Cornwall Record Office

Agreements for military service, including references to guarding the sea, services at  sea and the captaincy and manning of carracks, 1418-1419

Appointment of John Arundell as Vice-Admiral of England, 1447

                                     Appointment of John Arundell as attorney to recover certain Spanish ships taken by various malefactors in Cornwall, 1450

Letter from King Henry VI (written by a clerk) relating to the assembly of a fleet to prevent a seige at Calais, c.1453

Order relating to warships, 1484

Letter to Pope Leo X from the prior of Tywardreath mentioning that the monastery is located on the coast to the "incommodite and parell of the same in tymes of werr”, c.1513-1521

                                   Admiralty court roll, Saltash, 1534-1550

List of defences at Falmouth, 1540-1860

Lease, profits from property to be used to maintain castle bulwarks and ordinance of Plymouth, 1543

Receipt from the captain of St. Mawes Fortress and others for apparelling and rigging the Fowcon Lyslye, and for furnishing a ship at Falmouth Haven, 1549 (typescript copy: CA/B/45/38)

Letter mentioning French sails in Mount's Bay, 1554

Letter relating to a bond to appear before the Lord Admiral, 1569

                                      Case paper relating to a dispute over rights of Admiralty to hear cases in the hundred of Penwith, 1580

Letters (copies): one from Queen Elizabeth I to Sir Walter Raleigh relating to the defence of Cornwall, and another relating to the approach of Spaniards towards the coast (also AD/388/22), 1590

Notes by Thomas and John Enys, including some about movements of the Spanish fleet, 1593-1615 (transcript: EN/1898/f.8)

                                   Letter (copy) from the Privy Council to Sir Francis Godolphin and deputy lieutenants following the Spanish raid on Penzance, 1595

                                     Paul parish register, including notes of a Spanish raid on Mousehole, and the burials of three men who were killed then, 1595

Letter from Sir Walter Raleigh relating to Fowey battery, 1597

Court book, including a note on the danger of fires in Stonehouse (Devon) started by French enemies, n.d., late 16^th century

                             Admiralty cases, 1604-1771

Letter from Hannibal Vyvyan, Vice-Admiral of Cornwall, to the earl of Nottingham, Lord High Admiral, relating to reforming the office of admiral, 1607

Appointments of Francis Vyvyan as Vice-Admiral of Cornwall (south) and then as Admiral of Cornwall, 1607-1612

Royal pardon to Francis Vyvyan as Vice-Admiral, 1613

Admiralty case, 1614

Lease, including fortresses for defence of Plymouth, 1616

                                 Case papers (copy) relating to the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, 1617-1619

                                    Admiralty case (copy) relating to rights to anchorage fees and wreck on and off the Cornish coast from the Manacles to east of Falmouth, manors of Penryn Foreign and Minister, 1617-1619

Correspondence between the mayors of Plymouth and Truro concerning the levy of ship money, 1619-1620

                                  Letter concerning a Spanish ship at Falmouth, 1620

Admiralty order relating to the control of ships by Pendennis and St. Mawes castles, 1632

Letter to the mayor of Liskeard from Hugh Boscawen containing a royal command for payment of ship money, and a list of ship money collected, 1634-1635

Assessments, ship money, Cornwall, 1636-1637

Accounts and correspondence relating to ship money, Plymouth, 1636

                                  Petition of parishioners of Lanlivery to sheriff against ship money, n.d., c.1637

Papers relating to the collection of ship money, Devon, 1639

Letter relating to a sea fight, 1640

                                     Petition, including a reference to ship money, 1640

Letter relating to Fowey battery, 1642

                Map and description of the town and fortifications of Plymouth, 1643

Letter, relating to warships (off the Isles of Scilly), 1643

                                        Papers relating to Dennis Fort, 1643-1645

                                     Commissions and instructions relating to St. Michael's Mount, including references to defences against invasion, 1644-1658

Letter relating to guarding the fort at the Isles of Scilly, 1644

                                   Letter to Oliver Sawle, including naval references, 1648 (see AD/324/2 for copy)

Papers relating to the prize money of Captain Richard Buller of the Unity of Plymouth, 1648-1649

