Showing 185 results

Descriptions
File
Print preview View:

Townsweb Archiving Scans

3808 digital images contained on a USB drive. Original images were taken between 1947-1948.

Michael Peto

JJ Thomson

Photographs, one enlarged from the other and both annotated on reverse, of 'JJ Thomson in his room at the Cavendish Laboratory about 1900'

Fraser Family Gathering

The Fraser Family and Alpargatas, parts 1 and 2:
Part 1: The South American Adventure
Part 2: Consolidation and Expansion 1914-1974

Newsletters

March 2020, February 2020, January 2020, December 2019, November 2019, October 2019, September 2019, June 2019, May 2019, April 2019, March 2019, February 2019, January 2019, December 2018, November 2018, October 2018, September 2018, June 2018, May 2018, April 2018, March 2018, February 2018, January 2018, December 2017, November 2017, October 2017, September 2017, June 2017, May 2017.

Letter describing Sharp's illness

Letter to 'Matthew' from Sharp describing the difficulties caused by his brain tumour and how the consequence his lack of short term memory affects ‘our present project but also my whole future as a viable writer in my profession’

Papers on Judaism

(1) Photocopies, pp14-63 of Protocols of Zion, nd
(2) Greenock’s Jewish Community 1880-1940, by Viki McDonnell, with ‘Copy for Alan’ on frontispiece, 2012

‘El Cid a legend of our times’

(1) ‘El Cid a storyline by Alan Sharp’, nd
(2) ‘El Cid a screenplay by Alan Sharp’ draft screenplay, nd
(3) ‘El Cid a legend of our times’ draft screenplay with cast of characters, nd
(4) Notes and character list, nd
(5) Notes inserted into volume of draft letter of notes to Nicolas and [production crew?] timetable, nd
(6) El Cid electronic folder:
elcid1.pdf El Cid Part One screenplay first draft,13 January 2011
elcid2.pdf El Cid Part Two screenplay first draft,13 January 2011
elcid3.pdf El Cid Part Three screenplay first draft,13 January 2011
elcid1snightjune2011 El Cid A Legend for our time (The First Night), 10 July 2011
elcid2ndNightJune2011.pdf El Cid A Legend for our time (The Second Night), 10 July 2011
Inaccessible documents: Elcid.fdr, elcid1snightjune2011.fdr, elcid1stnight.fdr, elcid2ndNightJune2011.fdr, elcidmay2011fdr

‘The Kaiser’s Last Kiss’

(1) Character notes and plot lines, nd
(2) ‘The Kaiser’s Last Kiss… based on the novel by Alan Judd 2nd draft’ screenplay, nd
(3) Kaiser’s Last Kiss electronic folder:
Kaiser.fdr
Kaiser.pdf ‘The Kaiser's Last Kiss A Screenplay … based On The Novel By Alan Judd first Draft February 23, 2011’
Kaiserjune11.fdx
Kaisernotes.docx Notes on action and characters by script page, nd
Kaiseroct11.pdf ‘The Kaiser's Last Kiss A Screenplay … Based on the Novel by Alan Judd Third Draft October 17, 2011’

‘Improper connection’

(1) Draft screenplay by Sean Damer about the trial of Madeline Smith with accompanying letter, 2010
(2) Scenes in the City Chamber with accompanying letter outlining planned ending, nd
(3) Letter from Damer responding to Sharp’s comments on the script, nd

Sorley/Fergus McKenzie

(1) ‘Idea for television series’. Story outline of 21st century Sorely McKenzie’ finding himself part of the 1879 Tay Rail Disaster, nd
(2) 'The Survivor’ outline with dialogue of modern-day surgeon Fergus McKenzie’s waking up in Victorian Scotland after apparently being part of the Tay Bridge disaster. ‘Signed’ Sophie Kemp, 2010
(3) 'Notes’. Storyline and character notes with ms notes of questions re motivation, nd
(4) Printouts of report about Tay Bridge disaster memorial, reports of the disaster, of ‘Paranormal Discovery – Tay Bridge’, plus Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Robert Louis Stevenson, May – June 2010

