1974 (1985)
Stuart Eborall Rigold (1919-1980) studied geology at St Andrews, and during WW2 worked at Bletchley Park. He continued his studies at St Peter’s Hall, Oxford, where he was recruited for the Ministry of Works (1948) working under Bryan O’Neil. He was Principal Inspector (1976-79).
Rigold wrote the following guidebooks:
- The Pyx Chamber, Westminster Abbey (1949)
- Totnes Castle (1952)
- The Chapter House, Westminster Abbey (1953) (with John G. Noppen)
- Titchfield Abbey (1954) (with Rose Graham)
- Nunney Castle (1956)
- Maison Dieu, Ospringe (1958)
- Yarmouth Castle (1958)
- North Elmham Saxon Cathedral (1960)
- Temple Manor, Strood (1962)
- Eynsford Castle (1963)
- Portchester Castle (1965)
- Baconsthorpe Castle (1966)
- Lilleshall Abbey (1969)
- Reculver (1971)
- Bayham Abbey (1974)
- Thetford Priory (1979) (with F.J.E. Raby and P.K. Baillie Reynolds) [entry on Thetford Warren Lodge]
It should be noted that several of these are sites in Kent: Maison Dieu; Temple Manor; Eynsford Castle; Reculver.
[…] North Elmham, Saxon Cathedral and Earthworks (S.E. Rigold: 1960) […]
[…] Heritage website). It was placed in State Guardianship in 1940. The guidebook was prepared by Stuart E. Rigold in 1966 (and was in its 7th impression in 1981). Rigold also wrote guides for North Elmham and […]
[…] MPBW published a short paper guide by S.E. Rigold (1960) using the site’s then title of ‘North Elmham Saxon […]
[…] Yarmouth Castle is located opposite Hurst Castle on the Isle of Wight. This was also a Tudor foundation. The guidebook is by S.E. Rigold. […]
[…] guidebook was written by Rose Graham (History) and S.E. Rigold (description). It consists of 12 pages, and the centre pages include a plan of the abbey. The […]
[…] Stuart Rigold (1919–80) joined the Ministry of Works as an Assistant Inspector of Ancient Monuments in 1948 under Bryan O’Neil. One of his first tasks was to write a short (paper) guidebook of the Pyx Chamber at Westminster Abbey and issued by the Ministry of Works (1949; 2 d.). It consists of four pages starting with the history, showing that this part of the abbey could be placed during the reign of King Edward the Confessor, followed by a description. Page 3 consists of a plan of the Pyx Chamber. […]
[…] Castle in Kent was placed in State Guardianship in 1948. The ruins were consolidated and Stuart Rigold prepared a guidebook (1964). This consisted of the standard format of History followed by […]
[…] Castle in Somerset was placed in State Guardianship in 1926. The guidebook was prepared by Stuart Rigold (1957); it remained in print until 1977. The guidebook takes the usual format of History followed […]
[…] Abbey in Sussex was placed in State Guardianship in 1961 and excavated through the 1970s. S.E. Rigold prepared the first official guidebook for the DOE in 1974; it was republished as a English Heritage […]
[…] of the Shell Keeps in Devon and Cornwall. The castle was placed in State Guardianship in 1947, and S.E. Rigold wrote the first MPBW pamphlet guide in 1952. This continued as the DOE pamphlet guide (1979) [8 […]
[…] Manor was placed in State Guardianship in 1950, and the guide was prepared by S.E. Rigold (1962). The guidebook consists of a history followed by a description. A foldout plan inside the […]
[…] S.E. Rigold wrote the first paper guide for the castle in 1958. It consisted of a detailed history (nearly five and a half pages) followed by a description. The centre page consists of a site plan along with plans of the ground, first and second floors. The price (in 1962) was 4d. […]
[…] S.E. Rigold wrote the official guidebook (1958) consisting of a history and a description. There are a number of black and white images. G.C. Dunning added a section on the museum; there is a plan showing the layout of the display cases. Dunning includes a review of Roman finds in the area of Ospringe. He also includes a note on the Ospringe finds now in the British Museum. […]
[…] 1979 the DOE guidebook was expanded to include a section on the Warren Lodge outside Thetford. S.E. Rigold prepared the new section on the lodge. In 1984 this booklet evolved into the English Heritage guide […]
[…] Stuart E. Rigold wrote a short guide to the site in 1971. This followed the format of the DOE concertina card guides (see also Hardknott Roman fort). There are 6 columns of text (the fort, the minster) on one side (with a small plan of the fort and church), a series of images including a plan of the 7th-15th century ecclesiastical structures. […]
[…] Stuart E. Rigold revised Peers’ text in a 3rd edition of the text (1965). This was divided into two main parts: a history and a description. The description included sections on the Roman fortress, the medieval castle, and the church (for an Augustinian priory). There are two fold-out plans inside the back cover: the Roman fort, and a plan of the medieval castle. […]