Letter relating to Sir Henry Vain, Treasurer to the Navy, 1649

Almanacs/diaries of Lewis Tremayne, 1661-1683

Appointments, Lewis Tremayne as Deputy Vice-Admiral of south Cornwall, 1661-1665

Letter, including a reference to the French fleet lost off Barbary, 1664

Description of a naval battle against the Dutch, including a note of the ships involved, 1666

Order to return the Peter of Ostend to its owners and captain, 1666

Letter relating to the stopping of all Danish vessels, 1666

Appointment of Sir John Coryton as a general commissioner of prizes, 1667

Letter relating to the Dutch fleet off Mount's Bay, 1667

                                      Article on the Dutch fleet off Devon and Cornwall in 1667, n.d., 20^th century

Receipt relating to money owed to Lewis Tremayne, Deputy Vice-Admiral, 1669

Note relating to money received from prizes, 1669

Quitclaim of Francis Godolphin, Vice-Admiral, claiming all debts have been settled, except those relating to wrecks, 1669

Detailed description of a naval battle off Ostend between the British and Dutch fleets, 1670s

                  Letter relating to the payment of the salary of Richard Lord Arundell, Governor of Pendennis Castle, 1671

Accounts relating to the impressment of seamen, including a list of names, 1678

Rate to raise money to build 30 warships, 1678

                                  Account of events at Parliament, including references to the French knowing the depth of English harbours and the number of ships in them, 1679

Letter from John St. Aubyn to Sir John Arundell relating to the death of King Charles II, "I have put som men in the Mount for itts security”, 1685

                                 Appointment of Sir John Molesworth as Vice-Admiral, 1686

                           Bond, keeper of stores at Pendennis Castle, 1687

Letter relating to vessels taken by the French and to the Dutch fleet being ready to be put to sea, 1689

Letter relating to the sight of the French fleet off Looe, and to a packet from that fleet which included a proclamation "in the name of the late King James”, 1690

List of the fleet, 1690

Letter relating to the appointment of naval officers, 1690

Regulations relating to the impressment of seamen, 1692

Letter written on board HMS Breda, 1692

Leases, Pendennis Castle, 1695,1715

Rate for an aid for disbanding forces and paying seamen, 1698

Letter relating to naval action against the Dutch off the Isle of Wight, 17^th century

                              Plan of Pendennis Castle, n.d., late 17^th century

Rate assessments (duplicates), including rates to defray the cost of the navy and aids for the defence and safety of the Realm, 1701-1736

Appointments to naval posts and serving certificates of Nathaniel Cooper, 1701-1760

List of naval ships, 1703-1718

Memorandum of timber sold, to be delivered to Falmouth harbour, "if waynd and weather will permeet, the danger of the Sea pyrats and Enemays Excepted”, 1704

Letter (copy) relating to the impressment of seamen, 1705

Admiralty certificate stating that the Precious of Le Havre, taken from the French by the privateer The Eagle, is a lawful prize, 1705 

Letter relating to tin ships being taken by privateers, 1709

Letter relating to problems of ships sailing in war, 1709

Notice from the mayor of East Looe to constables and others to search for able-bodied men for recruitment into the army and navy, 1709

Report of a naval engagement off Cape Spartele, written on board HMS Dragon, 1711

                                   List of stores, St. Mawes Castle, 1712

                                  Letters of attorney, to receive money from the treasurer and paymaster of the ordnance of St. Mawes Castle, 1713

Extract from the Evening Post relating to French privateers, 1713

Appointment of John Trelawny as Admiral in Cornwall, 1715

Letter relating to Admiralty depositions, 1719

Prints of Fowey, St. Mawes, Pendennis and other castles, 1734

Admiralty order to the mayor of Looe relating to the registration of seamen and boats, 1739

Letter from Admiral Charles Wager, 1740 (including 20^th-century biographical notes about him)

Letter from the Navy Office to the storekeeper of HM Yard Woolwich relating to the payment of an account, 1741

Writ concerning possible invasion by Prince Charles Edward, 1743

Information from the master of a packet boat concerning his being detained at Calais and his ship searched for military dispatches, 1743

