Dr. Clifton William ('Jack') Gibby FSA lectured in chemistry at the University of Durham 1926-1967, but was best known for his wide knowledge of local history and other matters of antiquarian interest, on which he lectured widely.
Photographs of Co. Durham and Durham city, taken or collected by Dr. C.W. Gibby (1902-1989).
Presented by Dr. Gibby's widow, Mrs Nellie Gibby, 1989.
Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Sub-Librarian, Special Collections (e-mail PG.Library@durham.ac.uk) and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. The Library will assist
where possible with identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material
The collection is arranged in 4 subject categories: CAST: Durham castle. (99 prints) CATH: Durham cathedral. (74 prints) CITY: Durham city, excluding castle and cathedral. (239 prints) COUN: Co. Durham, excluding Durham city. (30 prints) Within
these categories arrangement is by size.
The collection overlaps with two others given to the University Library by Dr. Gibby: the Gibby Lantern Slides Collection, and the Gibby Negatives Collection.
Durham CastleGIP/CAST/A/8
Cuthbert Bede (Edward Bradley) cartoon of "Ye Freshmonne his adventures of University College Durham. Part I"
Size: 140 x 114 mm
Digitised material for CAST/A/8 GIP/CAST/B/15 [1920s]
Castle North lobby repairs in operation during the 1920s restoration. Three workmen with pickaxes.
Size: 200 x 140 mm
Digitised material for CAST/B/15 GIP/CAST/B/16 1927
Durham Castle 1927 the Slowcoach Club. E.F. Baxter, R.T. Norman, G.S. Conway and B. Colgrave
Size: 154 x 204 mm
Digitised material for CAST/B/16 GIP/CAST/B/22 August 1924
Partition wall of Armoury stones under Hall showing diagonal of west wall towards the river
Size: 200 x 150 mm
Digitised material for CAST/B/22 GIP/CAST/B/23 26 January 1938
Old wood windows behind facing stones at North wall of garden staircase building.
Size: 209 x 161 mm
Digitised material for CAST/B/23 GIP/CAST/B/26 22 July 1938
Jamb to doorway entrance to lower Tunstall Gallery after synthetic stone treatment
Size: 209 x 159 mm
Digitised material for CAST/B/26 GIP/CAST/B/30 28 December 1937
Joist and beamends at east end of Tunstall Gallery before removal
Size: 148 x 197 mm
GIP/CAST/B/36 21 April 1938
West end roof of Constable's Hall/Norman Gallery with roof of North West (King John's) tower before rebuilding latter with that roof.
Size: 163 x 215 mm
Digitised material for CAST/B/36 GIP/CAST/B/37 [June 1937
Ears to downpipe centre of South wall to Norman Gallery [1754] attached by tags.
Size: 96 x 212 mm each
Digitised material for CAST/B/37 GIP/CAST/B/38 [June 1937?]
Ears to downpipe centre of East wall of Black staircase 4 attached by tags; coloured by hand
Size: 124 x 206 mm
Digitised material for CAST/B/38 GIP/CAST/B/42 [June 1937?]
Ears to downpipe 2 mitres and lion
Size: 91 x 232 mm
GIP/CAST/B/49 [June 1937?]
Ears to downpipe Black staircase South wall Scotch thistles and Cosin arms; coloured by hand
Size: 138 x 206 mm
Digitised material for CAST/B/49 GIP/CAST/B/55 (a-d) [June 1937?]
Ears to downpipe west and south wall of Norman Gallery (top to bottom) 4 photographs attached by tape. Coloured by hand
Size: 112 x 219 mm
Digitised material for CAST/B/55 (a-d) GIP/CAST/B/67 [June 1937?]
Ears to downpipe Black staircase South wall two heads and Cosin arms; coloured by hand
Size: 140 x 209 mm
Digitised material for CAST/B/67 GIP/CAST/C/1 [approximately 1930]
Durham Castle from the roof looking west Framwellgate area in distance c.1930
Size: 230 x 293 mm
Digitised material for CAST/C/1 GIP/CAST/C/3 [approximately 1930]
Durham Castle freshly carved Cosin armorial for entrance during restoration.
