Drawings and photographs relating to the work of the 19th century architect George Devey.

The collection is in two sections: the first, consisting of 95 loose but numbered items which are chiefly a selection of drawings in pencil, watercolour, and, in a few cases, ink, but also including some photographs. The second section consists of an album into which have been pasted 135 items which are almost all photographs but also include some pencil sketches.

The drawings are the work of Devey, and the photographs are of buildings on which he worked, or, in a few other cases, which he recorded out of interest.

The Victorian photographs are of considerable interest in themselves, though it is not currently known whether any are his own work or whether they were all created on his instructions. Devey took a great interest in the progress of the buildings of his designs, and habitually had them photographed whilst under construction as well as after completion. In this collection he may be seen, in a somewhat theatrical pose, on one photograph during building at Coombe Warren.