Letter relating to the French fleet at Torbay and to the sighting of it off the Dodman, 1743

Letter relating naval news from Plymouth, including references to privateers and prizes, 1744

Letters (copies) concerning prize money, 1745

Warrant for the payment of rent, Pendennis Castle, 1745

Receipt for cannon and shot bought for the security and defence of East Looe, 1747

Acts and proclamations relating to the navy, 1748-1782

Log book of HMS Surprize (from England to the coast of Guinea), 1749-1750

Letter, including naval references, 1750s

Orders to constables and others to impress the unemployed as soldiers and to search for straggling seamen, 1753-1759

Order (copy) relating to straggling seamen, 1755

                                    Correspondence of Samuel Wallis, commander of the Swan, Portmahon and Prince of Orange, 1756-1762

 Letters, including some relating to naval battles off India and to the trial of Admiral Byng, 1756-1757

                 Extracts from papers of Captain William Foster of the Antigallican, 1757

    Letters relating to naval matters, written by John Spencer in Calcutta, 1757-1758

Borough of Launceston accounts, including a reference to celebrations on the taking of Cape Breton by Admiral Boscawen, 1757-1758

                                 Appointment of John Hood as Captain of the 100th Company of Marines, 1757

Case papers, including a note about a man dying on board the Looe Man of War, 1757

List of ships destroyed and taken in North America, 1758

Letter, "Lord Ansons Fleet has not yet appeared in sight of this coast”, 1758

Note of the purchase of land for the defence of Stoke docks, Plymouth, 1758

Letter mentioning the victory of the English fleet at Toulon, 1759

Letter (copy) from Captain Trelawny praising an officer, Basseterre, Guadeloupe, 1759

Note about Admiral Boscawen's attack on the French fleet at Toulon, 1759

Letters concerning the capture of a French privateer, and it being brought to Falmouth, 1759

     Letter relating to the supposed declaration of war against Spain, 1761

Letter about privateers in Mount's Bay, 1761

Letter (copy) relating to the impressment of seamen, 1761

                                Admiralty orders relating to the need for men to man the navy, and to stragglers, 1761-1790

Particulars of the sale of goods from the prize ship Bertin, 1762

Correspondence, agreements and other papers relating to prizes, 1762-1786

Case notes relating to a Dutch vessel taken near the Isles of Scilly, 1762

Letter relating to HMS Thames, 1765

Letter relating to a naval career, 1766

Letter relating to money from prizes, 1767

Admiralty order, nobody employed in the pilchard industry in Cornwall shall be impressed, 1770

Contract to supply 14,000 tons of shingle for ballast for navy, 1771

Map (copy), showing gun batteries, St. Catherine's Castle, Fowey, 1771

Plan, including fortifications, Fowey and Polruan, 1771

Appointment of George Marsh as Commissioner of the Navy, 1772

Letters relating to placing Charles M Pole in the navy, 1772

Letter relating to a midshipman, Edward Hoblyn, 1772

Letters relating to Charles M Pole sailing to the East Indies, 1773

Account of arms and ammunition in HM Store, Fowey, 1774

Ordnance Office letter book, containing copies of letters received relating to defences at Dartmouth, St. Mawes, Mevagissey, Pendennis, Plymouth and the Isles of Scilly, 1774-1779

Journals of John Enys, mentioning his regiment's activities in America and Canada, 1776-1788 (for published transcript see bibliography: Cometti)

Account relating to use of luggers during the American War of Independence (1778), n.d., c.1814

Sales account of the prize ship Ville de Lyon taken by the Antigua, 1778

Letters relating to the navy, 1778-1782

List (copy), by Admiral Keppel, of Royal Naval frigates, with names of commanders and men, 1778

Court martial minutes, accounts for repairs and stores and letter, all relating to the sloop Cupid, 1778-1779

Letter, including a reference to privateers, 1778

Letters from Philip Mayow, including some describing naval actions, 1778-1783

Account, prizes of Captain Thomas Graves, late lieutenant of HMS Preston, 1779-1780

Admiralty orders to ships, 1779-1783

Correspondence relating to Admiralty pay and pensions, 1779-1829

Cutting from The General Evening Post, including a plan of the position of the French fleet off Plymouth, 1779

