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Henry Taunt Collection

Size: 14,000 images

Coverage: and plus Thames-side counties from Source to Sea.

Date range: c.1860-1922

Background: Henry Taunt (1842-1922) was a famous Oxford photographer whose collection of negatives, prints and other material was bought by Oxford City Library in 1924/5.

OPA retains Taunt’s original prints but his surviving glass plate negatives are now held in the National Monuments Record Centre in Swindon - the public archive of English Heritage. The two collections have been ‘virtually’ re-united as a result of a joint digitization project funded by the New Opportunities Fund (NOF). Taunt Manuscript & Printed Works

The Henry Taunt Collection at the Centre for Oxfordshire Studies, in addition to his photographic images, contains range of his printed (published) and manuscript works.

Taunt wrote for pleasure and also for profit, passing on his enthusiasm and widening the market for his photographs. He published over 50 titles, many of which ran to several editions, and he planned lots more which never got beyond typed or hand-written drafts. The , local history, architecture, customs, comets - all sorts of subjects interested him!

Apart from those items with a blank, 'advertised' or 'Bodleian' COS Reference, all these works can be consulted at the Centre for Oxfordshire Studies. Bodleian Library items are only available at the Department of Special and Western Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library, Oxford University. Please quote the COS Reference for printed works and the Folder no. for manuscript works.

Taunt Printed Works

COS Title Edition Date Reference Abingdon, ancient and modern, with the story of the abbey and the [190-] town Alden's complete guide to Blenheim and Woodstock, including WOODd 945 chapters on The story of Royal Woodstock, The Duke of Marlborough, [c1925] (TAU) The roman villa Northleigh. Written and illustrated by the lat e Henry W Taunt FRGS. Alden's illustrated guide to Blenheim and Woodstock. Written and [c1925] illustrated by the late Henry W Taunt FRGS A[ncient] O[rder] [of] D[ruids] Lodge 59. Souvenir of the summer Bodleian [1907] outing to Day's Lock and Burcote A[ncient] O[rder] [of] D[ruids] The official souvenir of the centenary TAUNT 109 of the Albion Lodge, Oxford, No 59. Ancient Order of Druids, 1812 - [1912] 1912 TAUNT 171 The Bear Inn, Alfred Street, High Street, Oxford [1901] Bodleian Beaulieu abbey and round it [1906] TAUNT 198 Beaulieu abbey and round it 4th Accessions Blenheim and Woodstock, what to see and how to see it [1909] stack WOODd Blenheim and Woodstock, with some scenes in the Park [c1906] 728.8 BLEN and Woodstock, with some scenes in the Gardens, Bodleian 3rd Park &c WOODd 728.8 Blenheim, Woodstock, etc: their story and some of the scenes round [c1909] BLEN them stack WOODd Blenhei m, Woodstock, etc: their story and some of the scenes round 3rd [1914] 728.8 BLEN them Blenheim, Woodstock, etc: their story and some of the scenes round Bodleian 4th [1914] them The Boar's Head at Queens College, Oxford with the authorized TAUNT 157 1st [190-] words and music… The Boar's Head at Queens College, Oxford with the authorized TAUNT 174 2nd [1905] words and music… The Boar's Head Song, music and words. Notes on Boar's Head TAUNT 160 [1902] festivities at Queen's, Christmas day 1902 TAUNT 131 Catalogue of Henry W Taunt & Co's views [1874] stack CHARa Charlbury, Oxon, and round it, including Cornbury Park, Ditchley, [1906] 945 (TAU) etc. Chart of the Oxford Boat Race Course with the barges and starting TAUNT 146 [c1890] stations TAUNT 69 Comets historical and marvellous (with F. de Regis) [1910] 1889- TAUNT 148 Daily chart of the eight-oared boat races 1924 stack DORC Dorchester, Oxon, and its abbey church, with a guide to this [1906] 945 (TAU) neighbourhood TAUNT 78 Down the river to Nuneham and Abingdon [1907] Fairford Church with its celebrated windows; and the TAUNT 188 3rd [1904] district around them Fairford Church with its celebrated windows; Lechlade and t he TAUNT 206 4th district around them in list of books Faringdon and the neighbourhood published The four noses of Brasenose College, Oxford and a great error, OXFU 8 BRAS H.H.Hurst [published by H.W.Taunt] TAUNT 187 A gem of the Cotswolds. Chipping Campden Glostershire [1907 stack GODS , with its legend of fair Rosamund, Medley, Wytham and [c1900/