Size: 285 x 178 mm
Digitised material for CAST/C/3 GIP/CAST/C/4 [approximately 1930]
Durham Castle detail of sandstone erosion and deterioration of Cosin porch during restoration.
Size: 245 x 278 mm
Digitised material for CAST/C/4 GIP/CAST/C/6
Durham Castle from the S.W. with lecture rooms [used 1980/90s as exhibition/concert hall] to right
Size: 225 x 278 mm
Digitised material for CAST/C/6 GIP/CAST/C/8 25 June 1937
Detail of lead drain pipe at upper part of East wall of Great Hall perpared for synthetic stone treatment
Size: 298 x 243 mm
Digitised material for CAST/C/8 Durham CathedralGIP/CATH/A/1 [approximately 1910]
Claustral buildings: plan of library showing dormitory and refectory ranges, including position of dormitory contents
Size: 120 x 164 mm
Digitised material for CATH/A/1 GIP/CATH/A/2
Nine Altars: headless medieval statue of [St Cuthbert carrying head of King Oswald] in Feretory, probably originally in a niche in exterior of tower of other fabric
Size: 164 x 118 mm
Digitised material for CATH/A/2 GIP/CATH/A/3
Font cover and 19th century font (pre-return of the 17th century font from Pitttington)
Size:
GIP/CATH/A/8
The College: back of Chorister school main house with its garden, when the property was used as St Mary's College
Size: 120 x 162 mm
Digitised material for CATH/A/8 GIP/CATH/A/10
The College - looking towards S.W. corner at Chorister School building - then St Mary's College.
Size: 75 x 104 mm
Digitised material for CATH/A/10 GIP/CATH/B/3
Durham Cathedral from S W from Mill House on South Street banks. After R. W. Billings 1844. Engraving
Size: 205 x 150 mm
Digitised material for CATH/B/3 GIP/CATH/B/4
Durham Cathedral central tower with spire designed by James Wyatt from drawing in Chapter Library 1795
Size: 205 x 152 mm
Digitised material for CATH/B/4 GIP/CATH/B/5
A NW view of Durham Cathedral showing the intended lantern and spire designed by James Wyatt September 25 1795.
Digitised material for CATH/B/5 GIP/CATH/B/7
Durham Cathedral ground plan to the 1795 plan of James Wyatt showing the carriageway effected by the proposed demolition of the Galilee Chapel. From the original in the Chapter Libaray.
Size: 148 x 185 mm
Digitised material for CATH/B/7 GIP/CATH/B/10
Durham Cathedral interior. Design for high altar screen from W. From original by James Wyatt c.1795 in Chapter Library
Size: 147 x 203 mm
Digitised material for CATH/B/10 GIP/CATH/B/13
Durham Cathedral. Section of the inside of the altar screen from the original by James Wyatt c.1795 in the Chapter Library
Size: 155 x 210 mm
Digitised material for CATH/B/13 GIP/CATH/B/14
Durham Cathedral elevation of the organ screen towards the nave: from original by James Wyatt c.1795 from Chapter Library
Size: 203 x 148 mm
Digitised material for CATH/B/14 GIP/CATH/B/15
Durham Cathedral, Anglo-Saxon stones - Jarrow stone (No.XIII) grape pattern. A. Bailes, 50 Saddler Street Durham
Size: 200 x 155 mm
Digitised material for CATH/B/15 GIP/CATH/B/22 [approximately 1930]
Deanery - Prior's Solar interior as a drawing room in the time of Dean Welldon.
Size: 178 x 137 mm
Digitised material for CATH/B/22 GIP/CATH/B/35
Priors Hall temp, Dean HEC Wedddon (dean of Durham 1918-33) used as his dining room with decorations made for the table by his butler Edward Perkins in coloured sands.
Size: 138 x 176 mm
Digitised material for Priors Hall - CATH/B/35 GIP/CATH/C/3
Durham Cathedral interior South nave aisle looking east. Free-standing stove against South wall.
