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Rotherham Archives and Local Studies

This catalogue was digitised by The National Archives as part of the National Register of Archives digitisation project

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JA The National Archives -UcAc KIVKTOK PARK RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL (UWttMi^ ^T) (Prior to 1894 eame under Rural Sanitary Authority)

Custodian: Clerk to the Council, The Park, South , Near . Access: Upon application to the clerk.

Overseers Rates Books, 1914-1919. for constituent parishes.

Rate Books, c. 1919 - o. 1950.

Minutes 1895-1899, 1899-1904, 1904-1908, 1908-1911, 1911-1913, 1913-1916, 1916-1920, 1920-1923, 1923-1925, 1925-1927, 1927-1935, 1935-1943, 1943­ 1953, 1953-1961. Vols. for 1961 to present still used for current business.

32 Volumes of General Ledgers of accounts covering the period 1895-1938.

Rate Books, 1951-1967.

Housing Advisory Committee Minutes, 1944-1948.

Housing Committee Reports, 1927-1935, 1935-1950, 1950-1958.

Rating and Valuation Committee Reports, 1926-1935. 1935-1948.

Sanitary Committee Reports, 1927-1935, 1935-1950, 1950-1956.

Water Committee Reports, 1927-1935, 1935-1950, 1950-1962.

Small Dwellings Borrowers' Ledger, 1952-1959, 1960-1962. CENTRAL LIBRARY ARCHIVES AND LOCAL STUDIES

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KIVETON PARK RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

Records of the Rural District Council. Formed in 1895 the Council comprised the West Riding parishes that fell within Worksop Poor Law Union viz. North and South Anston, Dinnington, Firbeck, Gildingwells, Harthill with Woodall, Letwell, , Throapham, , Wales and . In 1974 the R.D.C. was absorbed into Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

MEETINGS

Council

1/1-17 Minutes of Council meetings. 1895-1974 17 vols. 1895-99 1899-1904; 1904-08; 1908-11 1911-13; 1913-16; 1916-20 1920-23; 1923-25; 1925-27 1927-35; 1935-43; 1943-53 1953-61; 1961-67; 1967-72 1972-74.

Committees

N.B. prior to 1927 Committee minutes are incorporated with the Council minutes.

2/1 Minutes of the Highways Committee. 1927-30

3/1-6 Minutes of the Housing Committee. 1927-74 6 vols. 1927-35; 1935-50; 1950-58; 1958-65; 1966-72; 1972-74.

4/1-7 Minutes of the Public Health Committee 1927-74 - known as the Sanitary Committee until 1956. 7 vols. 1927-35; 1935-50; 1950-56; 1956-62; 1962-67; 1967-72; 1972-74. 5/1-2 Minutes of the Rating and Valuation Committee. 1926-35 2 vols 1926-35; 1935-49.

6/1-3 Minutes of the Water Committee. 1927-62 3 vols. 1927-35; 1935-50; 1950-62.

Other Bodies

7/1 Minutes of the West Riding Rural Housing Joint Advisory Committee. 1944-48 - originally known as the County Joint Advisory Committee on Rural Housing.

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KIVETON PARK RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

Bye-laws

8/1 Tents, vans, sheds and similar structures used for human habitation. 1919

8/2 New streets and buildings (sealed copy). 1926

8/3 Building bye-laws under the Public Health Act 1936 (sealed 1939 copy).

8/4 Sanitary and cleanly conditions and practises in connection 1950 with the handling of food and sale of food in the open air.

8/5 Building bye-laws under the Public Health Act 1936 (sealed 1953 copy).

8/6 Bye-laws under Section 17 of the Water Act 1945 for 1956 preventing waste, undue consumption, misuse or contamination of water (sealed copy).

8/7 Building bye-laws (amendment re. thermal insulation and flue 1960 pipes) (sealed copy).

Regulations

9/1 Scale of charges and regulations for the prevention of waste, 1929 contamination or misuse of water (sealed copy).

