Turvey Abbey Scrapbooks
It was once common, for the owner of large residences, to have available a book of blank pages in which visitors were encouraged to write their thoughts and observations, perhaps even a little poem or a few bon mots. Such a collection would be called a ‘commonplace book’. Visitors to Turvey Abbey between 1830 and 1846 would find such a book, filled with the beautiful handwriting and skilful drawings of John Higgins and so were probably reluctant to “spoil” the book. Hence, this unique book remains the work of John Higgins, although the Revd. Munby made a sketch of John Higgins in the introduction and his son, Charles, made just a few additions following his father’s death.
Date of creation
1830 - 1846Date of coverage
1830 - 1846Extent
2 books with book 1 containing 441 pages and book 2 36 pages by John Higgins.Place
Turvey, High Street, Turvey AbbeyContributor
Reverend John Longuet HigginsCopyright
Reverend John Longuet HigginsAccess
OpenLanguage
EnglishLicense
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC-BY-NC-ND)Reference number
THS/JLH/002Format
Picture (384)
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