Size: 290 x 273 mm
Digitised material for CATH/C/3 GIP/CATH/C/4 [approximately 1930]
Durham Cathedral interior. Galilee Chapel from South West. Hunt's plaque about Bede's shrine. [No. 6059]
Size: 226 x 279 mm
Digitised material for CATH/C/4 GIP/CATH/C/5 [approximately 1930]
Durham Cathedral interior. Nave looking East. Scott's pelican lectern and brass gates to choir.
Size: 225 x 278 mm
Digitised material for CATH/C/5 GIP/CATH/C/6 [approximately 1930]
Durham Cathedral interior, choir looking East lamps on Choir stalls.[No.6056]
Size: 228 x 278 mm
Digitised material for CATH/C/6 GIP/CATH/C/7 [approximately 1930]
Durham Cathedral interior, choir looking East. No lamps on choir stalls cloak around Bishop's throne gallery [No.43]
Size: 223 x 296 mm
Digitised material for CATH/C/7 Durham CityGIP/CITY/A/3 [approximately 1960]
Miners Gala: band and banner on march. (Not certain that this is Durham)
Size: 111 x 156 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/3 GIP/CITY/A/9 [approximately 1960]
Framwellgate Waterside Brickworks and gasworks looking over to Wearside school (now Durham 6th form College)
Size: 79 x 129 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/9 GIP/CITY/A/13
Gilesgate: post office premises of H. White and E. Vasey with large teapot on shop frontage now on Saddler Street
Size: 133 x 82 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/13 GIP/CITY/A/19
Saddler Street junction of Fleshergate and Elvet Bridge. Magdalene steps. Bailes shop (stationers) heading the steps c1860? S10
Size: 82 x 132 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/19 GIP/CITY/A/21
Market Place with piazza, Billingham Pant, old St Nicholas Church. From oil painting in Castle c.1800
Size: 109 x 154 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/21 GIP/CITY/A/26 [approximately 1920]
North Road showing Miners Hall from above Crossgate with proposed footbridge sketched in.
Size: 98 x 163 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/26 GIP/CITY/A/27 [approximately 1920]
Millburngate from St Margaret's Church tower. With proposed bridge sketched in. CITY/A/86
Size: 98 x 163 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/27 GIP/CITY/A/32
Judges attendants two trumpeters two beadles and a coach man. Photo by T. Heaviside [of Queen St] who had disappeared by 1900. Photo c1870?
Size: 140 x 102 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/32 GIP/CITY/A/34
Warneford Smart aged 99 proprietor of the House of Andrews Saddler Street in front of his house in Spennymoor
Size: 148 x 113 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/34 GIP/CITY/A/36
St Mary le Bow Church north Bailey, interior clergy stalls showing doors and organ in North Transept
Size: 145 x 92 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/36 GIP/CITY/A/51
General view of city from North Wear from Redhill railway cutting c1860 with Cross Street (Hawthorn Terrace) in middle centre.
Size: 100 x 130 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/51 GIP/CITY/A/71
Palace Green - Bishop Cosin's Library Jan Baptist van Eersel's portrait of Carolus, M. [Charlemagne]
Size: 141 x 115 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/71 GIP/CITY/A/72
Palace Green - Bishop Cosin's Library Jan Baptist van Eersel's portrait of Ios. Iustus Scaliger
Size: 141 x 115 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/72 GIP/CITY/A/85 [approximately 1920]
Palace Green University Library Chancery Court room interior, looking towards staircase.
