Francis Grose (1731 - 1791), was an antiquary and lexicographer.GROSE, Francis, an eminent English antiquary, was the son of Mr. Francis Grose, of Richmond, jeweller, who died in 1769. He was born in 1731, and having a taste for heraldry and antiquities, his father procured him a place in the college of arms, which, however, he resigned in 1763. By his father he was left an independent fortune, which he was not of a disposition to add to or even to preserve. He early entered into the Surrey militia, of which he became adjutant and paymaster; but so much had dissipation taken possession of him, that in a situation which above all others required attention, he was so careless as to have for some time (as he used pleasantly to tell) only two books of accounts, viz. his right and left pockets. In the one he received, and from the other paid; and this too with a want of circumspection which may be readily supposed from such a mode of book-keeping. His losses on this occasion roused his latent talents: with a good classical education he united a fine taste for drawing, which he now began to cultivate; and encouraged by his friends, he undertook the work from which he derived both profit and reputation: his Views of Antiquities in England and Wales, which he first began to publish in numbers in 1773, and finished in 1776.To this he was not excited by the hope of emolument ; for he made a free gift to his printer, Mr. Samuel Hooper, of the drawings for TA« Antiquities of England and Wales.But it should not be forgotten, that the great success of this work enabled Mr. Hooper, with unparalleled generosity, to present Mrs. Grose with a bank note for £800. The next year he added two more volumes to his English views, in which he included the islands of Guernsey and Jersey, which were completed in 1787. ( 1779 Masstr Samuel Hooper was at this time enrolled in the list of Bankrupts;but the natural good temper of Captain Grose soon induced him to continue his accustomed friendship, which ended only with life ). This work, which was executed with accuracy and elegance, soon became a favourite with the public at large, as well as with professed antiquaries, from the neatness of the embellishments, and the succinct manner in which he conveyed his information, and therefore answered his most sanguine expectations; and, from the time he began it to the end of his life, he continued without intermission to publish various works, generally to th advantage of his literary reputation, and almost always to the benefit of his finances. His wit and good-humour were the abundant source of satisfaction to himself and entertainment to his friends. He visited almost every part of the kingdom, and was a welcome guest wherever he went. In the summer of 1789 he set out on a tour in Scotland; the result of which he began to communicate to the public in 1790, in numbers. Before he had concluded this work, he proceeded to Ireland, intending to furnish that kingdom with views and descriptions of her antiquities, in the same manner he had executed those of Great Britain; but soon after his arrival in Dublin, being at the house of Mr. Hone there, he suddenly was seized at table with an apoplectic fit, on the 6th May 1791, and died immediately. He was interred in Dublin. (from "The General Biographical Dictionary" by Alexander Chalmers, F.S.A., 1814) . . . . . ."Hope of profit, therefore, may not have prompted the publication of Grose's The Antiquities of England and Wales. This work published engravings, much smaller than, but similar in character to, the Bucks' Views (1726&endash;42), generally panoramas of medieval structures intended to convey the maximum information, rather than interesting compositions or illustrations of details. Grose's novelty was to publish text with the views. His purpose, stated in the introduction, was popular, 'for the use of such as are desirous of having, without much trouble, a general knowledge of the subjects treated in this publication', and a similar motive guided his contributions to the periodical Antiquarian Repertory (1775&endash;86). The first part of the Antiquities appeared in February or March 1772, with each view and its descriptive text on a separate page. Periodically a title-page and introduction were issued to signal completion of a volume... Grose gave up the large house in Wandsworth for lodgings at Clement's Inn, just west of the City of London (first taken in 1771), and then nearby with his publisher Samuel Hooper, now being a regular and genial participant