4.3 Acknowledgement & Sources of Illustrations

4.3.1 Acknowledgements

The table below gives the coding used to denote libraries / institutions which hold copies of the works described. My thanks to all those who supplied information and images.
* Indicates online catalogues. Although each library has its own catalogue JISC (formerly COPAC) combines all their holdings in a central catalogue.
In addition, the HathiTrust Digital Library has a large number of volumes freely available to download and/or read.

		My thanks go to ...
AUL	Aberystwyth University Library, Wales	Val
BF	Papers held by the Butcher family	Oriel
BL	British Library	Lina Nemanyte, Adrian Schindler
Bod	Bodleian Library, University of Oxford SOLO* - Search Oxford Libraries Online search	Colin Walker and Dunja Sharif
BLL	Heritage Library, Bournemouth Library	Michael Stead
BUL	Bangor University Library, Wales	Shan
Card	Cardiff University Library, Wales	Alison Harvey, Lisa
CHS	Christchurch Historical Society, Christchurch, UK
CUL	Cambridge University Library, England iDiscover* – on-line catalogue at CUL	Kathryn Jennings and Nicola Hudson
DevA[i]	Devon Archives (and Heritage Centre), Exeter	Scott Pettitt, James Ward
DEI	Devon and Exeter Institute, Exeter	Sonia Llewellyn
DHC	Dorset History Centre, Dorchester	L Garratt
DUL	Durham University Library, England	Beth and James Bisset
ESBHRO	East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Record Office	Tim Evenden
EUL	Exeter University Library, England	Anna Harding
GUL	Glasgow University Library, Scotland	Caitlin Anderson
JISC	Library Hub Discover (replaces COPAC) as main UK	On-line catalogue
KB	Author´s Collection
KK	Kreson Kernow, Cornwall Studies Library, Redruth	Joanna France
Leeds	Leeds University Library	Kat Tiller, Joanna Wilk
Lei[ii]	Leicester University Special Collections Project	Ian Swirles
NDA	North Devon Athenaeum, Barnstaple	Naomi Ayre
New	Newport Reference Library, Newport, Wales	John Brodrick, Gabhan
NLS	National Library of Scotland	N Diarmid Ross and Lorna Black[iii]
NLW	National Library of Wales/ Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, Aberystwyth	Hywel C Jones
NPT	Neath Reference Library, Neath Port Talbot
PLY[iv]	Plymouth Central Library, England	Graham Naylor
Port	Portsmouth History Centre, Portsmouth Central Library
SAS	Sussex Archaeological Society, Lewes	Esme Evans
Shaw	Shaw, Gareth and Allison Tipper; British Directories 2nd Edition; Bloomsbury Academic; 1998; London.
SoG	Society of Genealogists, London	Ginny Gilman
Som	Somerset Archives & Local Studies, Taunton	Kate Parr, Mandy Caine
SuA	Stratford-upon-Avon,
SW	Swansea Library Service, Swansea, Wales
TCD	Trinity College Dublin, Ireland	Simon Lang
TQ	Torquay Public Library, Torbay Libraries, Devon	Alison Willcocks
USL	University of Southampton Library, England	Jenny Ruthven
WCL	Worcester City Library	Archive Enquiry Team
WDRO[v]	West Devon Record Office, The Box, Plymouth, UK	Claire Skinner
WSCL	West Sussex County Library, Chichester
York	York Minster Library, The Old Palace Library, York	Steven Newman, Nicola Dowden

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[i] Devon Archives has taken over from Exeter Westcountry Studies Library (EWSL) but not everything has been catalogued or catalogued correctly and I was informed that the centre is horribly understaffed (as all libraries). Nevertheless, when you do have a question, they are eager to help.

[ii] Leicester University Library carried out a Special Collections Project in the past and borrowed numerous interesting publications, including a large number of directories. These are available on line but the original source has not been credited. Few, if any, of the items they put on line are from their own collection.

[iii] The National Library of Scotland is very helpful and the images provided very high quality. Besides these two many other members of staff were helpful, e.g. Jenny Parkerson, and in February 2022 the staff arranged a video conference so I could inspect an item.

[iv] The Plymouth Central Library and the West Devon Record Office (WDRO below) work together but they each have their own catalogues. Nevertheless, one should search both catalogues as they have not been integrated and sometimes items are not where you would expect them.

[v] See note 16 above.

4.3.2 Sources of Illustrations

Eyre Brothers logos: Below in Watering Places of Devon and Cornwall – illustration courtesy of Devon Archives, Exeter; above from Coal Trades´ Directory (cover) courtesy of British Library. 

Fig. 1. View of Torquay by Rock in Watering Places … South of England.

Fig. 2. The 1^st edition of Watering Places … South with standard cloth cover and gilt title.

Fig. 3. Devon in The Geography of Devonshire by Faunthorpe (Philip´s title and imprint).

Fig. 4. Cornwall in Watering Places South (1^st) by Eyre Brothers (Eyre title and address).

Fig. 5. Symmons´ covers:  Watering Places of the North of England 1^st Edition cover, illustration courtesy of the University of Durham.

Fig. 6. West Yorks in Watering Places of the North of England 1^st Edition. Illustration courtesy of the University of Durham.

Figs. 7a. & 7b. Eyre’s Guide to the Seaside and Visiting Resorts of Devon & Cornwall, 1878.

Fig. 8. Advert for Eyre´s London Directory-Diaries from Eyre´s Guide to Sussex (1878).

