Norton sub Hamdon Local History Society
Documents held by the Society
At present not all the documents held in the archives have been recorded. It is hoped to eventually have the entire collection recorded and indexed for ease of access. Until that time the following lists show the originator of the document and gives a brief description of the contents.
List 1
Documents regarding the construction of the new road between Norton sub Hamdon & Stoke sub Hamdon 1885 - 1902
|
Category |
Date |
Originator |
Description |
|
New Road |
01/01/1900 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to builder to commence work. |
|
New Road |
01/01/1900 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to new road committee informing them of an advance of £30 from YRDC. |
|
New Road |
01/05/1900 |
A. G. Edwards |
Receipt for lighting schoolroom |
|
New Road |
01/06/1898 |
Henry Culliford |
Tender to construct new road for £224 10s 6d |
|
New Road |
01/06/1898 |
William Dunford |
Tender to provide oak gates and posts for £14 14s 6d |
|
New Road |
01/06/1898 |
W Murley/John Morris |
Tender to undertake construction of road |
|
New Road |
01/06/1898 |
F Fane (builder) |
Tender for ash gates and posts |
|
New Road |
01/06/1898 |
Jacob Dunford |
Tender to supply 400 yards of fencing |
|
New Road |
01/06/1898 |
Henry Culliford |
Tender to supply 400 yards of iron fencing |
|
New Road |
01/06/1898 |
William Dunford |
Tender to supply 400 yards of iron fencing |
|
New Road |
01/07/1889 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Henry Culliford explaining changes to specifications |
|
New Road |
01/08/1898 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Offer of loan of £50 |
|
New Road |
01/08/1899 |
Local Government Board |
Proposed bylaw to allow reduction in width of new road |
|
New Road |
01/11/1898 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Reply to objections by Local Government Board |
|
New Road |
01/11/1898 |
Local Government Board |
Objection following enquiry as to standard of proposed road |
|
New Road |
02/03/1898 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter confirming requirement to provide gates for farmer’s use |
|
New Road |
02/07/1898 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter explaining that a Conveyance is legally required and cannot be waived |
|
New Road |
02/07/1898 |
Stuckey’s Banking Co. Ltd |
Cancelled cheques for period 02/07/1898 – 01/07/1901 |
|
New Road |
02/07/1898 |
Unknown |
Stub of cheque book 02/07/1898 – 06/02/1900 |
|
New Road |
02/11/1896 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Stoke Parish Council |
|
New Road |
02/11/1897 |
John E Rodber |
Promise for £50 from Yeovil Rural District Council |
|
New Road |
02/12/1896 |
George F B Dalwood |
Letter from Stoke Parish Council asking for more details |
|
New Road |
02/12/1899 |
Arthur Rendell |
Receipt for payment for named to remove hedge |
|
New Road |
03/01/1898 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham refusing to make further donations |
|
New Road |
03/01/1898 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Explaining legal position of Mr. Chaffey who would have to surrender land |
|
New Road |
03/01/1900 |
R. Hensleigh Walter |
Objections to the positioning of the new fencing and hedging. |
|
New Road |
03/03/1897 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Request for tracing of Ordinance Map with new road shown |
|
New Road |
03/03/1900 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter informing reduction of loan due to charges for use of solicitor |
|
New Road |
03/05/1898 |
Brown & Winsor |
Tender for 400 yards of iron fencing along new road £10 10s |
|
New Road |
03/05/1899 |
R Hensleigh Walter |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham re: waiving claims on tenant Mrs. Chaffey |
|
New Road |
03/05/1899 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to unknown recipient re: purchase of B Caffey’s land |
|
New Road |
03/06/1899 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Request to J T Deeks for letter signed by 2 trustees of B Chaffey for sale of land |
|
New Road |
03/12/1897 |
Trustees of Mr. B Chaffey |
Legal agreement about future sale of land belonging to B chaffey |
|
New Road |
04/04/1898 |
Charles Trask |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham re: opposition to loan for new road |
|
New Road |
04/05/1889 |
A. J. Gadford |
Letter regarding new road |
|
New Road |
04/07/1898 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Agreement that road as laid out prior to construction agrees with plans |
|
New Road |
04/08/1897 |
C. J. Trask |
Letter suggesting possible donations |
|
