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Life on a Blockley farm.
Ref: 1994/068/DO
Life on a Blockley farm. Described in a letter to Miss Mundy at the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham in 1989. Written from 6 Upper Terrace, unsigned and n.d. From Brenda Gault (nee Haines)
Meadow mowing posies
Ref: 2018/013/DO
Notes by Josephine Griffiths about people’s recollections about farming, haymaking especially in Armscott meadow (on the right side of road from Ilmington to Armscott)
North Cotswold Farmers' Association
Ref: 2013/043/DO
Various documents: 1) Copy of the 29th Annual Report (for year ending 31st December 1917) – includes list of subscribers 2) Letter and receipt, dated November 1915, from the Agricultural Relief of Allies Committee acknowledging contribution of £50 from the Association. 3) Letter from the Ministry of Food dated 1st March 1919 re. Travelling Milk ...
North Cotswold Farmers' Association, newspaper cuttings
Ref: 2013/040/DO
Minute Book 1898-1917. The Minutes are mainly in the form of cuttings of lengthy newspaper reports of meetings but includes some short hand written entries.
North Cotswold Hedgelaying Competition, 2007. Newspaper cutting
Ref: 2009/201/DS
Annual North Cotswold Hedgelaying Competition, with picture of Peter Flint. Cutting from the Cotswold Journal 22/11/2007.
North Cotswolds Farmers' Association
Ref: 2013/041/DO
1) Minute Book 1917-1920 with general meeting minutes at the front and minutes of a few meetings of the Meat Supply Committee and the Dairy Products Committee at the back. One of the latter, held on 16th June 1917 discussed Professor James Long’s statement published in the Daily Mail accusing dairy farmers of profiteering. 2) ...
Norton Farm Account book 1836 - 1837. Transcription.
Ref: 1996/078/DT
Norton Farm Account book October 1st 1836 – September 12th 1837. Transcript, original with Mr & Mrs Maisey, Sheep Street, Chipping Campden. Index to the names in the transcript of Norton Farms Account Book. From Allan Warmington’s effects.
Norton Hall Farm: Notes
Ref: 2010/107/DO
Summary of information about Norton Farm and its accounts. See 1996/078/DT. Letter to Jean Allan from Richard Maisey. Some references to his father and Reuben Mitchell and itinerant Methodist lay Preacher
Putting their hands to the Plough
Ref: 2008/117/DS
Short History of Horse Ploughing Matches. In the Chipping Campden Area.
Sale particulars & map for Campden estates 1869
Ref: 2017/020/M
Sale particulars and map for (Gainsborough) estates 1869. Freehold estates comprising Manor and farm of Charringworth, fields in Broad Campden and Campden . 14 October 1869
Sheep in Campden High Street, New Year's Day, 1980s. Photograph
Ref: 2000/059/P
Sheep in Campden High Street. New Year’s Day, early 1980s.
Sheepcotes and Sheep Pastures
Ref: 2010/219/CD
Copy of tape 1996/037/TA. CADHAS Lecture 21/3/1996.
Stanley Farm ledger, transcription
Ref: 2004/129/DT
Transcript of 1736 Stanley Farm Ledger with Glossary compiled by research team. Ledger does not start until 1768. Background history and text of talk about the Ledger. Images of the Ledger in the Photo Vault, CDs in rack.
Stephen Hancock, Coombe Farm, 1846. Documents
Ref: 2006/147/DS
Stephen Hancock’s tenure of Coombe farm in 1846 and his arrears. Photocopy of original documents. Map of Old Combe with many fields marked with owners and dates. Original documents in Leicester Record Office DE 3214/652/10
Teg Show and sale is hailed a success
Ref: 2009/164/DS
Chipping Campden Market Square, sheep in pens, with Tom Robbins and his staff. Cutting from the “Cotswold Journal” archive 21/2/2008 of 75 years ago
Teg Show, 1908, newspaper cutting.
Ref: 2008/054/DS
Teg Show, cutting from the ‘Cotswold Journal’, 27/3/2008, reporting 100 years ago.
The Golden Fleece
Ref: 1996/008/B
A book of Text and Photographs of Cotswold Sheep and Shepherds. Pub. Toadsmoor Press
The Logic of Open Field Systems
Ref: 1997/036/B
Standing Conference for Local History, pub. London, 1974
The Open Fields
Ref: 1994/014/B
Pub. Oxford Clarendon Press, 1954 (2nd edition)
W.Haines: sprout farmers
Ref: 2008/002/N
Newspaper cuttings about W.Haines, farmers and their sprout crops. 2003, 2007 and 2008
Wages Books 1944-46, W R Haines, Top Farm, Chipping Campden
Ref: 2015/016/B
Wages Books 1944-46, W R Haines, Top Farm, Chipping Campden
William Haines, 2008, asparagus growing, newspaper cutting
Ref: 2009/036/DS
William Haines, article from ‘Cotswold Life’, May 2008, about his asparagus growing in Campden.
Worcestershire Volunteer Agricultural Camp, Weston sub Edge
Ref: 1997/088/DS
Booklet, ‘Volunteer Agricultural Camp’ from June 1st to September 28th 1946. Article by Ron Davies about the Worcestershire Volunteer Agricultural Camp at Weston-sub-Edge. Given by Ron Davies to Ivor Morris.
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