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The Cyril King Archives Volume 3 & Volume 4: Philip & Son, Ships & Photographs   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103064
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).

The Cyril King Archives Volume 5 & Volume 6: Philip & Son Ships; River Activities; Dart Steamship Company.   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Port of Dartmouth      Harbour Activities Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103065
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).

The Cyril King Archives Volume 7 Yachts and Yachting inc Regattas   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103066
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).

The Cyril King Archives Box Files 1_2 & 3 Various Drawings Photos & Descriptions   Social History      Clubs and Organisations      Dartmouth Museum Port of Dartmouth      Ship Building 20thC
DHRG No. 103067
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 as shown on the list. (2012.102.001 for example).

Old Vicarage, Southtown 2   Property      Residential
DHRG No. 103069
Indenture of three parts between Thomas Floud, the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Ann for the augmentation of poor clergy & Rev John Mathew Glubb curate of St Petrox. 1824

Morocco House Hanna Pitts 1911   Property      Residential      Morocco House
DHRG No. 103070

Dartmouth Chronicles 1883 January to March   Dartmouth Chronicle      1879-1884      1883 19thC
DHRG No. 103077

Parade House   Property      Commercial
DHRG No. 103078
Chronicle article on large unusual building the Quay & Duke Street

Dartmouth Chronicles 1883 April to June   Dartmouth Chronicle      1879-1884      1883 19thC
DHRG No. 103079

Dartmouth Chronicles 1883 July to September   Dartmouth Chronicle      1879-1884      1883 19thC
DHRG No. 103080

Dartmouth Chronicles 1883 October to December   Dartmouth Chronicle      1879-1884      1883 19thC
DHRG No. 103081

The Huguenots of Dartmouth   Family History      Huguenots 17thC 18thC
DHRG No. 103083
A history of the Huguenots in Dartmouth from the landing of William of Orange in 1688 to the mid-eighteenth century, including discussion of some Huguenot family names.

St Petrox Parish Register 1652 to 1692   Family History      Baptisms      St Petrox Family History      Marriages      St Petrox Family History      Burials      St. Petrox
DHRG No. 103085
Images of the earliest surviving register of St Petrox, Dartmouth, covering Baptisms, Marriages and Burials between 1652 and1692; the first and last leaves also contain some individual records for other dates outside this range. Many pages are damaged (possibly due to mice or similar) but the vast majority of the entries are legible. No transcript yet available so you will need to look through the document.

Dartmouth_WW1_Dead   Social History      Historic Events      First World War 20thC
DHRG No. 103086
Information on the many men commemorated in Dartmouth who died during the First World War. More information about each individual can be found on www.dartmouthgreatwarfallen.org.uk.

Acton Evacuees 1939-1942   Social History      Education Social History      Historic Events      Second World War 20thC
DHRG No. 103087
On Friday 1st September 1939 children from Acton Central School and other Acton schools boarded a train at Acton main line station for Kingsbridge in Devon. The Girls remained there while the boys (with two of their sisters) were accommodated in Dartmouth. War with Germany was declared two days later. The school remained in Dartmouth and Kingsbridge until 1942.

1873 Post Office Directory   Publications      Dartmouth Directories      1873 19thC
DHRG No. 103098

15 Ridge Hill Indenture   Property      Residential      15 Ridge Hill
DHRG No. 103101
Image of a Indenture dated August 1864

Restoration of the Butterwalk   Property      Commercial      Butterwalk
DHRG No. 103102
Celebration dinner to mark the completion of the restoration of the building after it was damaged in WW2.

15 Ridge Hill Abstract of Title September 1810.doc   Property      Residential      15 Ridge Hill
DHRG No. 103103
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15 Ridge Hill Deeds 1806 displayed as 9 images   Property      Residential      15 Ridge Hill
DHRG No. 103104