‘The Cook’

The Cook breakdown.docx The Cook: Sequence Breakdown’, nd
cook1.pdf Screenplay ‘The Cook … Based on the novel by ? September 2010’
cook2.pdf Screenplay ‘The Cook … Based on the novel by Harry Kressing 4 November 2010’
Inaccessible documents:
cook.fdr; cook.fdx

‘Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man’

(1) Annotated and renumbered draft screenplay of ‘Fox Hunting Man’, 3 February 2010
(2) Untitled annotated typescript screenplay, nd
(3) Fox Hunting Man electronic folder:
FOX.pdf ‘Memoirs Of A Fox Hunting Man …. (Based on, If Any) First Draft 11 April 2009’
FOX2.pdf ‘Memoirs Of A Fox Hunting Man …. Based on the Novel by Siegfried Sassoon Second Draft 05 June 2009’
Fox2010.pdf ‘Memoirs Of A Fox Hunting Man …. Based on the novel By Siegfried Sassoon February 3 2010’
Foxoct2010.pdf ‘Memoirs Of A Fox Hunting Man …. Based on the novel by Siegfried Sassoon 16 October 2010’
FHMan Jun11 2012.pdf ‘Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man Written by Alan Sharp June 11, 2012’
Foxhunting6112012.pdf ‘Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man …. June 11, 2012’
Foxhunting122012 ‘Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man …. 30 December 2012’
Also [inaccessible]: fox2010.fdr; foxhunting122012.fdx; foxhunting6112012.fdx; foxoct2010.fdx; FOX2.fdx; FOXa2.fdx; foxMay2010.fdx; FOX.fdx; FoxHuntMan1211.fdx; FoxHuntMan0112.fdx

Electronic screenplays [inaccessible]

Pierre folder of 6 fdr documents
brautigan.fdr and brautigan2.fdr
JoeHill2012mar5.fdx
marker2.fdr and marker2008.fdr
revere.fdr, revere1.fdx, revereJan15.fdx, reverejan9.fdr

‘Grinning at the Lid’

(1) ‘Grinning at the Lid screenplay by Alan Sharp and Stephen Batt’, nd
(2) Oklahoma City Bombing electronic folder: A true betrayal.fdr; A True Betrayal.fdx; A True Betrayal.txt; A true betrayal08.fdr; A True Betrayal1.fdr; Grinatlid112906.fdr;
Grinning at the lid – Stephen Batt & Alan Sharp.doc ‘Grinning at the Lid’ A screenplay by Stephen Batt & Alan Sharp, November 2008;
Grinning at the lid – Stephen Batt & Alan Sharp.doc ‘Grinning at the Lid’ A screenplay by Stephen Batt & Alan Sharp, November 2008;
Grinning at the lid – Stephen Batt & Alan Sharp.txt;
Grinning112906.fcf;
GrinningattheLid.docm Untitled screenplay, nd;
GrinningattheLid.rtf Untitled screenplay, nd;
GrinningattheLid.txt Untitled screenplay, nd
[.fdx and .fdr documents inaccessible]

‘Long Dark Cloud’

(1) Draft outline and background, nd
(2) ‘Long Dark Cloud, long outline 1.3’, nd
(3) ‘Long Dark Cloud’ establishing script, nd
(4) ‘Characters 2’ list, nd
(5) Sketch map of New Zealand showing forces’ positions, nd
(6) ‘NZ Defence Force’, detailing services, bases and weapons, nd

‘Ben Hur’

