Welbore St Clair Baddeley
Welbore St Clair Baddeley (1856–1945) was an English historian, archaeologist, dramatist, travel-writer, and poet.[1]
Works
Baddeley composed a number of travel guides to Italy (including Venice, Sicily, and Florence), frequently co-writing with Augustus J. C. Hare, and making use of his acquaintance with the Italian archaeologists Rodolfo Lanciani and Giacomo Boni.[1] He also wrote historical studies of the region, including Robert the Wise and His Heirs, 1278–1352 (Heinemann, 1897). His drama and poetry included the following publications:[1]
- George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham; a Drama, and other Poems (1878)
- John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, an Historical Tragedy, and Songs and Poems (1879)
- The Daughter of Jepthah, a Lyrical Tragedy, and other Poems (1879).
He also wrote on Gloucestershire history, publishing:[1]
- Place-names of Gloucestershire: A Handbook (1913)
- A History of Cirencester (1924)
- A Cotteswold Manor, Being the History of Painswick (1929)
He was a friend of James McNeill Whistler.[1]
Archives
- Gloucestershire Record Office (a collection of Baddeley's papers, notebooks, and diaries)
- Leeds University Library (letters to Lilias, Countess Bathurst, 1920–36)
- Leeds University Library (letters to Lord Bathurst, 1923–31)
Further reading
- Gray, Irvine, Antiquaries of Gloucestershire and Bristol (1981)
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