Keyworth & District Archive Material - Drawer 1
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| The Society maintains an archive of material relating to the history of Keyworth and it's neighbouring villages. This archive is not available to the general public but requests for copies of certain items in the collection may be made to the Society's Archivist. | |
| Blue folder 1 | KEYWORTH IN THE 1890s i) A3 photocopy. 'Looking Back' article 1957 from The Countryside by J. Hallam, b. 1866. (Notts. Rural Community Council) |
| Blue folder 2 | EDUCATION i) Photocopy of school photograph, Plumtree school 1922. Stapled to it a handwritten note with pupils' names. Endorsed: V. Bishop, 95, Nottingham Road, Keyworth. ii) Photocopy of two photographs - Plant a Tree in '73 - Brian Strutts plants a tree in the village square. iii) Photocopy of three photographs - Keyworth Infant School - visit of author Val Bird and Gumdrop. Nd. Attached sheet says lower photograph is - Last Day at Selby Lane Infants School, July 1985, afternoon assembly. Initialled DMS. iv) Two stapled sheets, photocopies of eight photographs - Mrs. Wright's retirement 1975. v) Photocopy photograph - Centenary Year 1974 vi) Photocopy photograph - Class 3 model Keyworth Village - Centenary Exhibition, 1974 vii) Photocopy of three photographs. Harvest Festival and Presentation of Centenary Mugs by Mrs. J. Dixon and Mrs. Gunn viii) Three stapled sheets of ten photographs of the demolition of Selby Lane school ix) Photocopy of newspaper article about Willow Brook School choir, with pictures. 12 July 1994 x) Photocopy of newspaper article about headmaster of Willow Brook Primary school losing weight. xi) Photocopy of newspaper report and picture of Willow Brook School pupils and a long scarf. Evening Post c1982 xii) Photocopy of picture of retirement presentation to the cook of Willow Brook school. NA ND xiii) Photocopy of the Mass of Thanksgiving for the opening of Mary Ward College of Education 23 June 1970 xiv) Photocpy of eight photographs of Mary Ward College NA ND xv) Newspaper cutting of the retirement of Gladys Wright as Head of Keyworth Infants' school. NA ND |
| Blue folder 3 | EMPLOYMENT i) Two A4 sheets, typed, listing occupations from Wright's Directories 1895-1941 ii) Photocopy of two photographs with handwritten sheet stapled thereto:- Photograph 1: Pike & Gunn Stocking Factory Outing to Skegness 1953/4 ? And names all but two people Winnie Blower, Amy Ringham, Hattie Walker, Audrey Murden, Minnie Hopkinson, Mrs. Kershaw, Muriel Wardley Eunice Davinson, Ivy Lomas, Sheila Richards, Joyce Plume, Gladys Warr, Glenys Kemp, Joan Tinsley Ruth Richards, Mary Pike, Dorothy Selby, Mary Davill, Dorothy Pike Photograph 2: Pike & Gunn Stocking Factory 1935/6. Photo taken down at end of factory yard, off Main Street and names most of those depicted. Phyllis Stubbs, Amy Ringham, Barbara Mellors, Marion Attewell, Dorothy Pike, Audrey Murden, Lucy Hart Rhoda Murden, Dorothy Selby, Edna Lever, Olive Disney, May Hart, Joyce Harding iii) Larger photocopy of photograph 2 with some names on stapled sheet. iv) Larger photocopy of photograph 1 with some names but headed, 'Melves Phenix@. |