in the Society of Antiquaries, to which he had been elected in 1757. The sympathetic sketch by Nathaniel Dance engraved in 1787 shows the stocky, corpulent figure which Grose himself caricatured. From 1783 he published in a torrent to make a living. The Supplement to the Antiquities was resumed, with a greater proportion of views from other artists, particularly S. H. Grimm, and was completed with 309 plates in 1787. This and the main series were reissued in a cheaper edition in 1783&endash;7... Grose must have exhausted for publication the stock of sketches and notes which he had accumulated over forty years. He returned to viewing monuments of antiquity, even though (as he said in a volume of satirical essays, The Grumbler, 1791) he was too fat to ride a horse and too poor to keep a carriage. The Antiquities of Scotland was compiled with tours in 1788, 1789, and 1790 and publication was completed in April 1791. On his second tour, in summer 1789, he met Robert Burns and the two became firm friends. He became the subject of some witty verses by Burns, who was inspired by Grose to write 'Tam o' Shanter' to accompany a drawing of Alloway kirk printed in The Antiquities of Scotland. Work began on The Antiquities of Ireland in 1790, but on his next visit, on 12 May 1791, he died suddenly of an apoplectic fit at Horace Hone's house in Dame Street, Dublin, and was buried on 18 May 1791 at Drumcondra church, co. Meath. His nephew Daniel and Dr Edward Ledwich completed the project in 1796. His library and drawings were dispersed at auction." Oxford DNB Original engravings created by Samuel Sparrow for Francis Grose's "The Antiquities of England and Wales". Then published by Samuel Hooper, Ludgate Hill, London His works are- 1. The Antiquities of England and Wales, Being a Collection of Views of the Most remarkable Ruins and antient Buildings, Accurately drawn on the spot. To each view is added An Historical Accounf of its Situation, when and by whom built, with every interesting Circumstance relating thereto. Collected from the best authorities. (1773-87) in total 1136 engraved plates and half-page county maps, London, Printed by C. Clarke, for S. Hooper, No. 212 High Holborn, opposite Southampton Street, Bloomsbury Square, M.DCC.LXXXIII [1783] There are some 640 engraved views and plans. These COPPER PLATE views were mostly engraved by Sparrow and Godfrey. All were issued uncoloured.It was a HUGE work, containing up to 57 MAPS of the English and Welsh Counties. The maps were those of John SELLER who had died in 1697. The original John SELLER maps are really quite scarce, although the GROSE/SELLER maps are comparatively more common. The Grose/Seller maps had an interesting historical notes and text added below the map & this text was continued verso. The images were also issued as The Antiquarian Repertory, volume (1776) the difference being the title in larger type under the image and the written history to the page. the ones from 'Antiquities' are on a single clear backed page. The list is not complete purely a work in progress but if in the list is a reasonably accurate portrayal of the place in mid Georgian times. Ros King   The Antiquarian Repertory, The Antiquities of England and Wales England England England Bedfordshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Bedford Bridge Pl1 Bedford Bridge Pl2 Dunstable Priory Luton Tower Gate of Dunstable Priory Berkshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Bysham Monastery .DONNINGTON CASTLE Medenham Abbbey . Reading.. Abbey plate 1 Reading.. Abbey plate 2 Reading.. Abbey Gate plate 1 Reading.. Abbey Gate plate 2 St Georges Chapel,Windsor Buckinghamshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 BURNHAM ABBEY .1 BURNHAM ABBEY 2 Banbury Church STEVCLE CHURCH? Cambridgeshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Cambridge Castle Pythagora's School Cornwall Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Arwenacke House. falmouth Fowey Outer or St Catherines Castle ; East Aspect Pl 2 Fowey Castle ; North Aspec Launceston Castle ; Plate 1 Launceston Castle ; Plate 2 St Michaels Mount, Plate 1 Pengersick Castle MOUNTS BAY.. Old Fort St Michaels Mount, Inside View of the Chapel at St Michaels Mount, St Michaels Mount, Plate 2 St Michaels Mount, Plate 3 the Chapel at St Michaels Mount, Pendennis Castle North West Aspect PENDENNIS CASTLE.. Restormel pl1 Restormel pl 2 St Germains Priory now Port Elliott Cheshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Beeston Castle Beeston Castle 