Letters relating to fleets in the English Channel, 1779

                                   Orders in case of invasion, 1779

Letter relating to the French fleet being near Plymouth, 1779

Letter relating to the defeat of Count D'Estaing"s squadron in the West Indies, 1779

Admiralty instructions to warships, 1780-1783

Statement of warships and guns of the French navy, c.1780

Papers relating to impressment, recruitment and promotion in the navy, 1780-1855

Appointments of William Carlyon to the command of the Lively, Daphne, Mercury and Siren, 1780-1782

Memorandum of Admiral Perry on HMS Grafton to Captain Caulfield of HMS Bristol relating to battle signals, 1780

Paper relating to an undertaking by Illogan parish to erect a battery at Portreath, 1781

Order to Captain Carlyon on the Daphne to investigate the seizure of a Portuguese vessel by the privateer Fox, 1781

                                       Book of precedents and forms, Penzance Quarter Sessions, including a reference to the capture of a prize ship, 1781

Resolution to strengthen the navy, 1782

Note books relating to the court martial at Plymouth of Captain Walling, 1782

                 Correspondence relating to the landing of prize goods at Torpoint, 1782-1804

Booklets listing officers of the Fleet, 1782,1788

Letters relating to straggling seamen, 1782

Circular and letter, raising a subscription in Cornwall for building a Man of War, 1782 (also T/1891)

Plan for manning warships, 1782

Letter from Commodore Johnson relating to the sinking of the Dankbaarheyt, 1782

Plan of fortifications at Gibraltar, 1782

Letter relating to battles in the West Indies, 1782

                 Lists of the French and Spanish fleets, 1783,1790

                                   Letter relating to naval affairs, including the number of ships refitted at Plymouth, 1783

Letter relating to the purchase of coffee from Falmouth for the Admiral's Office, 1783

Account relating to French prize property, 1785

Map (copy) of south-east Cornwall and Plymouth, including fortifications, 1784-1786

Receipt for the return of arms used in defence of the coast between Fowey and Mevagissey, 1784

Map of the Hamoaze, with proposed fort at Maryfield, c.1785

Print of St. Catherine's, Fowey and Pendennis castles, 1786-1787

Correspondence of the Graves family, 1786-19^th century

Engraving and watercolours of castles, Fowey, 1786-1813

Journal (copy) of George Bouchier Worgan, surgeon on board HMS Sirius, on a voyage to New South Wales, 1788 (for published article see bibliography: North)

Letter from (HR) Glynn to his mother regarding Navy Office Commissioners, 1788

Lists of signals, 1790s

Letter relating to the capture of a Spanish ship, n.d., ?1790s

                                  Satire on naval life, c.1790

Letter to the Comptroller of the Navy relating to a vacancy at Plymouth Docks, 1790

Note of procedure for the watch in case of enemy invasion, c.1790

Letter, including references to the navy, especially to ships at Portsmouth, 1790

                                          Settlement, including navy bill, 1793

Circular concerning the surrender of certain letters in return for a naval commission, 1793

Letter relating to the capture of a French frigate, 1794

Letter relating to vessels travelling in a convoy to the Mediterranean, 1794

Certificate stating that David Wallar served as master of HMS Pegasus, 1794

                                          Almanac, including references to the navy, 1795-1798

Act regulating the number of men to be procured for service in the navy, 1795

                                   Receipt of bounty money for joining the navy, 1796

Certificates (copies) of claims to wages and prize money, 1797,1799

Arrangements for depriving an enemy of supplies on the Cornish coast, 1797

Newspaper (The Times) announcing Nelson's victory at the Battle of the Nile, 1798

Biography of Admiral William Truscott (d.1798),  from the Naval Chronicle, 1813

                                  Notice of a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Lieutenancy and Magistracy of Cornwall relating to defence matters, 1798

Letters relating to the Napoleonic wars, 1798-1799

                                     Letter, including a reference to Nelson's victory, 1798

Opinion about the appointment of a Vice-Admiral of Cornwall, 1799

                                  Admiral Spry's bill for clothes and linen, 1799

Portrait of a Pendennis Artillery volunteer, 1799

Pay sheet (copy), Veryan Sea Fencibles, 1799

Letter written from the Fleet relating  to naval action at Ushant, 1799

Drawing of Fowey Castle, n.d., 18^th century

Letters and autographs, many relating to naval officers, 18^th and 19^th centuries