New Road |
04/11/1896 |
George F B Dalwood |
Letter to Norton Parish Council |
|
New Road |
04/12/1894 |
Unknown |
Copy of Parish Council accounts for 04/12/1894 – 30/03/1895 |
|
New Road |
04/12/1896 |
S Southcombe? |
Letter from Stoke Parish Council agreeing to support new road |
|
New Road |
05/01/1900 |
Duchy of Cornwall |
Reply to letter specifying fencing & hedging alongside new road. |
|
New Road |
05/04/1900 |
J. R. Southcombe |
Letter of apology for not collecting much money |
|
New Road |
05/05/1899 |
J T Deeks, Chartered Accountant |
Reply to Quantock-Shuldham’s letter of 03/05/1899 |
|
New Road |
05/07/1898 |
R Chaffey |
Receipt for £10 compensation for land taken during building |
|
New Road |
05/12/1900 |
New Road Committee |
Statement of accounts |
|
New Road |
06/02/1900 |
James Deeks (chartered accountant) |
Receipt for work carried out for sale of land at Stoke sub Hamdon |
|
New Road |
06/04/1900 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Various receipts for lighting meetings etc (stapled group) |
|
New Road |
06/05/1899 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Asking trustees of B Chaffey to sell land for £5 |
|
New Road |
06/06/1898 |
Joseph Brutton |
Five guinea donation |
|
New Road |
06/06/1899 |
Trustees of B Chaffey |
Receipt for sum of £5 for sale of land |
|
New Road |
06/10/1896 |
George F B Dalwood |
Letter from Stoke Parish Council agreeing to new road |
|
New Road |
06/12/1898 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Reduction of loan to £37 10s |
|
New Road |
07/02/1900 |
Robert Hamlin |
Tender to provide fencing |
|
New Road |
07/04/1897 |
George F B Dalwood |
Agreement from Stoke Parish Council for new road |
|
New Road |
07/04/1899 |
Unknown |
Copies of letters to landowners asking for the sale of more land |
|
New Road |
07/06/1899 |
J T Deeks, Chartered Accountant |
Letter accompanying letter signed by 2 trustees of late B chaffey |
|
New Road |
07/07/1898 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter accompanying monies to Duchy of Cornwall |
|
New Road |
07/09/1896 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Stoke Parish Council |
|
New Road |
07/09/1897 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Agreeing to vary occupation of J W Walter to allow road through his land |
|
New Road |
07/10/1897 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Requesting information re: application to Quarter session |
|
New Road |
07/11/1898 |
William Marsh |
Letter re: certificate from Clerk to the Justices |
|
New Road |
08/02/1900 |
Chief Cashier, Bank of England |
Receipt of £1.1s. 0d for purchase of additional land. |
|
New Road |
08/04/1899 |
John Wainwright & Co |
Receipt for supply of road materials |
|
New Road |
08/04/1900 |
Arthur Rendell |
Receipt for carrying out turf cutting |
|
New Road |
08/05/1899 |
J T Deeks, Chartered Accountant |
Reply to Quantock-Shuldham’s letter of 06/05/1899 |
|
New Road |
08/06/1897 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
New road committee meeting minutes 08/06/1897 – 21/06/1901 (book form) |
|
New Road |
08/07/1898 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter confirming arrival of letters from new road committee |
|
New Road |
08/09/1896 |
Henry Chant |
Letter to Stoke Parish Council co-opting members onto committee |
|
New Road |
08/12/1898 |
Marsh & Warry |
Solicitor’s account |
|
New Road |
09/02/1898 |
Stuckey’s Banking Co Ltd |
Offer of loan of £200 & conditions of repayments |
|
New Road |
09/02/1899 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Brown & Winsor with a cheque for £50 in part payment for fencing |
|
New Road |
09/03/1897 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter accompanying map showing road and detailing size of land required |
|
New Road |
09/05/1900 |
New Road Committee |
Signed receipt for works carried out by Henry Culliford |
|
New Road |
09/09/1897 |
John Rodber |
Letter to Norton Parish Council from Yeovil Rural District Council |
|
New Road |
09/11/1897 |
James B Petter |
Donation of one guinea |
|
New Road |
10/02/1899 |
Brown & Winsor |
Receipt for engineering works carried out |
|
New Road |
10/02/1900 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter accompanying £80 cheque from YRDC |
|
New Road |
10/08/1897 |
George F B Dalwood |
Co-option of Stoke members onto committee |
|
New Road |
10/08/1897 |
George F B Dalwood |
Stoke Parish Council agreement to close footpaths |
|
New Road |
10/12/1897 |
Stoke sub Hamdon Parish Council |
Copy of notice to Yeovil Rural District Council re: provision of new road |
|
New Road |
11/02/1899 |
Brown & Winsor |
Letter to Yeovil Rural District Council to repaint fence for half normal price |
