, which is listed in the York Museum's collection. Lantern slide.

Labelled: 'Byland Abbey'. This shows the ruined west front of Byland Abbey and the surrounding area. Three pointed lancet windows can be seen below the shattered rim of the rose window. A farmhouse building is visible on the left hand side. Glass plate negative.

Shows workers standing on the wall of St William's Chapel. The engraving is titled 'The Screen in St William's Chapel' and H. Cave is inscribed on the bottom left hand side. The engraving dates to c.1880. Glass plate negative.

Labelled: 'Byland Abbey'. Shows the road leading up to the abbey with a farmhouse building on left hand side. Glass plate negative.

View from just outside the surrounding brick wall. Shows the three pointed lancet windows and the trefoil-headed main doorway. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Monk Bar, York' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. The etching shows the outside of Monk Bar and a woman carrying a basket through the gate. There is an advert for 'Turner's Blacking' stuck to the bar. The artist is S. Prout and the publisher is R. Ackermann. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'Tower Hamlet, Marygate' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. Painting of Tower Hamlet, Marygate by unidentified artist. The image depicts the tower at the corner of Marygate with a pointed roof. Three figures are standing to the left of the tower and one is holding a ladder. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'Holy Trinity Yard, York, from paper negative' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. There is an external staircase in the foreground and the yard appears dilapidated. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'Inside Monk Bar' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. Etching of inside of Monk Bar by Joseph Halfpenny. The etching shows the inside of the main gate through Monk Bar. Joseph Halfpenny is the artist and publisher, and the etching is dated to c.1807. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'Buttermarket Micklegate' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. Etching shows a building on Micklegate, presumably where the market was held. There is an extract from an article or newspaper on the back of the slide, which desribes how the butter stand used to be situated in the churchyard of St Martin-cum-Gregory. Lantern slide.

Label on slide: 'Yorkshire Museum' and 'Tower Hamlet, Marygate'. The etching is dated to c.1811. It shows a tower on Marygate with a pointed roof. A figure is walking past on the right with a stick. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'Nessgate from Coppergate Corner' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. This sketch or etching shows the exterior of a building at the end of Nessgate. There is a signature at the bottom, which could be 'G. F. Jones' (architect and photographer, George Fowler Jones) but this is difficult to decipher. Lantern slide.

Labelled' Nessgate' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. Fowler Bros (drapers) is shown on the corner of the street. The adjacent building has a sign for 'shaving' and the next building appears to be a pub advertising ales. A horse and carriage is visible on the left hand side of the frame. Lantern slide.

Label on slide: 'Monk Bar, York (without) by G. Dillon, 1830' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. It shows the bridge leading up to the bar and the Unicorn Inn is visible. This may have been produced by Dillon Clarke, as there is a record for a similar image at the York Museum Trust. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'From the Mount, York' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. Shows view towards city centre from the top of the Mount road. Buildings, motor cars, and tramlines are pictured. York Minster is visible in the centre distance. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'Nessgate and end of Coppergate' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. The photograph is blurred but shows shops on left hand side of road and a church spire in the distance. Lantern slide.

Printed etching titled 'Crypt to the Cathedral'. Shows crypt at York Minster. Caption below etching: 'Published Nov 1 1807 by J. Halfpenny York' and 'Pl. 20'. Glass plate negative.

Printed etching titled 'St William's Chapel'. Caption below etching: 'Published Nov 1 1807 by J. Halfpenny York' and 'Pl. 23'. This is thought to be the chapel that was located in Micklegate next to the old Ouse Bridge.

Labelled 'County Hospital, York, 1741' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. Caption below sketch: 'To the Governors and Trustees of York County Hospital this North West View is most humbly inscribed by their most obedient Servant R. Holme'. On the left there is a caption regarding the patients admitted between 1740 [?] and 1766. The total number admitted is listed as 14969 and the list also includes 'discharged cured', 'relieved', and 'incurable'. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'Micklegate Bar by Cave'. Etching shows two men standing beside the bar and the etching itself is titled 'Micklegate Bar'. Cave is thought to refer to Henry Cave. Lantern slide.

Labelled: 'Interior of the Treasurer's House, York' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. Shows the fireplace, table, and staircase. Lantern slide.

Labelled 'Woodman Inn, Monk Bridge, York' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. Printed sketch. Lantern slide.

Shows churchyard and the road running alongside. Glass plate negative.

Caption below plan: 'Published Nov 1 1807 by J. Halfpenny York' and 'Pl. 15'. Glass plate negative.

Printed etching titled 'Cloister to St Leonards'. Caption below etching: 'Published Nov 1 1807 by J. Halfpenny York' and 'Pl. 17'. Glass plate negative.

Printed etching titled 'Inside of Clifford's Tower'. Caption below etching: 'Published Nov 1 1807 by J. Halfpenny York' and 'Pl. 13'. Glass plate negative.

The curtain wall is also visible along with the Master Gunners house. Glass plate negative.

Caption below printed etching: 'Published Nov 1 1807 by J. Halfpenny York' and 'Pl. 9'. Glass plate negative.

The missing west side of the keep is viewed from below showing the steep hillside and curtain wall. Glass plate negative.

Ship moored at unidentified harbour, possibly Scarborough. The letters on the hull appear to be: 'GLEANER'. Two men can be seen in the bow. Glass plate negative.

Glass plate negative.

Published by J. Todd and Sons, 1810. Glass plate negative.

Curtain wall leading up to the Keep, viewed from the west. The Master Gunners house is also visible. Glass plate negative.

No date. Glass plate negative.

Below map: 'Surveyed by Order of the Trustees of the Navigation by Thomas Rhodes Civil Engineer, 1834'. Glass plate negative.

Plan printed in unidentified book. Date and bookseller printer below the plan but difficult to read. Glass plate negative.

No date or copyright visible. Glass plate negative.

Caption at bottom of map: 'Published 1847. Bellerby & Son York'. Glass plate negative.

Printed above the engraving: 'Engraved for the Yorkshire Directory. Published by Edward [?] Leeds 1822'. Glass plate negative.

This is thought to be the 1727 edition. The map was designed for subscribers and depicts newly-built private houses of select York citizens, detailing the owners' names and addresses. The Mansion House, depicted in the upper right hand corner, is the only public building included. When the map was reissued in 1748, it included five additional architectural illustrations. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Map of Watershed above York Waterworks'. The map is framed and shows an area of 735,400 acres. There is no date of publication or copyright visible. Glass plate negative.

The map is captioned 'Engraved for the York Guide Published by J&G Todd [1819?]'. Glass plate negative.

The map is copyrighted to George Benson and dated 27 February 1917. Glass plate negative.

Titled 'The Ichnography or Ground Plot of the City of York'. At the bottom of the map, there is the following caption: 'Survey'd by Benedict Horsley of the City of Yorke. Anno Dom 1694'. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Stillingfleet Church'. This shows the southwest Norman doorway and its five orders of decoration. The door is closed and decorated with ironwork depicting Adam and Eve, dragons' heads, and a Viking longship. Glass plate negative.

Labelled 'Dringhouses Old Church'. Printed sketch. Glass plate negative.

There is a boundary marking the city walls. Glass plate negative.

This is thought to be the 1727 edition. The map was designed for subscribers and depicts newly-built private houses of select York citizens, detailing the owners' names and addresses. The Mansion House, depicted in the upper right hand corner, is the only public building included. When the map was reissued in 1748, it included five additional architectural illustrations. Glass plate negative.