944 (TAU) Binsey with the lost village of Seacourt 1904?] GORIa 945 Goring, Streatley, and the neighbourhood [1894] (TAU) Bodleian Goring, Streatley, and the neighbourhood [1895] TAUNT 199 - no Hughenden, the home and grave of 's Statesman, Benjamin,

illustrations Earl of Beaconsfield Bodleian Iffley manor church and village [1909] Bodleian Iffley mill and its story [1908] OXFO 621.21 Iffley mill and its story 2nd [1908] IFFL TAUNT 203 Iffley mill and its story 3rd [1909] John Adams guide to Netley Abbey and the neighbourhood by TAUNT 201 [1899] Eustace Hinton Jones, re-written by Henry W Taunt , Oxon. Ancient Kirtlington, St Mary's Church, the Park and KIRT 945 (TAU) [1905] House… the village, etc. Lantern Readings [Number 5]… to accompany the series of TAUNT 164 photographic slides: "Blankets while you wa it" and "Merrie England [1909] and its festivities" A list of views of Oxford and the neighbourhood. (Third annual Bodleian [1871] catalogue)

TAUNT 100 Lost and destroyed Oxford churches [programme of a lecture [1916] delivered to the Oxford Architectural and Historical Society] TAUNT 116 Magdalen Tower on May Morning 2nd [1896] TAUNT 118 Magdalen Tower on May Morning 4th [1909] pamphlet OXFO Magdalen Tower on May Morning ? ? 394.2 (TAU) TAUNT 117 Magdalen Tower on May Morning [interleaved for new edition] 3rd [1903?] Magdalen Tower on May morning [words and music of the Hymnus TAUNT 119 Eucharisticus] TAUNT 113 May Day ceremonies (In Sphere supplement 2 May 1908) 1908 Midsummer customs,by C.F. Lorimer and H.W.Taunt (In The Windsor TAUNT 68 1917 Magazine 1917, p27 - 33) OXFO 944 The millenary of Oxford; its story for a thousand years… [1912] (TAU) OXFO 944 The millenary of Oxford; its story for a thousand years…[large paper [1912] (TAU) limited edition of 195 copies] TAUNT 200 Netley Abbey and round it with scenes on Southampton Water [1907] A new map of the River Thames from Oxford to London, from entirely new surveys, taken during the summer of 1871; with a gui de stack 931 (TAU) 1st [1872] giving every information required by the tourist, the oarsman, and the angler A new map of the River Thames, from entirely new surveys taken stack 931 (TAU) 2nd [1873] during the summer of 1871… A new map of the Rive r Thames from to London on a stack 931 (TAU) scale of two inches to a mile, from entirely new surveys finished 3rd [1879] during the summer of 1878 stack 931 (TAU) A new map of the River Thames from Thames Head to London… 5th [1895?] stack 931 (TAU) A new map of the River Thames from Thames Head to London 6th [1897] TAUNT 189 North Oxford and its mother church, SS Philip and James [1916] 1908 - TAUNT 184 Notes and News, Nos 5-11 + 13 1914 TAUNT 38 Our Oxford roads [1910] OXFO 945.4 Oxford and its historical associations, printed privately for "Frank [190-] (TAU) Cooper" Oxford: the famous City and University, written and printed specially OXFO 945.4 for the A[ncient] O[rder] [of] F[oresters] meeting at Oxford, Aug ust, 1915 (TAU) 1915 OXFO 945.4 Oxford; illustrated by camera and pen [1911] (TAU) stack OXFO Oxford; illustrated by camera and pen[unbound copy donated by [1911] 945.4 (TAU) H.W.T.] stack 821.8 The Oxford poems of Matthew Arnold [1910] (ARN) The Oxford poems of Matthew Arnold 2nd stack 821.8 The Oxford poems of Matthew Arnold 3rd (ARN) stack 821.8 The Oxford poems of Matthew Arnold [193-] (ARN) stack HENL 945 Phototypes of Henley-on-Thames [c1905] (TAU) Phototypes of Newbury [190-] Bodleian Picture postcard souvenir and guide to Princes Risborough [1916?] TAUNT 86 Picture postcard souvenir and guide to Blewbury, Berks TAUNT 186 A pretty corner of leafy Bucks. Princes Risborough and round it [1910] Programme of summer outing Ladies' day July 4th, 1894.[Followed Bodleian 1894 by] Up the river from Staines to Marlow LITTh 943 The Rollright Stones: the Stonehenge of Oxfordshire: with some [1907?] (TAU) account of the ancient Druids, and sagas rendered into English The Rollright Stones: the Stonehenge of Oxfordshire: with some advertised Pbk [1907?] account of the ancient Druids, and sagas rendered into English The Roman villa at Northleigh (Reprinted from Bl enheim, Woodstock, TAUNT 95 [c1909] etc, c1909) TAUNT 205 St Giles Fair: the popular Oxford Carnival and its story [c1908] TAUNT 87 St Paul's church, Old Botley [1917?] OXFO 945.4 Souvenir and pictorial guide to Oxford; a new and pleasant way of [190-] (TAU) touring the city TAUNT 121 Souvenir of St Giles Fair [1911] Souvenir of the Trout Inn, Godstow, the old guest-house of the TAUNT 185 [c1900] celebrated Abbey; with the story of Fair Rosamund o 931 (TAU) Taunt's map of the River Thames from Oxford to London. Pocket ed. [1873] Taunt's shilling map and guide to the river Thames from Oxford to stack 931 (TAU) [1882?] London Thames scenery around Maidenhead including Windsor, , TAUNT 202 Taplow, Marlow, Burnham Beeches &c TAUNT 145 The Tideway course (In Cassell's Magazine c1910, p531 - 538) [c1910] stack 931 (TAU) Up the river from Staines to Henley and Reading TAUNT 217 Witney, Oxon, and round it. Minster Lovell, Stanton Harcourt, etc [1906] OXFO 770 TAUN A word for ourselves. With the compliments of the season [1886] [photocopy]

