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DERBYSHIRE RECORD OFFICE REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS Date: January 2014 Version 1.0 1 BG3A0004 1. Overview 1.1 The volumes listed in the Butterley Gangroad Project Research Register reviewed to date in the Derbyshire Record Office (DRO) fall into three categories:- (a) Reference to either the Butterley Gangroad, the Crich Limestone Works or the Amber Wharf; (b) Reference to general information to laying gangroads, specification of rails and wheels and costing information; (c) No relevance to the project. 1.2 The documents have been analysed to varying levels depending on their relevance to the project. For those documents that have been analysed in some detail there is still scope for further analysis to potentially uncover additional information on the Butterley Company works at Crich and Bullbridge including the gangroad. 1.3 The table below details the documents reviewed to date and identifies for each document the category the document has been put in. Key: Category R - specifically relevant to the project Category GI - general information relevant to the project Category NR - no relevance DRO Document Category/ Description Ref. Ref. Photos 1839. Map of Crich by John Bromley showing D1281/2/P1-2 R / Yes 2.1 owners and occupiers and industry features. 1856. Sale of limestone quarry and lime wharf D216/ES1/1/8 R / Yes 2.2 at Crich. See also D503/74/2. 1950s. Photograph of Stephenson’s line looking D369/G/ZP/589 NR / Yes 4.1 up the Steep. 1786 Crich Enclosure Plan. Three pages of D3064 tracing or original plan owned by Parish R / Yes 2.3 Council. Dimple lane only relevance. 1843. Deed of covenants, Strutt and NMR. D3772/E52/10/23 Relates to NMR between Belper and Duffield NR / No 4.2 (water courses and bridges). Version 1.0 2 BG3A0004 DRO Document Category/ Description Ref. Ref. Photos 1950s. Photograph of NMR line through D3772/E52/10/42 GI / No 3.1 Bullbridge. 1843. Letter NMR and Strutt concerning D3772/E52/10/43 railway in Crich. Tracing of route of NMR GI / Yes 3.1 through Bullbridge. 1791. Conveyance of two thirds share of Lees Close from James Turton to Francis Beresford D503B/1/1-2 & 2A R / Yes 2.4 for £250. Plan by John Nuttall showing Crich Quarry lands. 1792. Francis Beresford leased one third share D503B/1/3A of Lees Close from Nathaniel Curzon for 21 R / Yes 2.5 years. 1792. Articles of partnership for Benjamin D503B/1/4 Outram & Co. – Benjamin Outram, Francis R / Yes 2.6 Beresford, William Jessop and John Wright 1796. Conveyance for three parcels of land to D503B/1/6 R / Yes 2.7 Francis Beresford. 1804. Conveyance of land (Paynes field) to D503B/1/16 R / No 2.8 Benjamin Outram 1805. Lease of line to Edward Banks. Early maps and significant details about the line and D503B/1/17 R / Yes 2.9 its early operation. Full transcription available. Conveyance of three parcels of land from the D503B/1/22 R / No 2.10 Strutts to John Wright. 1809. Conveyance of two parcels of land from D503B/1/23 executors of will of Joseph Hepworth to John R / No 2.11 Wright. D503B/1/28 1810. Purchase of Hat Factory R / No 2.12 1813. Conveyance of two parcels of land from D503B/1/29 R / No 2.13 Debanke to John Wright. 1823. Conveyance of two parcels of land from D503B/1/39 R / No 2.14 Rev. John Hughes to William Jessop. Version 1.0 3 BG3A0004 DRO Document Category/ Description Ref. Ref. Photos 1795-1801. Extracts from the letter book D503/12/1 R / Yes 2.15 (typed copies). D503/12/2 1799-1846. 93 Butterley Co. letters. GI / Yes 3.2 1889-1901. Managing Directors reports. D503/14/1 R / Yes 2.16 Includes some detail of the lime works. 1902-1913. Managing Directors reports. D503/14/2 R / Yes 2.17 Includes some detail of the lime works. 1914-1947. Managing Directors report. Balance D503/14/3-36 NR / No 4.3 sheet and P/L information only. 1810-1935. Ledger of annual totals for D503/26/1-6 departments. Includes high level total for R / Yes 2.18 limestone works. 1820-1914. 10 year period P/L details. D503/27/1-2 R / Yes 2.19 Includes profit and loss for lime works. 1796-1856. Ledger of Beresford, Outram, D503/28/1 Jessop and Wright. Formation of company but GI / No 3.3 high level. 1852-1936. Private ledgers of Butterley Co. High level information re the limestone works D503/29/1-14 R / Yes 2.20 account showing P/L for each financial year and transfers to and from other accounts. 