|
New Road |
11/04/1899 |
James B Petter & Sons |
Tender for oak fencing |
|
New Road |
11/05/1898 |
Local Government Board |
Reply to resolution sent 30/04/1898 |
|
New Road |
11/06/1898 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter suggesting ways of saving money |
|
New Road |
11/07/1897 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Yeovil Rural District Council |
|
New Road |
11/07/1897 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to B S Hebditch re: selling interest in land for £10 |
|
New Road |
11/07/1897 |
John Burrows |
Notice of contents of Parish Council meeting |
|
New Road |
11/08/1897 |
John Rodber |
Letter from Yeovil Rural District Council re: sum of donation required |
|
New Road |
11/09/1897 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Yeovil Rural District Council re: sum of donation required |
|
New Road |
11/09/1897 |
I. Richards |
Letter to F. N. Quantock-Shuldham with 3 guineas donation |
|
New Road |
11/10/1897 |
Joseph Brutton |
Letter to F. N. Quantock-Shuldham with 3 guineas donation |
|
New Road |
12/03/1898 |
New Road Committee |
Report on developments to date |
|
New Road |
12/04/1898 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Giving permission for committee to enter land once payment received |
|
New Road |
12/04/1900 |
H. R. Poole |
Solicitor’s account re: dealings with duchy of Cornwall |
|
New Road |
12/05/1898 |
B Harrison |
Promissory letter fro donation of £1 |
|
New Road |
12/05/1900 |
Charles Trask |
Receipt for £50 |
|
New Road |
12/06/1897 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Agreeing costs of land and fees and asking for donation |
|
New Road |
12/06/1899 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Reply to letter from Quantock-Shuldham re: agreement of B Chaffey’s trustees to sell |
|
New Road |
12/08/1897 |
George F B Dalwood |
Letter from Stoke Parish Council |
|
New Road |
12/08/1898 |
Henry Culliford |
Receipt for £40 for named carrying out metalling of road |
|
New Road |
12/08/1899 |
Local Government Board |
Consent from Board for construction of new road |
|
New Road |
13/05/1897 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter agreeing to sell land and laying out in detail requirements of the Duchy |
|
New Road |
13/05/1899 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Stoke Parish Council re: difficult;ties in obtaining additional land |
|
New Road |
13/05/1899 |
R W Burnell |
Tender to construct new road |
|
New Road |
13/07/1896 |
John Burrows |
Letter to Stoke Parish Council requesting backing for new road |
|
New Road |
14/01/1897 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter giving advice about suppliers of fencing |
|
New Road |
14/02/1900 |
M. Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter acknowledging receipt of £1.1s. 0d for purchase of additional land. |
|
New Road |
14/06/1899 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Request for proof of how council’s loan has been spent |
|
New Road |
14/07/1898 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter asking Quantock-Shuldham to visit office to discuss various matters |
|
New Road |
14/08/1897 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Reply to Yeovil Rural District Council re: sum of donation required |
|
New Road |
14/08/1899 |
J T Deeks, Chartered Accountant |
Letters requesting reasons for delay in settling with estate of B Chaffey & reply |
|
New Road |
14/12/1897 |
William Marsh |
Further letter of advice from solicitor to Quantock-Shuldham |
|
New Road |
15/05/1899 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Requesting trustees of B. Chaffey to make quick decision about selling land |
|
New Road |
15/06/1889 |
Frederick Brake? |
Letter re: meeting with Yeovil surveyor |
|
New Road |
15/07/1898 |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Duchy of Cornwall re: fencing & agreement to maitain same |
|
New Road |
15/08/1899 |
A J Goodford |
Letter to F N Quantock-Shuldham |
|
New Road |
15/09/1898 |
R W Burnell |
Promissory note to Henry Culliford for £60 |
|
New Road |
15/11/1898 |
Henry Culliford |
Receipt for works undertaken by named |
|
New Road |
15/11/1898 |
R W Burnell |
Signed receipt for works carried out by Henry Culliford |
|
New Road |
16/02/1898 |
W Guppy |
Tender for finishing works to fencing |
|
New Road |
16/02/1899 |
T B Heathcote, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham re: conveyance & reply |
|
New Road |
16/02/1900 |
J. T. Deeks (chartered accountant) |
Re: B. Chaffey deceased |
|
New Road |
16/05/1899 |
Stoke sub Hamdon Parish Council |
Reply to Quantock-Shuldham’s letter of 13/05/1899 re: extra land |