| Blue folder 4 | KEYWORTH FAMILIES i) Five stapled sheets 1881 census for Keyworth, alphabetical list of heads of households ii) Seven stapled sheets. Listing of 1881 census iii) Four stapled sheets. 1891 census alphabetical list of heads of households iv) Seven stapled sheets. 1891 census listing v) Four stapled sheets. 1871 alphabetical list of heads of households vi) Six stapled sheets. 1871 census listing vii) Four stapled sheets. 1861 census heads of households viii) Six stapled sheets. 1861 census ix) Four stapled sheets. 1851 census heads of households x) Five stapled sheets. 1851 census xi) Three stapled sheets. 1841 heads of households xii) Four stapled sheets. 1841 census xiii) Mrs. Barbara Doxey, article from Plumtree Magazine December 1992-January 1993 xiv) John Ernest Price - article from Keyworth News July 2003 xv) Joyce Mary Elson Dixon MBE. Article from The Lantern, November 2004 xvi) Bill Lawrenson MBE. Article February 1991. Source unknown. xvii) Mick Millwood. Obituary from The Lantern. September 2001 xviii) Bert and Dot Warden. Article from Keyworth News, February 1991 xix) John R. Hartley. Article from Keyworth News, January 1991 xx) Jim Lees. Article from Keyworth News, September 1991 xxi) Photocopy of White's Directory, 1885-6 xxii) Seven stapled sheets. Handwritten copies of census returns, 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871. Extracts not full listing. xxiii) Two stapled sheets. Handwritten list of Keyworth marriages, 1719-1811 xxiv) Listing of the descendants of Joseph Attewell |
| Blue folder 5 | LAW & ORDER i) Typed sheet headed, Keyworth & District LHS. Law & Order 1894-1994. List of seven events. At end 'D. H. Smith. PROLTKHS ii) Copy of Police Post, April 7, 1993. Nottingham Evening Post special publication. Mentions Keyworth as in Trent Division iii) Handwritten sheet signed John Melvill and from interview with Mr. & Mrs. Tinsley and Mr. & Mrs. Stringfellow relates to the 1930s. |
| Blue folder 6 | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (PARISH RECORDS) i) List of Keyworth Village Hall archives as at December 1993 with index |
| Blue folder 7 | PUBLIC HEALTH No contents |
| Blue folder 8 | PUBLIC UTILITIES i) Brown folder, seventeen pages of handwritten essay Public Services in the Keyworth Locality, No date. No author ii) Handwritten sheet with two corrections to (i). No date. No author. iii) Cutting, The End of Stanton Water Tower, No date. No source. |
| Blue folder 9 | POVERTY/CHARITY etc. i) Photocopy of photograph of Plumtree Sick Club Members at Plumtree Wakes in front of Griffin Inn. 1920s. (Mrs. E.M. Scadden) ii) Five sheet paper-clipped essay, Poverty, Charity and Self Help, attributed to Daphne Butler and Alice Yardley, October 1993. |
| Blue folder 10 | SPORTS/PASTIMES/ENTERTAINMENT i) Photocopy of photograph: Keyworth Choir concert in Southwolds school hall, 1970 ii) Photocopy of Nottinghamshire Guardian, 2 August 1947 about Keyworth Cricket Club and its new venue iii) Keyworth United Football Club, 1948-1951 - Photocopy of Harry Henson's scrap-book. Lists results, league tables, match reports and photographs. 36 pages. iv) Programme for Keyworth United v Notts County, 28 July 1985 v) The Green 'UN. Oficial newsletter of Keyworth United Football Club. Issue 1, September 1986 vi) The 'Green 'Un'. Issue 2, October 1986 vii) Keyworth United FC. Official Magazine. 1st issue, December 1984 viii) Photocopy of newspaper article about Keyworth United. NA ND ix) Photocopy of newspaper article about John Woodford of Keyworth United FC celebrating 23 years with the club x) Keyworth Table Tennis Club. Photocpy of article from Advertiser, 20 May 1972 with group photograph xi) Keyworth Table Tennis Club. Photocopy of newspaper photograph relating to move to a new HQ xii) Keyworth Table Tennis Club. Photocopy of newspaper photograph of group at annual meeting May 1966 xiii) Envelope containing details of the Village Quiz 2009 where KDLHS were placed 2nd xiv) Blue folder contianign notes for the 2009 Keyworth Show exhibits on village pubs |