Housing

10/1 Register of applications for assistance to private enterprise 1923-29 housing by the Local Authority.

10/2-3 Registers of houses provided by the Council. 1925-73 2 vols. 1924-25; 1926-73.

10/4 Register of dwellinghouses in respect of which application 1933 has been under section 2 of the Rent and Mortgage Interest Restriction (Amendment) Act 1933.

10/5 Housing sites ­ file of reports by the District Valuer. 1946-74

10/6-9 Housing site files 1967-73 6) Acquisition of housing site, Woodall Lane, Harthill 1967-73. 7) 30 bungalows and Community Centre, High Nook, Dinnington (inc. plans) 1970-73. 8) 12 houses at Red Hill, Kiveton Park, 1971-73. 9) 12 dwellings, Woodsetts Road, North Anston, 1972-73.

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KIVETON PARK RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

Council Offices

1/1 File of correspondence re. purchase of Park House, South Anston 1964-71 for use as Council offices.

11/2 Photograph album of the extensions to the Council Offices. 71971

11/3 File of correspondence re. extensions to the Council Offices. 1967- 72

11/4 Civic Centre visitors' book. 1971-73

Sewage Disposal

12/1 Report on Thorpe Salvin sewerage and sewage disposal by Elliott 1968 and Brown, Consulting Civil Engineers, Nottingham.

12/2 File of correspondence etc. re. Thorpe Salvin sewage disposal 1968- 74 works.

12/3 Sewerage of industrial site off Common Road, Dinnington 1970 - extracts from general conditions, specifications and bill of quantities.

12/4 File of correspondence etc. re. sewerage of North Anston Industrial 1970- 72 Estate.

12/5 File of correspondence etc. re. extension to sewer at Woodsetts. 1971- 72

12/6 Report on Todwick sewerage and sewage treatment works. 1970

Street Lighting

13/1 Agreement between Electrical Distribution of Ltd. 1928 and Wales Parish Council for the supply of electricity for street lighting (with plan). 13/2 Agreement between Electrical Distribution of Yorkshire Ltd. 1933 and Wales Parish Council, supplemental to the agreement of 1928.

13/3 Agreement between Electrical Distribution of Yorkshire Ltd. (1930) and Kiveton Park R.D.C. for the supply of electricity for street lighting at Harthill with Woodall (unsigned).

13/4 Agreement as 13/3 (with plan) (unsigned). c.1935 1939 13/5 Quotation by Electrical Distribution of Yorkshire Ltd. for electric street lighting at Woodsetts.

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KIVETON PARK RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

Street Lighting (Cont.)

13/6 Agreement between Electrical Distribution of Yorkshire and c.1939 Kiveton Park R.D.C. for electric street lighting at Woodsetts (with plan) (unsigned).

13/7 Agreement between Electrical Distribution of Yorkshire and (1947) Kiveton Park R.D.C. for electric street lighting at Harthill with Woodall (with plan) (unsigned).

Transport

14/1 File of correspondence re. bus services. 1973-74

14/2 File of correspondence concerning the . 1959-74

14/3 File of correspondence and plans re. proposed airport at Todwick. 1965-70

Rights of Way

15/1 Transcript of evidence in the case Duke of v. Clarkson, 1902 High Court of Justice, Chancery Division re. rights of way in Anston Stones Wood.

15/2 File of correspondence re. National Parks and Access to the 1950-66 Countryside Act 1949 re. survey of rights of way.

15/3-8 Files re. footpaths and footpath diversions. 1955-74 3) general file, 1955-74. 4) Anston, 1955-73. 5) Harthill, 1964-66. 6) diversion at tip, 1969-70. 7) Letwell, 1964-66.

8) Todwick, 1962-64.

Planning

16/1 Kiveton Park rural district map report. 1967

16/2 Dinnington draft town centre map report, with correspondence. 1973

16/3 Harthill village map report, with correspondence. 1969

16/4 Woodsetts village map report. 1970

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KIVETON PARK RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

Environmental Improvements

17/1 File of correspondence etc. re. reclamation of derelict land 1968-74 at Red Hill and North Anston.

