Series: Boxes of Tintern Abbey photographs, by the H. M. Office of Woods.

Date:: 1855 - 1928

Location:: Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire

Reference:: OWS01/06

Type:: Series containing Photographic material

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Description

2 boxes containing 89 photographic prints, 10 are albumen prints, 79 are photo-gravures, all except 6 are mounted, showing interiors, exteriors, details and general views of Tintern Abbey, its church, warming house, sacristy, monk's day room, cloister, book room, chapter house, monks' refectory, the kitchen and the sewer behind it, the lay brothers' refectory, the outer parlour and cellarer's office. They largely show the abbey before and after excavations carried out around 1906/7 but also include late 19th century photographs, plus one post-1913 Office of Works photograph.

Most were produced by the Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings which was operational from 1832 to 1851 before continuing as a department of the Office of Works.

Content

This is part of the Collection: OWS01 Office of Works and Successors: Ancient Monuments and Historic Buildings

This Series is divided into 2 Child Volumes

This Series contains the following materials:

Photograph (Albumen Print): 10

Photograph (Positive - Mechanical): 79

Photograph Album: 2

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Creator of Archive: Office Of Woods

Creator of Archive: Preston

Creator of Archive: Tudor Williams, R

Keywords

Medieval Cistercian Monastery