New additions to Plymouth and West Devon Record Office

This is a summary of some of the most recent items to be deposited at the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office. Click on the entry below to see the details of each collection. Please note that new collections may not be fully catalogued. If you would like access to them please email us at pwdro@plymouth.gov.uk.

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From 1 December 2011

• 3808 Marine Academy, Plymouth (formerly Tamarside Community College), pupil files, 2006-2007
• 3809 Plymouth, Palace Theatre programmes,.1945-1949
• 3810 Plymouth Guildhall and Law Courts plans, 1918
• 3811 Diaries of Barrie Thompson of Plymouth, 1941-2011
• 3812 St Gabriel Parish, Peverell, Plymouth, church records, 1907-2005
• 3813 Plymouth Ladies Choir, records, 1951-1955
• 3814 Part electronic record: Devonport Field Gun Association, Crew log books, crew lists and administrative records, 1947-2012
• 3815 Ivybridge, St John the Evangelist, Parish, church records, 1991-2011
• 3816 Harford, St Petroc, Parish, church records, 1824-2011
• 3817 Cookworthy and Company, recipe and account books, 1811-1842
• 3818 Part electronic record: Plymouth City Airport, Control Tower records, c1980-2011

From 1 November 2011

• 3801 Scrapbook of the Boger, Deeble and Wolsdon families, c1832-late 19th century
• 3802 Plymouth, Widey County Secondary, later High, School, Crownhill, Governors' papers and reports, 1984-1985
• 3803 Plymouth, Scrapbooks of Joan Warren, Amateur Theatre Actress, 1930-2000
• 3804 Deeds relating to Frankfort Place and Gasking Street, Plymouth, 1776-1789
• 3805 Copy conveyance, Manor of Willsworthy, 24 Jun 1824; agreement, West Devon Mining & Power Company Limited, for mining and watercourses, 20 Aug 1938; minute relating to Willsworthy Ranges, 1 Jan 1960
• 3806 Yealmpton Parish Council, Minutes and abstracts of accounts, Apr 1989-Feb 1991; Jan 1996-Mar 2010
• 3807 Part electronic record: Plymouth University Oral History Project, Oral History project papers, and interview (both in printed and electronic forms) of Jean Scholar of Plymouth, Oct 2011

From 1 October 2011

• 3797 South West Water records, 1970s to 1980s
• 3798 Ivybridge Parish, Registers of baptisms, 1989 to 2008 and marriages, 2006 to 2011
• 3799 Bundle of programmes for City of Plymouth Band concerts on the Hoe, 1935 to 1939; programmes for the Palace Theatre, 1938 to 1939

From 1 September 2011

• 3792 Sale catalogue for Flete, near Ivybridge on 9 to 11 December 1947
• 3793 Old Drakonian Association records, 1950 to 2000
• 3794 Plymouth, United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) branch papers, 2004 to 2011
• 3795 History of the Snelling family of Chaddlewood, Plympton
• 3796 Plymouth, Theatre publicity, 1920s to 1990s

From 1 August 2011

• 3782 Brochures, pamphlets and programmes, 1922 to 1970
• 3783 Electronic record: Digital copies of name rich records held by Plymouth and West Devon Record Office produced by the Devon Family History Society 2011
• 3784 Walkhampton Parish records, 1857 to 2008
• 3785 Meavy Parish records, 1891 to 2009
• 3786 Yelverton Parish records 1927 to 2007
• 3788 Plymouth, Plymstock School records, 2005
• 3789 Electronic record: Digital images of headstones in Plympton St Maurice, Longcause Non Conformist Burial Ground
• 3790 Princetown United Church (formerly St Michael and All Angels, Princetown) records, 1976 to 1995
• 3791 Shaugh Prior, Wotter Methodist Church, marriages, 1980 to 2001

