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Malvern Hills Conservators
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R Commons Registration
W Malvern Water (including Acts of Parliament)
N1-3 Newspapers Box 1G
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT & RELATED DOCUMENTS
Pre 1884 Act: The majority of these documents are hand A l written copies of Court Rolls deposited at the P.R.O.
"Malvern Hills" by Percival Birkett c.1882 information compiled from documents dating from 1128 Al/i
Case brought by Gilbert de Clare against William le Poer for enclosing a Park in Farleze (Farley-Mathon) cl288 Al/ii/1
(latin with transcription)
Verdict re above c 1290 (latin) A1 /ii/2
Particulars of His Majesty's Chase cl 628 (2 copies) Al/ii i
Copy of Act "for confirmation of the Enclosure &
Improvement of Malvern Chase" cl664 (Disafforestation Act) Al/iv/1
Decrees & other papers relating to above 1630-1632 Al/iv/2 -9
Case re Inclosure & right of Common - with legal opinions cl 794 Al/ v
Hanley Castle Inclosure Act c 1795 A1 /vi
Case. Plea of Trespass re Richard Bright (of Colwall) right to pasture cattle on Hanley Common c 1795 (2 copies) Al/vii Case re encroachment - Manor of Malvern cl824 with legal opinion A1/viii N.B. Condition poor - use photocopy Case re William Cliffe (of Mathon) & others, enclosing land & impounding sheep from Colwall - with legal opinion cl826 Al/ix
Case re Inclosures made by tenants of Mr Hornyold - rights
of Mr Foley as Lord of the Manor etc. with legal opinion cl 832 Al/ x
Little Malvern & Welland tithe award cl850 Al/x i
List of "Parishes within the Ambit of the Old Malvern Chase"N.D. Al/xii Box 1G contd.
Extract from Nash's History of Worcs. re Manor of Malvern c!799 Al/xiii
Notes re Harcourt v Lechmere case re rights of common c!795 Al/xiv
Notes (pages 11-16) re history of Malvern Chase N.D. Al/xv
Descendants of the Foley family from the grandfather of the founder" c.1799 Al/xvi
Case Henry Lakin v Edmond Winkle re the inclosure of Barnards Green c.1882 Al/xvii/1
Costs re above c.1882 Al/xvii/2
Extracts from Hanley Castle Inclosure Award 1797 Al/xviii
Draft agreement (with plan) that certain lands, i.e. from the summit of the Worcestershire Beacon to End and North Hill, "shall remain open and be used as land dedicated to the recreation of the Public".
1) J V Hornyold & T C G Hornyold 2) Sir E A H Lechmere, James Dyson Perrins and others 1879 Al/xiv Box2G
1884 ACT
Documents and papers relating to the first 'Malvern Hills Act' - including 'Malvern Hills Preservation Association' A2
Minutes of Common Land Committee' - August 1858 - Nov 1860 A2/i
Malvern Hills Preservation Association 1879-1882 A2/ii/l-8
Address to Freeholders & Commoners of Colwall & Mathon byMrRaper Sep. 1882 A2/iii
Committee of Freeholders, Tenants & Commoners 1882-1884 A2/iv/l-7
Letter from agent of Benjamin Bright Nov. 1880 A2/v
Letter from Stephen Ballard June 1882 A2/vi
Letters 1883/5 A2/vii/l-7
Act (1884)
Heads of Bill (2 copies) c.1882 A2/viii
Malvern Hills Bill - 5 drafts (2 copies of each) A2/ix/l-5 not in date order
Amendments - not in date order A2/x/l-26
Act - 5 drafts - (2,2,2,3 & 1 copies) A2/xi/l-5
1884 Act - N.B. condition poor - use photocopy A2/xii
Brief for Counsel - re Bill (2 copies) A2/xiii
Malvern Hills Bill - evidence A2/xiv
Minutes of Evidence (2 copies) A2/xv
Minutes of Proceedings (2 copies) A2/xvi
Speech of Mr Mowbray (2 copies) A2/xvii
Petition of Charles M Berington (2 copies) A2/xviii Box 2G contd.
1884 ACT)
Petition of Lady Emily Foley A2/xix
Petition against alteration - Lady Emily Foley A2/xx
Petition of J.V. & J.C. Hornyold A2/xxi
Deposited plan of Malvern Hills showing land brought under the Board's jurisdiction in 1884 - with explanation A2/xxii
Map as above A2/xxiii
Map as above but coloured A2/xxiv
Terrier re above A2/xxv
Enactments incorporated in 1884 Act (2 copies) A2/xxvi
Newspaper announcement re Bill - Malvern Advertiser 24 Nov. 1883 A2/xxvii
Notes for preparation of Deposited Plan A2/xxviii/l-13
Draft proof for newspaper announcement re Bill - 7 Nov 1883 (3 copies) A2/xxix
Amended proof as above (3 copies) A2/xxx
Bill of costs re Act A2/xxxi/l-6
Receipted invoices re Act A2/xxxii
Copy of article in Malvern Advertiser re opposition to Bill - 8 March 1884 A2/xxxiii Box 3
ACT
List of private Bills 1908 A3/i/l
as above with 'orders relating' A3/i/2
List of petitions for private bills 1909 (2 copies) A3/i/3
Petition for leave to introduce the Bill 1909 A3/ii
Heads of Bill (2 copies) A3/iii
Proofs previously to introduction of the Bill A3/iv
Malvern Hills Bill - various drafts A3/v/l -10
Act - various drafts A3/vi/l-9
1909 Act (4 copies) A3/vii
Proofs on behalf of promoters A3/viii/l-16
Petitions against the Bill 1908 A3/ix/l-7 Box 4
(1909 ACT)
Brief to promote the Bill - House of Commons (2 copies) A3/x
