Magic Lantern Slide: Croyland Abbey, Northampton
This slide by William Weaver Baker shows Crowland Abbey (also spelt Croyland) in Northampton. The former Benedictine Abbey was dissolved in 1539, but the nave and aisles of the Abbey Church became used as a parish church. The focus of this photograph is on the West front of the abbey, the ruined part of the structure to the right of the building would have been the entrance to the nave. The gravestones in the foreground of the slide provide a record of how these looked over 100 years ago, many of which have now lost such detail.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 313/1977/338
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Croyland Abbey, Northampton
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'CROYLAND ABBEY' on top edge; handwritten 'Croyland Abbey. Northampton.' on mount
- Period Classification
- Edwardian (1901-1914); Modern (1945-); Modern (1900-)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Person Initials
- W. Weaver
- Production Person Surname
- Baker