|
New Road |
16/09/1897 |
John Rodber |
Minutes of Crewkerne Highway’s Board |
|
New Road |
16/09/1898 |
Local Government Board |
Notice re: inquiry to be held 28/09/1898 |
|
New Road |
16/12/1899 |
Henry Culliford |
Tender to provide and spread Mendip stone |
|
New Road |
16/12/1899 |
John Morris |
Tender for providing Ham Hill stone and spreading same |
|
New Road |
17/02/1899 |
Brown & Winsor |
Postcard to F N Quantock-Shuldham agreeing to proceed with fencing |
|
New Road |
17/02/1900 |
R. T. Male (builder) |
Tender, permission to start work and receipt for payment |
|
New Road |
17/05/1897 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Apology for clerical error |
|
New Road |
17/05/1897 |
B S Hebditch |
Letter re: compensation |
|
New Road |
17/05/1898 |
Messrs Hill & Smith |
Letter requesting specifications for new road prior to offering tender |
|
New Road |
17/05/1898 |
T W Palmer & Co |
Request for specifications of fencing prior to offering tender |
|
New Road |
17/05/1898 |
Bayliss, Jones & Bayliss |
Request for specifications of fencing prior to offering tender |
|
New Road |
17/05/1899 |
J T Deeks, Chartered Accountant |
Letter asking committee to pay fees on behalf of estate of B Chaffey |
|
New Road |
17/05/1899 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Reply to J T Deeks letter of 17/05/1899 |
|
New Road |
17/06/1897 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Initial refusal to make donation to cost of road |
|
New Road |
17/08/1897 |
John Rodber |
Letter from Yeovil Rural District Council requiring committee to raise funds |
|
New Road |
17/12/1897 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Promise of £10 from Duchy of Cornwall |
|
New Road |
18/03/1899 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Copy of Local Government Board reply of 18/01/1899 to Quantock Shuldham |
|
New Road |
18/04/1899 |
Stoke sub Hamdon Parish Council |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham re: purchase of additional land |
|
New Road |
18/09/1899 |
R W Burnell |
Receipt for supply of road materials |
|
New Road |
18/12/1896 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter setting out resolution to create new road to Stoke sub Hamdon |
|
New Road |
1898 |
J. R. Southcombe |
Subscription list – rough copy |
|
New Road |
1898 |
Kept by J. Dunford |
Record of subscriptions to cost of new road |
|
New Road |
1898 |
Unknown |
Record of subscriptions to cost of new road |
|
New Road |
19/03/1900 |
Henry Culliford |
Receipt of £20 |
|
New Road |
19/04/1898 |
J T Wicklater |
Letter from County Councillor pledging support |
|
New Road |
19/07/1896 |
Henry Chant |
Letter to Norton Parish Council |
|
New Road |
19/10/1897 |
D H Wells? |
Refusal of donation |
|
New Road |
19/12/1898 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to F N Quantock-Shuldham re: brown & Winsor’s offer to repaint fence |
|
New Road |
20/05/1898 |
Messrs. Hill & Smith |
Tender to supply 400 yards of fencing |
|
New Road |
20/05/1898 |
Western Gazette |
Advertising account |
|
New Road |
20/05/1898 |
Western Gazette Chronicle Co. Ltd |
Advertising account |
|
New Road |
20/05/1899 |
J T Deekes, Chartered Accountant |
Letter informing Quantock-Shuldham that land belonging to the late B Chaffey would be sold for $5 |
|
New Road |
20/06/1899 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter acknowledging receipt of accounts |
|
New Road |
20/11/1900 |
Charles Trask |
Receipt for cheque and outstanding bill for road making materials |
|
New Road |
21/01/1899 |
John Rodber |
Letter from Yeovil District Council to Quantock-Shuldham requesting plans of new road |
|
New Road |
21/06/1889 |
Frederick Brake? |
Recommendations as to improvement of scheme |
|
New Road |
21/07/1897 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter stating cost of land and legal fees |
|
New Road |
21/09/1897 |
John Rodber |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham re: 1889 minutes of Yeovil Rural District Council |
|
New Road |
21/10/1897 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter from Duchy of Cornwall |
|
New Road |
22/01/1898 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Requesting approval of fencing similar to the existing |
|
New Road |
22/01/1900 |
M. Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter to F. N. Quantock-Shuldham re: conveyance with reply attached |
|
New Road |
22/04/1895 |
Edward J Brake |
Highways Board refusal to improve road |
|
New Road |
22/04/1898 |
S Southcombe |
Letter from County Councillor pledging support |
|
New Road |
22/05/1897 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Yeovil Rural District Council asking for services of surveyor |
