Worcestershire Record Office

scrapbook including list of naval ships, 1672, with numbers of men, guns, commanders' names and stations

misc. papers including printed letters addressed to Vice Admiral Vernon, (1739-46)

copy of an order in Council regarding naval deserters, 6 April 1803

volume containing twelve original designs for months of the year, each commemorating a naval victory, by Edward F. Burney, c. 1815

letter from Bernard Sladden to his uncle Sir Julius Sladden from HMS Tahiti sent from New Zealand, 1917

letter from Duke of Edinburgh to Sir John Pakington regarding cruise of the Galatea1867

c.150 insurance policies, bills of sale, port policies, certificates, statements, accounts, balance sheets, receipts, reports, instruments of protest, correspondence and other papers mainly relating to the Caradog of Aberystwyth, cargo ship, 1888-1910 (the managing owner was F.S. Brooke of Bromsgrove), including papers referring to repairs at Falmouth from storm damage, with bills of sale of the Granville of London, 1875, the General Picton of Aberystwyth, 1884

merchant's account book of shipments of goods and slaves bought in Jamaica, 23 September 1774 - 14 March 1775

misc. papers including articles of agreement between the Governor and Company of Merchants of England trading into the Levant Seas and Sir James Rushout, ambassador to the Grand Senor, 1697

petty ledger and account book of James Pardoe, merchant of Worcester, regarding sale of wine, 1741-6, 1746-64

diary of a journey to Portsmouth including to the Docks and notes of vessels seen there, 1794

transcript of the journal of William Seward of a voyage from Savannah to Philadelphia and from thence to England in 1740, twentieth century

c.230 diaries an journals, including relating to journeys to Essex, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, Italy, France, Holland, Liverpool; ii, five journals relating to journeys to Ireland, South Wales, Isle of Wight, 1822-5; iii, c.10 diaries and journals including tour from Margate, 1783-1820; c.200 diaries, pocket journals and other papers of the Porter family relating to journeys throughout Britain, including East Anglia, Channel Islands, Anglesey, South Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the continent including France, Italy, Greece, Albania, 1782-1852

diary of a steamer journey from London to Leith, 1859

diary of Julius Sladden of a trip onboard the Chieftain from Oban to Stornaway, 1911

souvenirs of journeys to and from Australia on RMS Orontes and Oroya with timetable, plan of route, plan of parts of New Zealand and other plans, early twentieth century

report for the Norfolk Chronicle of readings and concert onboard the Norfolk, 1875

naval papers of Admiral Nicholas Pateshall, 1795-1850, including bundles of papers including referring to service onboard HMS Adder, Jaseur, Carron, journal  See Marjorie Tipping, A Short Account of a Voyage Round the Globe in HMS Calcutta, 1803-1804 (Queensberry Hill Press, 1980) of Nicholas Pateshall of HMS Calcutta to Australia, 1803-4

journal of William Pope of his voyage from England to Gibraltar, and return, on HMS Eurotas to test navigational instruments, April - June 1814

letters of Edmund Burnham Pateshall and his family, 1791-1803, including references to naval career of Nicholas Pateshall, 1794-5

newspaper scrapbook with cuttings referring to the navy's size, strength and composition, 1900

Ticket Office Certificate, 19 July 1795, regarding the death of John Mayo of Hereford onboard HMS Trinity, 24 September 1794

photocopies of journal of Robert Rodney, midshipman of HMS Phoebe, 1 October 1804 - 1 July 1805; correspondence and papers of Admiral Rodney, c.1770-

notes on the Golionos Oak near Newport, Monmouthshire, and the uses for naval timber to which it was put when felled

printed advertisement for auction of naval timber, 2 February 1815

letters from William Brydges, Barbadoes, to his brother Marshall, merchant of London, 1660, regarding trade, export of Guinea slaves

correspondence of the Braithwate family including references to their involvment with the East India Company, c.1800

misc. papers relating to La Taste estate, Grenada, 1795-1900, 1784-1807, 1811-68, 1792-8, 1848-67, including several lists of slaves and their purchase, trade accounts

papers relating to the Hale family and their Virgin Islands estates, 1831-6

bill of lading of two cases containing 24 cane chairs onboard The Loyal Subject, 30 November 1714

copy letter of Lowbridge Bright to Charles Lucy mentioning arrival of shipping at Bristol, 19 September 1792

letter of William Elrington, St Petersburg, to William Elrington of Leominster, 8 August 1817, with reference to the sending of sheets and towels by Capt. Gunton of the Fortune (who had experimented with sinking bottles in the Bay of Biscay)

report of Local Government Board with mention of the Goliath, training ship for pauper boys, 1871

volume containing misc. financial papers including order to Edward Woodhouse from P. Thomas and Co., Kingston, Jamaica, for shipment of items including ironmongery, vinegar, linen, linseed oil, ships' anchors, 1769; letter from Bush, Elton and Bush to Edward Woodhouse regarding consignment of rum, goods and a passenger for a ship about to sail, 1785

letters of Thomas Dunne to his parents including reference to voyage from London to Amsterdam, 8 June 1841

correspondence between members of the Dunne family including reference to voyage to Ostend, 3 June 1842

brief journals by Revd Charles Dunne of journeys to Swansea and south Wales, n.d., and to Portsmouth, 1807

letters to Martha Noble, including reference to journey from Hereford to Caernarfon, August 1784

two volumes of the journal by A.W. Crichton of travels in Canada and United States, 1861, including voyage from England onboard HMS Rinaldo to Madeira, Bermuda and Halifax, voyage to Quebec, return voyage to England from New York