2 The New Water Tower Chester Chester Castle pl1 Chester Castle pl2 Cumberland Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Cockermouth Priory 2 aka . Cockermouth Castle pl1 Cockermouth Priory 1 Cockermouth Castle pl2 Carlisle Castle1 Carlisle Castle2 Eskdale Lamerside Hall St Bees Lanercost Priory 1 Lanercost Priory 2 Penrith Castle Naworth Castle Naworth Castle 2 Penrith Castle2 Derbyhire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Beauchief Abbey Bolsover Castle Devon Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Ford Abbey OKEHAMPTON CASTLE Rougemont Cstle, Exeter Dorset Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 CORFE CASTLE CORFE CASTLE2 CORFE CASTLE plan CORFE CASTLE 4 Lulworth John of Gaunt's Kitchen PORTLAND BOW AND ARROW CASTLE Pomery or Pooundbury Camp PORTLAND CASTLE Vicars House Portland Wimbourne Church Weymouth Castle Durham Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 The Chapel in Beaurepaire or Bearparke Beaurepaire or Bearparke Bernards Castle now Barnards Branspeth Castle Cathedral Church of Durham 1784 Durham Castle Finchale Priory Jarois Monastery ( now Jarrow) also a copy labelled The Monastery of jarrow or Gyrwi Goatshead Monastery Greatham Hospital Monks Weremouth,Durham Raby Castle Raby Castle 2 Raby Castle plan Whitton Castle Essex Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 S W View of Little Dunmow Priory Church ,Essex Colchester Castle St Botloph's Priory St Botloph's Priory 2 S.E View of Little Dunmow Priory Church St Botloph's Priory 3 Eastbury House Hadley Castle St Mary Magdalen's Church Colchester Lutton priory another copy labels as Latton Priory Gloucestershire' Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Cross in Iron Acton Church Yard Rodmarton Place The Priory & Kitchen of Stanley St Leonard Llanthony Priory STANLEY ST LEONARDS CHURCH HAmpshire' Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Beaulieu Abbey Bishop of Winchester's house at Waltham The Great hall Beaulieu Abbey the Priory of Christ Church Twyneham Bishop of Winchester's house at Waltham 2 ChristChurch Christ's Church Castle King John's House ST DENNIS PRIORY Holy Ghost Chapel Hurst Castle HIDE ABBEY PLATE 1 HIDE ABBEY PLATE 2 NETLEY ABBEY Merdon Castle ABBOTS KITCHEN NETLEY ABBEY NETLEY ABBEY 2 Hospital of St Cross Somerford Grange Wolvesley Castle Wolvesley Castle Chapel King John's House at Warnford Hants Warblington Castle Herefordshire' Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Chapter House Hereford Goodrich Castle / Goodrich Castle /2 Clifford Castle Hertfordshire' Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Berkhamstead Castle Hertford castle St Albans Abbey Church Isle of Wight Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 CARISBROOKE PL 1 CARISBROOKE PL 2 CARISBROOKE Castle WEST COWES ..VENTNOR MILL Isle of Man' Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 but with the title reworked Abbey Bridge at Bala Sala Cathedral Church, St. Germains, in Peele Castle, Isle of Man Plan of 'Cathedral Church of St. German in Peel Castle in the Isle of Man St Patrick's Church Peele Castle, Isle of Man Rushin abbey, Isle of Man Rushin Castle Pl 2, Isle of Man St. Trinions's Church, in the Isle of Man The Tinewald in the Isle of Man [plate I] The Tinewald in the Isle of Man [plate II] **The Tynwald plates are dated 1787 and may only have appeared in the new edition of that year. Jersey Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Mont Orqueil Castle Jersey Elizabeth Castle Jersey Guernsey Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Castle Cornet Guernsey pl 1 Castle Cornet Guernsey pl 2 Notre Dame Guernsey St Sampson's Church Guernsey Kent Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 VIEW OF CHARLTON NR WOOLWICH/KENT Maidstone Bridge 1 Maidstone Bridge 1 OSTENHANGER HOUSE Queensborough Castle / Sheppey Gundulph's Tower Rochester St martins Priory ROCHESTER CASTLE PL 1 St mary and All Saints College Maidstone MONASTRY OF MINSTER/ISLE OF SHEPPEY ROCHESTER CASTLE PL 2 Archbishop's palace Upnor Castle St Augustines Monastery 1 Chapel of St Pancrace, Canterbury CANTERBURY CASTLE St Augustines Monastery 2 ARCHES IN THE WALL OF THE CITY OF CANTERBURY St Gregory's CANTERBURY Chaple at St Augustine's Monastry CANTERBURY CANTERBURY Windcheap gate CANTERBURY West gate Lancashire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Clithero castle Houghton Tower Kertmels Priory lancashire Now Cartmel Leicestershire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Ashby