Brief to promote the Bill - House of Lords (2 copies) A3/xi
Minutes of Speech - House of Lords (2 copies) A3/xii
Minutes of Evidence - House of Lords (2 copies) A3/xiii
Papers re dispensing with standing orders A3/xiv/l-9
Report of meeting of Malvern Wells Vestry 23 April 1909 (2 copies ) A3/xv
Petitions against the Bill 1909 A3/xvi/l-6
Parliamentary Notice re Bill 1908 A3/xvii
Parliamentary Notice re Bill 1909 (2 copies) A3/xviii
Notices on Procedure 1909 A3/xix
Statement of Evidence A3/xx
Papers re amendments to Clauses (42 items) A3/xxi
Report of Secretary of State for Home Dept. (2 copies) A3/xxii
Report Ministry of Agriculture (2 copies) A3/xxiii
Press Notice 1907 (2 copies) A3/xxiv
Press Notice 1908 (2 copies) A3/xxv
Press Notice 1908 (amended) (2 copies) A3/xxvi Box 5
(1909 ACT)
Correspondence - Baker & Co. (Parliamentary Agents)(363 items) A3/xxvii
Papers - M.U.D.C. in 'Terms submitted' (47 items) A3/xxviii
Papers - Worcestershire County Council (9 items) A3/xxix
Agenda - Herefordshire County Council 4 Jan. 1909 A3/xxx Box 6
(1909 ACT)
- Fred Ballard (21 items) A3/xxxi
- R Raper (57 items) A3/xxxii
- Lord Beauchamp (5 items) A3/xxxiii
- R G Gurney? ( 2 items) A3/xxxiv
- HGoudy ( 3 items) A3/xxxv
- Col. Heywood (5 items) A3/xxxvi
- Jacob (2 items) A3/xxxvii
- W H Joyner (6 items) A3/xxxviii
- T Kensington ( 6 items) A3/xxxix
- W Knight (2 items) A3/xl
- E H Thurslow (15 items) A3/xli
M H Orr-Ewing ( 3 items) A3/xlii
Canon Pelly A3/xliii
J Wilson (5 items) A3/xliv
- R Winfrey M.P. (4 items) A3/xlv
Pyx Granite (5 items) A3/xlvi
Miscellaneous (19 items) A3/xlvii
Min. of Agriculture (5 items) A3/xlviii
Papers re Ratepayers ( 3 items) A3/xlix
Telegrams (24 items) A3/1
Agenda of Parliamentary Committee cl909 A3/li
Accounts etc. re Act (29 items) A3/lii Box 6 contd.
Miscellaneous Papers re land
Schedule of encroachments & enclosures (2 copies) A3/liii/l Agreement re above - T Harding cl885 12 - R Summers cl885 13 - J Marshall cl885 14 15 - TGunndle? cl888 16 - Royal Well Brewery cl 889 11
Land acquired 1887-1905 /8
Area of land in Parishes, Owners, etc. /9-17
Particulars of Quarries regarding which petitions
have been presented (2 copies) /18
" " ref. Pyx Granite Co Ltd /19
" " ref. Cement Products (Bowen's Patent) Ltd /20
O.S. Map showing current & proposed contributory area /21
Explanatory memorandum of coloured 6" map /22 Box 7
1924 AC T A4
List of petitions for Private Bills A4/i
Suggested Heads of Bill A4/ii/l 2
Brief to promote Bill A4/iii/l
Two drafts for above A4/iv/2
Malvern Hills Bill various drafts A4/v/l -10
Act various drafts A4M/1-5
1924 Act (3 copies) A4/vii Box 8
(1924 ACT)
Petitions against the Bill: A4/viii/l Berrington A4/viii/2 Pyx Granite Co. A4/viii/3 Ecclesiastical Commissioners A4/viii/4 Price & Laird A4/viii/5
Notes on Evidence (2 copies) A4/ix
Proofs on behalf of promoters A4/x/l-40
Minutes of Evidence A4/xi/l-5
List of Deposits (2 copies) A4/xii
List of documents accompanying Brief (2 copies, 1 draft) A4/xiii
List of Guarantors A4/xiv
Parliamentary notices A4/xv/l-4
Notes on procedure A4/xvi
Instructions to Counsel (2 copies) A4/xvii
Further observations by Counsel (2 copies) A4/xviii
Notes on Bill A4/xix
Opinion A4/xx
Case for Opinion (2 copies) A4/xxi
Members of Committee (House of Lords) A4/xxii
Memo Acquisition of Manorial Land Rights A4/xxiii
Report of Ministry of Agriculture A4/xxiv
Report of Ministry of Health (2 copies) A4/xxv
Report of Secretary of State for the Home Dept (2 copies) A4/xxvi Box 8 contd.
(1924 ACT)
Papers re amendments to Clauses A4/xxvii/l-7
Notes on proposed Bill A4/xxviii
List of material sent to Council A4/xxix Box 9
1924 ACT)
Note re land agreed under the Bill A4/xxx
Particulars of Manorial Land claimed by Lady Grey (2 copies) A4/xxxi
Purchases of Hill Lands, mineral & manorial rights by M.H.C. (2 copies) A4/xxxii
Areas of Manorial & Land Areas affected
by the Bill (2 copies) A4/xxxiii
Report on West of England Quarries Ltd A4/xxxiv
Particulars re present extent of quarrying (2copies) A4/xxxv
Particulars of Quarry assessments A4/xxxvi Particulars of Areas over which Quarrying Rights exist A4/xxxvii
Notes re Quarries A4/xxxviii
As above, with covering letter A4/xxxix
Notes re Quarries mss. A4/xl/l-6
Pyx Granite Co: Draft Agreement with M.H.D. & M.U.D.C. A4/xli/l Heads of agreement A4/xli/2 Addition to agreement (re employment) A4/xli/3 Draft letter A4/xli/4 Mss. note A4/xli/5
Price & Laird - Heads of agreement A4/xlii/l - Notes on suggested settlement A4/xlii/2
Letter re Ecclesiastical Commissioners A4/xliii
Copy correspondence, Le Brasseur (Berrington) A4/xliv
Copy correspondence, Hallett Creery
(Miss Cabrera/West of England) (2 copies) A4/xlv
Copy correspondence, H D Boret A4/xlvi/l-4
Book of Reference (re land ownership) (2 copies) A4/xlvii Box 9 contd.