misc. papers of W.H. Barneby including list of saloon passengers on SS Parisian for Quebec and Montreal, 1887

account book of journey by John Skippet, artist, to Italy, 1766-7

file of papers concerning Mediterranean cruise on the Arandora Star, 1934, including itineraries and diary of A.L. Moir; papers concerning Hellenic cruises, 1965-7

illustrated scrapbooks of Hellenic cruise, 1965

diary of a journey through the continent, Egypt, India, Far East, Japan and America, 1900

series of five diaries by Miss Hatton of a journey to Jamaica on a banana boat, 1959

two journals of G.D. Rendel with visits to France and Naples, 1887-9

journal by Florence Maude Foley of a continental tour, 1856

journal of a continental tour made by William, James and Edward Backhouse, 1829

diaries of Margaret Dubuisson to Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 1891, south of France and Italy, 1895-6, Italy, 1891, Devon, late nineteenth century

diaries of Revd J.C. Dubuisson to the Netherlands, Italy, Devon, 1899-1905

(provisional reference), papers referring to travels in south America, 1802-3

ts journal by John Biddulph of voyage from India to England via Japan and Canada, 1889

ts journal by John Biddulph of tour in the West Indies, 1902-3

Ship Money assessment for the parish of Mansel Lacy, 1640

photograph album belonging to Michael Hopton, late nineteenth century, including of Torquay harbour, Dawlish, Cadgwith, Kynance Cove, Penzance, St Ives, Land's End, St Michael's Mount, Lizard Lighthouse, pilchard palace

Journal of a voyage in 1811 & 1812 to Madras and China, with six additional original drawings

`collection of sketches by Edmund Marriner Gill, 1820-94, and a few by his father, Edmund Ward Gill, 1794-1854', including views of Naples, Genoa, Venice

sketch book of James Wathen, including one view of Southampton, c.1805

photograph album belonging to Michael Hopton, late nineteenth century, including of Torquay harbour, Dawlish, Cadgwith, Kynance Cove, Penzance, St Ives, Land's End, St Michael's Mount, Lizard Lighthouse, pilchard palace

letters of Thomas Dunne to his parents including reference to voyage from London to Amsterdam, 8 June 1841

correspondence between members of the Dunne family including reference to voyage to Ostend, 3 June 1842

brief journals by Revd Charles Dunne of journeys to Swansea and south Wales, n.d., and to Portsmouth, 1807

letters to Martha Noble, including reference to journey from Hereford to Caernarfon, August 1784

two volumes of the journal by A.W. Crichton of travels in Canada and United States, 1861, including voyage from England onboard HMS Rinaldo to Madeira, Bermuda and Halifax, voyage to Quebec, return voyage to England from New York

misc. papers of W.H. Barneby including list of saloon passengers on SS Parisian for Quebec and Montreal, 1887

account book of journey by John Skippet, artist, to Italy, 1766-7

file of papers concerning Mediterranean cruise on the Arandora Star, 1934, including itineraries and diary of A.L. Moir; papers concerning Hellenic cruises, 1965-7

illustrated scrapbooks of Hellenic cruise, 1965

diary of a journey through the continent, Egypt, India, Far East, Japan and America, 1900

series of five diaries by Miss Hatton of a journey to Jamaica on a banana boat, 1959

two journals of G.D. Rendel with visits to France and Naples, 1887-9

journal by Florence Maude Foley of a continental tour, 1856

journal of a continental tour made by William, James and Edward Backhouse, 1829

diaries of Margaret Dubuisson to Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 1891, south of France and Italy, 1895-6, Italy, 1891, Devon, late nineteenth century

diaries of Revd J.C. Dubuisson to the Netherlands, Italy, Devon, 1899-1905

papers referring to travels in south America, 1802-3

ts journal by John Biddulph of voyage from India to England via Japan and Canada, 1889

ts journal by John Biddulph of tour in the West Indies, 1902-3

Ship Money assessment for the parish of Mansel Lacy, 1640

journal of William Pope of his voyage from England to Gibraltar, and return, on HMS Eurotas to test navigational instruments, April - June 1814

letters of Edmund Burnham Pateshall and his family, 1791-1803, including references to naval career of Nicholas Pateshall, 1794-5

naval papers of Admiral Nicholas Pateshall, 1795-1850, including bundles of papers including referring to service onboard HMS Adder, Jaseur, Carron, journal.  See Marjorie Tipping, A Short Account of a Voyage Round the Globe in HMS Calcutta, 1803-1804 (Queensberry Hill Press, 1980). of Nicholas Pateshall of HMS Calcutta to Australia, 1803-4

newspaper scrapbook with cuttings referring to the navy's size, strength and composition, 1900

Ticket Office Certificate, 19 July 1795, regarding the death of John mayor of Hereford onboard HMS Trinity, 24 September 1794

photocopies of journal of Robert Rodney, midshipman of HMS Phoebe, 1 October 1804 - 1 July 1805; correspondence and papers of Admiral Rodney, c.1770-

notes on the Golionos Oak near Newport, Monmouthshire, and the uses for naval timber to which it was put when felled

printed advertisement for auction of naval timber, 2 February 1815

bill of lading of two cases containing 24 cane chairs onboard The Loyal Subject, 30 November 1714

`collection of sketches by Edmund Marriner Gill, 1820-94, and a few by his father, Edmund Ward Gill, 1794-1854', including views of Naples, Genoa, Venice

sketch book of James Wathen, including one view of Southampton, c.1805

including of Polperro, Cornwall, c.1930s

scrapbook including list of naval ships, 1672, with numbers of men, guns, commanders' names and stations

misc. papers including printed letters addressed to Vice Admiral Vernon, (1739-46