NEWPORT
NEWPORT BYGONES (Introduction)
NEWPORT BYGONES (Introduction)
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NEWPORT
NEWPORT BYGONES (Introduction) |
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The
Bygones
collection was formed by Mr Terry Searle a long term resident of
Newport and an
avid collector of documents, pictures, photographs and artefacts
connected with
his adopted village. The collection is
very large with well over 2000 items of all sizes and description. It
is a
valuable store of Newport information of all types for the late 18, 19
and
20'th centuries.
When Terry retired, he decided to move from Newport and donated his collection to the Newport Local History Group.This very generous donation was conditional on it being kept in the village and made as accessible as circumstances would allow.The collection has never been exhibited in full though parts could be seen for a number of years in the Station Rd Maltings and a successful major exhibition was staged at the Village Hall.Regrettably, a redevelopment plan for the Maltings neccesitated removal of the exhibits to a storage area.Also the absence of a suitable permanent exhibition site in the Village has caused the collection to be dispersed among members of the LHG.Consequently, the various items cannot easily be viewed though it is hoped that following the complete redevelopment of the Village Hall it will be possible to have a rotating exhibition.
The LHG is continuing to add to the collection.Accessions to date include copies of several sets of original deeds for significant properties in Newport, copies of sales information on properties in the village, a collection of 120 post cards of the locality and a collection of images of post cards.It is expected that the collection will continue to grow and a catalogue of accessions to it will be prepared and added to the original one.
The collection is physically organised into:
1.Volumes containing photographs, post cards etc normally, not always with a connecting theme e.g. Volume 29 is concerned entirely with Shortgrove.
2.Rolls which contain large items which are otherwise difficult to store.
3.Collections which are generally artefacts which are kept together.
4.Frames which are generally collections of related items which were formerly displayed in glazed frames originally displayed at the Station Maltings.
INDEX TO VOLUMES
| VOLUME 1 | Newport History |
| VOLUME 2 | Newport History |
| VOLUME 3 | Newport History |
| VOLUME 4 | Newport Registers; banns |
| VOLUME 5 | Newport Registers; baptisms, marriages, burials |
| VOLUME 6 | Newport Registers; memorial inscriptions in Newport Churchyard |
| VOLUME 7 | Newport Registers; copy of burial register |
| VOLUME 8 | Newport Church Magazines |
| VOLUME 9 | Newport Church Magazines |
| VOLUME 10 | Newport Registers |
| VOLUME 11 | Newport Registers Census forms for Newport |
| VOLUME 12 | Newport Registers |
| VOLUME 13 | A History of Newport by Monica Bayley |
| VOLUME 14 | Census forms |
| VOLUME 15 | The Searle Folder |
| VOLUME 16 | Family History |
| VOLUME 17 | Newport News & Negatives |
| VOLUME 18 | Miscellaneous papers |
| VOLUME 19 | Miscellaneous photos |
| VOLUME 20 | Essex Wills |
| VOLUME 21 | Large Photographs |
| VOLUME 22 | St Mary's Church 900; (Celebration of 900 years) |
| VOLUME 23 | Miscellaneous booklets |
| VOLUME 24 | Assorted items |
| VOLUME 25 | Miscellaneous papers |
| VOLUME 26 | Miscellaneous papers |
| VOLUME 27 | Tennis Club |
| VOLUME 28 | Hanchett file |
| VOLUME 29 | Shortgrove |
| VOLUME 30 | Large photographs and news cuttings |
| VOLUME 31 | New accessions |
INDEX TO ROLLS.
