Major accessions to repositories in 2019 relating to Horticulture

Local

Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

• Charles Howard Derbyshire, market gardener of Middlewich: deeds, family papers and business papers c1750-1940 (D 9227)
• Frodsham and District Horticultural Society: minutes 1950-1964 (D 9261)

Cumbria Archive Centre, Carlisle

• Keswick Flower Club: minutes, programmes, corresp and papers, scrapbooks and financial records 1963-2017 (DSO 463)

Derbyshire Record Office

• Bakewell Agricultural and Horticultural Society: committee minutes, accounts, catalogues, other records 1903-2017 (D7483)
• Riber Hall Farm, Matlock: documents incl surrenders, articles of agreements, Poor Rate Assessments, abstract of title and wills and probate 1651-1944 (D8221)
• Palterton Allotments Association: minutes 1973-2006 (D8296)
• South Darley Horticultural Society: account book 1977-2003 (D8771)

Nottinghamshire Archives

• Elston and District Garden Club: records incl minutes, copy programmes, photographs, also digital files, budgets, competitions and quizzes, events programmes and flyers, information sheets, meeting minutes, other papers incl rel to publicity, and programmes 2004-2018 (Acc 9540)

Oxfordshire History Centre

• Abingdon Horticultural Society records: yearbooks, programmes, minutes and accounts 1896-2019 (O55)

Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)

• Taunton and District Gardeners Association: minutes, accounts, photographs of shows and programmes 1978-2016 (A/CUH)

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Kirklees

• Dalton Allotment Association: records incl minutes, financial records, member address books and show competition records incl winners 1940s-1960s (WYK1906)

University

Borthwick Institute for Archives: University of York

• Daphne Hamilton, former chair of Yorkshire Gardens Trust: photographs and plans, garden nursery catalogues, garden plans, corresp on horticulture and published books 18th-20th cent (2019/036)