BOOKS, ETC., RELATING TO GLASTONBURY AND FREDERICK BLIGH BOND

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Repository	Somerset Heritage Centre
Reference number	A/AMK
Description	The books and papers listed below were collected by Mr J F Cooke, who annotated many of the volumes. The collection is centred on Frederick Bligh Bond, FRIBA (1864-1945), Director of Excavations at Glastonbury Abbey, 1908-1922, and his work in Glastonbury. Bligh Bond caused controversy by claiming that his excavations were directed by spirit guides who communicated through automatic writing or 'scripts'. He disagreed both with the diocesan authorities and the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society over his work, especially in respect of his supposed discovery of an apse at the east end of the Edgar chapel. He was dismissed as Director of Excavations in 1922 following a long period of disagreement with his detractors.
Date	1910-1993
Access status	Open
Level	Collection

An architectural handbook to Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Abbey, The Hill of Vision The company of Avalon. Two Glastonbury legends Frederick Bligh Bond, The Glastonbury Scripts: (Glastonbury, etc, 1925) [being a series of nine booklets] St Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury Glastonbury Abbey before the Conquest The Gate of Remembrance Frederick Bligh Bond. Glastonbury Abbey then and now Glastonbury Abbey. King Arthur's Knights. Frederick Bligh Bond, The mystery of Glaston and her immortal traditions. Glastonbury Abbey. Notice of a special resolution to be put before the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. Glastonbury is ruined for ever! Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society,vol 91. And did those feet... King Arthur's Avalon The Quest at Glastonbury. The growth of the Glastonbury traditions ..... In search of the Holy Grail..... Glastonbury Traditions and legends of Glastonbury Glastonbury Tor: fact and legend Letters from Frederick Bligh Bond to Mrs Fothergill Cooke of Cheltenham concerning her financial support of his publications, his work generally, and his relations with the Established Church. Recollections of Frederick Bligh Bond by Mr J F Cooke.