Collection of views of Clifton, Nottinghamshire copied from picture postcards printed between about 1900 and 1950

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.

Clifton village is located about four miles south-west of Nottingham. In 1931, Clifton Hall was the seat of Lt Col 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.

The original order in which the photographic copies were acquired has been maintained.

ACCESS: Pending full cataloguing, access is limited and is possible only for registered readers by advance notice and agreement.

LANGUAGE: English

This description is the only finding aid available for the collection. Copyright in the description belongs to The University of Nottingham. A draft catalogue, in manuscript form, lists the images with descriptions of the subject material.

REPROGRAPHIC: Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents.

COPYRIGHT: Permission to make published use of any material from this collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of the Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk). The Department will try to assist in identifying copyright owners but the responsibility for copyright clearance before publication ultimately rests with the reader.

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.