W J Brown (DX 324) This collection consists of 42 prints showing Faringdon and surrounding area, taken between 1880 and 1934.

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1 Local Collections Bird (DX 325) This collection consists of 8 prints taken by The Museum from originals held by Mr Derek Bird, and 15 original postcards, showing Wargrave during the first half of the twentieth century. These photographs are included in the Index to Places. Blackett (DX 346) This collection consists of 67 prints taken by The Museum from originals held by Mrs L Batchelor (and 1 item of ephemera), showing members of the Blackett family, Thorpe Lea House (nr Windsor), Wickham House (nr Newbury), together with various scenes of bathing, riding, hunting, motoring, gardening, family, rural and estate life, mainly in Berkshire and Sussex, 1880s. Prints can be ordered from the Museum's photo service. W J Brown (DX 324) This collection consists of 42 prints showing Faringdon and surrounding area, taken between 1880 and Collier (DX 323) This collection consists of approximately 6000 glass negatives showing Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire from 1905 to the 1960s. Phillip Osborne Collier ( ) was a commercial photographer and postcard publisher working in Reading from around His partnership with Eric Guy lasted from the end of the Great War until around NOT TO BE REPRODUCED without the express permission of the Museum. Dann/Lewis (DX 322)

2 This collection consists mainly of glass plate negatives showing Reading and immediate surrounding area from the 1870s to the 1940s. Mrs Frances Dann was a commercial photographer who opened a studio in Reading in The business was taken over by her granddaughter (also Frances) and Henry Lewis, and operated into the 1940s. A full catalogue listing is available in the Index Room. NOT TO BE REPRODUCED without the express permission of the Museum. Greenaway (P DX333) This collection consists of 66 copy prints and several photocopies made by the Museum from photographs owned by Mr and Mrs R G Greenaway, showing Ashampstead, Yattendon and surrounding area, c Guy (P DX289) This collection consists of 2000 glass negatives and some prints, showing agriculture in central southern England from the 1920s to the 1950s. Eric Guy was a commercial photographer with businesses at Basingstoke, Hampshire and then Reading, Berkshire. His partnership with Philip Collier lasted from the end of the Great War until around Reference copy prints are available in the Index Room. NOT TO BE REPRODUCED without the express permission of the Museum. Hassan (P DX331) This collection consists of 76 contact prints and 6 larger prints showing Stanford Dingley in the 1930s. Hopkins (P DX326) This collection consists of 8 prints made by the Museum from lantern slides loaned by Mr Hopkins, showing Tidmarsh and Pangbourne around the turn of the century. Hopson (DX332) This collection consists of 143 prints made by the Museum from postcards owned by Mrs Hopson, showing Berkshire villages, c

3 Simon Johnson (P DX353) This collection consists of 312 colour prints taken on behalf of the Museum showing architectural detail and vernacular buildings in Reading and surrounding area, Jan-Feb NOT TO BE REPRODUCED without the express permission of the Museum, with acknowledgement to "Simon Johnson Collection". Lamb (P DX344) This collection consists of 81 copy prints made by the Museum from photographs and illustrations loaned by Ina Lamb, showing Sibford Ferris, Oxon, and surrounding area (farming, family, events), c Lewis (DX 330) This collection consists of about 60 prints and 4 photocopies relating to Stanford Dingley, together with 9 prints showing Hermitage; mainly 20th century. Mortimer Local History Group (DX 347) This collection consists of 21 sheets of contact prints and a set of negatives made by the Museum from photographs, postcards and illustrations loaned by Mortimer Local History Group, showing Mortimer and surrounding area, c NOT TO BE REPRODUCED without the express permission of the donors Perkins (DX 348) This collection consists of 32 copy prints made by the Museum from an album of photographs ("Sunny Days"), loaned by Mrs Perkins, showing Sonning, Marlow, Maidenhead etc, c Subjects covered include croquet, cricket, boating, bathing and village life. Spencer-Harper (DX 370) This collection consists of 118 copy prints, 1 contact sheet and 20 photocopies made by the Museum from original photographs and postcards loaned by Mrs Angela Spencer-Harper, showing Oxfordshire scenes, mainly Stoke Row, c FOR REFERENCE ONLY: further details on request. Sulham House (DX 355) This collection consists of 1210 copy prints and 355 contact prints made by the

4 Museum from family albums of original photographs loaned by Mrs Iris Moon, showing life and work on the estate, various towns/holiday scenes, Reference copy prints are available in the Index Room. Suttons Seeds (TR SUT) This collection consists of: negatives and contact cards showing flowers, bulbs etc; trial plots; haymaking; grazing; market gardening; Suttons show stands; negatives showing farming, ; prints, 1950s-1960s. These photographs form part of the Suttons archive. Suttons Seeds - Timpson deposit (DX 291) This collection consists of 344 prints as used in Suttons Seed Catalogues, arranged by subject and showing both seeds and types of farm management, Tolsey (DX 371) This collection consists of 41 copy prints made by the Museum from original photographs and postcards in the possession of Tolsey Museum, Burford, showing Burford, Oxfordshire, c Treacher (DX 320) This collection consists of around 900 negatives, taken from the 1890s to the 1930s, showing mainly Twyford and surrounding area, but also archaeological subjects from across England and Wales. Llewellyn Treacher ( ) was a geologist, antiquarian and local historian who spent his whole life in Twyford, Berkshire. NOT TO BE REPRODUCED without the express permission of the Museum. Early motor car at Chipstead in Kent: Mr. Martin and female companion sitting in their vehicle posing for the camera / part of the Llewellyn Treacher collection of quarter plate glass negatives

5 Waterhouse (DX 349) This collection consists of 3 prints copy prints made by the Museum from originals held by Mr Waterhouse, showing views of Whiteknights Park, c NOT TO BE REPRODUCED without the express permission of the donors. Watney (DX 329) This collection consists of 14 copy prints made by the Museum from originals held by Dr Watney of photographs showing Bradfield, Buckhold and Stanford Dingley, mid 20th century. FOR REFERENCE ONLY Westall (DX 328) This collection consists of 37 copy prints made by the Museum from originals owned by Mr Westall showing Reading and surrounding area, early 20th century. NOT TO BE REPRODUCED without the express permission of the Museum. Wilder (DX 343) This collection consists of 34 copy prints made by the Museum from photographs and illustrations loaned by W C Wilder, showing Wallingford and surrounding area (foundry, farming, family portraits), c FOR REFERENCE ONLY Wokingham History Society (DX 334) This collection consists of 35 copy prints made by the Museum from photographs and illustrations held by Wokingham History Society, showing Wokingham streets, buildings, people and events, c FOR REFERENCE ONLY George Woods (DX 327) This collection consists of 62 copy prints made by the Museum from negatives are held by the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, showing Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire in the late nineteenth century. George Woods was a late Victorian photographer in the Hastings area: his subject matter included country scenes, but also the seafront at Hastings including fishermen, fishing, boats, pleasure yachts, entertainers and vendors. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: Prints can be ordered from the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery.

6 Wynmalen (DX 360) This collection consists of 57 files of negatives, contact prints and printing blocks showing livestock, horses and hunting around Hare Hatch, c1950s. An accession list is available in the Index Room. NOT TO BE REPRODUCED without the permission of the Museum. The Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, UK. E rhc@reading.ac.uk