| ROLL 1 | THE SEARLE FAMILY TREE (RETAINED BY T SEARLE) |
| ROLL 2 | AERIAL PICTURES |
| ROLL 3 | MUSIC BY F L NAIRN |
| ROLL 4 | MISCELLANEOUS PLANS & MAPS |
| ROLL 5 | MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS TRANSFERRED TO FLAT FILE |
| ROLL 6 | LARGE TRANSCRIPTION OF 1786 MAP |
| ROLL 7 | THOMAS REED ADVERTISEMENT |
| ROLL 8 | LARGE SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS |
| COLLECTION 1 | ARTEFACTS |
| COLLECTION 2 | BOOKS |
| COLLECTION 3 | COINS (RETAINED BY T SEARLE) |
| COLLECTION 4 | BOOKLETS |
| COLLECTION 5 | COPIES OF NEWPORT NEWS |
INDEX TO FRAMES (AT MALTINGS)
| FRAMES 1 - 101 | DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS & MAPS |
| ITEMS 1-2 | ARTEFACTS |
Terry produced a catalogue of his collection on two floppy discs. The discs mirror the above structure and contain a series of files.Each file contains tables or text identifying the content on an individual basis. That catalogue has been upgraded by David Evans who succeeded Terry as Newport Village Recorder and saved on a single CD-ROM. Although this upgrade, which includes the principal accessions since Terry's departure, is more robust and accessible, it remains word-processor based and searches are somewhat tedious. The following table cross-references the two versions of the catalogue:
Table
of Concordance between the original (two discs) and revised catalogue
(one
CD-ROM).
|
New catalogue file name |
Original Catalogue file name |
Disc No. |
|
bygones catalogue |
Index for Disc 1 and Total Items Index for Disc 2 |
1 2 |
|
Volume 1 |
Volume 1 Newport History |
1 |
|
Volume 2 |
Volume 2 Newport History |
1 |
|
Volume 3 |
Volume 3 Newport History |
1 |
|
Volume 4 5 6 & 7 |
Volume 4/5/6 Newport Registers |
1 |
|
Volume 8 |
Volume 8 Newport Church Magazines |
1 |
|
Volume 9 |
Volume 9 Newport Church Magazines |
1 |
|
Volume 10 11 12 |
Volume 10/11/12 Church Magazines |
1 |
|
Volume 13 |
Volume 13 History of Newport by Monica Bayley, 1947 |
1 |
|
Volume 14 |
Volume 14 Census Forms for Newport |
1 |
|
Volume 15 |
Volume 15 Searle Folder |
1 |
|
Volume 16 |
Volume 16 Family History |
1 |
|
Volume 17 |
Volume 17 Newport News Negatives |
1 |
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Volume 18 |
Volume 18 |
1 |
|
Volume 19 |
Volume 19 |
1 |
|
Volume 20 |
Volume 20 Essex Wills Total |
1 |
|
Volume 21 |
Volume 21 Large Photographs |
1 |
|
Volume 22 |
Volume 22 Church 900 |
1 |
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Volume 23 |
Volume 23 |
1 |
|
Volume 24 |
Volume 24 Collection of Different Items |
1 |
|
Volume 25 |
Volume 25 |
1 |
|
Volume 26 |
Volume 26 |
1 |
|
Volume 27 |
Volume 27 Tennis Club |
1 |
|
Volume 28 |
Volume 28 |
1 |
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Volume 29 |
Volume 29 Shortgrove |
1 |
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Volume 30 |
Volume 30 |
1 |
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Volume 31 |
Not applicable (New Accessions) |
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Rolls |
Rolls 1 to 8 |
2 |
|
Collection 1 |
Collection number 1 |
2 |
|
Collection 2 |
Collection number 2 |
2 |
|
Collection 3 |
Collection number 3 Coins in the collection |
2 |
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Collection 4 |
Collection number 4 |
2 |
|
Collection 5 |
Collection number 5 Newport News |
2 |
|
Frames & Items |
Frames and Items at the Maltings |
2 |
This information has also been converted to a
database, searchable format suitable for display on the RUH website
and,
therefore, is accessible to a wider audience.
Due to its size it has been split into two parts.
You can find both by selecting the boxes at the top of this
page
marked 'Newport Bygones database part 1'
or 'Newport Bygones
database part 2'.
The RUH website may be found at: http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk
It must be stressed that individual items are not readily accessible and can only be viewed by bona fide researchers by special arrangement via the Newport Village Recorder
David Evans; Newport Village Recorder : newportsxrec@yahoo.co.uk