| Blue folder 11 | CHURCHES IN KEYWORTH i) Service booklet in card covers for Sunday, 13 June 1993 ii) Photocopy of newspaper picture of members of Keyworth Church Youth Club selling coffee from a caravan for the organ fund. No date. No paper name. iii) Service sheet from Keyworth Church Sunday School Festival, 24 June 1888. In Secol sleeve. iv) Saint Margaret Clitherow. Article in Keyworth News, May 1991 v) St. Mary the Virgin, Plumtree. Programme and guide to the church, May Day Madness, 1993 vi) St. Mary the Virgin, Plumtree. A Brief Guide. No date vii) St. Mary the Virgin, Plumtree. Parish Magazine 1990. Article about a painting in the church viii) Leaflet. The Old Rectory, Plumtree. A Brief History. Unattributed and no date ix) Leaflet about the South porch doors at Plumtree Church in Plumtree Parish magazine, January/March, 1987 x) Plumtree parish alterations. Article in Plumtree Parish Magazine, October?November, 1990 xi) Photocopy of newspaper cutting regarding the opening of Webster Hall at the Congregational Church, Keyworth xii) photocopies of newspaper cuttings re Rev. Ottey's appointment as Rector and Rev. Osborn as Curate. NA ND xiii) Photocopy of newspaper cutting regarding the appointment of Rev. Ottey to Keyworth. NA ND xiv) Programme for Annual Service at Keyworth Parish Church, 1 June 1997 xv) Leaflet for service at Parish Church for the Mothers Union, 14 January 2001 xvi) Programme for service of Lessons and Carols for Christmas, Keyworth Parish Church, 17 December 2000 xvii) Service Sheet for Service of Thanksgiving for John Samuel Holden. Keyworth Parish Church, 26 January 1966 |
| Blue folder 12 | TRANSPORT Typed award for diversion of footpath to make room for a new highway in Keyworth, 12 October 1931 |
| Blue folder 13 | WORLD WARS 1 and II i) Small deckle-edged monochrome photograph. Truck with small boy sitting on the cab step with a large pointed-tailed toy car in the foreground. On reverse 'Jarosz / Logan ii) A4 typed sheet - Mme. Elian Meplaux. WW II iii) A4 typed sheet - Arthur Dubois of Feignies. WW II iv) Two A4 typed sheets - The 30th Company of Franc Tireurs and Partisans of Feignies v) A4 typed sheet - George Hubert vi) A4 photocopy of magazine page in French - 'La Sambre - Avesnois libéréé 1944-1994 vii) A4 paper folder headed ' Rapport d'action de la 30e Compagnie de Feignies (de 1941 a 1944). Contains photocopy of four A4 handwritten pages in French and two A4 handwritten sheets of English translation. viii) A4 paper folder headed, 'La Libérààde Feignies le 2 Septembre 1944'. Contains photocopies of two posters; a second copy of (vi); copy of a list of names of Resistance leaders in the Sambre region; two typed sheets in English Feignies 1939-1945; two typed sheets in English, 'Replies from Malplaquet-next door to Feignies; two sheets in English, 'The Liberation of the Sambre-Avernes Area - Feignies (handwritten) ix) Three handwritten A4 sheets describing WW II activities of George Hubert, Arthur Dubois of Feignies and Mme. Eliane Meplaux. x) A4 plastic filing page containing; citation for Medal of Freedom - Eliane Meplaux; photocopy of Certificate of Bravery M. Leon Meplaux signed by C. R. Attlee. xi) Note signed by Jean Heald, 'Women's Land Army and