Papers of Charles Roeder of Manchester, Antiquarian (1848-1911)
1752-1908
Archives
Total copies: 1
Roman Britain
Manchester: maps c1898-1900; sketches and photographs c1897-1907; letters about archaeological finds 1897-1901; newspaper cuttings 1765-1900; extracts from publications 1898; author's annotated copy of 'Roman Manchester' 1900-1908 (previously numbered BR 913.427301 R2). Lancashire (except Manchester) c1793-c1901; Cheshire c1857-c1901; Derbyshire c1900-c1906; Devon c1760 and undated; Northumberland c1902-c1903; Yorkshire c1771-c1900; Ireland, undated. Miscellaneous: 2 undated maps; newspaper cuttings 1750-1886; extracts from publications c1862-c1865; undated photographs.
Post Roman Manchester
Maps c1746-c1909; Manchester Cathedral plans 1815-1900 and newspaper cuttings 1902-1906; undated notes on Manchester Inns 1566-1797; Manchester Royal Infirmary plans, pictures, and newspaper cuttings c1751-c1906; material used in 'Beginnings of the Manchester Post Office' such as letters, postmarks, plans 1631-1904; volume of notes by Roeder for a life of William Sturgeon, electrician (1783-1850) 1840-1895; copy of Roeder's article on Moston Folklore and Kersal including plan and letters 1755-1908; scrapbook on the Isle of Man 1890-1909; notes on John Ivon Mossley (1830-1876), wood turner and linguist, compiler of 'Manx Dictionary' 1843-1898; volume of Isle of Man place names.
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Title:
Papers of Charles Roeder of Manchester, Antiquarian (1848-1911)
Date of work:
1752-1908
Reference number:
GB127.M277
Level of description:
Fonds
Includes:
Custodial history:
Charles Roeder was born in Gera, Thuringia, Germany in 1848. He came to Manchester in 1869 as clerk to a shipping firm. He spent his leisure hours in investigating the local history of Manchester, particularly its Roman Associations, and from 1897 to 1900 led an excavation of Castlefield, the results of which he published in Roman Manchester, 1900, given first as a paper to the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. He died in September 1911
Source:
These papers were given to the Library at various times, about 1906-1909.
Access restrictions:
UnrestrictedThis material is stored off site and we require 2 weeks' notice in order to retrieve it.
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
Record types:
Manchester Archives and Local Studies
Language:
English
Record number:
7192707