Taunt Manuscript Works

Folder No of Title Date No. sheets 1 The Master; reminiscences of Jowett and Balliol College c1893 21 2 Bray and its vicar c1905 7 3 Beating ye bounds of ye antient city of Oxford 1892 23 4 A thousand years of English church architecture 190- 196 5 Tamesis: the Thames and Severn Canal c1905 35 6 Sunny memories of rural England c1910 27 7 Comets, historical and marvellous 1910 52 8 Crosses 1912 25 9 From Oxford westward; poems in connection with Rosamund c1917 51 10 Country rambles with Matthew Arnold c1910 81 11 Portraits c1910 152 12 Joseph Arch c1900 10 13 Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield c1881 34 14 Dr John Fell 1913 41 15 Tamesis. The River Thames and its tributaries c1900 37 16 Tamesis: the Thames and Severn Canal. Ashton Keynes to Noah's Ark c1905 9 17 Thames weirs old and new. Part 1 nd 21 18 Up the river in the Christmas holidays c1910 26 19 Oxfordshire druidical stones nd 48 20 Notes for a pleasant day in 1909 80 21 The Berkshire village of Aldworth 1898 23 22 Blewbury and round it c1915 33 23 From Oxford Westward: Botley + Wytham c1915 24 24 The villages of Hanborough, Oxon with their story 1921 50 25 From Oxford westward [inc + Besselsleigh] 191- 38 26 Drayton, Berks c1910 24 27 The Hinkseys c1910 118 28 Franciscan and other friars in Oxford 1912 82 29 Lost and destroyed churches of Oxford 191- 96 30 Lost and destroyed churches of Oxford 191- 15 31 Oxford past and present: parish boundaries c1914 62 32 Nooks and corners of Christ Church Cathedral c1913 13 33 Ancient Order of Druids, Stonehenge, 1905 1905 107 Oxford past and present: election of mayor + sheriff; our old Town Halls; 34 c1911 37 the Black Assize + the Oxford Waterworks. 35 Ancient Order of Foresters, High court meeting, 1915 1915 36 36 The festival of winter c1910 30 1909- 37 Joe Pullen's Tree, Shotover Hill 38 1914 38 Our Oxford roads c1910 19 39 Beaumont Palace, the birthplace of Richard Coeur-de-Lion c1910 11 40 Drawings of African scenes nd 4 c1873- 41 Newspaper cuttings book 109 1908 42 Parson's Pleasure bathing place 1913 13 c1880- 43 Jingles and songs [no 1] 37 1912

