Notebooks of Charles Thomas Longley, Bishop of Ripon

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Holden Library MS 2
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1837-1856
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 3 vols. Finely bound in leather with decorative tooling and the spine of each volume gilt lettered: DIOCESE OF RIPON. PAROCHIAL RETURNS TO BISHOP LONGLEY TILL 1856. 11 letters or notes are inserted in a pocket at the end of vol.2 together with a summary list of them

Scope and Content

Comprises a digest of statistical and other information on the state of parishes in the diocese of Ripon, derived from Bishop Longley's visitation returns.

Administrative / Biographical History

Charles Thomas Longley (1794-1868) was the first Bishop of Ripon 1836-1856, and later became Archbishop of Canterbury

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The gift of John A. Longley (the archbishop's grandson), 1900

Note

In English

Custodial History

Formerly in the possession of Sir Henry Longley