The Dartmouth Archives - A Dartmouth History Research Group Project

Adminstration & Organisation

archives relating to the administration of the Borough and Town Council

Mayors of Dartmouth

Mayors of Dartmouth from 1329 to 2006 view document

Health & Housing in Dartmouth 1914

Dartmouth Paper 1
Dr Mivart’s Report on the Public Health &
Housing in Dartmouth 1914
INTRODUCTION
In April 1914, Dartmouth was the subject of an official report of the Local
Government Board, the Whitehall department then entrusted with the supervision
of England's local authorities. The report, written by the Board's
investigator Dr. F. St. George Mivart, criticised extensively the administration
of housing and public health in Dartmouth. Fault was found with the
conduct of both council and its officers with respect to the introduction of
new housing legislation, administration of sanitary laws and regulations,
provision of a water supply, arrangements for isolating victims of infectious
diseases and supervision of trades such as butchers, dairies and bakeries. view document

Dartmouth, a station for foreign mail packets

Dartmouth Paper 2
DARTMOUTH: THE ADVANTAGES OF ITS HARBOUR AS A STATION FOR FOREIGN MAIL PACKETS AND A SHORT NOTICE OF ITS
ANCIENT AND PRESENT CONDITION. IN A LETTER TO
SIR J. B. YARDE DULLER, BART.,
M . P . for the SOUTHERN DIVISION OF THE COUNTY OF DEVON. BY A. H. HOLDSWORTH, ESQ.LONDON: J. ONWHYN, 4,CATIIERINE-STREET, STRAND.1841. view document

Report on the Borough of Dartmouth c 1830

Dartmouth Paper 3
There were two reports on the boundaries of the borough in the 1830s.
The first was by the Parliamentary Boundary Commission as a result of the Reform
Act of 1832. The second was by commissioners appointed to establish revised
boundaries after the Municipal Corporations Act, 1835-One of their number, John
Buckle, reported on Dartmouth in 1837. view document

BRNC Freedom of the Town

Image of the document granting the Freedom of the Borough to the Britannia Royal Naval College in their Jubilee year November 1955 view document

Charter of Incorporation

Transcription of the Charter of Incorporation granted by James I on 3rd August 1604 view document

Borough Council Minutes (Notes)

Brief notes on item in the Borough Council minutes from 1930 to 1935 view document

Charities of Dartmouth - A History

The Dartmouth Charities & the Dartmouth United Charities. A history, Objectives and description as written by H G White (A Trustee) in 1981 view document

Documents found in “Miscellaneous Accounts” bundle

County Constabulary paysheets for 1858/1859
Accounts for Petty and Quarter Sessions, 1854-59
Miscellaneous Accounts
Customs return for 1855
Declaration by J.M.Prideaux re liabilities, 1858.
Report of Finance Committee, 25/7/1854.
Report of Duchy Returns Committee, 27/3/1854.
Return of Duchy Dues from Michaelmas 1850 to 1852
Abstract of Tresurer’s A/c for year Sept. 1858-1859
Luke’s House, Lower St. Borough Audit A/c, Oct. 1878
Annual Report of Urban District Council, March 1900-1901
Purchase of Guttery Meadow for £150 for water reservoir



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Borough Coat of Arms

Town Coat of Arms and Town Seals view document

Loyal Address

Loyal Address to the King on completing twentyfive years of reign view document

Attorney General v Dartmouth, Copy Certificate of Costs

Document Number: TO-AD-LE-001
Document Held: DRO Exeter
Schedule of costs for action at High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, Distinctive No 1880.A.602, between Attorney General and Corporation of Dartmouth.

Plaintiff was John Moxon Clabon of Westminster and Defendants were solicitors raising this schedule, Woodcock, Rifand & Parker, 11 Lincolns Inn Fields. Total costs, including taxation, £651-19-11. Pencilled annotation on back page shows a total amount of £711-4-11.

Authorisation of payments by Justice of the Peace

Document Number: TO/AD/LE/019
Document Held: DRO Exeter
Two guineas to Clerk of the Justices for preparation of list of persons liable to serve as Special Constables.
Two guineas to Clerk of the Justices for summoning, swearing in and making out appointments of 40 Special Constables.
12s/6d to be due to William Hearn for serving summonses on the above 40 persons and attending their swearing in.
Received from Treasurer £4/4s, signed Percy Hockin
Received from Treasurer 12s/6d, signed W Hearn

Loan of £950 from Lloyds Bank to Dartmouth BC

Document Number: TO/AD/LE/023
Document Held: DRO Exeter
Loan of £950 from Lloyds Bank to Dartmouth Urban District Council secured against a a portion of the general district's rate

Financial agreement between the Borough and Lloyds Bank

Document Number: TO/AD/LE/024
Document Held: DRO Exeter
Financial agreement between the Borough and Lloyds Bank, with that seal

Agreement about loans from Lloyds Bank and guarantees given by the council

Index to documents found in the Guildhall 2

Document Held: DRO
Town Documents 2 Folders C4 to 7 & C8

Index to various documents found in the Guildhall

There are in addition a number of other documents under:- Guildhall Documents 1
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Index to documents found in Guildhall 1

Document Held: DRO
Index to various documents found in the Guildhall
Documents are listed under subject heading as follows:-
Town – Administration – Legal TO-AD-LE
Town – Administration – Property TO-AD-PR
Town – Administration – Miscellaneous TO-AD-Misc
Town – Administration-Minutes,Works & Finance TO-AD-MinsWksFin
Town – Charities – Miscellaneous TO-CH-Misc
Port – Harbour Authority PO-HA


There are in addition a number of other documents under:- Guildhall Documents 2 view document

1906 Charity Commission Report

PDF of 1906 Charity Commission Report on the Dartmouth Charities with details of Property, Tenants, Income, Terms Etc.
The Charities are not named view document

Commission of inquiry into Charities of Dartmouth 1841

Doner or Title, Beneficiary,s & Parish of Dartmouth Charities in 1841 view document

Charters of the Borough of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness

Image of illuminated scroll listing the Charters granted to the Borough of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness from 1314 to 1674 view document

The Coleridge Hundred

This paper was prepared and written as part of the requirement for an honors degree in law at Exeter University. In such circumstances, a considerable knowledge of both history and the English legal system was assumed. I hope this does not detract from the general interest for the reader.

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Proposed Boundary for Dartmouth c1835

REPORT upon the PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY of the BOROUGH of DARTMOUTH c 1835 view document

Dartmouth MP's

A history of MP's for Dartmouth since 1289 by a member of Dartmouth History Group & published in the Chronicle. A list of all known local MP's has been added view document