Catalogue of the library at Cannon Hall, Cawthorne, March 7, 1833, made by John Ray, Bookseller, Barnsley

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 MS 95
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1833
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 vol. (108 ff.) No foliation or pagination; ff. 25-108 are blank. Written in a large sloping hand, on one side of the leaf only. With pencil notes in a later hand. Bound in quarter leather, marbled boards

Scope and Content

Contains an inventory of the books kept in different rooms at Cannon Hall

Administrative / Biographical History

Cannon Hall in the parish of Cawthorne, near Barnsley, was the home of the Spencer and Spencer-Stanhope families for nearly three centuries, before being sold to Barnsley Corporation in 1951

Arrangement

Arranged according to the exact location of the books within the house

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of Mr J. M. Spencer Stanhope of Cannon Hall, 1942

Note

In English

Custodial History

From the Spencer Stanhope Collection

Bibliography

See A. M. W. Stirling, Annals of a Yorkshire house, London 1911

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