Guildhall  Documents 1

 

These documents, previously and stored in the Guildhall by Dartmouth Town Council have now been transferred to the Devon Records Office in Exeter.

This index is a guide only to the content of the document and persons requiring further information should refer to the document.

 Compiled by the Dartmouth History Research Group.

 

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 folders under:- Guildhall Documents 2       Folders C4 to 7 & C8

 

DHRG  May 2007

 

 

 

Document Number

Date

Title

PO/HA/001

 

Coasting contract, Edwards Robertson and Co No Date

PO/HA/002

 

Various documents Dartmouth Harbour. Dues, By-Laws, & Depositing on Quay 1849 to 1900.

PO/HA/003

 

Town Administration/Dart Harbour Authority 1892 Meeting agenda

PO/HA/004

 

Forms of the declaration by receivers of Duchy dues, 1858

PO/HA/005

 

Extracts from account books relating to port dues. 1538 - 1800

PO/HA/006

 

Letter from Sir John Tobin Liverpool to John Teage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document Number

Date

Title

TO/AD/LE/001

 

Schedule of Cost at the High Court

TO/AD/LE/002

 

Dispute between Council & Circus owner

TO/AD/LE/003

 

Dispute between Council & Circus owner

TO/AD/LE/004

 

Dispute between Council & Circus owner

TO/AD/LE/005

 

Dispute between Council & Circus owner

TO/AD/LE/006

 

Dispute between Council & Circus owner

TO/AD/LE/007

 

Dispute between Council & Circus owner

TO/AD/LE/008

1897

Affidavit of Borough Surveyor in the case of Mayor of Dartmouth and Gennette's Circus.

TO/AD/LE/009

 

Details of progress on the dispute between Council & Circus owner

TO/AD/LE/010

 

Will of Mark Fox Esq.

TO/AD/LE/011

 

Administration of the effects of Elizabeth Battershall Bickford

TO/AD/LE/012

1859

Limited Probate of the Will of John Fox deceased

TO/AD/LE/013

1875

Will Maria Ellis of Dartmouth

TO/AD/LE/014

1858

Probate of the Will of Robert Harris Esq. deceased Effects of John Harris

TO/AD/LE/015

 

Court case over responsibility for building & maintaining St Saviours Church 1880 Case No 602

TO/AD/LE/016

1852

Copy of Will of Peggy Maddick

TO/AD/LE/017

1888

Last Will and Testament of Thomas Oldridge

TO/AD/LE/018

1837

Agreement to build sewer

TO/AD/LE/019

 

Invoice for money due for swearing in of Special Constables

TO/AD/LE/020

 

High Court action between John Burden & Borough

TO/AD/LE/021

 

Spare

TO/AD/LE/022

 

Legal opinion on decision of Local Government Board

TO/AD/LE/023

 

Loan of £950 from Lloyds to Dartmouth UDC

TO/AD/LE/024

 

Agreement about loans from Lloyds Bank & guarantees given by Council

TO/AD/LE/025

 

Transfer of assets from Nichols to other as payment of debt

TO/AD/LE/026

1791

Assignment of Title of 1 house at New Quay

TO/AD/LE/027

1856

Assignment of Lease of land at Mill Gullet for up to 4 houses

TO/AD/LE/028

  ?

Assignment of lease of land at New Road/Millpond

TO/AD/LE/029

1852

Will of J.H.Foale Bennett of Dartmouth

TO/AD/LE/030

18??

Instructions for the Defence in the Court of Chancery

TO/AD/LE/031

1928

Minutes of Legislation Committee              THIS is a Bill promoted by the Mayor Aldermen &c of the

TO/AD/LE/032

1927

Property affected by the scheme                 Borough of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness to enable the

TO/AD/LE/033

 

Report of Ministry of Health                        Corporation to construct a River Wall and Embankment

TO/AD/LE/034

 

Brief in support of Bill                                    and to reclaim part of the Foreshore of the River Dart and

TO/AD/LE/035

1928

List of Bills to be read in the House             to confer upon the Corporation powers relative to streets

TO/AD/LE/036

 

Map of Coombe                                              buildings sewers and drain, infectious disease and

TO/AD/LE/037

 

File of associated correspondence              sanitation and financial and miscellaneous matters

TO/AD/LE/038

1894

New Council Bye-laws

TO/AD/LE/039

1867

Indenture and schedule A Ridgeway Covent with Dartmouth Board of Health

TO/AD/LE/040

1864

Conveyance of Arched Cellars in Lower Street

TO/AD/LE/041

1927

New Council Bye-laws

TO/AD/LE/042

 

Fanny Mitchelmore Luke a person of unsound mind.

