Photographers
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The bulk of railway photographers were content to concentrate on photography, but many also assembled collections of their own work (or as in the case of Fenman published as a group) and a few contributed to railway literature in general, some (notably Casserley on a substantial scale).
Alexander, P.M.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Allen, Ian C.
Medical practitioner.Baker, Michael
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Anderson, W.J.Verdun
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Ashman, H.J.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Bruton, Eric Duncan
Autobiographical material (he was born in 1917) included in:
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Casserley, Henry C.
Important record photographer both of locomotives and of branch lines.
Much of his travel was by car (which features in many of his photographs).
His wife also features in many of the earlier pictures, including many taken
on their honeymoon, including ones taken in the Pullman observation car Maid
of Morvern on the Oban line. . See: Baker,
Michael H.C. Taking the strain. Much of his output was recorded
both in articles and in books Tribute from R.C. Riley (Br. Rly. J.,
1992, (40), 11.).
Locomotive cavalcade. Berkhamsted: Author, 1952. 216pp. col. front.
2 col. plates.
The fronispiece is based on eight colour/coloured photographs. One
of the plates of a former HR Ben in LMS crimson must be a coloured photograph.
The other may be an early colour photgraph, an SECR 4-4-0 taken in 1938,
but is more probably hand-coloured. Each year between 1920 and 1951 is allocated
a Chapter. All the photographs arre by the author. The MR 0-10-0 not suprisingly
features.
Coles, C. R. L.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Coltas, Gordon
Explained his working methods in Br. Rly J. LMS Special Ed.,
1988, p. 19 et seq
Cowan, S. T.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Cross, Derek
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
strain. KPJ: Father (who supplied him with lineside permits) had
a very high opinion of Derek Cross for his charm and courtesy.
Earley, M.W.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Gifford, Colin
Excellent series in Steam World: see also letter from XXX
Hebron, F.R.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Heiron, George F.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Hepburn, T.G.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Hepburne-Scott, D.M.C.
One of the Fenman group of photographers: public school teacher: sadly
his death in June 1992 was due to being murdered. .
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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David Hepburne-Scott appreciation. Richard Ray. John Coiley.
Steam Wld, 1992 (62)
34-8.
Obituary notice: subject was a superb photographer
and physics teacher and housemaster at Westminster School. Portrait and illus.
both colour and b&w. He was a perfectionist who demanded sunshine, and
tended not to take pictures in winer. Neither writer nots that subject was
murdered.
Herbert, C.C.B. [Cyril]
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
strain. Joined LNER in 1925: favoured the Leica..
Kennedy, John
Mainly recorded Irish railways and locomotives.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Malan, A.H.
Recorder of the broad gauge on the GWR. See:
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Mensing, Michael
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Morris, O.J.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Morrison, Brian
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Murphy, Rex
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Murray, David
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Peters, Ivo
Best known for his photographic and cinematic studies of the Somerset
& Dorset line. See Baker, Michael H.C.
Taking the strain
Ransome-Wallis, Patrick
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Riley, Richard C. [Dick]
Author of the section on photography in the Oxford Companion. Marvellous
collection of colour photographs by him, taken earlier than by most other
than by Eric Bruton. Highly articulate: frequent writer of letters and
contributor of short articles. Baker, Michael
H.C. Taking the strain
Shoesmith, Peter
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Soole, G.H.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Stephen, Ranald D.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
strain was unaware that Stephen had published autobiographical material
about himself in books publshed by Bradford Barton
Stretton-Ward, H.J.
See Hendry, especially pp. 136-9
for this photographer's work in recording the Talyllyn Railway.
Tidey, H. Gordon
Wonderful photographs of old LNWR trains, but none included in
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
strain.KPJ's favourites are those taken of trains
leaving Oxenholme on the climb to Grayrigg. Born in 1879: from 1900
devoted one week per annum to railway photography..
Treacy, Eric
He was born in Willesden on 2 June 1907 and died on 13 May 1978 at
Appleby station whilst photography a steam special. He was educated at
Haberdashers' Aske's and excelled at sport, including boxing. He became a
committed Christian following holidays in Norfolk. He worked for Toc H teaching
boxing to boys from poverty-stricken backgrounds. He became an Anglican cleric
who eventually became Bishop of Wakefield. Mainly interested in the scenic
aspect of railway photography and David Jenkinson published several articles
in Backtrack which sought to extend the captions for much of the best
of Treacy's work which frequently suffers from a lack of this crucial
information. Baker, Michael H.C. Taking
the strain. Several compilations available. Being a bishop ensured
an ODNB entry (by John A. Hargreaves). One
of the best collections is The best of Eric Treacy. Nairn: David &
Charles, 1994. (compiled by David St John Thomas and Patrick Whitehouse (who
died before the work was completed and aided by John Edgington and David
Johnson)).
Vincent, Roy E.
Staff photographer on the LNER/Eastern Region: took some magnificent
photographs on the Great Eastern section, notably on Brentwood Bank. Not
in Baker's Taking the strain. Early colour photograph taken in September
1948 reproduced in Steam World,
2006 (234) pp. 62-3.
Walker, Colin
See letters from his son,
Martin Walker and
John Massey in Steam World,
2006 (227) p. 28: former gives much personal information. Latter records
his bibliography.
Wethersett, E.R.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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White, Ron
At last the man behind Colour-Rail has come to the surface with the
appearance of a book under his name (LNER
locomotives in colour). He has done more than anyone else to ensure the
preservation of colour images from the early days of railway colour photography.
His book contains a colour portrait of the wonderful chap.
Whitehouse, P.B.
Baker, Michael H.C. Taking the
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Whitworth, W.H.
Photographer: sometimes difficult to find photographs of photographers:
see Talbot's Illustrated history of LNWR
engines Plate 375
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