Harry Lawrence Bradfer-Lawrence (1 April 1887 – 19 October 1965) was an antiquarian with a particular interest in Norfolk and Yorkshire, England.
He started a successful career as a Land-agent in Norfolk, interrupted only by the First World War, when he was commissioned in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.
He was to maintain a lively interest in all matters antiquarian and was to build a remarkable collection of charters, seals, manuscripts and books; it comes as no surprise to note he was a member of the exclusive Roxburghe Club.
The latter, whose extensive library and archives are in Leeds, benefited from a valuable collection, containing superb examples of family and estate documents, medieval charters, accounts, maps, manorial records and letters, relating to the county, originating from the 12th to the 20th century.
[5][6][7] The British Museum also holds a number of artefacts, mainly from excavations in Bawsey Norfolk, and some prints that were acquired from or donated by Bradfer-Lawrence during his lifetime.