17/2 File of correspondence etc. re. special environmental assistance 1972-74 scheme.

Electoral Register

18/1-12 Electoral register, Rother Valley Constituency. 1939

1) Anston North and South. 2) Dinnington. 3) Firbeck. 4) Gildingwells. 5) Harthill-with-Woodall. 6) Letwell. 7) St. John's with Throapham. 8) Thorpe Salvin. 9) Todwick. 10-11) Wales (parts 1 and 2) 12) Woodsetts.

Inclosure

Lindrick Common

19/1 Bound volume containing; 1881-88 1) printed articles of agreement between the Duke of Leeds and others for the inclosure of Lindrick Common, p. South Anston, 3 October 1881. 2) Ms. copy of inclosure award by Charles Isaac Eton of Chancery Lane, , barrister, 11 April 1888. 3) Copy of inclosure map, 1888 (Frederick Fowler, Sheffield, Surveyor).

Commons

20/1 Correspondence file re. ownership of Throapham Common. 1958-62

Grant of Arms

21/1 File of correspondence with the College of Arms and others 1947-55 re. grant of arms to the R.D.C.

Tithes

22/1 Tithe apportionment for Woodsetts. c.1840

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KIVETON PARK RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

Miscellaneous Files

23/1 File of correspondence re. government oil pipeline. 1962-70

23/2 File of correspondence re. Kiveton Park Miners1 Welfare scheme. 1972-74

23/3 File of correspondence re. grants for learner swimming pools 1968-73 at schools.

23/4 File of correspondence with the Committee 1958-72 of the National Register of Archives.

23/5 File of correspondence re. buildings of historical interest. 1964-72

23/6 Correspondence file re. sale of Anston Stones Wood to Anston 1972-73 Parish Council.

23/7 File of correspondence re. demolition of air raid shelters. 1946-69

23/8 Standing orders re. proceedings and business of the Council 1964 (sealed copy).

23/9-10 Standing orders re. contracts (sealed copy). 1964/65

23/11 Financial regulations (sealed copy). 1964

23/12 Office instructions. 1964-69

Sale Catalogues

Anston

24/1 The Anston Hall Estate ­ with plans ­ illustrated. 1947

24/2 Anston Hall ­ illustrated. 1951

24/3 24a. of building land, Top Park, North Anston - with plan ­ 1963 illustrated.

Dinnington

25/1-2 The Dinnington Hall Estate ­ with plans ­ illustrated. 1935 - two versions, one annotated with details of purchasers and prices. ROTHERHAM CENTRAL LIBRARY ARCHIVES AND LOCAL STUDIES

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KIVETON PARK RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

CLERK OF THE COUNCIL

Sale Catalogues

Firbeck

26/1 Firbeck Hall Estate - with plan - illustrated with tipped-in 1934 photographs.

26/2 Firbeck Hall Estate (inc. private aerodrome) - with plan - 1943 illustrated.

26/3 The Firbeck Estate - with plan - illustrated. 1953

Kiveton Park

27/1 The Kiveton Park Estate (Duke of Leeds) - with plans. 1921

Letwell

28/1 Freehold estate at Letwell, Gildingwells and . 1927

Wales

29/1 Brooklands Farm, Wales - with plan. 1960

Wallingwells

30/1 The Wallingwells Estate, near Worksop (including farms at 1926 Gildingwells and Letweil) - with plan illustrated.

Woodsetts

31/1 Woodsetts Grange - with plan. 1934

TREASURER

Accounts

32/1-11 Treasurers accounts. 1926-74 11 vols. 1926-28; 1929-30; 1930-31; 1933-36; 1936-39; 1939-42; 1942-45; 1947-50; 1951-54; 1954-58; 1959-74.