|
New Road |
22/06/1898 |
Walter Winter-Water? |
Letter to F N Quantock-Shuldham with unknown donation |
|
New Road |
23/02/1897 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Reply to B Hebditch re: terms |
|
New Road |
23/05/1890 |
J Story |
Letter to F N Quantock-Shuldham complaining of Yeovil Rural District Council |
|
New Road |
23/05/1898 |
Messrs Hill & Smith |
Letter of apology for not completing tender correctly |
|
New Road |
23/05/1898 |
Messrs Hill & Smith |
Tender to supply 400 yards of fencing |
|
New Road |
23/05/1899 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter laying out certain legal rights over land retained by the Duchy |
|
New Road |
23/06/1898 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to John Morris & Henry Culliford explaining change to specification |
|
New Road |
23/06/1898 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter informing Quantock-Shuldham that a site visit is necessary |
|
New Road |
23/06/1900 |
Ham Hill & Doulting Stone Co. |
Receipt for supply of road materials |
|
New Road |
23/08/1898 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham re: fencing alongside road |
|
New Road |
23/11/1897 |
The Ham Hill & Doulting Stone Co |
Tender to supply foundation stone for road |
|
New Road |
24/03/1891 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Report re: fences & ways & means |
|
New Road |
24/07/1899 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter agreeing to sale of additional strip of land for £1 1s |
|
New Road |
24/08/1897 |
S Southcombe |
Promissory letter of donation but also expressing doubts about scheme |
|
New Road |
24/08/1898 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham defining meaning of word ‘outer’ from previous letter |
|
New Road |
24/10/1898 |
William Marsh |
Letter re: reply from quarter sessions |
|
New Road |
25/04/1898 |
Charles Seymour Taylor & Co |
Offer of loan of £200 & conditions of repayments |
|
New road |
25/04/1898 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Reply to unknown letter |
|
New Road |
25/05/1897 |
John Rodber |
Letter to Norton Parish Council granting access to surveyor |
|
New Road |
25/05/1899 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter re: additional strip of land & details of fencing required |
|
New Road |
25/10/1897 |
M T Ring |
Promise of 18/6d donation |
|
New Road |
26/02/1896 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Duchy of Cornwall |
|
New Road |
26/03/1900 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter accompanying balance of loan. |
|
New Road |
26/04/1898 |
Local Government Board |
Letter requesting details of new road before considering request for loan |
|
New Road |
26/10/1898 |
William Marsh |
Further letter re: reply from quarter sessions |
|
New Road |
27/01/1898 |
No Name |
Agreeing design of fencing |
|
New Road |
27/01/1900 |
Henry Culliford |
Letter from builder to F. N. Quantock-Shuldham re: delay in start of work. |
|
New Road |
27/04/1898 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter accompanying ordinance survey map and consent to plans |
|
New Road |
27/05/1898 |
John Priest & Son Ltd |
Tender to supply 400 yards of iron fencing |
|
New Road |
27/05/1898 |
Walker Brothers Ltd |
Tender to supply 400 yards of iron fencing |
|
New Road |
27/06/1898 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Refusing permission to fill in ditch alongside road |
|
New Road |
27/06/1898 |
G York, Duchy of Cornwall |
Requesting time and date of site visit |
|
New Road |
27/07/1898 |
G Herriot, Duchy of York |
Letter re: setting of fence line |
|
New Road |
27/08/1898 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Further letter to F N Quantock-Shuldham re: fencing of new road |
|
New Road |
27/09/1898 |
William Marsh |
Letter re: inspection of road by magistrates |
|
New Road |
27/10/1897 |
Frederick Rendell |
Letter promising £1 donation |
|
New Road |
27/10/1898 |
William Marsh |
Letter re: charges of solicitors |
|
New Road |
28/05/1898 |
R T Male (builder) |
Tender to provide oak gates and posts for £14 |
|
New Road |
28/05/1898 |
Bayliss, Jones & Bayliss |
Tender to supply 400 yards of iron fencing |
|
New Road |
28/06/1897 |
R W Burnell |
Tender to construct new road for £340. Includes copy of specification |
|
New Road |
28/08/1897 |
Nicholls |
Letter demanding explanations before making donation |
|
New Road |
28/09/1897 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Discussion re: right of access across tenant’s land |
|
New Road |
29/03/1898 |
Somerset County Council |
Letter accompanying application of loan |
|
New Road |
