SearchGetRecordEnglish Provinces: Folkestone (1893-1976)
Collection Summary
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English Provinces: Folkestone (1893-1976)
Description
A collection of 47 programmes from Folkestone, from 1893 to 1976. The programmes are largely from concerts that were given in Leas Cliff Hall and Folkstone Techincal High School for Girls. Other venues represented in the collection include the Pleasure Gardens Theatre and the Arts Centre.
In addition there are eight programmes from military band concerts in 1893. Some of the programmes do not specify a concert venue; others specify that the concerts took place at Radnor House and the "Leas". The concerts feature a variety of different military bands, and were organised under the jurisdiction of the Borough of Folkstone.
There is a programme from the Bouverie Society, Folkestone, where the venue of the concert has not been specified.
Arrangement:
Programmes are arranged by venue, then chronologically. The exception are the programmes from the military band concerts, which are kept together at the end of the sequence.
In addition there are eight programmes from military band concerts in 1893. Some of the programmes do not specify a concert venue; others specify that the concerts took place at Radnor House and the "Leas". The concerts feature a variety of different military bands, and were organised under the jurisdiction of the Borough of Folkstone.
There is a programme from the Bouverie Society, Folkestone, where the venue of the concert has not been specified.
Arrangement:
Programmes are arranged by venue, then chronologically. The exception are the programmes from the military band concerts, which are kept together at the end of the sequence.
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Date range of collection
1893 - 1976
Accumulation Dates
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Suggested Audience
Not Specific
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Location Details
Royal College of Music: Centre for Performance History
Centre for Performance History
Prince Consort Road
London London SW7 2BS Bangladesh Open Map
Website
Email
cph@rcm.ac.uk
Telephone
020 7 589 4340
Fax
020 7 589 7740
Visiting Information
Mon-Fri by appointment
Collections Overview
The Centre for Performance History was created in 2004 through the amalgamation of the Department of Portraits and the Museum of Instruments (see the separate entry for the Museum. The College has acquired portraits throughout its history since 1883 and the Centre posseses the most comprehensive collection of portraits of musicians in the UK, amounting to some 346 original portraits and 10,000 prints and photographs. In addition to the iconographical collections and their documentation, the department houses other categories of source material - most notably the largest collection of concert programmes in this country, comprising some 600,000 items dating from 1780 to the present day.
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
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Open
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