1859-1936. Private journals of Butterley Co. D503/31/2-16 R / Yes 2.21 High level journal transfers between accounts. D503/35/1-2 1790. Copies of entries in cash book NR / No 4.4 1799 on. Butterley Co. Ledger inc. limestone D503/35/3 R / Yes 2.22 trade and significant details. 1802-1803. Butterley Co. account book with D503/35/5 Amber Wharf limestone accounts including R / Yes 2.23 data on limekilns and tunnel into old quarry. 1888-1945. Butterley Co. capital account details. Shows expenditure on lime works and D503/37/1 R / Yes 2.24 rolling stock and property sales following closure. Version 1.0 4 BG3A0004 DRO Document Category/ Description Ref. Ref. Photos 1901-1919. Butterley Co. capital accounts inc. D503/37/2 limestone works. Shows sales and P/L for the R / No 2.25 lime works for the period 1905-1919. 1934-1942. Butterley Co. capital and plant accounts. High level information including D503/37/3 NR / No 4.5 some property sales following closure of works (see D503/37/1). 1870-1917. Butterley Co. general ledger. Folio D503/38/6 59 shows Bullbridge lime works account for the R / Yes 2.26 period 1894-1921. 1883 on. Butterley Co. salaries ledger. Shows D503/39/1 R / Yes 2.27 salaries of manager at lime works. D503/40/1-3 1921-1940. Butterley Co. salaries cash books R / No 2.28 1800-1852. Butterley Co. Furnace Ledgers in 4 volumes. Includes relevant entries including D503/42/1-4 date of old quarry tunnel, bridge under Dimple R / Yes 2.29 Lane, supply of wheels, includes some land purchases relating to re-routing the railway. 1885-1934. Butterley Co. production account D503/43/1-6 NR / No 4.6 books 1824-1874. Butterley Co. forge book. Page 265 D503/51/1 GI / Yes 3.4 shows the cost of a lime truck in 1855. 1805. Letter to Wandsworth re proposal for D503/58/1 GI / Yes 3.5 new railway. D503/57/2 1800. Drawing of wheel and axle. GI / Yes 2.30 1791on. Mineral leases summary. Shows quarry D503/64/1-4 R / Yes 2.31 purchased in 1791. 1834. Schedule and valuation of Butterley Co. D503/67/1 R / Yes 2.32 property showing the quarry and lime works. D503/67/2 1834. Draft version of D503/67/1. NR / Yes 4.7 1897-1899. Valuation of Butterley Works at D503/67/3-6 NR / No 4.8 Ripley only. Version 1.0 5 BG3A0004 DRO Document Category/ Description Ref. Ref. Photos 1873. Valuation of Butterley Co. railways on D503/68/6 NR / No 4.9 Butterley estate and Codnor Park only. 1902. Accounts for new trucks and repairs to D503/68/8 GI / No 3.6 trucks for the six months to March 1902. 1940-1970. Butterley Co. land rentals. Mainly D503/69/2 farm rentals and reference to The Tors at NR / Yes 4.10 Crich and Cross Farm (Joseph Smith) Crich. 1949-1971. Butterley Co. farm rents. No rents D503/69/3 in Bullbridge/Crich area. Waterloo Farm at NR / No 4.11 Ambergate mentioned. 1880. Draft valuation of Butterley Co. property at Crich. Purchase of Saddlers shop, 3 D503/69/7 NR / No 4.12 cottages, 1 grocers, farm house and 16.5 acres of land @ £2 per acre. Total £1925. 1890. Land at Crich and Ambergate ex Stephenson. Refers to Top Meghorn and D503/69/10 NR / No 4.13 Bottom Meghorn fields and 2 fields at Ambergate. 1899. Contract with Bott and Lewis for the D503/72/2 new quarry and quarry branch, with plan. R / Yes 2.33 Transcription available. 1900 on. Map showing Butterley Co. property. D503/73/1 Map shows quarries, the line and the lime R / Yes 2.34 works at Bullbridge. 1856. Map of Lord Scardale’s land at Crich D503/74/2 with letter. Map shows Hilt’s quarry and old R / Yes 2.35 line. See also D210/ES1/1/8. 1890. Plan of estates of W.N. Harris at Crich. D503/74/17 NR / No 4.14 Plan of land north of Oakerthorpe Road. 1890. Plan of land at Crich. Top Meghorn and D503/74/31 Bottom Meghorn fields (Chadwick Ric and NR / No 4.15 Bilberry Hill). 1876. Plan of land at Plaistow, Crich showing D503/75/5 NR / Yes 4.16 fields around Ten Acres Lane. Version 1.0 6 BG3A0004 DRO Document Category/ Description Ref. Ref. Photos 1885. Plan of land at Hilt’s quarry. Shows line D503/75/10 R / Yes 2.36 into and in the quarry and fields around. 1833. Butterley Co. specifications for certain D503/78/3 improvements in constructing railways with GI / Yes 3.7 patent taken out by William Jessop. 1823-1879. Employee agreements. No agreements relevant to lime works but one D503/82/3-24 GI / Yes 3.8 agreement for 1820 detailing typical conditions of employment.
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