44 Jingles and Songs [no 2] c1880 - 43 1912 c1900- 45 Jingles [no 3] 34 1915 c1910- 46 Jingles [no 4] 56 1920 47 Branches of the River Thames at Oxford 1920 53 48 Oxford History: river, Civil War, guides, legends c1910 345 49 The millenary of Oxford 1912 70 50 Lye Hill and the Moors c1915 24 51 North Oxford and its mother church, SS Philip and James 1916 30 52 Early Oxford c1907 11 53 Oxford and its colleges illustrated [Part 1] c1910 128 54 Oxford and its colleges illustrated [Part 2] c1910 97 55 A typical Oxford Street, Holywell Street c1910 17 Oxford past and present: St Marie's College; Frewin Hall; the Union Rooms 56 c1910 73 + St Peter le Bailey. 57 From Oxford westward [inc Yarnton, Cassington + Eynsham] 191- 102 58 Chats about places: Chipping Campden, Glostershire 190- 11 59 Fairford church with its celebrated windows, 3rd ed 190- 55 60 Princes Risborough and round it 190- 80 61 The mark of the Bosch, our trip to the sea in war time 1915 13 62 The Vale of the White Horse, a gem of Berkshire country c1913 10 63 The shepherd and his dog c1905 2 64 Collections for a history of the Bear Inn c1910 8 65 The old halls of Oxford c1910 7 66 Idea for official illustrated catalogue of the river Thames c1910 14 67 Sutton Courtenay c1910 27 68 Midsummer customs 1917 7 69 Comets, historical and marvellous 1910 21 70 Food from the fields c1915 1 71 Moles and mole catching c1910 1 72 Cuttings and articles relating to Friar Roger Bacon 1917 10 73 The story of the Harcourt family c1900 21 74 Alderman William Levins c1910 14 75 Oxford of over 50 years ago 1913 17 1900- 76 Personal correspondence and poems 34 1920 77 Below Nuneham to Abingdon 189- 10 78 Down the river to Nuneham and Abingdon 34 79 River Thames: rough notes c1915 4 80 The Head of the Thames c1900 2 81 Notes on the river Cherwell c1910 21 82 River Ock c1910 4 83 The laughing Windrush 1900 30 84 Manuscript record of an OAHS outing c1910 7 85 Misc notes on Blewbury, Aston Tirrold and Aston Upthorpe c1915 54 86 Picture postcard souvenir and guide to Blewbury nd 5 87 St Paul's church, Old Botley 1917? 4 88 Ewelme c1915 4 89 St Mary and St John the Baptist nd 4 90 Godstow Nunnery: rough notes c1915 1 91 Godstow, Medley, Binsey etc nd 9 92 Godstow with its legend of fair Rosamund c1908 58 93 Thames villages: Goring and Streatley 189- 32 94 Launton 188- 11 95 The Roman Villa at Northleigh c1909 5 96 Pictures at Nuneham nd 38 97 St Mary's, Rewley Abbey c1910 4 c1907- 98 Cowley Fathers 68 1916 99 Oxford boundaries c1914 24 100 Lost and destroyed churches + notes on Oxford churches 1916 28 101 The Boatmans floating chapel c1910 1 102 The Iron church in Stockmore Street c1915 2 103 St Philip and St James church c1916 2 104 Port Meadow 1910 19 105 The battle of 1892 1 106 Beating the bounds of the City of Oxford 1893 30 1911- 107 Beating the bounds, rough notes 9 1914 108 St Bartholemew's Hospital c1915 6 109 Ancient Order of Druids, official souvenir, 1912 1912 33 110 Notes on Druids 1912 104 111 Our Oxford roads c1909 9 1913- 112 Tramways controversy 11 1914 113 May day ceremonies [Sphere, Supplement 2 May 1908] 1908 4 1894- 114 Magdalen Tower on May Morning notes etc 8 1915 115 Magdalen Tower on May Morning c1900 14 116 Magdalen Tower on May Morning, 2nd ed nd 11 117 Magdalen Tower on May Morning, 3rd ed, interleaved 1909 30 118 Magdalen Tower on May Morning, 4th ed nd 20 119 Magdalen Tower on May Morning [words and music] nd 5 120 Oxford Fairs c1912 28 121 Souvenir of St Giles Fair + St Giles Faier an Oxfordshire folk lore ditty c1910 3 122 St Cross Cemetery c1910 2 123 Two old mills in Oxford c1910 7 124 The Oxford market c1908 11 125 Brewery waterwheels, St Thomas's c1910 1 126 Oxford's Town Halls c1910 6 127 Folly Bridge c1910 9 128 Oxford Castle c1910 1 129 Account to Messrs Charles Early 1898 3 c1890- 130 Advertising material + Misc items relating to Taunt's business 119 1919 131 Catalogue of Henry W Taunt & Co's views 26 132 Change of address, business letter + photo of St Giles' Fair 1869 4 c1880- 133 Songs 9 1915 134 The Coble…. 