1924 ACT)
Particulars of areas of land mentioned in above A4/xlviii
Letter re above A4/xlix
Additional information re Book of Reference A4/1
Estimated value of land in Book of Reference A4/li
Report on encroachments & telegraph poles A4/lii
Copy of 1884 map A4/liii
Explanatory memo re above A4/liv
Miscellaneous mss. notes re Act A4/lv/l-5
Notice of Bill for Press etc. (2 copies) A4/lvi
Copy of Board resolution to "deal with Quarries on the Hills" 1 st June 1923 A4/lvii
Resolution of Board to promote a Bill (1923) A4/lviii
Papers re meetings of M.H.C., M.U.D.C.,&W.C.C. A4/lix/l-5
Resolution etc. Herefordshire C.C. re Bill A4/lx/l-5
Resolution re Bill - Corporation of Worcester A4/lxi
Resolution re Bill - Malvern Chamber of Commerce A4/lxii
Resolution re Bill - Malvern Improvement Assn. A4/lxiii
Resolution re Bill - Medical Practitioners in the Malverns A4/lxiv
Petition re Bill - Ratepayers resident in Malvern Wells A4/lxv
Resolutions re Bill - M.U.D.C. A4/lxvi
Agreement re Bill - M.H.C. & M.U.D.C. A4/lxvii
Notes & Papers re finance & accounts A4/lxviii/l-29
Copy Correspondence - Berrington/Pyx & MHDC A4/lxix Box 10
(1924 ACT)
Correspondence re Bill (751 items) A4/lxx Box 11
(1924 ACT)
Correspondence Baker & Co (Parliamentary Agents) (508 items) A4/lxxi
Report of Quarrying & Parliamentary Committee - 8 October 1923 A4/lxxii
Miscellaneous Notes A4/lxxiii/l-4
London Gazette - 20 November 1923 A4/xxiv
Bound copy of 1884 Act - annotated A4/lxxv
Bound copy of 1884 Act - with additional notes - some loose A4/lxxvi
Map showing ownership of land/mineral rights of land under MHC jurisdiction A4/1 xxvii (poor condition - handle with care)
1930 ACT A5
1930 Act (4 copies) A5/i
Correspondence re Bill A5/ii/1 -11
Papers re Accounts - Expenses re Bill (48 items) A5/iii Box 12
1995 AC T
Draft Bill 23.9.91 (2 copies) A6/i/l
Proposed New Clauses 13.1.92 A6/i/2
Draft Bill as amended 20.2.92 (2 copies) A6/i/3
Draft Bill as amended 5.5.92 A6/i/4
Draft Bill as amended 13.7.92 A6/i/5
Draft Bill as amended 17.8.92 A6/i/6
Draft Bill as amended 4.11.92 A6/i/7
Draft Bill as amended 9.11.92 A6/i/8
Bill 23.11.92 (2 copies) A6/ii
Bill (Intituled) 5.1.93 (7 copies with notes & amendments) A6/iii
Amendments to Bill made by Select Committee of House of Lords 10.93 A6/iv
Bill (amended in Committee) (2 copies) 7.1.94 A6/v
Bill (filled) 13.1.94 (7 copies with amendments) A6/vi
Bill (amended in Committee) (2 copies) A6/vii
Act (3 copies) A6/viii
Evidence in support of Bill by D L Judge, Clerk to MHC A6/ix
Drafts of above A6/x Box 13
(1995 ACT)
Report from Select Committee of House of Lords (3 copies) A6/xi
Opinion of above (2 copies) A6/xii
Petitions against the Bill House of Lords MHDC A6/xiii British Railways Board A6/xiv Severn Trent (2 copies) A6/xv Malvern Action Group (2 copies) A6/xvi Malvern Civic Society A6/xvii Open Spaces Society et al (2 copies) A6/xviii D. Judson et al (2 copies) A6/xix
Petitions against the Bill House of Commons Malvern Action Group et al (2 copies) A6/xx Open Spaces Society et al A6/xxi
Instructions to Counsel 14.10.93 A6/xxii
Note re repeals suggested by Bernard Selwyn (Open Spaces Society) A6/xxiii
Lords/Commons Standing Orders (2 copies) A6/xxiv
House of Lords Minutes of Proceedings 8.3.93 A6/xxv
Notice of Bill on Parliamentary agenda A6/xxvi
Excerpt from Hansard (Lords) 8.3.93 (2 copies) A6/xxvii
Hansard (Lords) 15.2.94 A6/xxviii
Item giving information on Baroness Nicol & Lord Colville A6/xxix (members of select committee)
Photograph showing site visit of select committee together with MHC Clerk & Ranger; Guy James & Roy Hart on behalf of petitioners (2 copies) A6/xxx
Pass to admit Mr Judge (Clerk of MHC) "Below the Bar", A6/xxxi House of Lords 8.3.93
Extracts from other Acts used as background material: Countryside Act 1968 A6/xxxii/l Coity Wallia Commons Act 1976 A6/xxxii/2 Ashdown Forest Act 1974 A6/xxxii/3 Malvern Hills Act 193 0 A6/xxxii/4 as above A6/xxxii/5 Ashdown Forest Act 1974 A6/xxxii/6 Bromley London Borough Council (Crystal Palace) Act 1990 A6/xxxii/7 Malvern Hills Act 1930 A6/xxxii/8 Coity Wallia Commons Act 1976 A6/xxxii/9 Hastings Pier Act 1985 A6/xxxii/l0 Box 13 (contd) (1995 ACT)
Extracts from other Acts used as background material: Malvern Hills Act 1924 A6/xxxii/l 1 Malvern Hills Act 1909 A6/xxxii/12 Hayle Harbour Act 1989 A6/xxxii/13 Ashdown Forest Act 1974 A6/xxxii/14 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 A6/xxxii/15 Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 A6/xxxii/16 City of London (Various Powers) Act 1971 A6/xxxii/17 Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 A6/xxxii/18 City of London (Various Powers) Act 1971 A6/xxxii/19 Mid Glamorgan County Council Act 1987 A6/xxxii/20 Harrogate Borough Council Act 1986 A6/xxxii/21 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 A6/xxxii/22 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 A6/xxxii/23 Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 A6/xxxii/24 Ashdown Forest Act 1974 A6/xxxii/25 Coity Wallia Commons Act 1976 A6/xxxii/26 Norwich City Council Act 1986 A6/xxxii/27 Water Industries Act 1991 A6/xxxii/28 Law of Property Act 1925 A6/xxxii/29 Local Government Act 1972 A6/xxxii/30 Ashdown Forest Act A6/xxxii/31 Northam UDC A6/xxxii/32
