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St Clares Chapel, Clarence Hill   Property      Religious
DHRG No. 103030
Indenture Tripartite 1784 and location map between Thomas Taylor of the first part, Arthur Holdsworth of the second part &, John Seale Esquire Henry Imbrey Esquire Arthur Holdswoth Esquire Andrew Pinson John Teage William Teage William Newman Richard Honey George Yarde Sparke Richard Hutchings and William Geaves Merchants Henry Land John Oliver George Dolling and Edmund Pearce Banfill of the third part

Town Regalia: The Silver Oar   Town Administration      Documents Social History      Historic Events 18thC 19thC 20thC
DHRG No. 103031
Photograph of Capt. Maunder with Dartmouth Corporation's Silver Oar. In 1721 a Silver Oar was presented to the Mayor & Corporation of Dartmouth by the then Duke of Cornwall, later George II, as a symbol of their rights as holders of the Bailiwick of the waters of Dartmouth. Taken back in the 1870s, it was restored in 1911 in a presentation by the Prince of Wales.

An Organist’s Life, by Ida Walker   Social History      Everyday Life 20thC
DHRG No. 103033
Miss Ida Walker (1880-1962) was a well known figure in Dartmouth. The companion of Miss Henley, of Anzac Street, she taught many local children to play the piano & organ and served for many years as the organist in St Barnabas. She wrote this account of her life in 1958. Containing many memories of individuals she knew, and of significant events such as the Second World War, it makes fascinating reading for those in Dartmouth around that time.

Thomas Paige Booklet   Family History      Named Families
DHRG No. 103034
Notes by Ken Brealey Church Warden from a book in the safe of St Saviour's Church Dartmouth headed THOMAS PAYGE OF DARTMOUTH & SOME PAYGE DESENDANTS. This was written by Mr H. Paige HUDSON, who in 1987 lived on the Island of Jersey in the Channel Island. 15 pages and a few drawings are included in the booklet.

PO/HA/001 Coasting contract, Edwards Robertson and Co   Port of Dartmouth      Harbour Activities Town Administration      Documents      Harbour Documents (PO/HA) 20thC
DHRG No. 103035
Doc No PO/HA/001 -

Offer of tonnage to tender for contract of coal. Dublin 12,000 tonnes to discharge at Customs House Dock on Spencer Dock. Dundalk 10,300 tons in cargoes not over 350 tonnes in about equal monthly quantities. Document does not apparently refer to Dartmouth.

PO/HA/002 Dartmouth Harbour Authority   Port of Dartmouth      Harbour Activities Town Administration      Documents      Harbour Documents (PO/HA) 19thC 20thC
DHRG No. 103036
List of documents concerning Dartmouth Harbour Authority, Salcombe, Brixham, Torquay.

PO/HA/003 Dart Harbour Authority   Port of Dartmouth      Harbour Activities Town Administration      Documents      Harbour Documents (PO/HA) 19thC
DHRG No. 103037
Copy of summons convening meeting and agenda (business) 1892.

PO/HA/004 Forms of the declaration by receivers of Duchy dues, Date 1858   Port of Dartmouth      Harbour Activities Town Administration      Documents      Harbour Documents (PO/HA) 19thC
DHRG No. 103038
PO/HA/004 Forms of the declaration by receivers of Duchy of Cornwall dues, 1858. Original document at Devon Heritage Centre.

PO/HA-005 Extracts from account books relating to port dues.   Port of Dartmouth      Harbour Activities Town Administration      Documents      Harbour Documents (PO/HA) 18thC 19thC
DHRG No. 103039
PO/HA-005 Brief summary of account books relating to port dues 1770s-1800. Originals now deposited at Devon Heritage Centre.

PO/HA/006 Letter to John Teage 1837   Port of Dartmouth      Harbour Activities Town Administration      Documents      Harbour Documents (PO/HA) 19thC
DHRG No. 103040
Summary, letter from Sir John Tobin of Liverpool to John Teage of Dartmouth, 1837.

1870 Morris Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1870 19thC
DHRG No. 103041
Morris Dartmouth Directory for 1870

1857 Billing’s Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1857 Villages      Dittisham 19thC
DHRG No. 103042
Billing's Dartmouth Directory 1857, also entry for Dittisham.

1866 Post Office Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1866 19thC
DHRG No. 103043

Calendar of the Archives of the Borough of Dartmouth 1879-80   Town Administration      Documents      Calendar of the Borough Archives 13thC 14thC 15thC 16thC 17thC 18thC 19thC
DHRG No. 103050
Images of introduction and table of contents to Stuart Moore's Calendar of the Archives of the Borough of Dartmouth, compiled 1879-80. Original held at Devon Heritage Centre.

Guildhall Documents 1   Town Administration      Documents 16thC 17thC 18thC 19thC
DHRG No. 103051
Index of documents in the possession of the Dartmouth Town Council, compiled by the Dartmouth History Research Group, 2007. Documents have now been deposited with the Devon Heritage Centre in Exeter.They are a guide only to the content of the document and persons requiring further information should refer to the document. See also 102988 Guildhall Documents 2 & 102970 Guildhall Documents 3.

Armada 88 1588   Publications      Historic Publications
DHRG No. 103052
This booklet was compiled and published by Dartmouth Town Council to mark the four hundredth anniversary of the Spanish attempt to invade England and the part played by Dartmouth and the surrounding Parishes.With grateful thanks to Mrs. Ray Freeman for her research.

Dartmouth’s own car builder   Social History      Historic Events      Harry Inder 19thC 20thC
DHRG No. 103053
Harry Inder designer and builder the first motor cars in Dartmouth in 1898

St Saviours Annex with Dartmouth Cemetery Books 1 & 2   Family History      Burials      St. Saviours
DHRG No. 103054
St Saviours Annex with Dartmouth Cemetery Book 1, 27th May 1857 to 5th Feb 1882 & Book 2, 29th March 1891 to 18th June 1899.See also 100105 & 103103.

The Cyril King Archives Volume 1   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Social History      Education Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103056
Cyril King was an Old Dartmothian who over the years collected a large amount of assorted archive material, much of it backed up with his personal memories of the town, its clubs & businesses. The collection is held at Dartmouth Museum. A large section of the archives is devoted to photographs and Philip & Son where he worked for many years and learnt his trade as a Draughtsman. For convenience the collection has been loaded in six parts. Those wishing to research a particular archive further should contact the museum quoting the reference number or numbers. (2012.102.001 for example). Volume 1 includes recollections of his time at school in Dartmouth.

The Cyril King Archives Volume 2 Philip & Son Shipbuilders   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103063
Cyril King was an Old Dartmothian who over the years collected a large amount of assorted archive material, much of it backed up with his personal memories of the town, its clubs & businesses. The collection is held at Dartmouth Museum. A large section of the archives is devoted to photographs and Philip & Son where he worked for many years and learnt his trade as a Draughtsman. For convenience the collection has been loaded in six parts. Those wishing to look at any particular item should contact Dartmouth Museum quoting the reference number or numbers. (2012.102.001 for example).