Original material by Elizabeth Ellen Buxton (Barclay) (1848-1919) including sketchbooks and diaries. With additional related material by E R Creighton.
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Sketchbooks and journals by Elizabeth Ellen Buxton (later Barclay) (1848-1919) paternal granddaughter of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786-1845), politician and abolitionist. Her mother, Rachel Jane Buxton (1823-1905), and paternal grandmother, Lady Hannah Buxton (1783-1872), both also being of the ...
Pencil studies mostly depicting the Buxton family, and scenes of the English countryside and landmarks. Particularly Salisbury and surrounding areas, including Stonehenge and St. Anne's Gate.
Pencil and pen studies mostly showing English countryside scenes in Cromer and Norfolk, and detailed studies of Cromer and Cley churches, and Broomholme [Bromholm] Abbey.
Pencil and water colour studies mostly showing views and buildings in Dover, Winchester, Beaulieu and Rochester, including Dover castle and Rochester Cathedral; and Buxton family scenes, including watercolour studies of their travelling coaches, and a study of the polling booth at North Walsham ...
Pen, pencil, and watercolour sketches mostly showing domestic scenes of the Buxton family at Northrepps, in a number of which Ellen depicts herself and her siblings at play.
Pencil and watercolour sketches mostly of Runcton, and views of Dorset and the south coast, including studies of Bingham Abbey and Walsingham Abbey, and watercolour studies of Corfe Castle.
Pencil and pen sketches mostly showing domestic scenes of the Buxton family, including children playing and scenes of Christmas 1865. Also includes a number of sketches of Lady Hannah Buxton (née Gurney ) 'Granny'.