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Expand 1 - Records of the Unreformed Cambridge Corporation1 - Records of the Unreformed Cambridge Corporation
Collapse 2 - Municipal Corporation 1835-19742 - Municipal Corporation 1835-1974
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Expand 1 - Council and Assembly books1 - Council and Assembly books
Expand 2 - Agenda and committee reports for Council Meetings 2 - Agenda and committee reports for Council Meetings
Expand 3 - Committee minute and report books3 - Committee minute and report books
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Collapse 7 - Committee papers7 - Committee papers
Expand 1 - Borough Rate Committee: University disputes 1 - Borough Rate Committee: University disputes
Expand 2 - Commons Committee: legal case papers relating to access rights and upkeep of the Commons 2 - Commons Committee: legal case papers relating to access rights and upkeep of the Commons
Collapse 3 - Commons Committee: Land at Fen Ditton for new cemetery3 - Commons Committee: Land at Fen Ditton for new cemetery
1 - Reports of cemetery committee
2 - Correspondence from Edward Nevison of the Priory Gateway in Great Malvern detailing administration of their cemetery
3 - Correspondence from Holy Trinity Vicarage mentioning Parochial Burial Ground Committee
4 - A telegram relating to a new cemetery at Fen Ditton
5 - Two letters from HRR Bailey (Burley House) to the Town Clerk relating to negotiations between JW Fison and Borough of Cambridge for purchase of land for a cemetery
6 - Two copies of the application for a compulsory purchase order for land at Fen Ditton
7 - Draft letter from the Town Clerk to occupiers with a draft proforma reply
8 - A draft of a petition from Cambridge Borough to the Local Government Board
9 - A note of tasks needed for the application for compulsory purchase order
10 - A note relating to Fen Ditton
11 - Two draft copies of manuscript book of reference for the land at Fen Ditton required for a cemetery
12 - Printed book of reference for land owned by JW Fison and required by compulsory purchase
13 - A list of registered letters sent to land owners
14 - Draft lists of names and notes
15 - Copies of letters served on Frederick Bailey, Mrs Jane Townsend, George Alfred Matthew, Jonathan William Fison, Samuel Townsend and Samuel Reuben Ginn relating to the compulsory purchase
16 - Declarations of compliance by the Town Clerk
17 - A list of occupiers of homes required by compulsory purchase
18 - Town clerk’s oath regarding the compulsory purchase of land for a cemetery at Fen Ditton
19 - Printed poster regarding the Corporation's intent to purchase land under the Public Health Act
20 - An official notice of the Local Inquiry relating to compulsory purchase of land at Fen Ditton
21 - A letter from the Local Government Board requiring advertisements to be placed
22 - Letter from the Local Government Board about enquiry with reply
23 - Copies of provisional order enabling purchase
24 - A bill to confirm certain provisional orders of the Local Government Board (No 6)
25 - Draft declaration of William Joseph Ash relating to serving copies of the provisional order on land owners
26 - A bundle of correspondence relating to the progress of the provisional order through the House of Commons
27 - Sales catalogue for auction on 5 November 1897 of Fen Ditton Hall Estate
28 - A letter from the Borough Engineer to the Town Clerk maps showing the site of the cemetery at Fen Ditton
29 - Correspondence relating to the value of land in Fen Ditton belonging to Mr Fison
30 - Draft letter agreeing umpire
31 - Valuation of Fison’s land by arbitrator
32 - Independent examiners’ valuations and report
33 - Manuscript rough notes on valuations
34 - Notes on the alternative claims and the site
35 - Draft brief for arbitration in dispute between Borough and JW Fison
36 - Brief for arbitration in dispute between Borough and JW Fison
37 - Manuscript note from the Borough Surveyor recording drilling trial holes at the proposed site
38 - Copy report by Prof Hughes on sites for a new cemetery, originally dated 1 Mar 1895
39 - Copy report by the Borough Engineer on sites for a new cemetery
40 - Two printed reports by the Burial Board showing why a new cemetery needed, originally dated 13 Nov 1889 and 11 Apr 1890
41 - A letter confirming an interview
42 - Draft agreement between Jonathan William Fison and the Corporation for the sale of land at Fen Ditton
43 - Notes on exchanges between Fison and the Borough
44 - Draft contract for the sale of land, with a map of the plot
45 - Draft notice of a hearing in the High Court of Justice
46 - Two duplicate copies of the contract between Jonathan W Fison and the Corporation for the sale of land at Fen Ditton
47 - Draft requisitions on title and replies
48 - Requisitions on title and replies
49 - Draft conveyance of copyhold land at Fen Ditton from Jonathan W Fison to the Corporation contract for the sale of land for £2474
50 - Draft conveyance of freehold land at Fen Ditton from Jonathan W Fison to the Corporation contract for the sale of land for £2474
51 - Draft indenture of release from Sarah Ann Free and Ann Spalding to Jonathan W Fison
52 - Draft conveyance of land at Fen Ditton from Jonathan W Fison to the Corporation
53 - Draft indenture of enfranchisement between Lords of the manor of Fen Ditton with Horningsea and the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Cambridge
54 - Accounts relating to the passage of the provisional order for the compulsory purchase of land in Fen Ditton for the new cemetery through Parliament, and the arbitration process between JW Fison and the Corporation
55 - Correspondence relating to the payment of fees, costs and expenses regarding the purchase of land in Fen Ditton for a new Cemetery
Expand 4 - Entertainments Committee: 1862 International Exhibition 4 - Entertainments Committee: 1862 International Exhibition
Expand 5 - Entertainments Committee - Royal Agricultural Society show held in Cambridge 18945 - Entertainments Committee - Royal Agricultural Society show held in Cambridge 1894
Expand 6 - Entertainments Committee - Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee festivities 6 - Entertainments Committee - Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee festivities
Expand 7 - Entertainments Committee: Coronation of Edward VII7 - Entertainments Committee: Coronation of Edward VII
Expand 8 - General Purposes Committee - Fire Brigade 8 - General Purposes Committee - Fire Brigade
Expand 9 - General Purposes Committee - Police Force 9 - General Purposes Committee - Police Force
Expand 10 - Guildhall and Building Committee: enlargements to the Guildhall10 - Guildhall and Building Committee: enlargements to the Guildhall
11 - Lease Committee: dilapidation report of RR Rowe on the Nags Head Inn, Albion Row
Expand 12 - Lease Committee: sale of land in Barton Road to Clare College 12 - Lease Committee: sale of land in Barton Road to Clare College
Expand 13 - Lease Committee: Land in the Botanic Gardens13 - Lease Committee: Land in the Botanic Gardens
Expand 14 - Lease Committee: sale of lease on the Chip-Axe public house, Butter Row14 - Lease Committee: sale of lease on the Chip-Axe public house, Butter Row
Expand 15 - Lease Committee: report and specification of repairs for the Arcade, St Andrews Hill15 - Lease Committee: report and specification of repairs for the Arcade, St Andrews Hill
Expand 16 - Lease Committee: properties at Castle End16 - Lease Committee: properties at Castle End
Expand 17 - Lease Committee: property on Castle Street 17 - Lease Committee: property on Castle Street
Expand 18 - Lease Committee: slaughterhouse and other properties in Corn Exchange Street 18 - Lease Committee: slaughterhouse and other properties in Corn Exchange Street
Expand 19 - Lease Committee: Black Swan Public House, Guildhall Street 19 - Lease Committee: Black Swan Public House, Guildhall Street
Expand 20 - Lease Committee: Castle Inn, Guildhall Street20 - Lease Committee: Castle Inn, Guildhall Street
Expand 21 - Lease Committee: Property on Honey Hill21 - Lease Committee: Property on Honey Hill
Expand 22 - Lease Committee: Kings Mill 22 - Lease Committee: Kings Mill
Expand 23 - Lease Committee: property in King Street 23 - Lease Committee: property in King Street
24 - Lease Committee: conditions for letting a house on Market Hill
Expand 25 - Lease Committee: property on Market Street25 - Lease Committee: property on Market Street
Expand 26 - Lease Committee: National School in St Peter's Parish26 - Lease Committee: National School in St Peter's Parish
Expand 27 - Lease Committee: Newnham Wharf27 - Lease Committee: Newnham Wharf
Expand 28 - Lease Committee: The Bell Public House, Peas Hill 28 - Lease Committee: The Bell Public House, Peas Hill
Expand 29 - Lease Committee: property on the Quayside29 - Lease Committee: property on the Quayside
Expand 30 - Lease Committee: Llandaff House, Regent Street30 - Lease Committee: Llandaff House, Regent Street
Expand 31 - Lease Committee: property in Shelly Row 31 - Lease Committee: property in Shelly Row
Expand 32 - Lease Committee: statement and memorandum relating to lease on the Swan's Nest 32 - Lease Committee: statement and memorandum relating to lease on the Swan's Nest
Expand 33 - Lease Committee: The Anchor Public House33 - Lease Committee: The Anchor Public House
Expand 34 - Lease Committee: lease and plan of land in Victoria Road 34 - Lease Committee: lease and plan of land in Victoria Road
35 - Lease Committee: Conditions for letting the Warwick Arms
Expand 36 - Lease Committee: compulsory purchase of 3 messuages in Wheeler Street36 - Lease Committee: compulsory purchase of 3 messuages in Wheeler Street
Expand 37 - Lease Committee: the Woolpack estate 37 - Lease Committee: the Woolpack estate