Conscription to mining. xii) A4 handwritten sheet 'Recollections of Mr. & Mrs. Tinsley and Mr. & Miss Stringfellow - Second World War' xiii) Four A4 typed sheets, 'The Effects of Two World Wars'. Pinned thereto are two handwritten notes of additions xiv) Programme and menu of the civic reception at County Hall to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of VJ Day and the end of the second world war. Held on 18 August 1995 xv) Programme of Drumhead Service on Southsea Common, Sunday, 5 June 1994. Lists participating ships and aircraft. xvi) Programme for VJ Commemoration and Service, 20 August 1995 held in the Market Square, Nottingham xvii) Programme for United Drumhead Service VE and VJ days, 16 July 1995 held on Keyworth Playing Field xviii) A4 plastic filing sheet containing note re VJ celebrations 1945 and photocopies of ten photographs, mainly of groups of children |
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STANTON AND ITS CHURCH Handwritten sheet, 1841 census. Includes Costock and Wysall NA ND Research notes for the DAC web site entry 3 A4 pages of Agriculture in Stanton from the internet downloaded 6 June 2005 pp91-97 Chapter 11 from a book - Stanton and its Church Copy of letter from Judge Tom Heald dated 29 August 1994 re Court Leet. In clear file sheet - 6 pages Leaflet on All Saints church Documents and maps being research notes for a history of Stanton Transcripts of oral history of Stanton people |
| Blue folder 15 | POPULATION GROWTH Photocopy of newspaper report on the growth of Keyworth. Evening Post and News, 12 August 1968 |
| Blue folder 16 | WOMENS INSTITUTE i) Photocopies of cuttings from newspapers, 14 January and 2 March 1967 ii) Photocopies of cuttings from newspapers, 8 April and 29 April 1967. The latter has a group photograph iii) Photocopy of report on 'Old Folks' party. Clifton Standard, 7 May 1966 iv) Photcopies of cuttings from newspapers, 12 March 1966 and one other undated v) Photocopy of newspaper report on Sherry Party to celebrate Golden Jubilee of the National Federation 18 November 1965 vi) Photocopy of cuttings from newspapers NA ND vii) Photocopies of cuttings from newspapers, May, June, July and August 1966. Includes a group photograph. NA |
| Blue folder 17 | KEYWORTH ON THE MAP i) A4 photocopy from Richard Oliver's Ordnance Survey Maps, A Concise Guide for Historians, (1993) p. 155 Listing for Nottinghamshire ii) Map of Keyworth and Kelly's Dirctory entry for 1925 iii) Map of Keyworth and surrounding villages, 1914 |
| Orange folder | INCLOSURE OF KEYWORTH & NEIGHBOURING PARISHES Pro-forma forms headed, 'Parish Report on Parliamentary Enclosure', cover Keyworth - Bob Hammond Plumtree and Clipston - Alice and Ann ? Tollerton - John Atkins Widmerpool - Jean Smith and John Howarth Willoughby-on-the-Wolds - T/R/ Heald Wysall - Lesley Coote Diagram of how ridge and furrow was formed NA ND Plan of the Keyworth Rector's fields c 1750 Plan of three Keyworth farms, 1988 showing their relation to the inclosure boundaries |
| Blue folder | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DIRECTORIES 1895-1941 Cover, Bunny, Keyworth, Plumtree, Stanton, Tollerton and Widmerpool, as photocopies with an envelope for each village |