33/1-58 General ledgers. 1895-1968 58 vols. 1895-99; 1899-1902; 1902-05; 1905-08; 1908-10; 1910-12; 1912; 1912-13; 1913-14; 1914-15; 1915-16; 1916-17; 1917-18; 1918-19; 1919-20; 1921-22; 1922-23;1923-24; 1924-25; 1925-26; 1926-27; 1927-28;

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TREASURER

Accounts (Cont.)

1928 -29 1929- 30 1930 -31; 1931 -32 1932- 33 1933 -34; 1934 -35 1935- 36 1936 -37; 1937 -38 1938- 39 1939 -40; 1940 -41 1941- 42 1942 -43; 1943 -44 1944- 45 1945 -46; 1946 -47 1947- 48 1948 -49; 1949 -50 1950- 51 1951 -52; 1952 -53 1953- 54 1954 -55; 1955 -56 1956- 57 1957 -58; 1958 -59 1959- 60 1960 -61; 1961 -62 1962- 63 1963 -68.

34/1 Parochial ledger. 1912-27

35/1-4 Statement of loans and loan accounts. 1927-64 4 vols. 1927-34; 1935-47; 1948-62; 1963-64.

36/1-5 Register of charges receivable and payable. 1927-74 5 vols. 1927-36; 1937-46; 1947-56; 1957-69; 1970-74.

Rates

37/1 Valuation list, Kiveton Park R.D.C. (parish by parish). 1928

37/2 Special valuation list, Kiveton Park R.D.C. (agricultural 1929 hereditaments, industrial hereditaments, freight transport hereditaments).

N.B. other valuations and rate books for Kiveton Park R.D.C. are among the South Yorkshire County Record Office collections in Sheffield Central Library Archives Division, ref. 10/RD.

37/3 Grand summary of rate book. 1944- 54 37/4 1928-64 Rate produce book.

37/5 File of correspondence re. County rate precept. 1931-75 Housing

38/1 Post 1945 Housing capital expenditure - final accounts. 1945- 72

Contracts

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TREASURER

Welfare Wardens

40/1 File of correspondence etc. re. claims for reimbursement by 1966-74 the County Council for expenditure on Welfare Wardens for the elderly.

Members

41/1 Record of payments to members. 1948-73

MISCELLANEOUS

Dinnington Colliery Institute

42/1 Colliery Institute Recreation Ground Committee minutes. 1971

42/2-5 Dinnington Miners Welfare Scheme accounts. 1953-72 N.B. 1953-55 and 1972 only.

42/6 Conveyance (photocopy). 1925 1) Kiveton Park Rural District Council. 2) Richard Rush and others (named) as trustees of the Miners Welfare Committee. - in consideration of £600; - of parcels of land comprising Upper Hill Field, part of High Nook Field and part of Lower Hill Field at Dinnington (11a. 30p.), upon stated trusts for establishing a recreation ground; - with plan. Dated 14 September 1925. 42/7 Conveyance (photocopy) 1925 1) Kiveton Park Rural District Council. 2) Richard Rush and others. - in consideration of £85; - of a parcel of land (3r. 17p.) at Dinnington, adjoining the land comprised in 42/6, upon trusts as in 42/6; - with plan. Dated 14 December 1925. 42/8 Conveyance (photocopy) 1926 1) Marmaduke Carver Middleton Athorpe of Dinnington Hall, esq. 2) Henry Beevor of Newark (Nts.) and John Ingram Beevor of Ranskill (Nts.), esqs. (settlement trustees). 3) the District Committee of the Miners' Welfare Scheme.

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MISCELLANEOUS

Dinnington Colliery Institute (Cont.)

4) The Official trustee of Charitable Lands. 5) Richard Rush and others. - in consideration of £150 paid to the settlement trustees; - Athorpe conveys to the Official Trustee, 2 parcels of land at the junction of Dinnington Lane and Monk Bridge Road (31. 5p.), upon stated trusts for use as a recreation ground or miners' institute. Dated 31 December 1926.

APM/CP 12.12.86

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KIVETON PARK RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL

Further records relating to Kiveton Park Rural District Council.