Other Acts from which some of the above extracts were taken: Ashdown Forest Act 1974 A6/xxxiii/l City of London (Various Powers) Act 1990 A6/xxxiii/2 Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 A6/xxxiii/3 Harrogate Stray Act 1985 A6/xxxiii/4 Lincoln City Council Act 1985 A6/xxxiii/5
Copies of Consent to borrow and mortgage - 1960s A6/xxxiv
Open Spaces Society - minutes of meeting 10.3.93 A6/xxxv
CPRE Annual Report 1993 with correspondence to & from Mrs Southall A6/xxxvi
MHDC Report of the Solicitor to Policy and Resources Committee (2 copies) A6/xxxvii
Copy of MHC year card 1992/93 A6/xxxviii
Copy of minutes re clerk's powers re Bill A6/xxxix
Clerk's mss notes re Bill A6/xl
Various memos etc. Re Bill 1992/93 A6/xli
River Calder (Welbeck Site) Bill 1991 A6/xlii Box 13 (contd) (1995 ACT)
Map showing land under MHC jurisdiction at time of Act A6/xliii
Copy of above showing parishes and wards A6/xliv
List of Committees A6/xlv
Statement by Chairman of MHC (Roger Hall-Jones) re A6/xlvi purpose of new act and motives of objectors Comments by Pamela Hurle re finance matters in new Bill A6/xlvii Box 14
(1995 ACT)
Proofs previous to introduction of Bill 18.12.92 A6/xlviii
Minutes of evidence before Committee of House of Lords:
28.6.93 (2 copies) A6/xlix/l
29.6.93 (2 copies) A6/xlix/2
30.6.93 (2 copies) A6/xlix/3
1.7.93 (2 copies) A6/xlix/4
(2.7.93) (2 copies) A6/xlix/5
12.7.93 (2 copies) A6/xlix/6
26.7.93 (2 copies) A6/xlix/7
18.10.93 A6/xlix/8 Box 15
(1995 ACT)
Letter to Sharp Pritchard & Co, Parliamentary Agents - 20.11.89 A6/1/1
reply to above - 23.11.89 A6/1/2
Correspondence re Bill, mostly with Sharp Pritchard, Guy James, Malvern Action Group et al & Bernard Selwyn, Open Spaces Society et al 1990 A6/li
1991 A6/lii
1992 A6/liii Box 16
(1995 ACT)
Correspondence re Bill (as in Box 15) 1993 A671iv Box 17
(1995 ACT)
Correspondence re Bill (as in Box 15) 1994 A6/lv
1995 A6/lvi
Correspondence re Malvern Hills Hotel &
The Kiosk at British Camp A6/lvii
Correspondence with Lord Colville re Bill A6/lviii
List of Consultees A6/lix
Comments received from Consultees:-
British Gas A6/lx/l
British Horse Society A6/lx/2
British Railways Board A6/lx/3
Castlemorton Common Association A6/lx/4
Castlemorton Parish Council A6/lx/5
Central Council of Physical Recreation A6/lx/6
Colwall Parish Council A6/lx/7
CPRE (Worcestershire) A6/lx/8
Countryside Commission A6/lx/9
Cradley Parish Council A6/lx/10
Croome Estate Trust A6/lx/l 1
Department of the Environment A6/lx/l 2
Eastnor Castle Estates A6/lx/13
English Heritage A6/lx/14
English Nature A6/lx/15
Guarlford Parish Council A6/lx/l 6 Box 17 (contd) (1995 ACT)
Comments received from Consultees:-
Herefordshire Nature Trust A6/lx/17
Hereford & Worcester County Council A6/lx/18
Hereford & Worcester Fire Brigade A6/lx/19
Home Office A6/lx/20
Little Malvern Estates A6/lx/21
Madresfield Estate A6/lx/22
Madresfield Parish Council A6/lx/23
Malvern Hills District Council A6/lx/24
Malvern Hills District Footpath Society A6/lx/25
Malvern Hills Friends of the Earth A6/lx/26
Malvern Hills Riding Club A6/lx/27
Mathon Parish Council A6/lx/28
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food A6/lx/29
Malvern Wells Parish Council A6/lx/30
National Rivers Authority A6/lx/31
Open Spaces Society A6/lx/32
Police A6/lx/33
Powick Parish Council A6/lx/34
Ramblers Association A6/lx/35
Severn Trent Water A6/lx/36
West Malvern Parish Council A6/lx/37
A6/lx/38 Worcester Nature Conservation Trust
A6/lx/39 Michael Spicer MP
A6/lx/40 Peter Temple-Morris MP Box 17 (contd) Comments received from Consultees:
Little&Co A6/lx/41
Malvern Action Group A6/lx/42
Letters from Individuals:-
Mr & Mrs Gladstone A6/lx/43
Bodfan Gruffydd A6/lx/44
Ms Gschaider A6/lx/45
Mrs W Hunt A6/lx/46
Mr Judson A6/lx/47
Mr R Parker A6/lx/48
Mr J Smythe A6/lx/49 Box 27
FUNICULAR RAILWAY & CHAIRLIFT F
FUNICULAR RAILWAY F1
Letter from Mr Raper- 6 November 1906 F1/i
Correspondence April 1910 Jan 1911 (includes a petition of objection with names of 65 commoners (15) F1/N/1-33
Copies of MHC resolutions 1910 F1/iii/1-3
Mss notes and memos [1910] F1/iv/1-12
Heading of petition form for supporters [1910] F1/v
Correspondence re Mr C Broad's outstanding accounts F1/vi/1-15
Correspondence and notes 1917-1919 F1/vii/1-16
Parliamentary Order Drafts 1910-1911 F1/viii/1-6
Statement of Objections by MUDC F1/ix
Observations of MUDC on Draft Order F1/x
Observations by Sir Henry Foley Grey on Draft Order F1/xi
Swansea Corporation Light Railways (Extentions) Order F1/xii
For Newspaper articles see photocopies of N/lxx-lxxvi
CHAIR LIFT F2
Correspondence Mar 1961- Mar 1962 F2/i/1 -50
Minutes of the Cable Car Sub Committee Mar 1961 Jan 1962 F2/ii/1-4
Information from British Chairlifts Ltd. 25 Jan 1962 (2 copies) F2/iii
Map showing proposed route (2 copies) F2/iv
Photograph of chair lift (2 copies) F2/v
Estimate drawings (2 copies) F2/vi/1-2
For newspaper articles see photocopies of N/lxxvii-lxxviii COMMONS REGISTRATION R
These papers begin with a copy letter (29 Mar 1911) from M.H.C. to the Board of Agriculture & Fisheries requesting advice on regulation of commoners rights and stintage: they culminate in registration following the Commons Registration Act 1965.
