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The Adrian Andrews Collection

Catalogue reference: GB 3493 AA

What’s it about?

This record is about the The Adrian Andrews Collection dating from c. 1760 - 2016.

Is it available online?

Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust.

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Full description and record details

Reference

GB 3493 AA

Title

The Adrian Andrews Collection

Date

c. 1760 - 2016

Description

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.

Held by
Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
Creator(s)
Andrews, Adrian Harry Douglas
Physical description

Paper-based files, postcards, prints, photographs (including stereocards) and digital files.

Dimensions

Approximately 4 linear metres

Access conditions

This collection is currently undergoing cataloguing. Only catalogued items are available to the public.

Unpublished finding aids
https://archives.cliftonbridge.org.uk/the-adrian-andrews-collection
Administrative / biographical background

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.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c9cc97f6-17d2-46ea-98b2-4aab47da2062/

Catalogue hierarchy

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This record is held at Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

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The Adrian Andrews Collection