Identificatie
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Titel
Datum(s)
- 1972–2005 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
27 files in 4 boxes (0.66 linear metres)
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Roger F. Carrington (1948–2005) was a horological researcher, specialising in Liverpool watchmaking. He was the author of important articles published in Antiquarian Horology: "Thomas Yates of Preston, Watchmaker & Experimentalist' (1975) and “Pierre Frederic Ingold and the British Watch and Clockmaking Company” (1978). He also undertook painstaking research at Guildhall Library into watchmakers and clockmakers in insurance records, and was a collector of unusual horological items which he sourced at antique markets. Although publication plans for his proposed books were cut short by his untimely death, he left behind a wealth of research papers and manuscripts in various stages of completion.
archiefbewaarplaats
Geschiedenis van het archief
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
The collection was deposited at the AHS, then located at Ticehurst, East Sussex, by Roger Carrington’s widow Susan Carrington on 7 January 2013, following discussions with Andrew King and Alan Treherne.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
This collection comprises Roger Carrington’s research papers relating to clockmaking and watchmaking in the north of England, and the role of insurance records in researching horological history.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Roger Carrington’s archive has been fully catalogued and no further deposits are expected.
Ordeningstelsel
The collection is arranged into two series, reflecting the original arrangement at the time of deposit.
CAR/01: Notes and presentations
CAR/02: Insurance policy research
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
These records are mostly available for public access by prior appointment. Records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 2018.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Mostly English, some French
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
Toegangen
Generated finding aid
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
A digitised and searchable typescript pdf file of the watchmakers’ insurance policies extracted by Roger Carrington from the Sun Life registers (1710–1863) and Royal Exchange registers (1754–59, 1773–1861) is available to AHS members via the AHS website.
Related units of description
Most of the Carrington Archive, including photographs of watches and notes and extracts relating to clock and watchmakers from south-west Lancashire, was deposited at the Liverpool Museum in 2013. A list of these records exists in the acquisition file.
Records of the Sun Life Insurance Company (now Sun Insurance Office Ltd) and the Royal Exchange Assurance Company are held at London Metropolitan Archives (formerly at Guildhall Library), refs. CLC/B/192 and CLC/B/107/02 respectively. The Sun Life Insurance policy registers used by R.F. Carrington in his research are ref. CLC/B/192/F/003/MS11936- MS11937, and the fire policy registers of the Royal Exchange Assurance Company are CLC/B/107/02/MS07252-MS07255. They cover the period of 1710-1863.
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Genre access points
Beschrijvingsbeheer
Identificatie van de beschrijving
Identificatiecode van de instelling
Toegepaste regels en/of conventies
Status
Niveau van detaillering
Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming
Taal (talen)
Schrift(en)
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Aantekeningen van de archivaris
Catalogued in May 2023 by the AHS Archivist.