Henry Taunt

Henry W. Taunt (1842-1922) was a famous Oxford photographer whose collection of negatives, prints and other material was bought by Oxford City Library in 1924-5.

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Key Facts

  • Size: 15,000 images
  • Coverage: Oxford and Oxfordshire, plus Thames-side counties, from source to sea
  • Date range: about 1860-1922

The Henry Taunt Story

A series of image galleries depicting Henry Taunt's life and work.

POX0112769 - Iffley May Day, 1906

Taunt’s printed and manuscript works

Taunt's writing documented the River Thames, local history, architecture and customs

POX0088436 - Cooper's Marmalade Factory, Oxford, 1904

Other places to find Taunt photographs

  • Oxfordshire History Centre retains Taunt’s original prints but his surviving glass plate negatives are now held in the Historic England Archive in Swindon.
  • The two collections were ‘virtually’ reunited in 2001 as a result of a joint digitisation project financed by the National Lottery 'New Opportunities Fund.'
  • Photographs from the Taunt collection can also be seen on the Historic England Archive website.