From 1 July 2011

• 3762 Free Church Women's Council, Plymouth and District Free Church Women's Council
• 3763 Buckland Monachorum Hostel, later Holiday and Conference Centre
• 3764 Electronic record: Digital images of headstones in St Peter the Poor Fisherman in Revelstoke Parish, Noss Mayo
• 3765 Plymouth, Longcause Community Special School
• 3766 Ivybridge History: Albums containing photographs and articles relating to the history of Ivybridge, including American service personnel based at Ivybridge Camp during the Second World War, prior to the D Day landings
• 3767 Ordnance Survey 6" maps, Sheet 117 SE, 2nd edition, 1896; Sheet 123 NE, 2nd edition, 1899; Foster and Company, map of Devonport, Stonehouse and Plymouth, 1891
• 3768 Electronic record: Digital images of headstones in St Budeaux Parish Church, Plymouth
• 3769 Plymouth "Hidden City" Festival, 2011
• 3770 Plymouth City Council, Development Department: Ordnance Survey SX Sheets, Plymouth City area; Plymouth historic planning application green sheets based on SX maps, up to 31 May 1999, and historic planning application and plans index drawers, by street name, pre-1979
• 3771 DVD, Plymouth, The War Years, presented by Chris Robinson
• 3773 Buckland Monachorum mortgage of Higher Elford, 1742; Peter Tavy conveyance of 52 acres, including Chubb's Meadow, 1901
• 3774 Electronic record: Digital images of headstones in Oreston Methodist Church, Plymstock
• 3775 "Plymouth Motor Club Ltd, 1908 to 2008, 100 Years of Motor Sport" by David J Sharp
• 3776 Edward Dolbear of Plymouth, decorator, Cash book, 1944 to 1961; financial ledger, 1945 to 1953
• 3777 Late 20th century tenancy agreement in Braille [note: there is no written transcript/translation]
• 3778 Deeds and papers relating to 8 Limerick Place, Plymouth
• 3779 Tamar High School - The Best of the Past by RJL Rose, 1996; Photographs 1949, 1952 to 1954

From 1 June 2011

• 3750 South West Regional Development Agency: Royal William Yard, East Stonehouse, Plymouth
• 3751 Buckland Monachorum Parish Council
• 3752 West Park Infants and Junior, later Primary School, Plymouth
• 3753 Newton Ferrers Parish
• 3754 Revelstoke Parish
• 3755 Holbeton Parish
• 3757 Brentor Parish
• 3759 Electronic record: Digital images of headstones in Eggbuckland Parish Church
• 3760 Chubb Family of Portland House, 52 Portland Road, Stoke, Plymouth
• 3761 Nicholas Toms Carrington and Henry Incledon Johns, of Plymouth

From 1 May 2011

• 3741 Dunterton, Lamerton, Milton Abbot and Sydenham Damerel Parishes
• 3742 Plymouth: Hoskin family papers
• 3744 Plymouth, Laira Congregational Church [later United Reformed]
• 3745 Electronic Record: Indexes to accession 1409, Elford family of Longstone
• 3746 Papers of the Bennee family of Devonport and Plymouth; Jones family of Colchester, Essex and Hooker [Hunter] family of Newark, Nottinghamshire
• 3748 Plymouth, Plymstock, Coombe Dean School
• 3749 Sounds Musical Theatre Company of Plymouth

From 1 April 2011

• 3730 Plymouth: St John the Evangelist Parish, Sutton on Plym, Parish
• 3731 Plymouth: St Mary the Virgin, Cattedown, Parish
• 3732 Thornbury Primary School, Plymouth
• 3733 Radford and Hooe Lake Preservation Association
• 3734 Plymouth and South West Devon Coroner
• 3735 Plymouth Freemasons, Lodge of Charity, No 223
• 3737 Plymouth, St Andrew Parish
• 3738 Passmore family of Plymouth
• 3739 Robert (Bob) Ainsworth, film critic and the Film as Entertainment Club
• 3740 Plymouth Freemasons, Tamar Lodge, No 4239

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