de la Zouche Castle pl 1 Ashby de la Zouche Castle pl 2 Lincolnshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Bishop's palace Newport Gate Lincoln Middlesex Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Hampton Court Palace OLDFORD /KING JOHNS GATEWAY Norfolk Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Billockby Church Castle Acre castle Castle Acre or Estacre Monastery 2 Castle Acre or Estacre Monastery Castre Castle or hall pl Our Lady's Mount Lynn Gateway of St Mary's Abbey Theford Castre Castle or hall pl 2 St Mary's Priory Theford pl1 Priory of the Old House Theford Northamptonshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Boughton Church Holdenby House ; St Sepulchres Church at Northampton Northumberland Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Alnwick Castle 1 Alnwick Castle 2 Alnwick Castle 3 Alnwick Abbey Alnemouth Church Brinkburn Priory Bamborough Castle pl 2 Parochial Church of Bothal Bothal Castle pl1 Bothal Castle pl2 Cockle Park Tower Dunstanborough Castle Hulne Abbey pl3 Hulne Abbey pl2 Norham Castle Morpeth Castle Hulne Abbey pl1 Mitford Castle Prudhow Castle Castle at Newcastle Black Fryers Newcastle Our Lady's Chapel, Bothal St Cuthbert's Hermitage Monk's Stone or How to Kill a Man Tynemouth Priory and Castle 1 Tynemouth Priory and Castle 2 Tynemouth Castle Gate Warkworth Hermitage nr Twizell Castle and Bridge Thirlwall Castle Warkworth Castle 1 Warkworth Castle 2 Nottinghamshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 The Kings House at Clypeston Newark Castle The Palace of the Archbishop of York at Southwell Oxfordshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 OXFORD CASTLE Prospect of Oxford Banbury Church Friar Bacon's Study Oxford BEAUMONT PALACE GODSTOW NUNNER MINSTER LOVELL PRIORY . MINSTER LOVELL PRIORY .2 Stanton Harcourt Rutlande Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Shropshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Bildewas Abbey Burgh Brugge or Bridgenorth castle Haghmond or Haughmond Abbey Hales Owen Abbey Wenlock Monastery Stoke Castle Somerset Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 CHARLCOMBE CHURCH Burrough Chapel CLEVE ABBEY GLASTONBURY ABBEY JOSEPH OF ARMATHEA GLASTONBURY ABBEY Lundy Island 1 Lundy Island 2 GLASTONBURY ABBEY/ABBOTS kitchen Staffordshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Caverswall castle Dudley Priory Dudley castle Tixall Suffolk Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Alderton Church The Gate at Arwerton Hall Berdercsworthe or Eadmunstow now Bury St Edmund Bliburgh or Blithburrow Priory Burgh or Cnobersburgh Castle Butley priory Clare Castle Framlingham castle Town Hall at Ipswich St Matthews Gate at Ipswich Leystone Abbey Orford Castle Orford Church Walton castle Surrey Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Croydon Palace Martha's Hill near Guildford Farnham Castle plate 1 Farnham Castle plate 2 Waverley Abbey Surrey Lambeth Palace Waverley Abbey Surrey 2 Sussex Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 BOXGRAVE PRIORY Bodiham Castle Battle Abbey pl1 Battle Abbey pl2 Brede Place Bramber Castle Ruins at Crowhurst Ipres Tower the Prison at Rye Herstmonceaux Castle . . Pl 1 Herstmonceaux Castle . . Pl 2 Herstmonceaux Castle . . Pl 3 Herstmonceaux Castle . . Pl 4 Knap Castle . Birds Eye View of Pevensey Castle Michelham Priory pl 1 Michelham Priory pl 2 Pevensey Castle 2 Pevensey Castle plan Shelbred Priory in Sussex ST JAMES HOSPITAL SCOTNEY CASTLE WINCHELSEA Church WINCHELSEA . . The Remains of the Seagate WINCHELSEA Church2 Warwickshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Kenilworth Castle pl 1 Kenilworth Castle pl 2 Kenilworth Priory Kenilworth Priory pl 2 Maxstoke Warwick Castle. MAXSTOKE CASTLE Westmorland Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Pendragon Castle Brough Castle Brougham Castle Shap Monastery or Heppe Wiltshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 LUDGERSHALL CASTLE MALMESBURY ABBEY MALMESBURY ABBEY 2 MALMESBURY ABBEY3 MALMESBURY ABBEYArch COUNCIL HOUSE SALISBURY Worcestershire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Dudley Priory Dudley Priory pl2 Great Malvern Church Evesham Abbey Abbots Tower Edgars Tower Worcester Yorkshire Map . . originally published by Seller in 1694 Bowes Castle Aysgarth Bridge Bolton Castle pl1 Bolton Castle pl2 Bolton priory Caterick Bridge Snape Hall ,Bedale Sally Abbey in Craven Coningsburgh Castle Coverham Abbey plate 1 Coverham Abbey plate 2 Clifford's Tower Fountains Abbe