29/05/1899 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham arranging meeting |
|
New Road |
29/05/4899 |
R Hensleigh Walter |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham re: erection of fencing or hedge along boundary of road |
|
New Road |
29/11/1897 |
William Marsh |
Letter from solicitor to F N Quantock-Shuldham |
|
New Road |
30/01/1900 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter accompanying £70 cheque from Yeovil Rural District Council |
|
New Road |
30/04/1898 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Resolution for new road sent to Local Government Board |
|
New Road |
30/05/1898 |
G Rendell |
Tender to supply 400 yards of iron fencing |
|
New Road |
30/05/1899 |
Brown & Winsor |
Receipt for fencing work carried out by named |
|
New Road |
30/06/1898 |
W Murley/John Morris |
Tender to construct new road |
|
New Road |
30/06/1898 |
Henry Culliford |
Letter accepting to undertake work. Includes copy of specifications & map |
|
New Road |
30/06/1898 |
M Holzmann, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter explaining that payment would be required for legal fees before work started |
|
New Road |
30/08/1897 |
M Blake |
Letter of refusal for making donations |
|
New Road |
30/10/1896 |
John Rodber |
Letter from Yeovil Rural District Council re: repairs to lane to Stoke sub Hamdon |
|
New Road |
30/10/1899 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter stating that the Local Government Board are seriously considering providing a loan |
|
New Road |
30/11/1896 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Stoke sub Hamdon Parish Council |
|
New Road |
30/12/1899 |
G Herriot, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham re: fencing around Mr. Hensleigh Walter’s land |
|
New Road |
31/05/1898 |
Bayliss, Jones & Bayliss |
Letter of apology for not completing tender correctly |
|
New Road |
31/05/1898 |
Henry Barry |
Tender to supply 400 yards of iron fencing |
|
New Road |
31/10/1897 |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Reply to letter from Nicholls dated 28/08/1897 |
|
New Road |
31/10/1898 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Quantock-Shuldham stating that Brown & Winsor want £3 to paint fence |
|
New Road |
31/10/1898 |
T B Heathcote, Duchy of Cornwall |
Letter asking for confirmation that the new road has been legally applied for |
|
New Road |
31/12/1897 |
Stuckey’s Banking Co Ltd |
Account Book |
|
New road |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Bill for fencing |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Letter to inhabitants of Stoke sub Hamdon appealing to them to join the scheme |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter re: subscriptions |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
Kept by H Brake |
Record of subscriptions to cost of new road |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
Unknown |
5 lists of signed promises of donations in envelope |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Record of subscriptions & accounts for bonfire night etc |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Letter re: revised costs of providing widened road in accordance with local Government Board |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
Walter Winter-Water? |
Promissory letter of donation |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Yeovil Rural District Council requesting them to take over care of road |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
B Collings |
Tender to supply 400 yards of iron fencing |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
Unknown |
List of various tenders |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Tender for construction of new road |
|
New road |
Unknown |
Local Government Board |
Letter to Yeovil Rural District Council re: inquiry into road before approving loan |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Charles Trask passing over committee’s cheque book |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
F. N. Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to B S Hebditch re: fencing & gates |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
J Story |
Letter to F. N. Quantock-Shuldham re: subscriptions |
|
New Road |
Unknown |
R Hensleigh Walter |
Agreement to fencing with some slight alterations |
|
New Road |
01/07/1901 |
A. G. Edwards |
Receipt for lighting schoolroom |
|
New Road |
01/07/1901 |
Arthur Rendell |
Receipt for replacing damaged plants in name’s garden |
|
New Road |
02/07/1901 |
R. Hensleigh Walter |
Receipt for making good damage to name’s garden |
|
New Road |
03/07/1901 |
R. W. Burnell |
