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The Adrian Andrews Collection
Catalogue reference: GB 3493 AA
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This record is about the The Adrian Andrews Collection dating from c. 1760 - 2016.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- GB 3493 AA
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Adrian Andrews Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- c. 1760 - 2016
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Description (What the record is about)
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The collection consists of:
* Twenty CDs containing digitally-born and digital surrogate files of images and research, including drafts and proofs for the guidebook, 'Clifton Suspension Bridge', by Adrian Andrews and Michael Pascoe, (Broadcast Books, 2008).
*Prints of various bridges (c.1770s - 1880s).
* Grangerized extracts from nineteenth-century publications featuring articles about engineering and bridge building including 'The London Illustrated News' and 'The Scotsman'.
* Photographic prints and negatives of Clifton Suspension Bridge and other bridges.
* Research notes and drafts for publications and exhibitions concerning the Clifton Suspension Bridge, the history of bridge engineering in general and Kings Weston House, Bristol.
* One stereoscope and 209 stereoscopic photographs of bridges, including 84 images of Clifton Suspension Bridge (c.1850s - 1910).
* Three commemorative medallions: iron bridge at Coalbrook (opened 1779), London Bridge (opened 1831) and the Thames Tunnel (opened 1845).
* Collection of books and seven framed prints relating to Isambard Kingdom Brunel and the history of bridge construction and engineering.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Andrews, Adrian Harry Douglas
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Paper-based files, postcards, prints, photographs (including stereocards) and digital files.
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- Approximately 4 linear metres
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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This collection is currently undergoing cataloguing. Only catalogued items are available to the public.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- https://archives.cliftonbridge.org.uk/the-adrian-andrews-collection
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Adrian Andrews was a historian who was closely involved in the development of the Clifton Suspension Bridge Visitor Centre. The collection was gifted to the Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust in 2018.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c9cc97f6-17d2-46ea-98b2-4aab47da2062/
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This record is held at Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
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The Adrian Andrews Collection