(1) Draft screenplay, ‘Ben Hur … based on the novel by Lew Wallace Second Night: acts two, three, four and five’, nd
(2) Screenplay ‘based on the novel by Lew Wallace’ acts four, five and six, seven, nd
(3) Screenplay ‘based on the novel by Lew Wallace’ acts two and three, nd
(4) ‘Ben Hur second draft’, nd
(5) ‘Ben Hur 2nd draft screenplay’, acts two to seven, nd
(6) Benhurarchive folder of electronic documents:
ROMESCENES.pdf Untitled screenplay, nd
Director'sVisionBen.doc ‘Director’s Vision Ben Hur’ notes, nd
Ben Hur research.doc ‘Info on the Jews in Judea according to James Carrol’s book Constantine’s Sword’, nd
Settings – Jerusalem.doc ‘The Settings’. Notes on the Roman history of Jerusalem, nd
benhurtitle1.doc Title page of The First Night story outline, nd
benhurtitle2.doc Title page of The Second Night story outline, nd
SeptBenHurNotes.doc ‘Andrea, as threatened, here are my [Sharp’s] notes on the draft’, nd
BenHurNotes.doc ‘Andrea, as threatened, here are my [Sharp’s] notes on the draft’, nd
GENERAL BEN HUR NOTES.doc ‘General Notes for Rewrite on BEN HUR’, nd
Structure change idea-Ben Hur-Document2.doc ‘Structure Change Idea/BEN BUR’ [sic] showing numbered list of notes on scenes, nd
BHmiracle.pdf Untitled, possible revisions of act seven, Night Two, nd
BenHurscene.doc First Night scenes outline, nd
broad notes_BEN HUR.doc ‘Ben Hur: Collection of general notes from Alchemy & Frank Konigsberg’, nd
Bhnotes.rtf Notes on characters and their motivation, nd
Bhconditioning.rtf Notes on Ben Hur and family in street, nd
notes to draft 3.rtf Notes on draft addressed to Andrea, nd
BenHur.doc ‘First Night’ screenplay, acts one to seven, nd
BenHur2.doc ‘Second Night’ screenplay, acts one to seven, nd
BEN-HUR-091900-Night 1.pdf ‘Ben Hur based on the novel by Lew Wallace Peter Pruce Night One’, nd
BEN-HUR-091900-Night 2.pdf ‘Ben Hur based on the novel by Lew Wallace Peter Pruce Night Two’, nd
BH-5&6.pdf Untitled screenplay acts four to seven, nd
XtianOverallBenN-1&2.doc ‘Ben Hur Nights 1&2 4th Draft Christian Duguay Overall Notes’, nd
Ben HurXtianN-1&2.doc ‘Ben Hur Script Notes’, 3 March 2008
BenHur1.pdf ‘Ben Hur A Screenplay …. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace First Draft 1 May 2008’
BenHur2.pdf ‘Ben-Hur (Night Two)… based on the novel by Lew Wallace’ first draft, 28 May 2008
night 1 revisions chrono6.20.08.doc Ben Hur Night 1, 1st draft, scene outlines, 30 May 2008
BenHurNightTwoNotesChrono2ndDraftAug4.doc ‘Ben Hur, Night 1, 2nd Draft character motivation notes emerging from July 29th to August 2nd meetings’, 2008
BenHurNightOneNotesChrono2ndDraftAug4.doc 'Ben Hur, Night 2, 2nd Draft Scene notes emerging from July 29th to August 2nd meetings', 2008
BHNightOneAugust08.pdf ‘Ben Hur (First Night) …. Based on the novel by Lew Wallace Third Draft 31 August 2008’
BHNightTwoAugust08.pdf ‘Ben Hur (Second Night) … Based on the novel by Lew Wallace Third Draft 31 August 2008’
1BenHurSeptember212088.pdf ‘Ben Hur (First Night) A Screenplay … Based on the novel by Lew Wallace Fourth Draft 21 September 2008’
2BenHurSeptember212008.pdf ‘Ben Hur (Second Night) A Screenplay …Based on the novel by Lew Wallace Fourth Draft 21 September 2008’
BENHURNOV08NIGHT2.pdf Screenplay ‘Ben Hur the Second Night … Fifth Draft November 2008’
BENHURNOV08NIGHT1.pdf Screenplay ‘Ben Hur The First Night… Fifth Draft 11 December 2008’
Sharp BEN HUR 8.doc Invoice to monies due Alan Sharp for writing Ben Hur, February 2009
Sharp BEN HUR.pdf Contract between Sharp and Alchemy Television Group Ltd, March 2008
BENHURNight1ShootingPINKSall.pdf ‘Ben Hur The First Night A Screenplay … Based On The Novel By Lew Wallace Shooting Script 21st April 2009 With Pink Amendments 30th April 2009’
Ben-Hur Color Strips.pdf Scenes spreadsheet, nd
BenHuractorprofiles.doc