They contain detailed arguments as to why claimants believe they have rights of common and in some cases (especially Castlemorton) other rights such as Estovers and Piscary.
Because of the nature of this collection many items are not listed in date order and there is some overlap between sections. For guidance read notes preceding subsections.
See card index for other references to commoners rights and disputes.
comregr.doc Box 20
Commons Registration (inc. Rights of common, licences and related matters)
Correspondence 1911 - mostly with Board of Agriculture & Fisheries F Ballard & R Roper 40 items R l
Items from Board of Agriculture & Fisheries re regulation and inclosure of commons Rl/i
Schedules of Enactments and repeals re 1899 Commons Act Rl/ii/1
Information re applications for Regulation or Inclosure under Inclosure Acts 1845-1899 Rl/ii/2 Application form to convene a meeting for the purposes of the
Commons Act 1908 Rl/ii/3
Commons Rules 1909 Rl/ii/4
Rhossili Down, Glam., Regulations under Commons Act 1908 Rl/ii/5
Longmynd Hills, Salop., Regulations under Commons Act 1908 Rl/ii/6
Fairwood & Pengwen Commons, Glam., Regulations under Commons Act 1908 Rl/ii/7 Correspondence 1916/17 - This relates to the possibility of improved grazing of the Hills to help the War Effort (14 items) R2/i
Items re above:
Defence of the Realm - Cultivation of Lands Order 1916 R2/ii/l Circular re above R2/ii/2
Letter (reply) from Ministry of Agriculture & Fishers re grazing rights-23 Mar 1921 R3
Correspondence re Stinting of Commons 1932/3 (3 items) R4
Correspondence 1955 - including references to the ROYAL COMMISSION ON COMMON LAND whose terms of reference were: to recommend what changes, if any, are desirable in the law relating to common land in order to promote the benefit of those holding manorial and common rights, the enjoyment of the public, or, where at present little or no use is made of such land, its use for some other desirable purpose. (19 items) R5 Correspondence 1956 - mostly re Royal Commission on Common Land - include M.H.C. Memorandum of Evidence (54 items) R6
Correspondenced 1957 (42 items) R7 Box 20 contd
Correspondence 1958 (23 items) R8/i
Correspondence A Ballard with Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries re rights of pasture on Malvern Hills 1958 (6 items) R8/ii
Correspondence 1959 (30 items) R9
Correspondence 1960 mostly re Royal Commission on Common Land, including: Notes of meeting held between Commissioners & M H C (11 May) Written parliamentary answer re Commission 26 July (26 items) RIO
Answer to parliamentary question re implementation of Commission report with acknowledgement Nov 1961 Rl l/i/1-2
Letter and information leaflet re NUFFIELD FOUNDATION, RESEARCH SURVEY OF COMMON LAND following on from the Royal Commission on Common Land - Nov 1961 Rl l/ii/1-2
Correspondence 1962 include matters re Nuffield Foundation
Survey (Nov/Dec) (9 items) R12
Correspondence 1963 re Nuffield Foundation Survey (3 items) R13
Letter and reply 1963 A Ballard re Common Rights R14
Letter to Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries re Act 29 Oct 1970 Rl 5/1
Reply to above from DOE 10 Dec 1970 (2 copies) Rl 5/2
Papers re regulation of common rights, mostly minutes of meeting (mostly Commoners Committee), memos and notes (including Committee proposal 27 Jan 1960 that the Board appoint an Agistor on a part-time basis) July 1955 May 1971 (87 items) R16 Papers re post of Agistor: applications, appointment of Mr P Sargent and terms of employment. 1960 (22 items) R17 Box 21 Commons Registration
Correspondence re registration of Common Rights of named individuals: these are arranged by year but in alphabetical order. Where more than one name is mentioned these are placed at the front of the section. Rl 8
1957 (5 items) R18/i
1958 (10 items) RISVii
1959 (22 items) Rl 8/iii
1960 (76 items) RISViv
1961 (1 item) RlSVv
1962 (35 items) RISVvi
1963 (14 items) RISVvii
1967 (4 items) RlSVviii
1968 (5 items) R18/ix
1970 (2 items) RlSVx
1971 (1 item) Eastnor R18/xi
1972 (1 item) R18/xii
J R Daniels Mar 1964 Jan 1976 (5 items) Rl 9/i
W C Dodd Sept 1967 May 1968 (11 items, inc. Plan) R19/ii
Correspondence re questions of registered boundaries of
Common Land in date order: R20
The Skerries, Malvern Wells 1974-1977 (4 items) R20/i
84 Guarlford Road R20/ii
Little Malvern Estate May 1982 (4 items, incplan) R20/iii
Whitworth Cottage, West Malvern 1982 (6 items, incplan) R20/iv
Coachman's Cottage, Jubilee Drive 1985 (12 items, incplan) R20/v
2 & 3 Valley House, Happy Valley Mar 1986 (2 items) R20/vi
Cottage in the Wood 1986 (8 items, incplans) R20/vii