| Yellow folder | BUSINESSES i) BGS. Article from Plumtree Parish Magazine, June/July 1989 ii) BGS leaflet. iii) British Rail. Article in Plumtree Parish Magazine, April/May 1989 about the track in the parish iv) The Village News, 11 August 1989. Article about David Hamilton Jones making a film about Keyworth v) Halifax Property Service. Sales leaflet for 28a, Main Street, Keyworth. ND vi) Halifax Property service. Sales leaflet for 43, Main Street, Keyworth. ND vii) Décor Art Creations. Sales leaflet for plates with Keyworth design. 29 May 1997 |
| Yellow folder | NEIGHBOUR VILLAGES i) Handwritten list of marriages at Wysall, 1777 and 1797 and at Bunny 1766 to 1813 NA ii) Photocopy of part six of the Widmerpool Manuscript NA ND iiii) Widmerpool Apprentice Indenture. 6 February 1904 - Richard Rimmer to Thomas Bailey of Willoughby iv) Widmerpool Apprentice Indenture. 6 February 1904 - Richard Rimmer to Thomas Bailey of Willoughby iv) Edwalton - clear folder containing the following items donated by Martin Eggleton of Keyworth Newspaper story 'Finding the Heart of historic Edwalton by David Bewley April 20-May 5, 1998 Newspaper story 'Turning point for a Hall that is unique' by David Bewley September 25 - October 2, 2001 Newspaper story 'Tracing the farming roots of Edwalton' by David Bewley June 10-June 16 1998 Nottingham Evening News 9 August 1945 'Edwalton Golden Wedding' Mr & Mrs William Mills Undated newspaper cliping of a presentation to Rev. J. Ridgway 'in appreciation of his decision to forgo preferment' Programme for 80th Year Display Oliver Hind Boys' Club 27 April 1974 Photocopy of Edwalton School concert programme c1910-1912 Edwalton Parish Magazine September 1945 Red hard-backed folder 85x110mm containing Edwalton WI programmes 1961/2/3/4/7/8 Tightly rolled and torn aerial photograph of Edwalton including the Hall and railway. ND (fragile) Goup photograph marked 'Evergreen Outing Whirlow Park 7 September 1966' some names Denham, Herring, Clarke and Ridgeway Small photograph Evergreen Outing Alton Towers 1966. Some names : Mills, Sheerhan, Herring, Machin Small photograph Edwalton Church 800th Anniversary. Shows a float and spectators Christmas card from 'The Vicar and Mrs Ridgway. Shows sketch of the church Lychgate. ND Group photograph 'Outing to London meeting with MP outside Parliament. ND 152mmx254mm Mounted photograph 250x202mm by Taylor & Son, West Bridgford. Maypole Dancing in field side of Starkeys Cottage about 1910 Mounted sketch 162x110mm 'Gate & Stile at end of Village Street, Edwalton. Reverse says drawn partly from memory and has a sticker 'Competition Clas 8b Charles Grant, 4 Vicarage Green, Edwalton. Evergreen Club, Not for sale. Age 88 1/2 . ND Mounted photograph 190x140mm by Freckleton Studio, Nottingham of Hinf family of Edwalton Hall Mounted photograph 247x195mm by Taylor of West Bridgford. Edwalton school c 1911/12. Named: George Mills, Noel Chapman, Elsie Orr, Ted Shaw, Annie Shaw, Arthur Hemstock, Evelyn Davies, Eric Pycroft, Sam Gadd, Susan Mills, Viloet Sharpe, Margaret Rowlett, Marie Heath, Albert Mayfield, George Heath, Reg Sharpe, Daisy Metry, Dolly Turner, Billy Easley, Mary Heath, Arthur Orr, Doris Merry, Irene Hemstock, Claude Sharpe, Teachers Mrs Moss nee Pycroft, Miss Knighton Mounted photograph 254x202mm of Edwalton church event, people in costume. ND Mounted Photograph by A.W. Hooton, 252x200mm. Group dresed in oriental costumes with banner Edwalton-China Mounted Photograph 245x202mm. Edwalton School Church Hall Next to Old Vicarage, Hall in background. ND Small photograph ?1952 Coronation 'Field behind Hind bungalow'. Some names Wasley, Buntin |
