Dorking Museum Collection
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Catalogue of Series-R (records) REF ITEM R1/1-2 Auctioneer's licenses of James White of Dorking; 17 March 1823 & 28 July 1854 R2 Holograph letter from W E Gladstone to _ Courtney; 18 Sept 1844 R3 14th Surrey SRV Score Book of shooting contests; 1860- 61 R4/1-3 Dorking Gas Company: Deed of co-partnership (17 June 1834); notice of special general meeting (28 June 1869); and minute book (1855-1869) R4/4-5 Dorking Gas Act (1971) and Gas and Other Statutes (1845-71); statement and rough notes re Holmwood Wayleave 1905-6 R4/6-7 Dorking Gas Company: 2 share certificates, 30 March 1915 R5 Dorking Gas Light Company certificate of registration of joint stock companies; 28 January 1845; very fragile in 3 pieces R6 Dorking Gas Company amalgamation with Redhill Gas Company to form East Surrey Gas Company: Report of Extraordinary GM; reprinted from the 'Surrey Mirror'; 15 June 1928 R7 Dorking British School report for 1914 R8 Account book (Book of Sundries) of T Philps; 1791-1832 R9/1-9 World War 2: ARP & Civil Defence personalia (1939-67) [ARP/CD uniform, cap badge, whistle etc transferred to Exhibits] Catalogue of Series-R (records) REF ITEM R10 Minute book of Abinger & Wotton Flower Show; 1954-59 R11/1-7 Diary of Edward Latter, Sergeant 15th Kings Hussars, 1811-33, giving account of his marches; original ms. & typescript copy; also correspondence with the PRO and Ministry of Defence re Latter' 1967 R11/8 Receipted bill for funeral of Eliza Latter, paid by Mr Latter to Thomas Davey of High Street, Dorking, Undertaker; 15 April 1864 R12 Bill Head of Sherlocks R13 Account Book; 1828 R14/1-12 Paid cheques of executors of John Fuller drawn on the Hampshire & North Wilts Banking Co., Dorking Branch; Sept 11 - Sept 28 1878; and Dorking Water Co receipts for £2 call per share to members of Fuller Family 11 March 1878 R15 Certificate of satisfactory examination in Religious Knowledge in Dorking Parish School of May Cooper; 1905-6 R16/1-22 Dorking Swimming Bath: 1st class certificate in swimming awarded to Jessie Fuller; 1907; Account book 1914-40; subscriptionbook 1920-38; petty cash book; record book c.1938; correspondence 1939; fixture lists; year books & rules 1937-39 R17/1-5 Chart Lane Institute: draft conveyance of site; 11 July 1871; newspaper cutting 15 June 1956; correspondence W J Evelyn and others re appointment of new trustees; 1891; 2 envelopes R18 Lease for a year Sparks to Heath of land in Ockley & Capel; 29 July 1833 Catalogue of Series-R (records) REF ITEM R19 (? Exh Draft Conveyance of cottage near the waterworks, 628) Dorking, Dendy & others to Geo Eives, on forclosure of mortgage of Richard Wix Fuller, 16 March 1849 R20/1-2 Chancery proceedings: bill of complaint Stace v Ede; disposal of 1/5 of residuary estate in Sussex, Surrey & Dorking of John Worsfold, late of Westcott; died 1861; with pedigrees of heirs in the case R21 (? Exh Cheque book of London & Counties Banking Co Ltd; 407) 1885 R22/1-126 RATE BOOKS: Dorking Poor Rate 1891; DUDC 1901- 31; Dorking Rural 1913; Dorking & Horley RDC: Abinger, Effingham, Ockley & Wotton 1930-36; Capel, Holmwood & Newdigate 1934-56; Mickleham 1932-33; Reigate RDC: Betchworth 1918-26; Betchworth, Buckland, Headle R23 Visitors' Book for Leith Hill Tower; 1910-1920 R24/1-8 Documents from Messrs White & Sons, auctioneers & estate agents, Dorking R25 Cycling Clubs Visitors Book of the Wheatsheaf (Dorking High Street) 29 Jan 1905 - 11 July 1914 plus a few entries to 1925 [identified by John Walker] R26/1-6 Dorking Villa Building Company: Articles of Association 1846; Directors' minute book no 2 & 3 1883-1945; shareholders' book 1846-1934; shareholders' minutes no 2 1934-46; seal of the company in wooden box R27 Mickleham Committee report on Rights of Way R28/1-7 Dorking & District Football munute Books 1909-21 (3); 1934-61 (3); 1971-75 Catalogue of Series-R (records) REF ITEM R29 Dorking Choral Society minute book 25 Aug 1919 - 18 Sept 1928 R30/1-3 World War 2: notebook kept by Beatrice Kynaston regarding air raid warnings in Dorking 1939-45; also account of arrangements for reception of evacuees 1939; newspaper cutting report on flying bombs in Dorking & District R31/1-2 Collectors' Duplicate Assessments - income tax & inhabited house duties - Wotton division parishes of Ockley & Wotton 1903/4 - 1909/10 R32/1-15 Letters from children's nurse C Mountford at Purbrooke, Dorking, to "my dear Mistress" Mrs Mitchell of Kingston; Oct - Nov 1881 R33/1-3 Vouchers from the Wheatsheaf Inn, Dorking, 1882 R34 Rough minute book / diary of the Official Town Planning Committee; 1934-26 R35/1-26 Dorking Rural District Council & Guardians calendars of meetings etc 1896/7 - 1922/3 with gaps R36/1-3 Dorking Rural District Council: Dorking Water Undertaking 