TO/AD/LE/043

1855

Statement of Defence delivered on the 4th day April 1881 See also L E 15 and L E 30

TO/AD/LE/044

1844

Will of Mrs Elizabeth Dakers Widow of Dartmouth

TO/AD/LE/045

 

Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Yeo Floud, Apothecary

TO/AD/LE/046

 

Order allowing raising of cost by mortgage of Charity Lands

TO/AD/LE/047

 

Declaration by the Borough that the Deed of April 1599 are Charitable Trust.

TO/AD/LE/048

 

Will of Nathaniel Ellis Blackawton

TO/AD/LE/049

1888

Transfer of powers and duties from the Borough Council to the County Council

TO/AD/LE/050

 

Documents to be produced if necessary on the Trial of the Action referred to in Counsels opinion on the Evidence

TO/AD/LE/051

 

Copy will of Mr Robert Soper Died 21 January 1873


 

 

 

Document Number

Date

Title

TO-WKS-001

 

Parlimentery Bill and Schedule for the construction of  North Embankment

TO-WKS-002

 

Specification & Indenture for work for new footpaths, etc

TO-WKS-003

 

Town water supply, Provisional order book of reference

TO-WKS-004

 

Draft letter from town clerk's office concerning improvement to water supply

TO-WKS-005

 

proposed water works Townstal and Dittisham

TO-WKS-006

 

Application form for sanction to borrow money for the purchase of land for water supply

TO-WKS-007

 

Water supply, provision order 1890

TO-WKS-008

 

Water Works extension Combe Reservoir and Dittisham Tender from B Bury

TO-WKS-009

 

Copy of 011

TO-WKS-010

 

Waterworks extension  - Coombe, Crosby reservoir and Dittisham Tender from Robert R  Facey

TO-WKS-011

 

Water Works extension Combe Reservoir and Dittisham Tender from Thomas Shaddock

TO-WKS-012

 

Correspondents between town clerk and local government Board re Water works

TO-WKS-013

 

Purchase of land for water supply. Dittisham, Townstal

TO-WKS-014

 

Agreement between Borough & A. & P. Peek to build tunnels N & S side of the Millpond

 

 

 

TO-AD-MINS -001

 

Minutes of meeting of Borough of Clifton Dartmouth Hardness, 18 March 1892

 

 

 

TO-AD-FIN-001

 

Assorted financial papers, 1836

TO-AD-FIN-002

 

List of old documents found in “Miscellaneous Accounts” bundle, 1849 to 1901

TO-AD-FIN-003

 

Cinderella pantomime committee. 1928

TO-AD-FIN-004

1833

Details of Income & Expenditure of the Corporation

 

 

Document Number

Date

Title

TO/AD/Misc/001

 

Petition by Mayor etc to House of Commons re loss of MP

TO/AD/Misc/002

 

Payment of contribution for Town under Militia Law “Amendment Act 1854”

TO/AD/Misc/003

 

Review of County Districts & revision of Borough boundary to include Kingswear

TO/AD/Misc/004

 

Borough of Dartmouth “Report from Commissioners”

TO/AD/Misc/005

 

Paper on MAYORS & Mayoralties, Devonshire Association Booklet Part I

TO/AD/Misc/006

 

Printed list of Mayors

TO/AD/Misc/007

 

Appointment of Borough Surveyor, Works Engineer & Sanitary Inspector. Terms 1911

TO/AD/Misc/008

 

Report as to future workings of various Department of the Borough

TO/AD/Misc/009

 

Particulars of tender for fodder from Sept 30th 1905 to Sept 29th 1906.

TO/AD/Misc/010

 

Letter from ratepayers of Dartmouth to the Attorney-General concerning proposed tax to pay.

