Electronic catalogues

Some of our photograph collections are not currently available to view online but have been catalogued.

To view the catalogues of these photographic collections, click on the titles of the relevant collection descriptions below:-

Aerial Photograph Collection
The NMR holds 2.7 million air photographs.  This document gives a brief overview of the collection.

Hallam Ashley
A professional photographer, active between the 1930s and 1980s; mainly East Anglia, but national in coverage.

Beard & Co
Two professionally produced photograph albums entitled 'The Seats and Mansions of Berkshire', dated 1866.

Bradfield House
19th-century photographs of Bradfield House, Uffculme, Devon, many taken during the remodelling and restoration by Sir John Walrond.

Burnet Tait & Lorne
Photographic record of selected commissions undertaken by this architectural practice between 1909 and the 1940s.

D A H Cleggett
Photographs of Leeds Castle, Kent, Crosby Hall, London and Packwood House Estate, Warwickshire taken between 1898 and 1900.

James Stevens Curl
Photographs taken by Prof Curl between 1960 and 1979 of 19th-century cemeteries, particularly in London, and the work of the architect Henry Roberts.

Eastbourne Originals
Late 19th-century photographs of buildings and landscapes in or near Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Laurence Goldman
Good photographic coverage from the 1950s and 1960s of ecclesiastical, dockland and street scenes, mostly in London, but with national coverage.

Nathaniel Hitch
An album of photographs taken between 1878 and 1890 of finished studies of sculptures for the north transept of Westminster Abbey.

David Koos
Photographs showing the construction of concrete seacraft in 1918-1919 and late 19th-century images of country houses, collected by David Koos.

Nathaniel Lloyd
Photographs of English domestic architecture, taken between 1915 and 1930; featuring the family home and gardens at Great Dixter, East Sussex.

Mrs Marcon
Photographs of rural scenes, country and manor houses, mostly in Northamptonshire, probably by Mrs Marcon, taken in the 1890s

Eric de Mare
Photographs of industrial and domestic buildings, including modern architecture, with national coverage, taken between 1945 and 1980.

Philip Norman
Nine albums of photographs of archaeological sites and buildings in London under threat of destruction, compiled between 1860 and 1930.

J M Prest
Photographs of industrial housing and workshops, particularly those associated with the textile industry, taken in the 1950s.

S W Rawlings
Photographs of the London Docklands and River Thames in 1945-1965, prior to decline and redevelopment.

Goodhart-Rendel
Photographs taken by this antiquary and architect between 1910 and 1940, mainly of 19th-century churches in the southern counties, particularly Surrey.

Railway Stations Collection
Collection of photographs and postcards of railway stations.

Gerald Sanville
Photographs by this architect, mainly of ecclesiastical architecture and buildings in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, taken in 1908-1966.

Matthew T Shaw
Photographic record of the work of Matthew T Shaw & Co, manufacturers of structural steelwork for the construction industry; taken between 1920 and 1940, mainly in London and the south.

W & Co Ltd
Photographs of seaside resorts popular with Victorian and Edwardian society, particularly the Kent and Lancashire coasts, taken 1890-1910.

Wrencote
Folio of photographs and drawings of Wrencote, an important 18th-century house in Croydon, compiled in the 1950s.

York & Son
Photographs of London between 1870 and 1900, by this London-based firm.

For more information about any of these collections contact us on 01793 414600.