1885 3 135 Davy Jones's Locker 1890 20 136 Dame Wiggins of Lee 1888 13 137 Description of two railway accidents 1853 nd 1 138 Trill Mill Stream 1920 12 139 Binsey c1910 12 140 Oxford; the famous City and University 1915 51 141 Sand Hill and Bullingdon Green 1914 7 142 Chats about Oxford: Carfax the centre of the City c1910 9 143 On the site of the Old Physic Hall 1911 3 144 Holywell - a typical Oxford street c1910 11 145 The tideway course c1910 10 146 Chart of the Oxford Boat Race Course c1890 2 147 Boats and boat-racing at Oxford 189- 28 1889- 148 Daily chart of the eight oared boat races 83 1924 1898- 149 University rowing 20 1913 150 Exeter College old chapel nd 2 151 Magdalen College c1910 3 152 Magdalen celebrations 1921 7 153 Merton College c1907 4 154 New College c1909 5 1899- 155 Notes and cuttings re Oriel College 11 1911 156 Johnson at Pembroke c1910 2 157 The Boar's Head at Queen's College, 1st edition 1904 13 158 The Boar's Head at Queens College 190- 2 1897- 159 Queens College 22 1913 160 The Boar's Head Song 1902 22 161 University College c1915 20 162 Steventon ironworks, Berkshire c1910 1 163 Wallingford c1900 11 164 Blankets while you wait + Merrie England and its festivities 1909 16 165 Wakes c1910 2 166 Iffley Manor, church and village c1910 41 167 The proposed desecration of Oxford 1911 1 1868- 168 Opinions of the press 63 1878 169 King of the Sclavonians 1898 13 170 church destroyed by suffragettes 1914 9 171 The Bear Inn, Alfred Street c1901 2 172 The millenary of Oxford 1912 41 173 Magdalen Tower on May Morning, 5th ed 1909 43 174 The Boar's Head at Queen's College, 2nd edition 1905 15 175 Underground Oxford: cellars and crypts c1910 19 176 Some yankee customers of ours c1910 13 177 In camp with the 'varsity volunteers 1900? 14 178 Lecture on a trip down the Thames c1871 106 179 Oxford past and present c1895 45 180 Oxford, the alma mater of the world c1910 12 181 Royal Windsor, the home of the King c1910 9 182 The scenery of the Thames. Charming Clivedon c1910 11 183 Map of Oxford 188- 1 1908 - 184 Notes and News (Nos 5 - 11 + 13) 32 1914 185 Souvenir of the Trout Inn Godstow 190- 12 186 Princes Risborough and round it 47 187 A gem of the Cotswolds: Chipping Campden, Glostershire 35 188 Fairford church with its celebrated windows, 3rd edition 189 North Oxford and its mother church 1916 28 190 Numbers book: 1 - 11,795 [MICROFILM] 191 Numbers book: 10,000 - 16,999 [MICROFILM] 192 Numbers book: 17,001 - 19,695 [MICROFILM] 193 Postcard list nd 79 194 List of Oxford blocks nd 31 Numbers book: Birthday combinations 5100 - 5146, 30751-30974, 35323- 1879 - 195 35685, 35955-35988, 36264-36907, 40025-40059, 40348-45072, 80023- 92 1890 80070 [sequences incomplete] Long numbers book:8 x 6 51600 - 53025,12 x 10 44484 - 47174 1905 - 196 82 [sequences incomplete] 1922 197 List of Oxford negatives by subject 81 198 Beaulieu Abbey and round it 38 199 Hughenden, the home and grave …. 15 200 Netley Abbey and round it 35 201 John Adams guide to Netley Abbey 202 Thames scenery around Maidenhead 21 203 Iffley mill and its story illustrated, 3rd edition 18 90+ 204 Annual party 1 1892 205 St Giles Fair, the popular Oxford Carnival and its story 19 206 Fairford Church, 4th edition 45 207 To the Burgesses of the East Ward 1908 1 208 A trip down the Thames 189- 1 209 Cumnor Bear and Ragged Staff, watercolour by HWT 1916 2