Receipt for £5 5s paid to Yeovil Rural District Council |
|
New Road |
06/07/1901 |
R. Hensleigh Walter |
Agreement to plant hedge |
|
New Road |
09/07/1901 |
John Story |
Subscription list & statement of accounts |
|
New Road |
09/07/1901 |
John Story |
Printed subscription list & statement of accounts x 2 |
|
New Road |
12/07/1901 |
E. Whitby & Son |
Receipt from printers for 7/6d |
|
New Road |
13/07/1901 |
Arthur Rendell |
Receipt for monies received to pay instalments of loans |
|
New Road |
15/02/1902 |
John Burrows |
Letter from Norton Parish Council to Yeovil Rural District Council re: poor state of roads in area |
|
New Road |
21/03/1902 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Reply to letter of 15/02/1902 re: poor state of the roads |
|
New Road |
06/08/1902 |
John Burrows |
Letter to Highways Board re: unsatisfactory state of road |
|
New Road |
07/08/1902 |
Charles Trask |
Letter to Highways Board re: unsatisfactory state of road |
|
New Road |
18/02/? |
B S Hebditch |
Letter to Norton parish Council asking for clarification of terms |
|
New Road |
25/05/? |
B S Hebditch |
Letter re: quarter sessions |
|
New Road |
22/06/? |
F N Quantock-Shuldham |
Letter to Mr. Staples re: surveyor pegging out route |
List 2
Documents regarding the maintenance of the roads in Norton sub Hamdon
|
No. |
Category |
Date |
Name |
Details |
|
|
Roads |
29/07/1862 |
Unknown |
An Act For The Better Management Of Highways In England |
|
|
Roads |
06/08/1925 |
Yeovil District Council |
Letter to Parish Council re: dangerous junction at Greenham’s Cross |
|
|
Roads |
00/00/1929 |
Unknown |
Blank contract for the repair of district roads |
|
|
Roads |
09/05/1930 |
Yeovil District Council |
Letter to Parish Council re: dangerous junction at Greenham’s Cross |
|
|
Roads |
08/04/1932 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Erection of two danger signs in Great Street near to school |
|
|
Roads |
03/06/1936 |
Yeovil District Council |
Letter to Parish Council re: dangerous junction at Greenham’s Cross |
|
|
Roads |
01/07/1936 |
F N Quantock Shuldham |
Letter to Yeovil District Council Re: dangerous corner at Greenham’s Cross |
|
|
Roads |
01/07/1936 |
Yeovil District Council |
Letter to Parish Council re: dangerous junction at Greenham’s Cross |
|
|
Roads |
12/02/1937 |
Yeovil District Council |
Letter to Parish Council re: dangerous junction at Greenham’s Cross |
|
|
Roads |
30/06/1937 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Request received for erection of ‘No Through Road’ sign at beginning of Broadmead Lane |
|
|
Road |
30/06/1937 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Repair of footpath in Higher Street & connection of water supplies to properties in Broadmead Lane |
|
|
Roads |
09/02/1938 |
Yeovil District Council |
Letter to Parish Council re: dangerous junction at Greenham’s Cross |
|
|
Roads |
09/03/1938 |
Yeovil District Council |
Letter to Parish Council re: dangerous junction at Greenham’s Cross |
|
|
Roads |
06/04/1938 |
Yeovil District Council |
Letter to Parish Council re: dangerous junction at Greenham’s Cross |
|
|
Roads |
21/10/1938 |
Yeovil District Council |
Letter to Parish Council re: dangerous junction at Greenham’s Cross |
|
|
Roads |
31/05/1939 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Approval of ‘No Through Road’ sign at beginning of Broadmead lane |
|
|
Roads |
03/01/1973 |
H D Bannister |
Letter from Somerset County Council’s Surveyor’s Department Re: impact of heavy goods vehicles on the areas roads |
List 3
Documents dealing with the collection of refuse in Norton sub Hamdon
|
No |
Category |
Date |
Name |
Description |
|
Refuse Collection |
18/04/1927 |
John J Bell |
Letter to Colonel F N Quantock-Shuldham giving advice on the rules of ‘Scavenging’ |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
20/04/1927 |
F W Baldon, Clerk to Montecute Parish Council |
Letter to Colonel F N Quantock-Shuldham giving advice on the rules of ‘Scavenging’ |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
26/04/1927 |
Norton sub Hamdon Parish Council |
Advertisements for tenders for refuse collection (3 copies) |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
01/05/1927 |
Norton sub Hamdon Parish Council |
Conditions for Scavenging (refuse collecton) |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
03/05/1927 |
S C Hamlin? |
Tender for collection of refuse, 10/6 a month |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
03/05/1927 |
Albert George Osborne |
Tender for collection of refuse, 10/- a month |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
22/06/1927 |
Ministry of Health |
