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was born in 1821 at Manchester, Lancashire, son of a Unitarian minister
and scientist Thomas Oliver Warwick (1771-1852) and his wife Mary
Aldred. In 1854, at Ilkeston, Derbyshire, he married Elizabeth
Hole Hudson (1832-1904), daughter of a Litchurch butcher, William
Hudson. They settled in Derby, where they had seven daughters and
a son over the next two decades. Warwick was soon after appointed
telegraph superintendent for the Midland Railway Company, a position he
held until his retirement in the 1880s. They then moved to Brook
Cottage, Ockbrook, and in the 1891 Census he was described as a
pyrotechnist, i.e. a producer of fireworks. J.A. Warwick died at
Ockbrook in 1896, and his wife died eight years later in Derby. Adamson (1997) merely describes Warwick as "an amateur photographer of considerable local renown, who became semi-professional," operating from 1852 until 1876. Maxwell Craven (1993) goes considerably further, describing Warwick's close friendship with Richard Keene (1825-1894) a successful Derby printer, publisher, bookseller and stationer. Together, they developed a passion for photography during the early years of its development, travelling throughout the county, taking pictures of architecture, topography and landscapes. Many of these scenes were published by Keene over a number of years, as albumen prints, stereographs and, much later, by Keene's son as postcards. Although most were published under Keene's name, it is obvious from the presence of Keene himself in many scenes that Warwick was often the man behind the shutter. Several examples of these are shown in Keene's Derby, as well as on the web site, Picture the Past, and a couple have been featured in my article about Warwick and Keene's "rambles" on Photo-Sleuth. Considering that John Warwick had a full-time, and presumably demanding, job with Midland Railway it seems unlikely that he ever took portraits on a commercial basis, but it is quite possible that portraits by his hand do exist somewhere, and remain to be unearthed. |
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| John Alfred & Elizabeth Warwick taken c.1860 by Richard Keene Image © & courtesy of Maxwell Craven |
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| Ruins of Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, from the
Manor-House Garden by J.A. Warwick, published by Richard Keene, Repository of Arts, Derby Undated, but probably taken c.1858-1860 Format: Stereocard Size: Mount 174 x 82 mm Stereophoto 133 x 70.5 mm Image © & collection of Brett Payne Notes |
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(Left)
Eyam Cross and Richard Keene by J.A. Warwick of Derby Undated, but taken on 27 July 1858 Format: Albumen Print Image © the Derby Museum & courtesy of Maxwell Craven (Right) Wheston Cross and Richard Keene by J.A. Warwick of Derby Undated, but probably taken c.1858-1859 Format: Albumen Print Image © and courtesy of Picture the Past
Notes:
Further
discussion of these photographs and Keene and Warwick's "rambles" may
be found in my Photo-Sleuth
article, and in Maxwell Craven's book, Keene's Derby. |
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| References
Images kindly provided by Brett Payne & Picture the Past 1841-1901 UK Census - online from Ancestry.com FreeBMD International Genealogical Index - online from the LDS church North East Midland Photographic Record - Picture the Past Bagshaw (1846) History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire. Collection of Brett Payne. Anon (1855) The Post Office Directory of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories White, F. & Co. (1857) History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Derby. Transcribed by Neil Wilson. Harrison, Harrod & Co. (1860) Directory and Gazetteer of Derbyshire, London. Anon (1870) Harrod & Co.'s Postal & Commercial Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland & Staffordshire. - from University of Leicester - Digital Library of Historical Directories. Wright C.N. (1874) Directory of South Derbyshire, Third Edition, October 1874, Derby. Anon (1881) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. Anon (1887) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co., London. Anon (1891) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland & Nottinghamshire, Kelly & Co., London. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Anon (1895) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Kelly & Co. Limited, London. Anon (1895) History, Topography, and Directory of Derbyshire, T. Bulmer & Co. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith Anon (1899) Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland & Nottinghamshire, Kelly & Co., London. University of Leicester's Digital Library of Historical Directories Derby Electoral Registers 1868-1900 Birks, F.E. (1934) History of the Derby Photographic Society, p. 3, Courtesy of David Simkin Adamson, Keith I.P. (1997) Professional Photographers in Derbyshire 1843 - 1914, The PhotoHistorian, No. 118 Supplement, September 1997, ISSN 0957-0209. Courtesy of John Bradley. Craven, Maxwell (ed.) (1993) Keene's Derby, Breedon Books, Derby, pp. 200-202. - by kind courtesy of Sonia Addis-Smith |
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