H&W CC re Malvern Wells 1986 (4 items, incplans) R20/viii Box 21 contd
Land rear of 7 & 11 West Malvern Road, N.Malvern May 1988 (5 items, incplans) R20/ix
23 West Malvern Road, N . Malvern 1983-1991 (11 items, incplans) R20/x
The Lake House, Peachfield Road June 1989 R20/xi
Old Hills June/July 1975 (3 items) R20/xii
Letter from Mrs I Southall re common rights R21
Correspondence re horses & ponies, inc. Licences
1961-1976 (32 items) R22/i
Licences re goats 2 letters with replies 1970-1983 (4 items) R22/ii
Correspondence re licences 1960-1963 in alphabetical order (14 items) R22/iii
Draft licence - no date R22/iv/l
Draft letter re licence 1960 R22/iv/2
Draft letter re licence 1962 R22/iv/3
Marking of Animals 1963 (25 items) R23/i
List of marks, stock on southern end of Hills Jan. 1967 (2 copies) R23/ii Commons Registration Box 22
MHC outline of Agricultural Policy 1957 R24
Case for Opinion of Counsel 1957 (3 copies) R25/i/l
Case for Further Opinion 1957 (2 copies) R25/i/2
Opinion of Counsel March & April 1957 (3 copies) R25/i/3
Case for Opinion of Counsel 1958 R25/i/4
Opinion of Counsel May 1958 (3 copies) R25/i/5
Case for Opinion of Counsel 1959 R25/i/6
Opinion of Counsel August 1959 R25/i/7
Opinion of Counsel no date R25/ii
Opinion of Counsel January 1975 R25/iii
Papers re Act, inc. Correspondence with Sir Peter Agnew MP R26 Earl Beauchamp & Sharpe Pritchard (Parliamentary Agents) December 1964 April 1966 (86 items)
Guide to Reputed Commons in Worcestershire 1966 R27
Correspondence with Ministry of Agriculture & Deptof Environment 1970 (5 items) R28
"A Question of Common Rights" - Rickards v. Kirland & Barron pre 1957 R29
Notice for Registration of Common Rights 1957 (3 copies) R30
Register of Common Rights notice for publication August 1962 R31/i/l
- Draft of above R31/i/2
Register of Common Rights notice for publication January 1963 R31/ii/l
— two draft copies of above — R31/H/2-3
Notes on Common Rights, Registration & Bill no date (15 items) R32
Draft & blank registration forms with notes no date (15 items) R33
Worcs.CC Notice re Registration November 1966 R34
"Commons Their Nature, Function & Preservation" by Humphrey Baker 1952. Photocopy (2 copies) R35 nb one copy ends at pi3, the other at pi4. Box 22 contd
"Commons Registration Act 1965 Notes of preliminary work and research in connection with the registration of commons and town and village greens" by Ian Campbell no date R36
"Common Land how to preserve your rights and interests" pub. Ministry of Land & Natural Resources 1966 R37
Copies of Bill with amendments Dec. 1964 - March 1965 R38/i/l-7
Hansard (House of Lords) 23 Feb. 1965 Contains first draft of committee stage re bill R3 8/ii
Ministry of Land & Natural Resources Circular 2/65. Nov. 1965 re Act (2 copies) R38/iii
Statutory Instruments: Commons Commissions Regulations 1971 R38/iv
Report of Royal Common on Common Land 1955-1958 R39 Commons Registration Box 23
List of Commons Registration reference numbers (2 copies) no date R40/i
List of acreage re above together with stints claimed, entries, & number of objections R407H
List re above giving ownership R40/iii
List of Commoners together with papers re registration:
1954 R41/i 1955 R41/ii 1958 (13 items) R41/iii 1959 (2 items) R41/iv 1962 (14 items) R41/v 1964 R41/vi 1968 (3 items) R41/vii 1970 R41/viii 1979 R41/ix
Registered Claims for common rights Early 1970s R42
Commons Register committee copy 1959 R43
Application for registration of common rights (MHC) 1957 (148 items) R44/i
Summary of above (3 copies 2 annotated) R44/ii Commons Registration Box 24
Correspondence with Upton RDC 1962/63, including regulation of Castlemorton Common etc. (10 items) R45
Correspondence with Castlemorton Commoners Association 1967-1979 (14 items) R46
Correspondence re registration 1970-1976 nb in order of official number given to claimant, divided into the following sections: (for locations see R57)
CL9 (290 items) R47/1 CLIO/11 (llitems) R47/2 CL14 (6 items) R47/3 CL16/17/18 (llitems) R47/4 CL16,19,29 (2 items) R47/5 CL19 (2 items) R47/6 CL28/29 (88 items) R47/7 Commons Registration Box 25
Correspondence with Herefordshire & Worcestershire Ccs 1965-1972 R48 (including National Trust re Midsummer Hill 1968) (44 items)
Notification of Disposal of Application for Registration (Land) 1967-1968 (15 items) R49
Acknowledgment of objections by MHC with number allocated 1970 (12 items) R50/1
Notification of objections (see above) 1970 (12 items) R50/2
Acknowledgment of withdrawal of objections 1971 (2 items) R51
Agreements made with MHC following objections 1971-1972 (before hearing) (9 items) R52
