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RefNoKCB/4/5/8
AltRefNoCB/4/5/8
TitleRate books
DescriptionRate books containing details of rates received for each of the four districts of the Borough of Cambridge. These rates were legislated for collection under the Cambridge Improvement Acts and the Public Health Act, 1875. The total rate for each property was divided by the number of tenants or occupiers, including houses, buildings, gardens, and tenements, and was based on the annual value of the property.

District 1 comprised the parishes of St Edward, St Giles, St Peter, St Clement, St Mary the Great, St Andrew the Great, St Michael and Holy Sepulchre.
District 2 comprised the parishes of All Saints, Saint Benedict, Saint Botolph, St Mary the Less, and Holy Trinity.
District 3 comprised the section of St Andrew the Less situated on the east side of Mill Road.
District 4 comprised the section of St Andrew the Less situated on the West or the New Town side of the Mill Road.

The rate books include information about when the rate was received, the number of the receipt, the date of the quarterly installment and the amount received. They also record the date and amount of deposits made to the treasurer.

Inside the cover of each volume there is a summary of the gross amount of rate to be collected, arrears brought forward, irrecoverable rates, and empty houses. At the top of each page there is the parish name or the name of the district collector.

The rate books for 1880 and 1889 contain more detailed information including the name of the occupier and owner, a description of the property, the name or situation of the property plus the signed order from the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners establishing the level of rate for the year.
Date1880-1889
CreatorNameCambridge Improvement Commissioners
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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