Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Fonds

Papers of Canon Binnall and Robert Hope FSA on holy wells

Catalogue reference: BIH

What’s it about?

This record is about the Papers of Canon Binnall and Robert Hope FSA on holy wells dating from 1926-1941.

Access information is unavailable

Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.

Full description and record details

Reference
BIH
Title
Papers of Canon Binnall and Robert Hope FSA on holy wells
Date
1926-1941
Description

Notes and papers of Canon Peter Blannin Gibbons Binnall, FSA (d. 1980) relating to holy wells, with earlier notes on the same subject by Robert Charles Hope, FSA (1855-1926) and letters, etc., from correspondents in various counties; c. 1926-41, with earlier material. In 1928 Binnall acquired Hope's additional notes for The legendary lore of the holy wells of England (1893) and intended to publish an enlarged second edition of Hope's book to include his own research and contributions from local historians received between 1928-32. Binnall's publications (copies with the present collection) include 'The Well of Life in British Folklore' (Hibbert Journal, July 1935), 'Holy Wells in Derbyshire' (Derbyshire Arch. & Nat. Hist. Soc. Journal, 1940), 'Holy Wells in Devonshire' (Devon & Cornwall Notes and Queries, 21, 1940). See also A.J., 61 (1981), 452 (Obituary).

Held by
Society of Antiquaries of London
Former department reference
SAL/MS/948/1, 2; MS 948
Creator(s)
Binnall, Peter Blannin Gibbons (1907-1980) Canon of Lincoln, antiquary
Physical description
Four boxes.
Immediate source of acquisition
Presented by Mrs Stephanie Binnall, 1982. Giftbook entry, 17 Feb.1983.
Physical condition
Mainly unbound papers.
Unpublished finding aids
Society of Antiquaries online catalogue: https://collections.sal.org.uk/bih
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5a4bd283-f960-4a29-8b3d-121d8b3fe97d/

Catalogue hierarchy

3,997 records

This record is held at Society of Antiquaries of London

You are currently looking at the fonds: BIH

Papers of Canon Binnall and Robert Hope FSA on holy wells