Labelled 'York Minster S. Transept' and 'From Te Deum Window York'. Stained glass window in the south transept of York Minster. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Map titled 'York in 1199'. The scale is '6 inches to a mile'. There is a key for the churches and chapels and the map is copyrighted by 'G. Benson'. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Woodman Inn, Monk Bridge, York' and 'Yorkshire Museum'. Printed sketch. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Windows in the Chapter House York Minster'. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'William III Landing in Torbay YPS'. Stained glass panel depicting William III landing in Torbay. YPS is thought to refer to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. The glass panel is thought to be from a house in Gillygate, and to have moved to the York Museum. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'William III Landing in Torbay YPS'. Stained glass panel depicting William III landing in Torbay. YPS is thought to refer to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. The glass panel is thought to be from a house in Gillygate, and to have moved to the York Museum. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Whitby's east cliff. View from the bay shows moored boats, a group of people rowing, houses, and St Mary's church above on the cliff. At the bottom of the slide there is a label which is difficult to read: 'Whitby [?] [Batley?]'. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Wheat Bulb Fly'. Illustration's title: 'Wheat Bulb Fly Hylemyia Coarctata. Fallen'. Copyrighted to 'Georgiana & Ormerod'. Label in the top left corner of the slide: 'Laurie, London'. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Westminster Abbey Lecture'. Shows exterior of Westminster Abbey from the west front, focusing on the western towers. Also depicts the street. Top left corner label: 'Trademark' with a logo of a snake wrapped around the letter 'Y'. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The curtain wall is also visible along with the Master Gunners house. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Thought to be the River Tees. Label behind the reference number not visible. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Waterfall at Kildale'. Shows the waterfall viewed from downstream. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Location unknown. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Vestebule to Chapter House Y. Minster'. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Vestebule to Chapter House, Y. Minster'. Shows stained glass window in vestebule to Chapter House, York Minster. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Vestebule to Chapter House Y. Minster'. Stained glass window in vestebule to Chapter House York Minster. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Label damaged and not possible to read. Title on printed engraving: 'Vaults to St Mary's Abbey'. The publication date is given as 1 November 1807 and the engraving is attributed to 'J. Halfpenny'. Joseph Halfpenny (1748-1811) was a draughtsman and engraver who was born in Bishopthorpe and worked in York. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The lower wall is stone whilst the upper wall is made of brick. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Photograph shows where part of the wall has come down. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Shows five lancet windows and two have a trefoil design. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Three lancet windows with trefoil design. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Shows four lancet windows with trefoil design. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Possibly Byland Abbey. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Chimney visible in the distance. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Shows pulpit and pews. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Painting shows a woman reading whilst sitting beside a vitrine bureau. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Thought to be King's Manor. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Thought to be the corner of the south transept. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Turnip Flea Beetle'. The scientific illustration's title: 'Striped Turnip Fly or Flea Beetle.' A sticker from 'Laurie, London' has been placed in the top left corner of the slide. '4.u./5' has been written in the bottom left corner. The illustration is copyrighted to 'Georgiana & Ormerod'. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Top panels St Cuthberts Window York Minster'. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Label behind the reference number not visible. Photograph shows a narrowing of the river, caught between sheer drops on either side. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)There appears to be a hinge on the righthand side, suggesting this is a lid. But there are also four feet, which suggests it could be the base of something. There is an elaborate design at the centre of the piece. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'The Sundial at Kirkdale'. Shows the sculptured stone sundial in St Gregory's Minster. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'The Royal Arms Window York Minster' and 'YPS'. YPS is thought to refer to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. Shows stained glass window in York Minster. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'The Red House Marston'. Red House is viewed from a distance. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Plan titled 'The Plan of a Manor; shewing a Virgaters holding in the Common Fields'. Thought to be taken from 'The Manor and Manorial Records by Nathaniel J. Hone published in 1906. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Athens. The Parthenon'. This photograph was taken before the early twentieth-century restorations that reerected most of the missing colonnades to join up the east and west ends. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Printed sketch titled 'The Nave Selby Abbey.' Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'The Blackimore Red House Marston'. The lead statue was situated at the head of the staircase, and it was used to hold candles. It was cast in 1638 by Andrew Karne. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'The Blackimore Red House Marston'. The lead statue is located on a newel post at the top of the staircase. The inscription below him reads: 'Melandre Profugus/ Si nullis tenebris laborioso/ Cessant pectora palidaeque curae/ Tam nusquam tepedo annuunt sopori/ O Di, quis super est locus quieti'. Other statues are also visible in the background. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Illustration titled 'The Battlefield of Towton (Looking South)'. Illustration in Edmund Bogg's book, 'The Old Kingdom of Elmet' (1902). The text mentions the death of Lancastrian commander Lord Clifford in the Battle of Towton (29 March 1461). Full title of the book: 'The Old Kingdom of Elmet: York and the Ainsty District: a descriptive sketch of the history, antiques, legendary lore, picturesque feature, and rare architecture'. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Behind reference number, the label says 'Teesdale'. This could be a waterfall near the High Force on the River Tees. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Shows dining room ceiling of Fairfax House, referred to in these records as George's Hall. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)A sign for 'Thompsons Refreshment Rooms' and 'Thompsons Beds' is visible. There are also figures in the street and horse and carriages. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St.Michael Spurriergate'. Shows stained glass window in St Michael's Church, Spurriergate. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Stillingfleet Church Porch'. This shows the southwest Norman doorway and its five orders of decoration. The door, which can be seen open here, is decorated with ironwork depicting Adam and Eve, dragons' heads, and a Viking longship. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Illustration titled 'Standard Hill Farm' by R. Rodwell'. Page from Richmondshire by Edmund Bogg. Text mentions David of Scotland, Matilda, Robert Bruce, and Bernard Baliol. The full title of the book is 'Richmondshire: An Account of its History and Antiquities, Characters and Customs, Legendary Lore, and Natural History, Being a Companion Volume to The Vale of Mowbray'. It was first published in 1908. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Stamford Bridge'. The Corn Mill at Stamford Bridge. Shows the mill from the south west. Photograph taken from shore, looking towards the square. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Stamford Bridge.' The weir at Stamford Bridge. Photograph taken from shore looking towards the weir with rooftops visible beyond it. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Stamford Bridge'. Shows unidentified bridge (not Stamford). Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Bridge pictured from shore with building visible beyond it. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Staircase Red House Marston'. In the centre of the image there is a statue of a lion. It is perched on a newel post at the top of the staircase. On the wood beneath him, the words 'Dom Fairfax' are visible. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)The photograph is copyrighted to Country Life and is labelled: '6. - Staircase at the Black Swan' with caption: 'Similar work exists in Lady Peckitt's Yard, and behind Mr. Holmes' greengrocery shop in Petergate- formerly the Talbot Tavern'. Some of the article's text can be seen around the photograph. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Staircase Hardwicke Grange by ER Tate'. This is a detailed illustration of the staircase with a plan in the top right corner. The illustration's title is 'The Grand Staircase, Hardwicke Grange, near Shrewsbury'. It also names the illustrator as 'E. Risdale Tate, Wandsworth, London, SW' and the recipient as 'F. Bibby Esqre'. Bibby is thought to be Frank Bibby (b. 1857) who owned the property. Edwin Risdale Tate (1862-1922) was born and educated in York, and he was an architect, artist, antiquarian, archaeologist, illuminator, photographer, and graphic designer. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Thought to be the Five Sisters' Window NXVI 1c at York Minster. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Thought to be the Five Sisters' Window NXVI 1d at York Minster. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Thought to be the Five Sisters' Window NXVI 1a at York Minster. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Shows stained glass window with three lancet windows. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Shows stained glass window with three lancet windows. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Shows the pulpit and the east stained glass windows. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St Martin Church Coney Street Clerestory Window N. Side'. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)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.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St Martin's Church, Coney Street. Clerestory Window N. Side'. Shows stained glass window in the clerestory of St Martin's Church, Coney Street. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St Martin's Church Coney St York Clerestory N. Side'. Shows stained glass window. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St. Martins Church Coney Street S. aisle window'. Shows stained glass window in the south aisle of St Martin le Grand Church. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St Martin's Church Coney Street Window in S. aisle'. Shows stained glass window in the south aisle of St. Martin's Church, Coney Street. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St. Martin le Grand Coney Street S. Aisle York'. Shows stained glass window. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St John's Church Micklegate York'. The printed sketch depicts the exterior of the church with a horse and cart outside, carrying barrels. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St Crux'. A section of stained glass, depicting a female figure. The woman appears to be holding a sheaf of wheat. The section of glass is hanging from a wire hook. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St Crux'. A section of stained glass depicting a female figure. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St Crux'. A section of stained glass, depicting a man's face. The man is bearded and has a halo with radiant lines, which often symbolise sainthood. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'St Andrew's Church Spen Lane York' and 'St Andrews York'. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'Southwell Cathedral from N.W.' Printed text below slide: 'Cathedrals of England and Wales. G.W.W.' Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'S. Choir Transept Clerestory. Archbishop Scrope, York Minster.' Clerestory stained glass window in York Minster. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'S. Choir Aisle. Y. Minster'. Stained glass window in the south choir aisle of York Minster. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Labelled 'S. Choir aisle Y. Minster'. Stained glass window in the south choir aisle, York Minster. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Thought to be the River Tees. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Also shows brick wall, cottages, sheep, and a man smoking. The pillar is crowned by stonework detailing female figures and animals. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)W.Monkhouse, lith. York' is credited for the image. The book could be 'Publications of the Surtees Society: Volume 35'. Glass plate negative.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)Shows three lancet windows with trefoil design and ornate tracery above. Lantern slide.
Knowles; John Ward (1838-1931)