animation

book reviews

director profiles

documentaries

experimental.doc ‘Getting It Right the Second Time Adapting Ben-Hur for the Screen By Gordon Thomas’ [partial download from web page], nd

fdr and .fdx documents [inaccessible]
#1Aug.Ben Hur.fdr; #2BenHurAug.fdr; 1BenHurAugust312008.fdr; 1BenHurSeptember212008.fdr; 1BenHurSeptember212008.fdx; 2BenHurAugust312008.fdr; 2BenHurSeptember212008.fdr; 239.vRgeMessage; 241.vRgeMessage; BEN HUR Night 2 MERGED 5&6 [readable with Notepad]; BenHur-Scene Report.fdr; BenHur copy.fdr; BenHur.fdr; BenHur1 copy.fdr; BenHur1.fdr; BENHUR1july(original).fdr; BENHUR1july.fdr; BENHUR1STJULY2; BENHUR1STJULY15; BenHur2.fdr; BENHUR2JULY.fdr; BenHura.fdr; BenHurFirstNight6thNOTES.fdr; BENHURMAR1NIGHT1.fdr; BENHURMAR1NIGHT1rev1.fdr; BENHURMAR2NIGHT2.fdr; BENHURMAR2NIGHT2red.fdr; BENHURNIGHT1APRIL12rev.fdr; BENHURNIGHT2APRIL12rev.fdr; BENHURNIGHT2MAR31rev.fdr; BENHURNOV08NIGHT1.fdr;BENHURNOV08NIGHT2.fdr; BH-5&6.fdr; bhdocumentA.fdr; BHmiracle.fdr; BHNightOneAugust08.fdr; BHNightTwoAugust08.fdr; BenHurFirstNight6thNOTES.fdr; BENHURMAR1NIGHT1.fdr; BENHURMAR1NIGHT1rev1.fdr; BENHURMAR2NIGHT2.fdr; BENHURMAR2NIGHT2red.fdr; BENHURNIGHT1APRIL12rev.fdr; BENHURNIGHT2APRIL12rev.fdr; BENHURNIGHT2MAR31rev.fdr; Hurcuts.fdr; Hurscenes.fdr; MYBENHUR.fdr; ROMESCENES.fdr

‘Ties that Bind’

(1) Website downloads relating to Chicago Police Dept., racial incidents, crime statistics, 26 June 2006
(2) Family tree of characters, nd
(3) Storyline and character synopsis based on material supplied by Bill Haber [2 x copies], nd
(4) First draft teleplay based on a story by Bill Haber, 26 April 2007
(5) Copy of email re the series, 27 April 2007
(6) ‘Party Politics’ story line of first episode, nd
(7) Ties that bind electronic folder:
ties that bind.doc Characters outline [unfinished], nd;
Ties That Bind.fdr [inaccessible];
TTB Ep01 04 May09.pdf teleplay Episode One – Jamie, nd;
TTB Ep02 first bit.pdf teleplay Episode Two – Frank, nd

‘My talks with Dean Spanley’

(1) Memoir of the development of Dean Spanley from Sharp’s original 1980s drafts, [c2008?]
(2) Dean Spanley electronic folder: Dean spanley.fdx;
dean spanley.pdf ‘My Talks with Dean Spanley’ first draft, nd;
dean spanleyau17.fdr;
dean spanleyaug17.pdf ‘My Talks with Dean Spanley based on the novel by Lord Dunsanay’, second revised draft, 11 April 2007
Results 1 to 25 of 185