TO/AD/Misc/011

 

Receipts for and Schedule of documents deposited Exeter City Library

TO/AD/Misc/012

1902

Letter of thanks from Home Office to Town Council

TO/AD/Misc/013

1936

Agreement for the co-operation of Fire Brigades

TO/AD/Misc/014

1940

Schedule of Documents transferred to Exeter and those missing

TO/AD/Misc/015

1760

Appointment of Nicholas Dunbar as Fort Manager Dartmouth Castle

TO/AD/Misc/016

1877

Election address by Thomas Evans 1877

TO/AD/Misc/017

 

List of Books, Ledgers Dartmouth Town Council store room

 

 

Document Number

Date

Title

TO-AD-PR-001

 

Conveyance of property in Lower Street Mr Robert Cranford to the Dartmouth Board of Health

TO-AD-PR-002

 

The Determination of LJ Full, Town Meadow Relates to 2 fields called Well Park and Cosbys

TO-AD-PR-003

 

An indenture between Arthur Bailey Harris and others

TO-AD-PR-004

 

Indenture of house near Old Mill Pond, Townstal Thomas Henley, carpenter, and Elizabeth Ellis,

TO-AD-PR-005

 

Borough Leasehold property assesment

TO-AD-PR-006

 

Restoration of the Butterwalk Civic re-opening and dinner

TO-AD-PR-007

 

Conveyance of House in Pillory Lane to Robert Cranford by Town Council

TO-AD-PR-008

 

Conveyance of House in Pillory Lane Robert Cranford to Thomas Ford Tucker of Manchester

TO-AD-PR-009

 

Valuation of the dwelling house late “Lakes”

TO-AD-PR-010

 

Conveyance of Mills, land & water at N Ford

TO-AD-PR-011

 

Lukes House, Lower Street,  purchase for Street Improvement

TO-AD-PR-012

 

Conveyance of property in Pillory Lane, Dartmouth

TO-AD-PR 013

 

Lease for cellars and loft at Harnesse (formerly with Sykes)

TO-AD-PR-014

 

Report on Tithe Rent Charge Claim

TO-AD-PR-015

 

Conveyance Pillory Lane Susan Tucker to Ford Tucker

TO-AD-PR-016

 

Transfer of mortgage's 1813, 1823, 1873, three dwellings.

TO-AD-PR-017

 

Assignment of a dwelling house new Quay Dartmouth

TO-AD-PR-018

 

Lease property New Rent Lane

TO-AD-PR-019

 

Petitioned for permission to sell corporate property in consideration of annual fee

TO-AD-PR-020

 

Notice of application to the Local Government Board for the sale of property.

TO-AD-PR-021

 

Lower Tideford, sale of farm

TO-AD-PR-022

 

Indenture for sale of property & land Mary Leach to Richard Tucker

TO-AD-PR-023

 

Draft assignment between Annie Stancombe  and Frederick Andrew's

TO-AD-PR-024

 

Indenture for sale of property Mill Gullett, Thomas Codner

TO-AD-PR-025

 

Land Tax Redemption Hoyles House

TO-AD-PR-026

 

Indenture for sale of property between T Kemp and S Prideaux New Road Dartmouth

TO-AD-PR-027

 

Assignment of a house in the Parish of St Saviours Dartmouth Mary Bastard to T Lake

TO-AD-PR-028

 

Assignment of Messuage and tenement in Lower Street A Ridgway & W Smith

TO-AD-PR-029

 

Agreement between Henry Nichols shipbuilder and National Provincial Bank

TO-AD-PR-030

 

Six letters between Town Clerk & tenants ofhouse at Coombe 1878 to 1881

TO-AD-PR-031

 

Conveyance of a house adjoining Broad Steps Lower Street Dartmouth

TO-AD-PR-032

 

Box of Documents relating to Newcomen Lodge 1867 to 1955

 

 

 

Document Number

Date

Title

TO/CH/MISC/001

 

Appointment of Trustees, 1871

TO/CH/MISC/002

 

Scheme for the management of Dartmouth charities, 1883

TO/CH/MISC/003

 

Corporation Petitions Chancery re Charities, 1839

TO/CH/MISC/004

 

Judgement Following Petition (See 003)

TO/CH/MISC/005

 

Attorney General v Corporation of Dartmouth.Court case 1889

TO/CH/MISC/006

 

Relating to Feoffees. Document to badly deteriorated to be opened up.

TO/CH/MISC/007

 

Claim for payment by Prideaus for work done Townstal Feoffees

TO/CH/MISC/008

 

Order on further consideration on scheme for the management of Dartmouth charities, 1883

TO/CH/MISC/009

 

High Court order for the implementation of Charity Management Scheme