Application for registration form 1968 with acknowledgment R53
Copies of objection forms with printed notes R54
Letter from J D Schooling (who represented the Board at the hearings) to Col. Whatley, Clerk to the Board June 1976 R55
Commons Commissioners, Cause List May 1979 R56/i
Commons Commissioners, Cause List June 1979 R56/ii
Papers relating to hearing, including claims, objections, plans, evidence, notes, decision 1970-1979 R57
CL9 (Castlemorton, Shady Bank, Hollybed & Coombe Green) (24 items) R57/i
CL10711 (Chase End Hill & Ragged Stone Hill) (14 items) R57/ii
CL12 (Herefordshire Beacon, Hangman'Hill, Swinyard Hill
and Midsummer Hill) (14 items) R57/iii
CL13 (Roadside verge near Brand Green) (2 items) R57/iv
CL14 (Hills between British Camp & the Wyche Cutting) (6 items) R57/v
CL15 (Roadside verge between West Malvern Road and the
N/s grid line 76) (5 items) R57/vi
CL16 (Worcestershire Beacon, Sugarloaf & North Hill) (5 items) R57/vii
CL17 (Part of Malvern Common) (3 items) R57/viii
CL18 (Part of Malvern Common & roadside verges in CL 19 (MalverGuarlforn dLin arek aCommon (Barnard) s Green & Sherrards Green))( 12 items) R57/ix (4 items) R57/x Box 25 contd
CL28 (Old Hills) (7 items) R57/xi
CL29 (Powick & Newland Commons) (16 items) R57/xii
Papers re Colwall Green, The Triangle (Mathon turn), Old Quarry & verge Evendine Lane, Football Pitch; all in Colwall 1966-1967 (165 items) R58 MALVERN WATER AC T 1891 Box 18
Act (2 copies) Wl/i
Petition against above by MHC (draft) Wl/ii
Petition against above by MHC (3 copies) Wl/iii
Notice of filed petition Wl/iv
Notice to Owners & Occupiers 1 Dec. 1890 Wl/v
Notes re points raised with Local Board Wl/vi/1-2
Suggested amendments to Bill Wl/vii/1-11
Copy Letters re Bill Wl/viii/1 -9
Case for Opinion of Counsel - MHC v. The Bill Wl/ix/1-3
LettersfromLoca l Government Board WI /x/1 -2
Notices re the Water Bill and election of a Conservator - Dec. 1890 Wl/xi/1-2
Bill of Cost re MHC Petition against Wl/xii
Plan showing wayleaves for pipes etc. - 19 Oct. 1891 Wl/xiii MALVER N WATER ACT 1896 Box 18 aka MALVER N LINK (Extension to Water) BILL (contd)
Bill (filled) W2/i
Minutes of Proceedings & Evidence (bound copy) W2/ii
Report of the Local Government Board W2/iii
Report of Home Secretary W2/iv
Report of Board of Agriculture W2/v
Notice of Bill W2/vi
Notice of Motion W2/vii
Petition of MHC (2 copies) W2/viii
Petition of MHC (mss) W2/ix
Notes of Evidence re above W2/x
Brief in support of MHC Petition with notes W2/xi
Brief in support of MHC Petition - with notes W2/xii
Report of (MHC) Committee on Bill W2/xiii
Notes re MHC opposition to Bill W2/xiv/l-ll
Papers re cost of Petition W2/xv/l-8
List of Petitioners against the Bill W2/xvi
Book of Reference (no plan) W2/xvii MALVERN WATE R AC T 1905 Box 19
Act W3/i
Act (as amended in Committee) (2 copies) W3/ii
Bill (filled) W3/iii
Bill (as amended in Committee) W3/iv
Notice to Owners, Lessees & Occupiers W3/v/l-2
List of Committee Members (House of Commons) W3/vi
MHC Petition against the Bill (3 copies) W3/vii
MHC Petition against the Bill (draft) (2 copies) W3/viii
Proposed amendments to Bill W3/ix/l-7
Board of Agriculture Report and copy letters W3/x/l-3
Miscellaneous notes re Bill W3/xi/l-7
Correspondence re Bill W3/xii PLEASE ISSUE PHOTOCOPIES IN BOX N3
Box Nl
Malvern Advertiser. Notice of Bill 24Novl883 N/i (copy at A2/xxvii)
Malvern News. Notice of Audit (p.5) 8 April 1899 N/ii Report of court case M.H.C. v Auditors " " N/ii
Malvern Gazette. Further report re above 18 May 1900 N/iii
Malvern? ? Report of Board meeting (including suggestion that each Board Member should be responsible for a beat) May 1907 N/iv/1
Response to above N/iv/2
? ? Letter to editor re quarrying 3 June 1907 N/v
Worcester Daily Report of Board meeting 11 June 1907 N/vi/1 Times (mostly re quarrying) ? ? Report as above N/vi/2
? ? Report of letter from Prof. H Goudy re quarrying 25 Oct 1907 N/vii/1 ? ? Response to above from Mr Raper [Nov 1907] N/vii/2
The Times Report of Council for National Trust referring to M.Hills quarries (p.8) 30 Nov 1907 N/viii
Worcs. Daily Times Notice re Bill (p.3) (2 copies) 14 Dec 1907 N/ix/1
Ledbury Reporter Notice re Bill (p.5) 14 Dec 1907 N/ix/2 Report of M.H.C. Quarrying Committee (supplement)(2 copies) " "
London Gazette Notice re Bill 20 Dec 1907 N/ix/3
Worcs. Daily Times Notice re Bill (p.2.) (2 copies) 21 Dec 1907 N/ix/4
Ledbury Reporter Notice re Bill (p.5) (2 copies) 21 Dec 1907 N/ix/5
? ? Report on County Council meeting 1907 re opposition to Bill N/x/1 Worcs. ? ? Further comment re above 1907 N/x/2 Box Nl contd.
