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Dartmouth Shops & Businesses Central Property Commercial Shop and Businesses
DHRG No. 103136
Record of Dartmouth Shops & Businesses over time, updated as new information comes to light. Duke St, Anzac Street, Collaford lane, Church Close, Fairfax Place, Higher St, Palladum Arcade, Palladum Mews, St Saviours/Hanover Square, Flavel & Raleigh St, Foss Street, Smith Street, Uniom St Lower Victoria Rd, (Inc Victoria Tce, Carlton Tce, Wilsdene Tce, Pebble Tce, Spring Bank), Market St, Market Square & Inner Market.
Dartmouth Shops & Businesses South Property Commercial Shop and Businesses
DHRG No. 103137
Record of Dartmouth Shops & Businesses over time, updated as new information comes to light. Above Town, Bayards Cave, Bayards Hill, Castle Road,Castle Green,, Waterpool Lane, Crowthers Hill, Lower Street, Newcommen Rd, South Town, , Southford Rd, Hauley Rd, Oxford St, S Embankment,
St Clements Parish Register 1653 – 1710 Family History Marriages St Clements Family History Baptisms St Clements Family History Burials St. Clements
DHRG No. 103138
Images of the earliest surviving register of St Clements, Dartmouth, covering Baptisms, Marriages and Burials between 1653 and 1710 (date of latest entry). No transcript yet available so you will need to look through the document.
DHRG No. 103139
CAPTAIN JOHN BULLEY, a sea captain born in 1798 who travelled the world and often achieved record speeds for his voyages. until the final years of his life Dartmouth was the home to which he always returned. He was mayor of the town in 1840, and deeply involved in many aspects of business and local politics.
Significant events in dartmouth Social History Historic Events
DHRG No. 103140
A time line listing important events in Dartmouths past
From the early Eighth Century until 1949.
From the early Eighth Century until 1949.
DHRG No. 103166
DHRG No. 103167
DHRG No. 103168
DHRG No. 103169
St Petrox Exterior Memorial Inscriptions Family History Burials St. Petrox
DHRG No. 103175
Including a register of names, grid references, grave-finder maps and selected examples of inscriptions.
St Petrox Interior Memorials Family History Burials St. Petrox
DHRG No. 103176
Register of names, a floor plan, grid references and selected examples of inscriptions.
Memories of War Social History Historic Events Second World War
DHRG No. 103187
Preliminary draft of DHRG publication number 16, "Memories of War, by local people at home and abroad, 1939-1946", compiled by Ray Freeman in 1995. Contains many accounts by local people of their wartime experiences, both in Dartmouth and elsewhere in the world during the Second World War. Copy of final publication held in Dartmouth Library.
DHRG No. 103194
To mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022, DHRG has researched the history of Royal Jubilees and how they were celebrated in Dartmouth.
DHRG No. 103195
Harry Inder is recognised in Dartmouth as inventor of the town's first motor car. But that's not Harry's only achievement. Barry Inder, his grandson, has been researching Harry's wider contribution to Dartmouth's shipbuilding and engineering history, and his other significant inventions.
Dartmouth 1831 Parliamentary Boundary Commission Review Town Administration Documents Maps Maps of the Dartmouth Area 19thC
DHRG No. 103196
1831 report on the proposed boundary of the borough of Dartmouth as a parliamentary constituency, taking account of population.
Includes map based on the commissioners' own survey. Used with permission.
Dartmouth 1868 Parliamentary Boundary Commission Review Town Administration Documents Maps Maps of the Dartmouth Area 19thC
DHRG No. 103197
The 1867 Reform Act increased the size of the electorate in the Borough of Dartmouth (as elsewhere) in parliamentary elections. A Boundary Review was undertaken in 1868 but no changes were made to Dartmouth. However, it was very soon overtaken by the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act in 1868, in which seven boroughs with populations of less than 5000 were disenfranchised to enable more seats to be given to Scotland without changing the total number of MPs in the House of Commons. Dartmouth was one of the seven losing its remaining MP. Thereafter it was included within the South Devon constituency. Includes map (using OS map). Used with permission.
Calendar of Dartmouth Borough Archives 1879-80: transcript Town Administration Documents Calendar of the Borough Archives 13thC 14thC 15thC 16thC 17thC 18thC 19thC
DHRG No. 103198
A transcript 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.
Programme for DHRG event “A History of Dartmouth in Four Houses” 2023 Residential 16thC 17thC 18thC 19thC 20thC 21stC
DHRG No. 103199
Handout to audience members for the DHRG event at the Flavel on Saturday 18 November 2023 entitled "A History of Dartmouth in Four Houses". The houses researched were: 4 The Quay; 46 South Ford Road; Coombe Villa, Coombe Terrace; and 20 Crossparks.
DHRG No. 103200
Digitised version of an original cine film featuring Dartmouth taken in 1950 by Paul Arnold's grandather and kindly provided to us by Paul. Running time 1 min 3 sec.
DHRG No. 103201
Digitised version of an original cine film featuring Dartmouth and Plymouth, taken in 1947 by Paul Arnold's grandather, kindly provided to us by Paul. Includes several scenes of the 1947 Dartmouth Regatta. Running time 3 min 44 sec. If anyone recognises themselves, do let us know!