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Annex C - Bibliography

The following sources, all in the Coventry and Warwickshire Collection of the City of Coventry  Libraries, Art Gallery and Museums Department, were amongst those consulted during the preparation of the 1961 edition:

  1. Aston, John 1817. Warwickshire .  Coventry
     
  2. Cox, J. Charles 1930. Warwickshire , 3rd edition, revised by Philip B. Chatwin.  London.
     
  3. Craven, W. 1866.  A Catalogue of the Pictures at Combe Abbey, Warwickshire.  The Seat of William, Earl of Craven .  Privately printed.
     
  4. Dugdale, W. 1656/1730.  The Antiquities of Warwickshire, 1656; second edn . (ed. W. Thomas) 1730, 220-6.  London
     
  5. Dugdale, W. (J. Caley, H. Ellis and B. Bandinel, eds.) 1846.  Monasticon Anglicanum 5, 582-6.  London
     
  6. Hackwood, F.W. 1920-21. "Olden Warwickshire" in The Midland Counties Herald
     
  7. Harris, M.D. 1937.  "Coombe Abbey", Some Manors, Churches and Villages of Warwickshire, 34-6.  Privately printed (Coventry).  Reprinted from The Coventry Herald , 6 April 1934.
     
  8. Hicks, Edward 1928.  Sir Thomas Mallory .  Harvard University Press
     
  9. Band, Hatton and Co. (Printed 1923). Catalogue for sale of Coombe Abbey Estate .  17 August 1923 and 23 August 1923.  Coventry
     
  10. Lovett, George & Sons 1923. Catalogue for sale of Remaining valuable Contents of the Mansion .  4 July 1923 and seven following days.  Coventry
     
  11. Niven, W. 1878.  Illustrations of old Warwickshire Houses
     
  12. Rogers, Chapman & Thomas 1925. Catalogue for Coombe Abbey: Interesting Sale of Valuable Antique and Contemporary Fitments, Fixtures, Parts of Old Fabric, etc. 11 and 12 March 1925. London, and Edgar Whittingdale, Coventry.
     
  13. Tipping, H.A. 1909.  'Combe Abbey, Warwickshire', Country Life 26, 794-805, 840-9.
     
  14. Unidentified Newspaper c .1863. Reports on alterations and additions being carried out to Combe Abbey, its grounds and outbuildings.  Also describes discovery of the floor and foundations of the church and of "scores" of  burials.
     
  15. Unidentified Newspaper 1908.  Describes improvements made to Coombe Abbey 1893 to 1907 and restoration in 1908.
     
  16. V.C.H. 1908.  Victoria History of the County of Warwickshire 2 , 25, 73-5.  London
     
  17. V.C.H. 1951.  Victoria History of the County of Warwickshire 6 , 72-4.  London
     
  18. Wingrave Collection c .1860/63.   A collection of glass plate stereoscopic negatives showing Combe Abbey before and during Nesfield's rebuilding.
     
  19. Winterton & Sons 1923.  Catalogue for sale of The Residential, Agricultural and Sporting Property known as the Coombe Abbey Estate .  Friday August 17 1923 and Friday August 24 1923.  Litchfield.
     

The following additional sources were amongst those consulted during the preparation of the on-line revised edition of 2004:

  1. Coventry Evening Telegraph, 1964 to 1966.  Articles and advertisements relating to the sale, purchase, restoration and re-opening of Coombe Abbey
     
  2. Coventry Standard, 1964 to 1966. Articles and advertisements relating to the sale, purchase, restoration and re-opening of Coombe Abbey
     
  3. Moore, Robin 1983.  A History of Coombe Abbey .  Privately printed.  Coventry
     
  4. Nenk, B.S., Margeson, S & Hurley, M. 1992.  "310.  Combe Abbey" in 'Medieval Britain and Ireland in 1991,' Medieval Archaeology, 36 , 269
     
  5. Rodwell, Warwick 1991.  Combe Abbey, Warwickshire.   An Archaeological assessment of the Buildings, Gardens and Park .  City of Coventry and English Heritage.  [includes a comprehensive bibliography and lists of early illustrations, plans etc.]
     
  6. Robinson, Osborne & Moules 1964.  Sale - The Magnificent and Historic Moated Country Property known as Coombe Abbey, Warwickshire ...   Coventry
     
  7. Soden, I.C. and Dickinson, J.E. 1993. Combe Abbey 1993.  Continuing Evaluation of the Archaeology , Coventry Museums Archaeology Unit
     
  8. Woodfield, C.T.P. and Thomson, R.G. 1966. "Warwickshire, Combe Abbey" in D.M Wilson and D.G. Hurst 'Medieval Britain in 1965,' Medieval Archaeology, 10 , 182
     
  9. No Ordinary Hotels leaflet. The (Potted) History of Coombe Abbey.  Coombe Abbey Hotel.
     
  10. Soden, I.C. 1998.  Hearth and Home : The Architecture of Combe Abbey : 1991-1998.  Recording and Analysis of Nine Centuries of Building at Combe Abbey, Warwickshire.  Northamtonshire Archaeology Unit
     

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