| Collection | Sir William Meredith Research Collection |
| Description | Hanworth Palace was the residence of Sir Francis and Lady Anne Cottington. Includes: Newspaper article from The Independent, 07.09.2001, titled 'Stitches in the fabric of time'. Printed copy from the British History Online website featuring an article on 'Spelthorne Hundred, Hanworth'. Includes information on Hanworth, the manor, church, advowson and charities. Photocopy of an illustration of Hanworth Palace from an unknown publication. A printed list of prints and drawings of Hanworth from the London Metropolitan Archives, with some handwritten annotations in pencil. Printed copy of notes regarding Lysons' Middelsex Parishes from the London Metropolitan Archives and references to Hanworth. Printed notes regarding references to Cottington in 'Diary of John Evelyn' and 'Guide to St George's, Hanworth'. Handwritten notes dated 10/02/2000, taken from 'Lysons' Middelsex Parishes' at the London Metropolitan Archives. Handwritten notes dated 24/05/2002, regarding references to Cottington found at the London Metropolitan Archives. Handwritten notes dated 23/03/2000, regarding references to Cottington found at the London Metropolitan Archives. Handwritten notes dated 10/02/2000, titled 'Surname list', taken at the London Metropolitan Archives. Photocopy of pp 16-19 from 'History of the Royal Manor of Hanworth' by Andrea Cameron, 1979. Photocopy of pp 18-19 from 'Feltham Official Guide'. Printed copy of notes taken at the London Meropolitan Archives referencing 'Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth at the Royal Manor of Hanworth', by Major W.H. Tapp. Photocopy of an illustration of Hanworth palace, taken from 'Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth at the Royal Manor of Hanworth', by Major W.H. Tapp. Printed copy of a document titled 'Cottington: Francis Cleyn'. Postcard from Ham House and Garden, Surrey, featuring an image of 'Collection of ebony-framed pictures and miniatures in the Green Closet'. Handwritten on the reverse is "The ceiling painted by Francis Cleyn in the stylke of Raphael". Photocopy of pages from an unknown biographical publication, featuring an entry for Francis Cleyn, (1590?-1658). |