Figs. 9a/9b. & Fig. 10. Title page & map and advert for Paris guide from Wales Register: (LEI) illustrations courtesy National Library of Wales. [i]

Fig. 11. Advert for directories in Cardiff and Swansea.

Fig. 12a & 12b. Cover and map to Eyre´s Shilling County Guide of Sussex. Illustrations courtesy of Sussex Archaeological Society, Lewes.

Fig. 13. Advert for Watering Places 2nd Edition inserted in Hotels of the UK 1881.

Fig. 14. Hotels of the UK - 1^st edition cover courtesy of Trinity College, Dublin.

Fig. 15. Devon in Hotels 1^st edition. Illustration courtesy of Trinity College, Dublin.

Fig. 16. Eyre Brothers´ P O Plymouth Directory 1^st edition with standard cloth cover and gilt title.

Fig. 17. Eyre Bros.´ Publications: Advert from the Plymouth Directory 2^nd edition - online copy uploaded courtesy of The Bodleian Library.

Figs. 18. & 19. Adverts for Eyre’s Picturesque Devonshire in Plymouth directory 5^th edition – (LEI) illustrations courtesy of Devon Archives, Exeter.

Fig. 20. Cover of Eyre´s Picturesque Devonshire and Cornwall 1891 courtesy of the Butcher family.

Fig. 21. Advert for 4^th edition of Eyre´s Picturesque Devonshire and Cornwall in 1893.

Figs. 22a. & 22b. Cover and List of distributors Eyre´s Picturesque Devon and Cornwall 1898 courtesy of Glasgow University Library.

Fig. 23. Typical circus poster printed by T Creber courtesy of the British Library online.[ii]

Fig. 24. Map of Devon by George Philips in Eyre Brothers´ .... Directory 1st Edition.

Fig. 25. Map of Plymouth by Maddock in Eyre Brothers´ .... Directory 2^nd Edition courtesy of The Bodleian Library - Oxford University.

Fig. 26. Map of Plymouth by Brendon & Son in Eyre Brothers´ .... Directory 3rd Edition courtesy of The Bodleian Library - Oxford University.

Fig. 27. Plan of Cattewater & Sutton Harbours by Brendon & Son in Eyre Brothers´ .... Directory 4th Edition. Illustration courtesy of Devon Archives, Exeter.

Fig. 28. Plymouth by Smith in Eyre´s Directory 10^th Ed., courtesy of the National Library of Scotland.

Fig. 29. Advertisement for Smith´s output in Eyre´s Directory 5^th Ed. (LEI).

Fig. 30. Plymouth for Creber in Eyre´s ... Directory 13^th Edition courtesy of Devon Archives, Exeter.

Fig. 31. Advert from South Wales Daily News – online illustration courtesy National Library of Wales.

Figs. 32a. & 32b. Title page and Glamorgan from Percy, Butcher & Co.´s Cardiff directory courtesy of Newport Reference Library.

Fig. 33. Percy´s Calendar & Register: cover and Cornwall title page.

Fig. 34. Advert in Butcher, Cole & Co. directory of South Dorset (1875).

Fig. 35. Dorset in editions of Butcher, Cole & Co. directories (1874).

Fig. 36. Advert in Swansea directory (1875) – courtesy of Cardiff University Library.

Fig. 37. Glamorgan from Butcher´s Series of Directory Maps courtesy of the National Library, Scotland.

Fig. 38. Announcement in third edition of Swansea directory (1875) – G P Butcher as Editor; Courtesy National Library of Scotland.

Fig. 39. The fourth edition of Cardiff directory (1882) – Eyre Brothers as publishers; illustration courtesy of Leeds University Library.

Fig. 40. Map of London. Taken from website https://alondoninheritance.com/.

Fig. 41. Map of Somerset courtesy Somerset Archives & Local Studies.

Fig. 42. Eyre Brothers Map of London signed Dolling Sc.

Fig. 43. Entry in Plymouth directory 7^th edition – (LEI).

Figs. 44. & 46.  Butcher house and family in Aish courtesy of the Butcher family.

Fig. 45. Kelly´s entry 1914.

Fig. 47. Title pages to early directories (clockwise): Illustrations courtesy of Newport Library, Worcestershire Library, Bournemouth Library and LEI.

Fig. 48. Title pages to the 3^rd, 5^th, 10^th and 13^th Editions of the Plymouth directory. Illustrations courtesy of Bodleian Library, Oxford, 3^rd, 5^th and 10^th, British Library 12^th.

Fig. 49. Typical Butcher cover: here Butcher, Cole & Co´s South Dorset directory.

Fig. 50a. Bournemouth ... Directory published by Butcher, Cole & Co. 1874; Illustration courtesy of Heritage Library, Bournemouth Library.

Fig. 50b.  P O Plymouth ... Directory published by Eyre Brothers 1880.

Fig. 50c.  Eyre´s Hotel Guide for Everybody published by W H Hood 1889; illustration courtesy of Cambridge University Library.

Fig. 50d.  Picturesque Devonshire; illustration courtesy of Cambridge University Library.

Fig. 51. Map of London. Taken from a website, source unknown but OS map also at NLS.

 

All illustrations not credited to another institution are courtesy of the author.

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[i] LEI signifies Leicester University Special Collections (see endnote 20): http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/64240/

[ii] https://imagesonline.bl.uk/asset/169507/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[i] http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/64240/

[ii] https://imagesonline.bl.uk/asset/169507/