Size: 165 x 120 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/85 GIP/CITY/A/86
General view from above Crossgate looking down over Framwellgate/Millburngate watersides with a bridge sketch in across from behind the markets CITY/A/27
Size: 106 x 164 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/86 GIP/CITY/A/93
Not present
GIP/CITY/A/98
General view of Castle and Cathedral from NW from Framwellgate waterside. Photographer: Photochrom Co. Ltd. Of Tunbridge Wells Postcard
Size: 84 x 135 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/98 GIP/CITY/A/120 [approximately 1960]
Elvet Bridge from St Oswalds banks. Before the building of Kingsgate Bridge B54
Size: 76 x 116 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/120 GIP/CITY/A/132
Elvet Bridge 1930s roadworks looking towards House of Andrews and Walter Wilsons at No.7 Saddler Street
Size: 199 x 162 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/132 GIP/CITY/A/134 [early 1860s]
Market Place pre-1863 pant, but showing equestrian statue of Lord Londonderry erected 1861) M6
Size: 152 x 111 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/134 GIP/CITY/A/145 [approximately 1880]
Claypath Congregational Church; group of 13 outside the doorway of the building now the meeting room of the United Reformed Church.
Size: 163 x 119 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/145 GIP/CITY/A/147
Kepier the remains of the lower storey arcade of the 17thc house belonging to the Heath family and afterwards the White Bear Inn K8
Size: 110 x 154 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/147 GIP/CITY/A/157
North Bailey (no. 50) interior of Halmote Court Office showing the judge's throne with armorial hatchment hung above it
Size: 75 x 101 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/157 GIP/CITY/A/158 [1950s?]
Canon Thomas Romans Master of Sherburn Hospital (1937-1958) in front the main door of the Master's House
Size: 157 x 108 mm
Digitised material for CITY/A/158 GIP/CITY/B/5 July 1928
No.17 Silver Street interior of Woolworths (possibly commissioned by Woolworths for their archive)
Size: 161 x 207 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/5 GIP/CITY/B/9 c.1925
Flass Vale looking South East showing Presbyterian church Waddington Street and the new Redhills NUM F9a CITY/B/47
Size: 172 x 238 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/9 GIP/CITY/B/10
South Owengate tudor painted ceiling (design of leaves and fruit on wood) Now at Bowes Museum O27 CITY/A/31
Size: 187 x 239 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/10 GIP/CITY/B/13 [approximately 1960]
Lambton Walk and Framwellgate Bridge with Five Way Inn in background from East L4
Size: 135 x 202 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/13 GIP/CITY/B/16
St Mary-le-Bow Church North Bailey interior view looking north east detail showing gates to Clergy Stalls and organ pipes on North transept.
Size: 202 x 147 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/16 GIP/CITY/B/22
Claypath United Reform Church (formerly Congregational) Communion vessels of 1770 51.4 " (h) 6oz 5dwts 31/8" dia
Size: 200 x 252 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/22 GIP/CITY/B/27
Crossgate foot of street with St Margaret's church in foreground, ladder & box containing hose for fire-fighting CITY/B/45
Size: 265 x 174 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/27 GIP/CITY/B/32 12 May 1849
Racecourse with cricket match in progress with Cathedral & castle in background, looking SW from
Illustrated London News R5
Size: 196 x 248 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/32 GIP/CITY/B/40
Durham City charter of Hugh of le Puiset with confirmation of Alexander III annexed after an engraving of 1774 by George Allan (P7) C37
Size: 195 x 248 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/40 GIP/CITY/B/43
Hildyard John Eglington Dobson lecturer in Chemistry 1924-7 (Dr. Gibby's predecessor) by James Bacon of Liverpool.
Size: 136 x 98 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/43 GIP/CITY/B/47 [approximately 1925]
Flass Vale looking South East showing Presbyterian church Waddington Street and the new Redhills NUM by W.A. Bramwell CITY/B/9
Size: 125 x 175 mm
Digitised material for CITY/B/47 GIP/CITY/C/3 [late 19th century]
Saddler Street and Elvet Bridge from Fishergate Bailes shop on corner S10 (copy) CITY/A/19
Size: 210 x 290 mm
Digitised material for CITY/C/3 GIP/CITY/C/4
Framwellgate Bridge and Durham Castle from west. c.1890-1900 Ainsley's mustard and Cocoa palace signs on buildings at E end of bridge. (Valentine's print for postcard - 3743 J.V.)
Size: 145 x 200 mm
Digitised material for CITY/C/4 