CLERK OF THE COLINCIL

Street Lighting

13/8-10 Agreement between Electrical Distribution of Yorkshire Ltd. 1933-44 and Kiveton Park R.D.C. re. public lighting services at Harthill with Woodall. 13/11 Agreements between Electrical Distribution of Yorkshire Ltd. 1939 and Wales Parish Council re. public lighting.

13/12 Agreement between Electrical Distribution of Yorkshire Ltd. 1948 and Kiveton Park R.D.C. re. public lighting at New Road, Firbeck.

13/13- Agreements between Yorkshire Electricity Board and Kiveton 1949-52 Park R.D.C. re. public lighting.

TREASURER

Rates

37/6-21 Poor rate books (rates made May 1914 and November 1914) 1914 16 vols. viz Anston; Dinnington; Firbeck; Gildingwells; Letwell (May only); Thorpe Salvin (May only); Throapham St. John's (May only); Todwick; Wales (November only); Woodsetts. 37/22-23Lighting rate books 1914 2 vols., Dinnington; Wales. s 37/24-33 Special expenses rate books (rates made May 1914 and November 1914 1914) 10 vols. Anston; Dinnington; Thorpe Salvin (May only); Todwick (November only); Wales; Woodsetts.

37/34 Combined poor and special expenses rate book - Anston. 1926

37/35 Combined poor lighting and special expenses rate book - Anston. 1926

37/36 Record of the product of the rates and their disposal. 1928- 51

37/37 Grand summary of rateable values. 1929- 51 - 2 -

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TREASURER

Housing

38/2-4 Small dwellings borrowers' ledgers 1938-65 3 vols. 1938-51; 1952-59; 1960-65.

38/5 Register of dwellings in respect of which improvement grants have 1951-74 been made (Housing Act 1949).

38/6 Register of standard grants (House Purchase and Housing Act 1959-74 1959).

MISCELLANEOUS

Abolition

43/1 Menu for valedictory dinner held at the Shoulder of Mutton. 1974 Hardstoft (Dby.) on 4 March 1974 - includes short history of the R.D.C. and list of chairmen.

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CHARLES WANNOP

Title deeds and other papers relating to property at Parkgate owned by Charles Wannop, grocer and provision dealer.

TITLE DEEDS

Hall Street

1/1 Conveyance 1856 1) Richard Eckroyd Clark of , grocer. 2) Joseph Turner of Parkgate, shearman. - in consideration of £94; = of a parcel of land (1039 sq. yds.), part of a close at Parkgate called Lamb Close, with one half of an intended new road 8 yds. wide on the north side (Hall St.) (property purchased in 1798 by Joseph Clarke of Upper Haugh from John Hail of ). - with plan. Dated 17 May 1856.

1/2 Mortgage 1856 1) Joseph Turner. L 2) Samuel Beale of Park Gate Iron Works et al. (trustees of the Park Gate Benefit Building Society). - for £240; - property as 1/1, with all buildings etc. to be erected thereon. Dated 26 May 1856.

1/3 Conveyance 1858 1) Joseph Turner. ' 2) Amos France of Parkgate, mason and builder. 3) William Blackmoor of Rotherham, architect. - in consideration of £116 paid to 1 by 2; - of property, as 1/1. - with plan. Dated 26 June 1858.

1/4 Mortgage with power of sale 1858 1) Amos France. 2) Samuel Beale etal. (trustees of the Park Gate Benefit Building Society). - for £90; = of property as 1/1. Dated 28 June 1858.

1/5 Conveyance 1860 1) Amos France. 2) Charles Wannop of Parkgate, grocer. - reciting 1/3; - in consideration of £91-5s.; - of a parcel of land (730 sq. yds.), part of the land comprised in 1/1, including half the new street to the north; - with plan. Dated 18 August 1860. - endorsed with notice of sale of 365 sq. yds. (part of the above 730 sq. yds.) by Wannop to Thomas and Henry Askew of Parkgate, builders, 28 October 1861. /