Poem relating to a "Yankee” privateer, n.d., late 18^th century

                        Notice urging volunteers to drill in order to prevent raids on coastal places by gangs from privateers, with list of volunteers, n.d., late 18^th century

                                  Portrait (copy) of Admiral Arthur Kempe, n.d., early 19^th century

Poem relating to Nelson's victory, n.d., early 19^th century

Letter relating to the acceptance of a boy into the navy and comments on the qualities needed to be a midshipman, 1800

Navy lists of ships, 1800

Letter to Lord Nelson (copy), supporting Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Graves, 1801

Print of Admiral Boscawen, 1802

Letter relating to the defence of western coasts against French invasion, c.1803

Posters relating to the threat of a French invasion, 1802-1803

Letter book of Philip Melvill, lieutenant-governor of Pendennis Castle, 1803-1804

                              Minutes of a Lieutenancy meeting (copy) relating to the defence and protection of Cornwall, 1803

Correspondence and other documents relating to defence during the Napoleonic wars, including a list of fire beacons in Cornwall, c.1803-1805

Orders relating to straggling seamen, 1803

Letter relating to sea fencibles, north Cornwall, 1803

Instructions in case of invasion - sea fencibles, batteries on each side of the Helford river, HMS Tromp to defend Falmouth harbour, 1803

Letter relating to sea fencibles and to the defenceless state of the north Cornish coast, 1803

Resolutions about fitting out private vessels as gunboats, 1803

Forms relating to security, supplies, communications, etc., in the event of an invasion, 1803

Letters relating to Mevagissey battery, 1803-1804

       Letter relating to the danger of invasion, ?1804

Letter relating to batteries, sea fencibles, and organisation of men and defences at Mevagissey and Gorran Haven, 1804

letters, including references to Nelson, 1805

               Orders in case of invasion, Plymouth, 1805

           List of the Fleet defeated at Trafalgar and verses relating to the battle, 1805

Appointment of John Graves as Rear Admiral of the Fleet, 1805

Chart of signal stations and a list of public and private signals, 1805-1809

Letter relating to privateering, 1805

Print of the Battle of Trafalgar, n.d.

Appointment of an adjutant in the Royal Marines, 1805

Letter relating to an impressment, 1805

Prospectus of the Plymouth And Dock Telegraph or Naval Commercial Register (newspaper), 1806

Correspondence and accounts (copies) of Lieutenant Wooldridge and his wife, many relating to a pension dispute with the Admiralty, 1806-1817

Deed, wages and prize money, 1807

                 Letters relating to prize money, 1807-1808

Accounts of the losses of HMS Anson and the Sidney, 1807-1808

Warrant to impress seamen, 1807

Act of Parliament to permit the sale of the Danish prize ship Constantia Maria and her cargo, in the port of Fowey, 1808

Letter (copy) relating to the wreck of the Anson, 1808

Appointment (copy) of a clerk in the Navy Office for Stores, 1809

Letters written by James Quick, captain of the brig Hopewell of St. Ives, while a prisoner of war in France, 1810-1814

Letter from the Admiralty relating to the embankment of the River Tamar, 1810

Letter relating to an attempt by the French to invade Sicily, 1810

Letter relating to the extension of naval establishments, with map of Carrick Roads, 1810

                                    Letter from Lieutenant Nathaniel Jago of HMS Phoebe relating the hope that his brother will become a midshipman, 1812

Letters (copies) relating to money for ships destroyed in Basque and Aix Roads, 1813

Correspondence, including references to naval appointments, 1813

Case papers relating Fowey Charity money being used for fortifications, c.1813

                Papers relating to the navy, 1815

Appointment (copy) of Colonel Graham as deputy governor of St. Mawes Castle, 1815

Appointments, correspondence and other papers of Admiral Frederick William Aylmer, 1816-c.1860           