| Yellow folder | MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS i) Photocopy of a sketch and description of the Manor House, Keyworth. Loughborough Echo ND ii) Photocopy of report and picture of new Village Hall opening. Advertiser, 6 July 1968 iii) Photocopy of newspaper. Report on Play Leadership scheme and picture of Fairway pub outing to Great Yarmouth. West Bridgford and Clifton Standard, 29 May 1965 iv)Photocopy of newspaper report on 20 years of the Webster Hall Playgroup. 4 June 1991 v) Cutting about new management arrangements for Webster Hall Playgroup. 19 July 1994 vi) photocopy of newspaper report on 'Stormy Tennis' meeting. West Bridgford and Clifton Standard, 29 May 1965 vii) Nespaper cutting regarding the sale of Keyworth Old Barn for 5d. NA ND viii) Photocopy of Dr. Graham's bill for John Disney, 29 April 1879 ix) Photocopy of Parish Council Election list, 5 April 1937 x) Photocopy of programme for 'Only A Baby'. Either church or chapel. 1979 xi) Photocopy of Evening Post picture of La Moulin playgroup ND xii) Photocpy of Abstract of Title for 40,42,44 Main Street, Keyworth (E.M. Harvey, Esq.) 1949 xiii) Photocpy of City of Nottingham Omnibus driver's licence No. 2 - John Thomas Holmes, Holly Farm, Keyworth. 8 September 1922 xiv) Typed copy of Abstract of Title to two fields in Keyworth. Revd. Ling, George Cutts, Harry Tomlinson xv) List of photographs used in the 'Then and Now' book presented to Feignies in 1998 xvi) Photographic details for Keyworth in the Student Survey. Heritage Team Notts. County Council |
| Yellow folder | KEYWORTH CHOIRS AND THEATRICAL GROUPS i) Programme for 'A Festival of Choirs at Nottingham Albert Hall, 4 November 1972 ii) Photocopy of programme for Old Folks Tea and Concert by Keyworth Male Voice Choir, 1938. The associated photograph of the choir identifies:- Sid Balls; Bill Davil; Fred Murden; Dennis Kemp; Phil Shaw; Bill Cooper (organist); Tom Armstrong; Horace Murden (treasurer); Derek Attewell; Ralph Bolton; Bert Lambert; Len Gunn; Frank Price; Ted Attewell; Sid Attewell; Frank Summers; Arthur Disney; Billy Kemp; Billy Bingham; Herbert Burton; Mr. Cooper. iii) Programme for Keyworth Choir concert, 23 March, 1996 iv) Programme for concert at Nottingham Albert Hall to celebrate 21st anniversary of the Lilian Brown Singers v) Second Annual Report of the Keyworth Choral Society. 5 October 1892 |
| Yellow folder | WILLOW BROOK SCHOOL i) Photocopies of items relating to the school from 1980-89 including from the school diary |
| Yellow folder | SELBY LANE SCHOOL i) Photocopies of items relating to the school |
| Yellow folder | SOUTH WOLDS SCHOOL i) Photocpies of items relating to the school |
| Blue folder | ORAL HISTORY Tapes 1-3 with summary transcripts. 1 Anon; 2 Ida Gunn (two tapes); John & Sheila Tinsley |
| Blue folder | ORAL HISTORY Tapes 4-6 with summary notes 4 Margaret & Rae Stringfellow; 5 Mary Seddon; Vera and Ken Bishop Brown envelop contains index cards for tapes and notes Typed 'Personal Recollections of Old Keyworth' by Mrs. Alice Shaw. |
| Blue folder | ORAL HISTORY Tapes 7-9 with summary notes 7 Anon; 8 Ken Bishop; 9 Marjory Attewell |
| Blue folder | ORAL HISTORY Tape 10 with summary notes. 10 Dorothy & Joe Reid. |
| Blue ring binder | ORAL HISTORY Transcripts and Cd of oral interviews relating to the Tollerton Book taken in 2006 and 2007 |
| Red Book | Visitors' Book with some photographs relating to Le Nord Ocupe exhibition at BGS, 6-17 November 1995 |
| Green album | Photograph album from Joan Speed of Keyworth Infants School 1972-1977 |
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