Major accessions to repositories in 2005 relating to Gardening

Local

Bristol Record Office

• Stokes family, market gardeners, Bristol: business papers 1938-1986 (42866)

City of Westminster Archives Centre

• Covent Garden Market: ephemera rel to the Flower Market 1872-1968 (Acc 2404)
• Little Venice Garden Committee: minutes, reports, minutes and corresp of Hon Secretary Hans Norton 1979-2003 (Acc 2434)

Devon Record Office

• St.Thomas Allotment Holders' Association, Exeter: minutes and attendance records 1920-1997 (6667-0)

Ealing Local History Centre

• Acton Chrysanthemum, Dahlia and Floral Art Society: additional records 1995-2002 (354)

East Sussex Record Office

• The Trug Shop, Herstmonceux: photographs and catalogues 20th cent (ACC 9338)

Essex Record Office, Colchester and North-East Essex Branch

• Colchester Gardeners and Allotment Holders Association: minutes 1983-85, financial records 1974-2003 and other papers c1974-2003 (D/Z 483)

Gloucestershire Archives

• Cheltenham Borough Council: green environment group, plans of open spaces and gardens 1803-1996 (DC137)
• Stroud Garden Club: committee minutes and papers 1960-1993 (D10185)

Guildhall Library

• London Gardeners Company: golden book 1933-2003 (Ms 36712)

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies

• Cuffley Floral Art Society: further records 1960-1987 (Acc 4106)

Islington Local History Centre

• Thomas Newman, Seedman: commonplace books 1796-1876 (L9 Newman)

Norfolk Record Office

• Orchid Society of East Anglia: minutes, papers and photographs c1969-1995 (ACC 2004/323)

Rotherham Archives and Local Studies

• Dinnington and District Horticultural Society: minute books and corresp 1963-2001 (Acc 1020)

Shropshire Archives

• Wigleys Field Allotment Association: papers, corresp and plans rel to the establishment of the allotments and the provision of allotments in Ludlow 1998-2002 (7294)

Stockport Archive Service

• Hazel Grove and District Horticultural Society: minutes and misc records 1933-65 (D1974)

Surrey History Centre

• Slocock family, nurserymen, of Surrey: additional records, mainly plans of Knaphill Nursery Ltd 20th cent (7562)

West Glamorgan Archive Service

• George Ingle, parks superintendent: planting record for Singleton Park, Swansea 1930-1935 (LE 102)

West Sussex Record Office

• Sussex Botanical Recording Society: papers 1976-2001 (Add Mss 54936)

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Calderdale

• Halifax and District Allotments Federation: records incl minutes 1917-68 (WYC:1271)