Kent
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Ashbee wills and financial documents, 1774 - 1961
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CRA/17
Scope and Contents
Information about the Ashbee family, especially John Ashbee of Charing. Items include leases and other land or financial documents; Henry Spencer Ashbee's Will; copies of letters concerning Henry Ashbee's Will Trust; and copies of Janet Ashbee's will and obituary. Also included are 'Plan Suggested in Regard to Group 5' signed by C.R. Ashbee and dated Jan 1935 which appears to be a passage of instructions for C.R. Ashbee's will.
Dates:
1774 - 1961
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Brasted, Kent, 1514 - 1515
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/KCAR/6/2/021
Scope and Contents
Document relating to Brasted in Kent.
Dates:
1514 - 1515
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Fonds:
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. ASK THE ARCHIVISTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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Broadstairs, Kent, 1948 - 1979
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Reference Code: GBR/0272/KCAR/6/2/023
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to College property in Broadstairs, Kent.
Dates:
1948 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Fonds:
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. ASK THE ARCHIVISTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Person
Series
Correspondence and other daily papers of the Ashbee family, 1784 - 1885
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CRA/18
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the Ashbee family, especially Richard Ashbee of Pluckley and John Ashbee of Egerton. These include correspondence, legal and financial statements and bills.
Dates:
1784 - 1885
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Folkestone, Kent, 1383
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/KCAR/6/2/061
Scope and Contents
Document relating to a pension from Folkestone priory.
Dates:
1383
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Fonds:
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. ASK THE ARCHIVISTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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Genealogical notes and other papers relating to the Ashbee family, 1763 - 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0272/CRA/16
Scope and Contents
Genealogical notes, family trees, land documents, and wills, especially relating to the activities of John Ashbee of Pluckley, Richard Ashbee of Egerton, John Ashbee of Egerton and Joseph Ashbee of Charing.
Dates:
1763 - 1933
Fonds
Joseph Woods: Observations on the chalk hills of Kent and Surrey
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.2703
Dates:
1802 (Circa (watermark))
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Journals of tours in the Wye Valley and in Kent
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.2702
Scope and Contents
Apparently written by a Quaker lady, possibly the sister or sister-in-law of Joseph Woods, architect and botanist. Writer refers on p. 1 to 'my brother Joseph' and to his chambers in 'Furnival's' - Woods had chambers in Furnival's Inn from 1819. She mentions other members of the Woods family, and of returning to Newington, the Woods' family home.
Dates:
1820-1821
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Item
Letter and drawing from W. Carr, 1818-02-06
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 453-454
Scope and Contents
Letter concerning a counteracting spring for winding timekeepers at sea, with an explanatory drawing.
Dates:
1818-02-06
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Letter from Edward Elliot to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1818-05
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 456-457
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-sub-file :
Three letters.
Dates:
1818-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
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Papers of the Board of Longitude
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Papers regarding the public trials and improvements of clocks and chronometers, 1784-1828
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Papers regarding miscellaneous chronometer improvements, 1790-1828
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Edward Elliot on a plan to prevent the variations of timekeepers in all latitudes
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Letter from Edward Elliot to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1818-05
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 458
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-sub-file :
Three letters.
Dates:
1818-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
/
Papers of the Board of Longitude
/
Papers regarding the public trials and improvements of clocks and chronometers, 1784-1828
/
Papers regarding miscellaneous chronometer improvements, 1790-1828
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Edward Elliot on a plan to prevent the variations of timekeepers in all latitudes
Item
Letter from Edward Elliot to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1819-03-01
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 459
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-sub-file :
Three letters.
Dates:
1819-03-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
/
Papers of the Board of Longitude
/
Papers regarding the public trials and improvements of clocks and chronometers, 1784-1828
/
Papers regarding miscellaneous chronometer improvements, 1790-1828
/
Edward Elliot on a plan to prevent the variations of timekeepers in all latitudes
File
Miscellaneous meteorological papers, 1884 - 1904
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/131
Scope and Contents
(1) Miscellaneous papers, 1888-1889Index sheet, 1889.Index sheet, 1888.Letter to W.G. King from H.C. Fox, 1888.Unsigned and undated memorandum [1888].Letter from W. Ellis to H.C. Fox replying to his letter, 1888.Letter from the R.M. College, Kingston, Ontario, and a reply from W. Ellis, 1888.Letter from W. Hoshen Richards regarding droughts and a reply from W. Ellis, 1888.Letter regarding cup...
Dates:
1884 - 1904
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Miscellaneous scientific papers, 1794 - 1848
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/427
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers on scientific and general matters, including D. Gilbert's numbers for slide rules and specific gravities; the force of steam; the use of a balloon at the battle of Fleurus, 1794; computations relating to tithe assessments; statistics on Durham collieries; J. Fowler's calculating machine; a report on C. Babbage's calculating machine by J.F.W. Herschel; Airy's thoughts to the Examiner on the Corn Laws, with a graph on the price of wheat; Airy's assessment of Diodorus...
Dates:
1794 - 1848
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
NS I Chap 5-52 Note, 1869-07-01 - 1869-07-31
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 46.1: 56r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1869-07-01 - 1869-07-31
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
File
Ordnance Survey maps, 1888 - 1909
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/63
Scope and Contents
Ordnance Survey maps showing tramways, railways and generating stations in London:1. Ordnance survey map of London, No. 271, showing the Royal Observatory and the surrounding area, 1894.2. Ordnance survey map of South East London, No. 11 SE, 1894-1896 edition.3. Large scale ordnance survey map of the Royal Observatory and the surrounding area, 1900.4. Ordnance survey map of London marked to show the nearest points of the rail systems to the Royal Observatory,...
Dates:
1888 - 1909
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers on chronology, geography and tides, 1857 - 1858
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/472
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and printed papers on chronology, geography and the tides. The correspondents include W. Whewell, J.C. Adams, J.R. Hind, J.W. Bosanquet, W.H. Barlow, P.A. Hansen, J.F. Encke, W.H. Smyth, J.B. Biot, J. Washington, W.H. Miller, M. Corbeaux, J. Lee, R. Fitzroy, J.W. Blakesley, Lord Lindsay, J. Williams, J. Wood, P.S. Stanhope, G. Dawson, J.F. Burgoyne, W. Selwyn and D. Livingstone. There is a paper on the date of the death of Olaf the Fat (Saint Olave); a geometric projection of...
Dates:
1857 - 1858
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Series
Papers relating to the Ashbee family, 1689 - 1825
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/CRA/15
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the Ashbees of Charing, Egerton and Pluckley. These include land documents, wills and sketches of land around Chart Leacon Turnpike.
Dates:
1689 - 1825
Person
Series
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 1514 - 1515
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/KCAR/6/2/132
Scope and Contents
Documents related to property in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Dates:
1514 - 1515
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Fonds:
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. ASK THE ARCHIVISTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Series
St Cosmus and St Damian in the Blean, Kent, 1907
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/KCAR/6/2/136
Scope and Contents
Map of Canterbury covering the Church of St Cosmus and St Damian in the Blean in Kent.
Dates:
1907
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Fonds:
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. ASK THE ARCHIVISTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Series
Whitstable, Kent, 1403
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0272/KCAR/6/2/174
Scope and Contents
Documents relating to lands in Whitstable, Kent.
Dates:
1403
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Fonds:
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD MAY BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS. ASK THE ARCHIVISTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.