1900; S Holmwood Drainpipe 1900; S Holmwood private street works 1904/5 R36/4-5 Dorking Rural Parish CouncilL treasurer's bond 1906; Rate Assessment of National Telephone Co Ltd 1907 R36/6 Reigate Old Borough Parish: Election of Burial Board members 1900 R37/1-7 World War 2 Ration Books and Identity Cards of the Philpott family Catalogue of Series-R (records) REF ITEM R38/1-18 Ration books, petrol coupons & identity card; World War 2 R38/19-20i World War 2: Notes on rationing and unused fuel ration book R38/20ii Motor Fuel Ration Book, unused, nd R38/22-27 World War 1 unused National Food Ration Book (1919) with many interesting instructions; motor fuel ration book (1951) and 4 motor fuel priviledge coupons (1950) R39/1-3 Dorking & Horley Rural District Council: calendars of meetings 1935/6 1960/61; Supplemental Standing Orders 1934 R40 Lease for 3000 years of Tyllies and Figges in Forest outsize Green (18 March 1579/80) by William Morgayne and Richard Browne to Anthony Tydye; parchment; framed between glass R41 Surrey County Council Standing Orders; 15/3/1904 R42/1-2 Attlee Family Papers: Articles of Agreement to dissolve partnership James Stilwell & John Attlee joiners & carpenters, 14 Sept 1765; and original will of Ann Lea, widow, of Dorking, 18 Oct 1799 R42/3 Letter dated 19 July 1842 to Richard Attlee from James Thurley of Huron, Canada R43/1-2 Holmwood Common Committee Minute Books 1883-91; 1932-55 R44/1 Rules of the Dorking Club; Jan 1905 R44/2 The Dorking Club: General Rules 1906 Catalogue of Series-R (records) REF ITEM R45/1-32 Heathfield Young Estates: documents including sales particulars & plans, accounts, correspondence (1874-79) re sales of 1875 & 1876 of properties in Dorking, Holmwood, Cranleigh, Ewhurst, Coldharbour, Mickleham, Reigate, Leatherhead, Epsom, Dunsfold & Alf R46/1-10 Five letters from R Vaughan Williams (nd - 1930/32); 3 letters from Henry Vaughan Williams (1931); 2 cuttings from Coldharbour Parish magazine (Nov 1931) R47/1-4 Footpaths and rights of way on Wotton Estate at Abinger & Abinger Hammer; correspondence, notes of evidence, Byelaws of Abinger P.C. (1931-39) R48 World War 2 Ration Card issued by J F Humphreys & Son, Aberdeen House, Brockham (5 copies) R49/1-25 Dorking Select Vestry papers of the Overseers of the poor; chiefly relating to rates; 1826-78 R50/1-6 World War 1 National Registration Card (1915) M Priest; World War 2 Identity Card of M Priest; Ration Books (3) 1953-54 M & L Priest; National Health Insurance Book (1912) Bert Lee R50/7 National Registration Identity Card (World War 2); 1943- 45 R51/1-6 Friends' Provident Institution Sundry printed papers (1850-72) R52/1-4 Sundry papers of D H McMorron Hon Sec 1941-57 re various Dorking Housing Association Schemes (1935- 51); Dorking Guild (1947-49); Dorking Arts & Crafts Club (1947-49); The Dorking Players 1956 Catalogue of Series-R (records) REF ITEM R52/2/8 Dorking Diary (Dec 1953 - Feb 1954) official publication of the Dorking Guild R53 World War 1: Dorking Emergency Committee (1914-17) & Executive Committee. (1919-21); Dorking War Emergency Committee. (1921-30) Minute Book R54 Report on the Dorking Experimental Installation by E H Richards for the Royal Commission on Sewage Disposal (1909) R55 Poster for the Society for Prosecuting Felons for Beare Outsize Green in the Parish of capel (n.d.) R56 Royal Warrant appointing Robert Best Ede, chemist and Outsize perfumier at Dorking (25/8/1837) R57 Holograph letter by Ralph Vaughan Williams asking for contribution towards preserving Deepdene Terrace (3/3/1942) [fragile] R58 Certificate of Incorporation of Dorking Omnibus Co Ltd (4/5/1904) R59/1-12 Miss Constance Baldry's 100th birthday telegrams, greetings, newspaper cuttings etc. (9/1/1971) R60/1-3 Two bills for items bought from Thomas Wood, Dorking, wholesale grocer & candle manufacturer (April & May 1884); and 1 polio (pp91&92) from a day book (19/11/1813), entries for groceries but no identification of source R61/1-3 Letter, specification and receipted bill for forming a bathroom at 3 Wathen Road by A & P Clear, builders and decorators (25/2/1937 - 16/7/1937) R61/4 Billhead for Saubergue & Co, The Rotunda, Ironmongery Stores Catalogue of Series-R (records) REF ITEM R62 Dr Barnardo's Homes Young Helpers League Register (1931-11); names only; newspaper cuttings and programmes etc pasted in R63/1-23 World War 2: Records of the Dorking Committee for Refugees from Central Europe (1938-49) including minutes, financial records, correspondence and questionnaires for tribunal R64/1-12 Dorking Electricity Supply: Plans of area of supply and streets in which mains are to be laid (1924-5), on 11 6" O.S. maps (1915-20) with a 1" key plan R65/1-13 Young Family Papers: Deeds & probates, some arising from executorships , trusteeships and solicitors' practice (1710-1871)