Chris Pickford studied history at Leicester and qualified as an archivist at University College London. He joined the staff of Bedfordshire County Record Office in 1977, becoming County Archivist in 1986. He left in 1998 to become Director of the Church of England Record Centre (CERC) in London. While at BCRO he took an active part in BHRS. He is an acknowledged expert on clocks and bells. Among a wide range of historical interests, architectural history and the study of buildings rank highest. Since leaving CERC in 2001 he has worked freelance. His revised edition of the Pevsner Buildings of England volume on Warwickshire, his native county, was published in 2016.
7 Ebooks de Chris Pickford
Chris Pickford: Bedfordshire Churches in the Nineteenth Century III
This is the third in a series of four volumes describing Bedfordshire’s parish churches in detail. This is the third in a series of four volumes describing Bedfordshire’s parish churches in detail. I …
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Nigel Lutt & Chris Pickford: Bedfordshire Muster Lists 1539-1831
The surviving lists of Bedfordshire men who were liable for military service between 1539 and 1831 The volume contains the surviving lists of Bedfordshire men who were liable for military service bet …
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Alan F. Cirket & Andrew Underwood: Bedfordshire Churches in the Nineteenth Century
Three volumes of detailed description of Bedfordshire parish churches, presented with text from five important nineteenth-century sources; Appendices and Index complete the set. Three volumes of deta …
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James Collett-White & Chris Pickford: Inventories of Bedfordshire Country Houses 1714-1830
This is an edition of household inventories which list in detail the contents of sixteen Bedfordshire country houses This is an edition of household inventories which list in detail the contents of s …
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Chris Pickford & Isobel Thompson: Bedfordshire Churches in the Nineteenth Century Part II
This is the last in a series of four volumes describing Bedfordshire’s parish churches in detail. This is the last in a series of four volumes describing Bedfordshire’s parish churches in detail. The …
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Stephen Bunker: Strawopolis: Luton Transformed 1840-1876
Based on the author’s Ph D thesis, traces the transformation of Luton from a market town to a manufacturing centre during the mid-nineteenth century. This volume, based on the author’s Ph D thesis, t …
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Chris Pickford: Bedfordshire clock and watchmakers 1352-1880
The dictionary is preceded by an introduction on timekeeping and the history of clock- and watchmaking in Bedfordshire The dictionary is preceded by an introduction on timekeeping and the history of …
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