| Description | 1. 4 Mar 1968 Letter from Lady Mary writing from Toronto to say she is going to try and gather up furniture taken from the abbey and have it crated up ready to be shipped.
2. 1981 Article by H F Owen Evans called "The reputed 'brass' of Ela, Countess of Salisbury at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire" reprinted from "Transactions of the Monumental Brass Society". 2 copies.
3. Undated short story entitled "Not quite a ghost story" by Robert Westall about his time looking at Lacock.
4. Notes and plans on the monastic part of Lacock Abbey, particularly the Chaplain's Parlour, and then the Brown Gallery and other rooms.
5. 1975 Article by Johannes Boersma called "The tomb of Rear-Admiral Charles Feilding in Lacock" discussing the tomb commissioned to cover the vault behind the Lady Chapel of St Cyriac's Church.
6. 1975 Article by Christopher Lloyd called "Picture hunting in Italy: some unpublished letters (1824-1829)" reprinted from "Italian Studies". Most letters are addressed to William Henry Fox Talbot.
7. 1977 Extract from "Notes and Queries" containing four new letters by Thomas Moore to the Feildings and Talbots.
8. Undated newspaper cutting on a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I as Diana in Hatfield House.
9. 11 Feb 1975 Letter from the Public Record Office to Anthony Burnett-Brown confirming that work has been completed on the Sharington Pardon.
10. 1972 Invitation from Thames Television to Mr and Mrs Anthony Burnett-Brown to a private preview of "A place in the country" featuring Lacock abbey, with an engraving of Lacock.
11. 23 Mar 1983 Letter from John Methuen to Anthony Burnett-Brown asking if he has a copy of Andrew & Dury's map of Wiltshire.
12. 1983 Letters from Hilary Cansdale to Anthony Burnett-Brown concerning a family tree of the Talbots and asking if he knows anything about Reverend James Hale Talbot and Robert Talbot. Robert Talbot was Hilary's ancestor.
13. 4 Dec 1977 Letter from Christopher Lloyd to Anthony Burnett-Brown about copies made of pictures by William Henry Fox Talbot.
14. 12 May 1982 Letter from Dominic Eliot to Anthony Burnett-Brown with an address for the Antiquarian Horological Society.
15. 28 Feb 1970 Letter from Thelma Vernon to Anthony Burnett-Brown concerning the seating plan of Lacock Church, 1734.
16. 16 Mar 1977 Letter from Elizabeth Atthill to Anthony Burnett-Brown concerning Mary Davenport, who married John Shakespear.
17. 20 Aug 1981 Letter from Donald Carroll suggesting that an unknown man in a portrait at Lacock is Richard Talbot.
18. 1964-1965 Correspondence between Alexander Burnett-Brown and others about a reproduction of a painting by Cornelius Van Haarlem.
19. 1958 Extract from "Architectural Review" on Victor Alexander Sederbach, by Nikolaus Pevsner.
20. 29 Jun 1984 Letter from George Davenport John Nicholas to Anthony Burnett-Brown suggesting that he is related to the female side of a pedigree he found whilst visiting Lacock.
21. 20 Jun 1984 Letter from Michael McCarthy to Anthony Burnett-Brown enclosing a copy of William Hawkes' article on Sanderson Miller.
22. 17 Mar 1985 and 18 Aug 1986 Letters from Maurice Howard of the University of Sussex to the National Trust asking if he can come to Lacock to see a drawing and the upper tower room. Includes notes on the alterations made by Sir William Sharington.
23. Jul 1874 Leaflet on money to be raised for some repairs to Lacock Church.
24. Family tree of the Werge family.
25. 6 Sep 1986 Letter from Rosalys Coope to Anthony Burnett-Brown about the Long Galleries.
26. 2 Jan 1985 Letter from the National Trust enclosing a letter from Martin Drury offering to sell some deeds to the National Trust.
27. Undated extract from "Out of Town" on Calke Abbey.
28. 1 Aug 1988 Letter from Anthony Burnett-Brown to Ian about heraldic beasts and motifs at Lacock Abbey.
29. Photograph of the top of Sharington's tower at Lacock Abbey.
30. 23 Sep 1986 Letter from North Wiltshire District Council to I Robertson about the private water supply at Lacock Abbey.
31. 30 Nov 1987 Letter from Dr Joanna Martin to Anthony Burnett-Brown asking if he has any letters relating to her research on her family papers (her father is Christopher Methuen-Campbell of Penrice Castle).
32. 21 Oct 1987 Letter from Keith Goodway of the University of Keele to Anthony Burnett-Brown concerning his research on William Emes.
33. 17 Jun 1988 Letter from Anthony Burnett-Brown to Dr Bridgett Jones confirming they can see her at Lacock.
34. 14 Jun 1988 Letter from Robert Tolley to Anthony Burnett-Brown about Sharington's influence on Dudley Castle.
35. 24 Feb 1989 Letter from Dr Simon Lloyd of the University of Newcastle concerning the Lacock cartularies.
36. 16 May 1989 Letter from Edith Allan of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society to Anthony Burnett-Brown thanking him for offering help as a member of the courier team for Lacock.
37. 5 Mar 1989 Initial report on the Dendro sample record and summary by the Nottingham University tree-ring dating laboratory.
38. Undated copied information from the census on the size and population of Lacock.
39. Undated extract from a magazine with information on deeds including 7 documents relating to the nunnery at Lacock Abbey.
40. 23 Aug 1978 Letter from W E Bruges to Anthony Burnett-Brown about the will of Nicholas Longspee who bequeathed his heart to be buried at Lacock Abbey with a crucifix.
41. 23 Jun 1980 Letter from G Kempson to Janet Burnett-Brown asking to see some records.
42. 1 Sep 1971 Letter from Viscount Head of the National Trust to Anthony Burnett-Brown confirming properties will be open 5 days a week.
43. 29 May 1977 Letter from Lord Sudeley to (Anthony Burnett-Brown) asking if a book called "Hailes and Toddington" is held at Lacock.
44. 16 Mar 1970 Letter from Sarah Markham to Anthony Burnett-Brown about her great great great grandfather visiting Lacock, with an extract from John Loveday's tour to Bath and Bristol mentioning Lacock.
45. Jun 1982 National Trust Biological Survey of Lacock Abbey and village, with a booklet giving advice on "bats in roofs".
46. 4 Sep 1957 Letter from the deputy librarian at Windsor Castle to Mr White concerning Prince Edward and William Davenport Talbot. With letter of 5 Aug 1958 from Gerard Noel to Mrs Burnett-Brown about returning some photographs.
47. Extract from "The Baroness de Bode" 1775-1803 concerning Molly Davenport, William Davenport Talbot's sister, who married John Shakespear. |