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This class of books and papers do not relate directly to the history of the Society but have been deposited by members or their beneficiaries.  The index is being made publicly available for the first time.  We welcome enquiries from members of the Society.

S/LIB/9/1-25: Sperling Papers

S/LIB/9/1-7

A series of book MSS in which C F D Sperling makes notes of churches observing, in particular, monuments and memorials.

S/LIB/9/1

Hardback MSS book.  CFD Sperling. “Notabilia Quadam[1]” I (1892)

With bookplate EAS. Presented by J J Holdsworth

Index

Alphamstone, Essex … 24

    Loose sheets between f24: (1) three rubbings ‘This Chancel was repaired with new timber work by one Nicholas de Gryne parson anno 1578’ (2) Alphamstone Restoration Fund List of Subscribers up to August 1^st (3) newspaper announcement of death of Revd H K Anketell, 1909 (4) ‘Lines on the restoration of the chancel &c of Alphamstone Church, Bures, Colchester’ poetry piece by W M Earee, Rector (5) ‘Thoughts on the Re-opening of the Chancel, November 4 1903’ by the late Rev W Earee (6) letter Oct 1902 from Alphamstone Rectory: “I write to you, a member of EAS, to ask [for help in restoration] (7) appeal letter Mar 1903 from Rectory (8) appeal letter dated 9 June 1905 from Rector (9) sheets from Hedingham Ruridecanal Magazine Aug 1905, Oct 1905, Dec 1905 mainly concerning Rectors of Alphamstone

Ashen, Essex … 50

    Includes two sketches of ‘c1440. Brass in Ashen Church’ and, f51, same from Essex Review.

Barringtons Fee [Pebmarsh] … 38

Bigg Pedigree … 44

Burton Hall, Loughborough, Leics … 14

    Includes f14 five sketches of glass decoration, f15 sketch of glass ‘The Descent from the Cross’, f16 three sketches of glass decoration

Brighton (St Nicholas ch), Sussex … 13

    Includes photograph of interior

Churchyards … 10

Church way … 12

Canterbury (St Martins), Kent … 23

    Includes picture of font

Castle Hedingham, Essex … 56, 60

Coggeshall Family … 62

Crewkerne, Somerset … 81

    Includes sketch ‘Thomas Golde Esq. 1526 Crewkerne’

Chillington, Somerset … 84

Childerditch, Essex … 89

Chichester Cathedral, Sussex … 11

    Includes three photographs of interior

Colne Engaine Brass, Essex … 89

Dynes Hall, Great Maplestead, Essex … 19

   Includes f19 six watercolour sketches of ‘In the Bathing-house window XVIth century painted glass; sketch of ‘tobacco pipe of white clay [1620-1640] found at Dynes Hall. Feb 1891’; sketch of ‘carved oak mantelpiece in Library’; f20, rubbings of four ‘Nuremburg tokens found at Dynes Hall’.

Eden Pedigree … 39

    Loose sheets between f39 relating to Eden pedigree

Empshott, Hants … 3

Essex houses, dates of … 27

    Includes two photographs ‘Stansted Hall, Halstead (1893).  Loose photographs between f27 Four photographs of ‘Stanstead Hall, Halstead, Essex, 1909’

Essex monumental effigies … 42

Fonts … 42

Greatham, Hants … 1

Gosfield Hall, Essex … 18

Guyon Book plate … 21

Gestingthorpe, Essex … 32

Halstead, Essex … 25, 26, 40, 52, 63, 64, 66

    f25.  Arms on a house at Halstead.  Blue Bridge House

    f26. William Holman d.1730

    f40.  Halstead Parish Registers (temp Commonwealth)

    f64-68. Halstead Parish Registers

Hinton St George, Somerset … 74

    Includes sketch of altar tomb

Jekyll Pedigree … 49, 51

Lake dwellings … 21

Lamarsh, Essex … 26, 43

Lights in churches … 28, 29

Morant … 63

Morley … 63

    Between f63, two sheets Morley Pedigree

Pebmarsh, Essex … 33

Parish Registers … 40, 55, 85

    f40, f41. Halstead

    f41. All Saints, Sudbury

    f55. Cotton, Suffolk

    f56-59. Castle Hedingham

Parliamentarians … 90

Ridgewell, Essex … 22, 53, 70

    Between f54, loose sheet Nevile pedigree ‘from Ridgewell Parish Registers’

Selbourne, Hants … 5

Shoreham, New, Sussex … 6

    Includes at f6, two photos of church, exterior and font; and f7 ‘S Ambulatory of Choir (looking E)’, sketch of ‘Piscina, N transcept’

Shoreham, Old, Sussex … 8

    Includes photos of ‘Old Shoreham (from SW)’ and door of ‘Climping, Sussex’

Sible Hedingham, Essex … 30

Sheriffs of Essex … 34

Salisbury Cathedral, Wilts … 72

    Between f72, note on Seymour excutcheon

South Petherton, Somerset … 79

Stoke sub Hamden, Somerset … 82

    Includes, f82, three sketches, and f83, sketch

Stew ponds … 54

Tilbury & Ovington, Essex … 69

Toppesfield, Essex … 45

    Includes, f47, brass rubbing of ‘Four sons of John & Agnes Crachrode’ and sketch of ‘brass figures of John Crachrode & Agnes his wife, 1534’; f48, two sketches of ‘Stained glass c1500 in east window of south aisle’.

Warnsford Place, Sevenhampton near Highworth, Wilts … 67

S/LIB/9/2

Missing volume

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[1] “Things worthy of note”