Information that the Rural District Council of Yeovil may levy a charge for the removal of rubbish from Norton sub Hamdon |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
08/07/1927 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Reply to Parish Council stating that the District Council had received the order to commence collection of refuse |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
08/07/1927 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Reply to Parish Council’ recommendation to accept Mr. J Osborne of Stoke under ham’s quote of 8/- a month for collection of refuse |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
26/07/1927 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Acknowledgment card to Parish Council for letter received |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
09/07/1928 |
R Hamlin |
Letter to Yeovil Rural District Council complaining about missed refuse collections in previous six months |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
09/05/1930 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Reply to letter from Parish Council stating that the cost of covering the full refuse pit would be charged to the Norton Parish account |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
16/05/1930 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Clerk of parish Council (Mr. E Davidge) granting permission to use sweepings from road between Little Norton & Greenham’s Cross as a covering for a refuse dump |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
23/10/1931 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to the Clerk of Parish Council (Mr. E Davidge) informing that an application had been made under the Public Health Act, 1875 to the Minister of Health for an order to allow commencement of refuse collections |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
13/02/1932 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Reply to letter from Norton sub Hamdon Parish Council correcting cost of refuse collection |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
01/04/1932 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Parish Councils laying down new dates for tenders to be submitted for collection of refuse |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
12/04/1933 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Official acceptance of tender submitted by G Dalwood & Sons of Stoke under Ham at 10/- a month |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
13/07/1934 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Parish Council explaining that collection of refuse is carried out between 8 a.m. & 5 p.m. |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
13/08/1934 |
Justices’ Clerk’s Office Yeovil |
Letter to F N Quantock- Shuldham explaining byelaw prohibiting dumping of refuse in a public place. |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
31/07/1935 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Parish Council informing that the District Council would be fitting six litter receptacles throughout the parish |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
19/11/1935 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Clerk of Parish Council (Mr. E Davidge) stating that there could not be a specific time for the collection of rubbish from the village |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
15/01/1936 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Clerk of Parish Council (Mr. E Davidge) informing that tenders had been requested for the collection of rubbish and that a letter had been received from Norton sub Hamdon asking for the collection to be carried out after 9 a.m. |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
24/03/1936 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to F N Quantock-Shuldham re: change of dates for collection of rubbish from 2nd Thursday of the month to 2nd Wednesday |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
07/04/1936 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Clerk of Parish Council (Mr. E Davidge) informing that change of collections to 2nd Wednesday of the month had been approved by the District Council |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
09/02/1939 |
Norton sub Hamdon Parish Council |
Copy of letter sent to Yeovil Rural District Council along with unopened tender fro refuse collection |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
08/03/1939 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Parish Council rejecting tender by Mr. W Sweet for refuse collection |
|
|
Refuse Collection |
05/07/1943 |
Yeovil Rural District Council |
Letter to Parish Council agreeing in principle to relaying old culvert |