Bruce Anthony Bailey ALA FSA (born March 1937) is an English author, architectural historian, archivist, librarian, freelance lecturer and photographer. He was elected a Fellow of the

Society of Antiquaries of London A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societ ...

on 1 January 2003. He lives near the village of

Lowick, Northamptonshire Lowick is a village and civil parish forming part of the district of North Northamptonshire, England, about north-west of Thrapston. It appears in the Domesday Book as ''Luhwik'', and later as ''Lofwyk'' and in 1167 as ''Luffewich''. The name d ...

, works as an archivist and librarian, and is a

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of the Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust.

Early life

Bruce Bailey was born in

Northampton Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...

Professional work

Bailey works as Archivist/Librarian at

Drayton House Drayton House is a country house south-west of the village of Lowick, Northamptonshire, England. History Aubrey de Vere I participated in the Norman conquest of England and was awarded the manor of Drayton near Northampton. In the early thir ...

, a Grade I listed stately home near Lowick, Northamptonshire; he also does archival work for the

Spencer family The Spencer family is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. From the 16th century, its members have held numerous titles including the dukedom of Marlborough, the earldoms of Sunderland and Spencer, and the Churchill barony. Two prom ...

's Althorp Estate. Photographs by Bailey of buildings in Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire and Herefordshire are held in the Historic England Archive. Photographs by him are also held in the Conway Library archive of the

Courtauld Institute of Art The Courtauld Institute of Art (), commonly referred to as The Courtauld, is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art and conservation. It is among the most prestigious specialist coll ...

, University of London, currently undergoing a digitisation project known as Courtauld Connects. Around 70 of his photographs of monuments and statues can be viewed on the Courtauld's Art & Architecture website.

Publications

Sole author

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Co-author

Contributions to
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Architectural Guides

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Selected articles in ''Northamptonshire Past & Present''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Bruce A. English architectural historians English archivists English librarians English photographers Living people People from Northamptonshire Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London 1937 births