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Frank Aldous Girling

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He photographed the architecture and archaeological artefacts of East Anglia, and his photography led to important archaeological discoveries. In 1957, through his photography, he found a circle in a field of sugar beet in
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credits Girling for providing his photographic collection of Suffolk for Pevsner's research and for identifying architectural details on various buildings. Girling also provided images for Humphrey Pakington's book,
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holds a collection of Girling's photographs. These are currently being digitised as part of a larger digitisation project of the Conway Library.
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farmer, photographer and expert amateur archaeologist. He provided photographs for several books about East Anglia, including
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Girling was extremely interested in the culture, history and archaeology of East Anglia. He was a council member of the
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English Merchants' Marks: A Field Survey of Marks Made by Merchants and Tradesmen in England Between 1400 and 1700.
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English Merchants' Marks: A Field Survey of Marks Made by Merchants and Tradesmen in England Between 1400 and 1700
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barrows, previously thought not to exist in north-east Essex. Bryan Blake excavated the site for
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When Girling was demobilised in 1920, he returned to farming at Holly Lodge and New House Farm,
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Girling had a particular interest in merchants' marks and published a book on them, entitled
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During the Second World War, he was in command of the Bromleys Home Guard and served on the
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and found Bronze Age collared funerary urns, which were photographed by Girling in 1960.
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and winning prizes for his barley exhibits at the Brewer's Exhibition in London in 1949.
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In 1917, during the First World War, Girling was drafted into the
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East Anglian farmer, photographer and expert amateur archaeologist
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The Arma Christi in Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture.
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His interpretation of Suffolk merchants' marks is mentioned in
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Girling, F. A. (1 June 1928). "Suffolk Timber Framed Houses".
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When he died, Girling's Essex photographs were donated to the
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The Arma Christi in Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture
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Girling also documented farming through his photography.
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The Essex Society for Archaeology and History Newsletter
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Early Sixteenth Century Decorated Bricks at Aspall Hall.
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Colchester Archaeological Group ANNUAL BULLETIN VOL. 3
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(editors), 2014. 8: 467:"Colchester Archaeological Group Vol 3 1960" 258:Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company. 323:Pevsner, Nikolaus; Radcliffe, Enid (1974). 635:"Wall Painting in Boxford Church, article" 173:Essex Society for Archaeology and History 508:Pakington, Humphrey (6 September 2016). 114:, and in 1942 he became a fellow of the 69:as an infantryman and served in France. 267: 179:, while his photos of Suffolk went to 759:British Army personnel of World War I 7: 402: 400: 382: 380: 318: 316: 289: 287: 285: 283: 281: 279: 277: 275: 273: 271: 96:War Agricultural Executive Committee 729:20th-century British archaeologists 368:"Suffolk Institute of Archaeology" 296:"Frank Aldous Girling (1898-1966)" 14: 536:"Colchester Archaeological Group" 46:. He was elected a Fellow of the 583:"Pargetting in Suffolk, article" 214:Wall Painting in Boxford Church. 112:Suffolk Institute of Archaeology 48:Society of Antiquaries of London 247:Pevsner, N, 1974, 2nd edition. 72:In 1949 he married Minnie How. 613:10.1080/00681288.1928.11894427 559:. 30 June 2020. Archived from 553:"Who made the Conway Library?" 1: 754:Military personnel from Essex 207:Suffolk Timber Framed Houses. 724:20th-century English farmers 511:English Villages And Hamlets 158:English Villages and Hamlets 108:Essex Archaeological Society 102:Photography and archaeology 775: 749:Territorial Force soldiers 188:Courtauld Institute of Art 186:The Conway Library at the 739:People from Brightlingsea 393:. Lion and Unicorn Press. 329:. Yale University Press. 123:English Merchants' Marks. 734:Photographers from Essex 691:"Masons' Marks, article" 653:"Essex Merchants' Marks" 230:Lion and Unicorn Press. 167:Collections and archives 86:Suffolk black-faced rams 651:Girling, Frank (1960). 387:Girling, F. A. (1962). 221:Essex Merchants' Marks. 54:Personal and early life 294:Appleby, John (2008). 200:Pargetting in Suffolk. 116:Society of Antiquaries 233:Girling, F.A., 1963. 226:Girling, F.A., 1962. 219:Girling, F.A., 1960. 212:Girling, F.A., 1955. 205:Girling, F.A., 1928. 198:Girling, F.A., 1939. 26:(1898- 1966). was an 240:Girling, F.A., 1965 20:Frank Aldous Girling 251:. London: Penguin. 202:Suffolk Institute. 514:. 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Index

FSA
East Anglian
Nikolaus Pevsner
Bronze Age
Essex
Society of Antiquaries of London
Brightlingsea
Territorial Force
Little Bromley
Suffolk black-faced rams
Tendring Hundred
War Agricultural Executive Committee
Essex Archaeological Society
Suffolk Institute of Archaeology
Society of Antiquaries
Dedham
Bronze Age
Colchester Museum
Nikolaus Pevsner
Essex Society for Archaeology and History
Colchester Museum
Ipswich Library
Courtauld Institute of Art






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