Expand 38 - Market Committee: Enlargement 38 - Market Committee: Enlargement
Expand 39 - Market Committee: relocation of the Cattle Market 39 - Market Committee: relocation of the Cattle Market
Expand 40 - Market Committee: the Corn Exchange40 - Market Committee: the Corn Exchange
Expand 41 - Market Committee: Market Street Improvement41 - Market Committee: Market Street Improvement
Expand 42 - Market Committee: Compulsory purchase of 34 and 35 Union Street 42 - Market Committee: Compulsory purchase of 34 and 35 Union Street
Expand 46 - Parliamentary Committee: disputes between the Corporation and the University 46 - Parliamentary Committee: disputes between the Corporation and the University
47 - Library Committee: correspondence
Expand 48 - Fire Brigade Committee: correspondence files 48 - Fire Brigade Committee: correspondence files
49 - Parliamentary Committee: Correspondence file relating to the Cambridge Water Bill
50 - Parliamentary Committee: Correspondence file relating to Electricity Supply
Expand 51 - Unemployment Committee: correspondence files 51 - Unemployment Committee: correspondence files
Expand 52 - Watch Committee: correspondence files52 - Watch Committee: correspondence files
53 - Watch Committee: Police Reports
Expand 54 - Special Committee: town clerk Memorial Committee papers 54 - Special Committee: town clerk Memorial Committee papers
Expand 8 - Registered correspondence files8 - Registered correspondence files
Expand 9 - Public Office9 - Public Office
Expand 10 - Parliamentary Acts and Bills10 - Parliamentary Acts and Bills
Expand 11 - Orders in Council11 - Orders in Council
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Expand 13 - Local Government Board consents for loan sanctions13 - Local Government Board consents for loan sanctions
Expand 14 - Clerks legal papers14 - Clerks legal papers
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Expand 16 - Deeds16 - Deeds
Expand 17 - Lease books and leases17 - Lease books and leases
Expand 18 - Clerks property papers18 - Clerks property papers
Expand 19 - Elections19 - Elections
Expand 21 - Town clerks correspondence 21 - Town clerks correspondence
Expand 22 - Memorials and petitions22 - Memorials and petitions
Expand 23 - Public notices and memoranda book23 - Public notices and memoranda book
Expand 24 - Events and Commemorations24 - Events and Commemorations
Expand 25 - Public appeals25 - Public appeals
Expand 26 - Volumes of newspaper clippings26 - Volumes of newspaper clippings
28 - Copies of Council resolution and copies of certificates relating to service as special constables during the Great War
29 - The Great War roll of honour card index
Expand 30 - Political squibs30 - Political squibs
Expand 31 - Propaganda leaflets, notices and articles written by the Imperial Fascist League sent to City Councillors 31 - Propaganda leaflets, notices and articles written by the Imperial Fascist League sent to City Councillors
Expand 32 - Naturalization papers, Maskie 1859, Groote, 186132 - Naturalization papers, Maskie 1859, Groote, 1861
Expand 33 - Answers to government enquiry regarding Hawkers Licences 33 - Answers to government enquiry regarding Hawkers Licences
Expand 34 - The English parentage of the wives of Gustave and Adolphe Heberlein 34 - The English parentage of the wives of Gustave and Adolphe Heberlein
Expand 35 - Correspondence, a statement of dates and facts, and draft copy of the deed of disclaimers relating to a gift to the Corporation executed by Mr F Bailey 35 - Correspondence, a statement of dates and facts, and draft copy of the deed of disclaimers relating to a gift to the Corporation executed by Mr F Bailey
Expand H - Housing departmentH - Housing department
Expand PH - Public Health Department PH - Public Health Department
Expand SE - Records of the City Surveyor (Borough Surveyor)SE - Records of the City Surveyor (Borough Surveyor)
Expand TR - Treasurers' recordsTR - Treasurers' records
Expand W - Weights and Measures DepartmentW - Weights and Measures Department
Expand 4 - Cambridge Improvement Commissioners4 - Cambridge Improvement Commissioners
Expand 5 - Overseers of the Poor for the 13 ancient parishes of Cambridge5 - Overseers of the Poor for the 13 ancient parishes of Cambridge
Expand 6 - Overseers of the Poor for Cambridge and Cambridge Without 6 - Overseers of the Poor for Cambridge and Cambridge Without
Expand 8 - Trumpington Parish Council8 - Trumpington Parish Council
Expand 9 - Cherryhinton Parish Council9 - Cherryhinton Parish Council
Expand 10 - Cambridge City Charities10 - Cambridge City Charities
Expand 12 - Cambridge Town Court of Pleas12 - Cambridge Town Court of Pleas
Expand 13 - Court Leet13 - Court Leet
Expand 14 - Cambridge[shire] County Court14 - Cambridge[shire] County Court
Expand Co - Cambridge Borough CoronerCo - Cambridge Borough Coroner
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