Sketches Taken in Warwickshire During Holiday Trip, 1867

Pencil and ink on paper

Purchased in 2008

The drawings were made by William Colliss, an amateur artist, when he was staying in Royal Leamington Spa during a holiday in August 1867. Made at a time before photography was widely accessible, they offer a rare personal record of excursions in mid-Victorian Warwickshire. Colleting objects that tell us more about the history of Leamington as a tourist destination is one aim in LSAG&M’s Collections Development Policy.