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Miscellaneous documents - Darlington

Reference: D/XD 74 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents - Darlington Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: C. P. Nicholson's notes on the history of Darlington

Covering Dates: 1920s

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C. P. Nicholson's notes made in 1920s (Ref: D/XD 74/1-5)

Miscellaneous notes on the history of Darlington with particular reference to the following subjects: public health; Sun Inn; Green Tree Theatre; rails used on the Stockton and Darlington Railway; the Milbankes of Halnaby; the shambles; and parliamentary representation. Notes on Mewburn's Larchfield Diary; J. C. Brigham's lecture on early literature in Darlington; Darlington in 1818 from the Darlington Mercury 1864; Darlington one hundred years ago by John Bousfield; and miscellaneous newspaper cuttings; with 2 toll tickets for Over Dinsdale Bridge n.d.; plan of the area south of Snipe Lane to the Tees showing Oxen le Fields, n.d.; plan of the area west of Bondgate to Trinity Church and Swiss Cottage, n.d.; letter from James Neville, Bradford, to Thomas B. Speciall at J. Pease jun. about his health and local news in Darlington, 11 August 1824; letter from Edward Chum, Haughton Rectory, to W. Hobson about the death of Mr. Hunter, 29 December 1882; letter from N. Peacock to Mr. Hobson about vestry meeting and appointment of sidesmen, n.d.
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Notes on footpaths with newspaper cuttings on footpath cases and maps of High Coniscliffe, Byers Gill Wood, Ketton, Cleasby - Manfield, Stapleton - Cleasby, showing footpaths and field names, n.d.
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Notes and map of Ketton footpaths with photograph of Miss S. Gargett at Ketton bridge, n.d.
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Notes, newspaper cuttings and correspondence on the footpaths dispute at Ketton Hall, n.d.
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Notes on Darlington 'gates' and bridge, n.d.
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