Album compiled by Florence Bankes of watercolours and photographs of Italy, Scotland and Cornwall.
Scope and Contents
This album consists largely watercolours of places visited in Scotland, Italy, Switzerland, Devon and Cornwall between 1910 and 1924. Many are signed Florrie Bankes, or F.B. Places depicted include Loch Laggan, Loch Achray, Loch Katrine, Ackergill Tower, Balmacarra, the castle of Eilean Donan and Loch Duich, Taynuilt, Loch Etive, Ben Cruachan, Glenfinnan, Loch Shiel, the road to Mallaig, Gruinard, Tarbert, Loch Fyne, Lochaillort, Loch Feochan.
The album also includes a number of pasted in photographs of Florrie Bankes' home, Wolfeton House, Dorset and of Meriden Hall. Some of the pages bear signatures dated 1955 including several by members of the Bankes family and their relatives at Stucleys who inherited Wolfeton House on the death of Florence Bankes in 1947.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1924, 1955.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, 5 May 2016, Lot.297.30 May 2016
Subject
- Bankes, Florence, 1854-1947 (artist) (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Cornwall. Europe - United Kingdom - England. County. Longitude: -4.6667. Latitude: 50.4833.
- Devon. Europe - United Kingdom - England. County. Longitude: -3.8167. Latitude: 50.7333.
- Italy. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 12.8333. Latitude: 42.8333.
- Katrine, Loch. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Stirling. Lake. Longitude: -4.5167. Latitude: 56.2500.
- Laggan, Loch. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland. Lake.
- Scotland. Europe - United Kingdom. Country. Longitude: -4.0000. Latitude: 57.0000.
- Switzerland. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 8.0000. Latitude: 47.0000.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 30 05 2016
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk