Add MS 78133

Althorp Papers. Vol. mmdcccxxxiii. Maps and plans of Brington, co. Northt.

A. 'We sign this as a Sketch for John Skipton to divide the allotments by witness our hands this 12^th day of July 1743', signed by eight tenants; 1743. No scale given [approx. 1:5866]. No surveyor named. Enclosure map showing fields surrounding Little Brington, field boundaries and names, and roads. Some land parcelled up and marked in pencil. Draft.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 719 x 578mm.

B. Plans of stables and stalls, and related papers, by Thomas Brampton; 1774.

Three items on one sheet 545 x 760mm.

1. Letter from Thomas Brampton to John Shipton of Stantonbury, 20 June 1774. Covering letter for stable plans. Paper; f. 1. 197 x 160mm.

2. Plan of stables. No scale given [approx. 1:96]. Ink and pencil on paper. 140 x 550mm.

3. 'Plans & Estimate of the new Stables at Brington'. Scale indeterminable. 121 x 520mm.

C. 'A Plan of Brington Lordship and 2 Parcels No. 105 and 132Y in Harleston and Flower Lordships in the County of Northampton', by John Corris; 1777. Scale: 10 chains to the inch [1:7920]. North at top. Shows field names with tenants' [?] names in pencil, boundaries, neighbouring lordships, poor's allotment, tithe and glebe land, the village, and roads. Draft.

Ink and watercolour on vellum. 589 x 518mm.

D. 'A Plan and Survey of the Estate in the Lordship of Brington in the County of Northampton Belonging to The Rt. Honble Earl Spencer', by John Corris; 1777. Scale: 9 chains to the inch [1:7128]. North at top. Shows field boundaries, field names, properties, roads, and neighbouring lordships. Key details owners or tenants of fields, and road and field sizes. Draft.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 617 x 580mm.

E. 'A Plan and Survey of the Estate at Great and Little Brington, Nobottle and Althorpe in the Parish of Brington and a piece of Woodland in the Parish of Harleston and another piece in Harleston Parish adjoining the Upper or East Lodge and a piece in Flower Parish in the County of Northampton Belonging to The Rt. Honble Earl Spencer', by John Corris; 1777-1778. Scale: 3 chains to the inch [1:2376]. North at top. Shows field boundaries, field names and sizes, tenants’ names, tithe values, neighbouring lordships, Rector’s and poor's lands, roads, villages, a large expanse of Nobottle Wood, and part of Althorp Park. Imperfect. Draft.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 2330 x 2233mm. Six sheets.

F. No title; [18^th cent.?]. No scale given [approx. 1:3520]. No surveyor named. Shows lands around Great and Little Brington, neighbouring lordships, roads, villages, some buildings, plots and fields. Imperfect. Draft, possibly prepared on a plane table.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 1385 x 1360mm. Four sheets.

G. 'Map of the Villages of Great Brington, Little Brington, and Nobottle', by William Bonsor; 1832. No scale given [approx. 1:2347]. North to top. Separate plan of each village, not continuous map. Shows numbered and lettered properties, roads, Rector's and poor's land. Colour coded to indicate Earl Spencer's land, freehold land, and poor’s cottages. Presentation map.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 985 x 643mm.

H. Papers rel. to Great Brington churchyard wall; [1840?]. No architect named.

Ink and watercolour on paper. Three items on one sheet 557 x 760mm.

1. Elevation of the western entrance. Scale indeterminable. 170 x 337mm.

2. 'Profile, of Wall, and Ground'. Scale: 20 feet to the inch [1:240]. 173 x 638mm.

3. 'Specifications for Building new Stone Wall, to enclose the Church Yard at Great Brington'. Paper; f. 1. 320 x 245mm.

I. 'Plan of Brington Church Yard'; 1840. Scale: 20 feet to the inch [1:240]. No architect named.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 642 x 365mm.

J. 'Six cottages for widows erected 1851 by the Right Honble Fredk. Earl Spencer KG in memory of Georgiana Elizabeth, Countess Spencer, Brington'; [1851], 1858, n.d. No architect named. No scale given [approx. 1:48].

Ink and watercolour on paper. Five plans on four sheets of various sizes.

1. Elevations. 651 x 718mm.

2. Ground plan. 500 x 670mm.

3. Ground plan and elevations. 333 x 497mm.

4. Elevations and cross section. 325 x 425mm.

5. Ground plan. 255 x 347mm.

K. New Lodge, Little Brington; 1854. Scale: 4 inches to the foot [1:48]. No architect named.

Ink and watercolour on paper. Four plans on two sheets 760 x 560mm.

1. East elevation. 274 x 415mm.

2. West elevation. 274 x 410mm.

3. Ground plan. 380 x 297mm.

4. Front elevation. 265 x 335mm.

L. Plans, and rel. papers, of St John's, Little Brington, by P. C. Hardwick; 1854.

Ink and watercolour on paper. Eight items on six sheets 380 x 666mm.

1. Elevations. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96]. 380 x 565mm.

2. Elevation. No scale given [approx. 1:96]. 353 x 570mm.

3. Elevation. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96]. 370 x 402mm.

4. 'Curate's House, Little Brington'. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96]. Elevations and plans. 355 x 537mm.

5. 'Brington Chapel. Sketch for West Window'. Scale: 2 feet to the inch [1:24]. 380 x 263mm.

6. 'Brington Chapel'. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96]. Elevation. 302 x 380mm.

7. Letter from P. C. Hardwich to Earl Spencer; 23 July 1854. Covering letter for plans of the chapel and Curate's house. Paper; f. 1. 225 x 182mm.

8. Plan of the church. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96]. 270 x 365mm.

M. Papers rel. to the construction of the new church at Brington; 1856. Letters from P.C. Hardwick to Earl Spencer, bills, and receipts regarding the building of the church. On two sheets.

Paper; ff. 15. Various sizes.

N. 'Plan of proposed new road from Great Brington to Althorp Station'; [19th cent.?]. No scale given [approx. 1:2542]. No surveyor named. North at top. Draft.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 553 x 722mm.

O. 'Church of S Mary Brington. Vaults to Spencer Chapel' by M.H.H.; 1903. Scale: 4 feet to the inch [1:48]. Plans and sections of vaults with inscriptions for each coffin plate.

Ink and watercolour on paper and waxed linen. Two sheets.

1. Plan and sections with details of the inscriptions on coffin plates. 330 x 702mm.

2. Plan with details of the inscriptions on coffin plates. 358 x 511mm.

P. 'Brington Church - Heraldry in windows'; 1904. Depicts 10 coats of arms visible in the church windows, with description of each one.

Ink on paper. 430 x 370mm.

Q. Plan of St Mary’s Church, Great Brington; [20th cent.?]. Scale: 8 feet to the inch [1:96]. No architect named.

Ink and watercolour on waxed linen. 293 x 476mm.