Malvern News Report of Board meeting [Mar 1907 or 8] N/xi
Malvern News Report of U.D.C. meeting 11 Jan 1908 N/xii/1 comments on Bill (p5.)(2 copies) Comment re Bill (p.4) Worcs. Daily Times as above N/xii/2
Malvern News Report of Board meeting 18 Jan 1908 N/xiii
Worcs. Daily Times Worcs. Naturalists Club 24 Jan 1908 N/xiv report to geology of M.Hills
Malvern Gazette Summary of Annual Board 14 Feb 1908 Meeting (p.4) N/xv/1 Letter from Mr Heathfield re Bill (p.5) Report of Annual Board Meeting (p.7)
Malvern News Report of Annual Board Meeting (p.5) (2 copies) 15 Feb 1908 N/xv/2
Worcs. Echo Report of special M.U.D.C. meeting re Bill 18 Feb 1908 N/xvi/1
Malvern News Report of special M.U.D.C. re Bill (p.5)(2 copies) 22 Feb 1908 N/xvi/2 Correspondence re above
Malvern News Report re Bill & letter re quarrying (p.8) 29 Feb 1908 N/xvii
Malvern News Report of M.U.D.C. meeting refto Bill (p.5) 7 Mar 1908 N/xviii
Malvern News Report of County Council meeting (p.2)(2 copies) 20 June 1908 N/xix Report of item in Birmingham Daily Post re Bill (p.4) Report of Board meeting (p.6)
(Worcs.)Daily Times Report on County Council meeting re Bill 22 Sept 1908 N/xx
Malvern Gazette (part only) Report of meeting in West Malvern re Bill 28 Sept 1908 N/xxi
Worcs. Echo Letter to Editor re Bill 3 Oct 1908 N/xxii Box N2
Worcs. Daily Times Notice re Bill (2 copies) 20 Nov 1908 N/xxiii/1
Notice re Bill (2 copies) 27 Nov 1908 N/xxiii/2
B'ham Daily Post Report on meeting re Bill 1 Dec 1908 N/xxiv
Malvern Gazette Report on meeting re Bill & letter from Dr Jacob 4 Dec 1908 N/xxv
Malvern News Notice of A.G.M. (p.5) Report M.U.D.C. re Bill (p.5) Text of Bill 9 Jan 1909 N/xxvi
Malvern Gazette Report on meeting of Hereford County Council (p.5) Letter re dangers of quarrying 15 Jan 1909 N/xxvii on the hills (p.5) Report of monthly Board meeting (p.6)
Malvern News Accounts (original on N/xxiv) N/xxviii
Worcs. Daily Times Report on special meeting of M.U.D.C. re opposition to Bill 3 Mar 1909 N/xxix
Malvern News As above (p.5) 6 Mar 1909 N/xxx Report on M.U.D.C. opposition to the Bill (p.4)
? ? Letters re Bill (11 Mar 1909) N/xxxi
Malvern Gazette Report on Select Committee of House of Lords re Bill 19 Mar 1909 N/xxxii
Worcs. Daily Times Report on M.U.D.C. opposition to Bill 7 Apr 1909 N/xxxiii
Malvern News Petition for Mr F Ballard to serve as Conservator 27 Nov 1909 N/xxxiv
Malvern News Report of Board meeting Letters, comment & cartoon re Funicular Railway 16 July 1910 N/xxxv
Worcs.Daily Journal Report of Board meeting - inc. Mr Raper's claim to Colwall Green 9 Jan 1912 N/xxxvi Box N2 contd.
Hereford Times Report on Board meeting - Bill & Jubilee Drive 17 Nov 1923 N/xxxvii/1
Malvern Gazette Report as above 18 Nov 1923 N/xxxvii/2
Berrows Worcester Death of boy at North Malvern Journal Quarry 26 Aug 1926 N/xxxviii
Order against Mr Cave-Brown-Cave (N.D.) N/xxxix
Malvern Advertiser Notice of A.G.M. 20 Jan 1900 N/xl
Malvern Gazette Notice re Bill (2 copies) 16 Nov 1923 N/xli/1
Berrows Worcester Journal as above 17 Nov 1923 N/xli/2
Hereford Times as above (2 copies) 24 Nov 1923 N/xli/3
Hereford Times as above (2 copies) 24 Nov 1923 N/xli/4
Worcs. Daily Times Sale of Blackmore Park Est. 14 May 1919 N/xlii
? ? "Poor Rate - Dispute" No date N/xliii
Malvern News Quarrying on the Earnslaw Estate 6 Mar 1937 N/xliv
Evening News & Debate re transfer of 15 Mar 1938 N/xlv Times control of the Hills to National Trust BoxN3
Hereford Times Notice re Bill 26 Nov 1992 N/xlvi
Malvern Gazette Notice re Bill 27 Nov 1992 N/xlvii
Hereford Times Notice re Bill 3 Dec 1992 N/xlviii
Malvern Gazette Notice re Bill & comment (p. 11) 4 Dec 1992 N/xlix
Malvern Gazette Reports re Bill 2Jul 1993 N/l
Malvern Gazette Comment on Bill/Beacon Cafe 2 Jul 1993 N/li
Notice re Bill 2 Nov 1882 N/lii
Malvern Advertiser Copy of Case Foley v Phillips re encroachment from Worcs. Journal 1833 15 Mar 1884 N/liii
Malvern Advertiser Letter to editor re Bill from C G Hornyold with comment from editor 15 Mar 1884 N/liv
Malvern Advertiser Item re Bill 5 Jul 1884 N/lv
Malvern Advertiser 2 reports on the appointment of the first 5 Conservators for Great Malvern 25 Oct 1884 N/lvi
Malvern Gazette Items re opposition to Bill (photocopy only) 15 Jan 1993 N/lvii
Malvern Gazette Items re opposition to Bill (photocopy only) 15 Jan 1993 N/lviii
Malvern Gazette Resignation of MHDC Chairman from MHC (photocopy only) 22 Jan 1993 N/lvix
Malvern Gazette Interview with the above and with Pamela Hurle and editorials (photocopy only) no date [1993] N/lx Box N3 contd
Birmingham Post Item re Bill (photocopy only) 18 Jan 1993 N/lxi
Malvern Gazette Right of Way - 112 Old Hills (n.d.) N/lxii/1-2 (photocopy only)
Malvern Gazette Right of Way - R Hart, Jubilee drive (n.d.) N/lxiii (photocopy only)
Malvern Advertiser Report on MHC meeting which discussed the Water Bill - 15 February 1896 N/lxiv
Malvern News as above plus Colwall PC agreement to objection - 15 February 1896 N/lxv
Hereford Times Report on Inquiry re closure of certain roads to traction engines, including Jubilee Drive - 28 January 1905 N/lxvi
Malvern Gazette Notice re registration of Common Rights - 24 August 1962 N/lxvii
Ledbury Reporter As above N/lxviii
Berrows Worcester Notice re Provisional Registration of Journal Commons & Greens - 5 Sept. 1968 N/lxix
Malvern Gazette Discussion of MUDC re Funicular Railway 10 June 1910 N/lxx
Bir Gazette Two items re Funicular Railway 20 July 1910 N/lxxi
Malvern Gazette Report on public enquiry re Funicular Railway 22 July 1910 N/lxxii
Malvern News as above 23 July 1910 N/lxxiii
Malvern News Notice re Funicular Railway 21 Jan 1911 N/lxxiv
? ? re letter in Times re Funicular Railway n.d. N/lxxv
Malvern News Editorial comment re Funicular Railway 27 Aug 1910 N/lxxvi 7
Worcs. Journal Report on MHC meeting re chair lift 12 Jan 1962 N/lxxvii
Malvern Gazette Item and letters re chair lift 2 Feb 1962 N/lxxviii