Magic Lantern Slide: Entrance, Grimspound, Dartmoor

This is one in a series of glass slides recording archaeological sites on Dartmoor. Sadly neither the location of the archaeology or the name of the photographer was recorded, but it is thought to be the entrance to the enclosure at Grimspound. The images are thought to date from the early 20th century.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
29/2015/9
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
glasspaperphotographic emulsion
Common Name
Magic Lantern Slide: Entrance, Grimspound, Dartmoor
Simple Name
slide
Inscription Transcription
handwritten 'GRIMSPOUND ENTRANCE' on top edge; handwritten 'ENTRANCE GRIMSPOUND DART' on top binding strip
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)
Production Person Initials
TA
Production Person Surname
Falcon?

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Lantern Slide: Entrance, Grimspound, Dartmoor