| Document Reference | MS 196 |
| Title | Collection of views of Clifton, Nottinghamshire copied from picture postcards printed between about 1900 and 1950 |
| Date | 1970 |
| Extent | 36 photographs |
| Abstract | The collection comprises photographic copies of postcards of the Nottinghamshire villages of Clifton and Glapton. The views of the village were originally captured between about 1900 and 1950. |
| Level | Fonds |
| Access Conditions | Pending full cataloguing, access is limited and is possible only for readers by advance notice and agreement. |
| Admin History | Clifton village is located about four miles south-west of Nottingham. In 1931, Clifton Hall was the seat of Lieutenant Colonel Percy Robert Clifton, lord of the manor. The civil parish of Clifton with Glapton covered an area of 2040 acres and contained 311 inhabitants. Clifton and Glapton were separated by the main Nottingham to Loughborough road. |
| Custodial History | The collection was given to The University of Nottingham's Department of Manuscripts by a member of the University's Department of Architecture in February 1970. The photographic copies were made by that department from original postcards supplied by an elderly resident of Clifton. |
| Description | The photographic copies were made from black and white photographs and postcards. Most of the images are external views of Clifton with Glapton showing cottages, lanes and rural vistas. There are three interior views of St. Mary's Church, Clifton. Two events are represented; the planting of a tree commemorating the coronation of King George VI (and showing a female member of the Clifton family), and dancers around a Maypole on Clifton Green. The only other images depicting people are a view of the blacksmith's forge and a photograph annotated with the note 'Mr Ragley holding a leaden heart of one of the Clifton family who died on the battlefield'. The copies are annotated in pencil on the reverse.
A draft catalogue, in manuscript form, lists the images with descriptions of the subject material, and is stored with the photographs (MS 196/2). |
| MgtGroup | Photographs |
| Arrangement | The original order in which the photographic copies were acquired has been maintained. |
| Language | English |
| Term | Photograph collections - England - Nottinghamshire - Clifton |
| Photograph collections - England - Nottinghamshire - Glapton |
| FindingAids | This description is the only publicly available finding aid for the collection. A draft catalogue, in manuscript form, lists the images with descriptions of the subject material, and is stored with the photographs. |
| Copyright | Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk). |
| ReprodnNote | Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents. |
| Condition | Good |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
| NA638 | University of Nottingham; Department of Architecture | |
Places
| Code | Set |
| PL1 | /Nottingham/Nottinghamshire/England |
| PL105 | /Clifton/Nottinghamshire/England |
| PL617 | /Glapton/Nottinghamshire/England |
| PL105 | /Clifton/Nottinghamshire/England |
| PL617 | /Glapton/Nottinghamshire/England |