Order to pay for carrying troops in the sloop Yeoman's Glory, 1816

Letter about the overthrow of Algiers by Admiral Exmouth, 1816

Letter relating to building batteries and a powder magazine, Fowey, 1817

Appointment of Frederick Rogers as Lieutenant of HMS Impregnable, 1818

Letters relating to the use by the navy of Henry Trengrouse's rocket apparatus, 1818-1819

Correspondence and other material relating to Anna Maria Spry's Admiralty pension, 1820-1845

                                   Letter from Lieutenant John Gummoe relating to his naval career, c.1821

                                  Letter (copy) relating to the naval service of Evan Nepean (d.1822), 1933

Receipt for madeira, HMS Packet Sandwich, 1822

Papers (copies) relating to the naval service and pension of William Osborne, 1824-1867

Bill for victualling the navy from an establishment at Cremyll, 1824

Correspondence relating to whether or not a French vessel, the Pearl, should be seized - it lying in St. Ives harbour with a cargo of slaves, 1825

Petitions relating to service in the navy, 1825-1856

Letters (copies) from Thomas Coulson relating to Admiralty pension, 1825

Letter (copy) relating to the seizure by the Active of the Cruizer ("caught smuggling”), 1828

Letters relating to a promotion in the navy, 1830

Printed items about Admiral Sir C M Pole (1757-1830), n.d.

Extract from the Morning Herald relating to HM Cutter Mercury being in distress in a storm in the channel, n.d., c.1830

Print of Polruan Castle, 1831

Commission papers for John Robyns as major in the Royal Marines, 1830-1832

Notes and sketches of a gun by Commander Pole, 1832

Letter written on board HMS Winchester, Jamaica, 1832

Diary (transcript) of Nicholas Paul, naval clerk, 1836-1839

Correspondence with Admiralty relating to proposals for embankment, St. Minver, 1836-1837

Disbursements relating to Stonehouse bridge, including payments to marines, 1836

Letter relating to a battle, 1840

Letter from Admiral Sir F. Collett, 1846

Letters relating to prize money, c.1846,1848

Letter relating to a memorial to Commander Joseph Soady, 1853

Order to interrogate Russian sailors in Falmouth harbour, 1854

Letters arranging entrance into the navy, 1855-1859

                                 Lease, Castle, Bude, 1858

                         Act to establish a reserve volunteer force of seamen, 1859

Sermon by the Chaplain of HMS Russell on behalf of the Royal Cornwall Sailors' Home, 1859

Commonplace book of RJ Mutton of HMS Liffey, including details of the routes taken by the ship, 1862-1865

Letter about a seaman in the navy, 1863

Certificate of Naval service, 1864-1889

                        Act to make provision for discipline in the navy, 1864

Letters from Edward Polwhele of St. Stephen by Launceston petitioning for a naval cadetship for his son, 1866

Certificate of service of W. Witt, first class seaman gunner, 1872-1898

Scrapbook containing certificates and other material relating to the naval career of Joseph N Crowle, 1883-1958

                                  Letter relating to the election of a girl to Royal Naval School, 1884

Naval Enlistment Act, 1884          

Letter claiming demurrage for the Gipsy Maid, Fowey, 1885

Letter relating to the naval review at Spithead, 1887

Correspondence, including references to the navy, 1887-1916

Petition to the Admiralty against the removal from Falmouth of HMS Ganges training ship, 1890s

Newspaper cuttings relating to Vice-Admiral Henry Leah, 1890s and 1900s

Circular from Southampton Naval Works Ltd., 1890

Report and letter relating to training on the ship Hesperus, with a photograph of the vessel and a midshipman's badge, 1890-1891

                        Letter and list of mourners following the death of Admiral Jago, 1891

Letters and plan relating to permission granted to sailors from HMS Ganges to land at Carclase Point, St. Just in Roseland, 1895

Photographs and notes, HMS Ganges, 1899-20^th century

                              Scrapbook of prints and photographs, including naval men, 19^th century

                                  Postcard, St. Catherine's Castle, c.1900-1911

Invitation and tickets for the naval review at Spithead, 1902

                           Letter from the chaplain of the fleet relating to the calling of banns if the bridegroom is serving in the navy, St Stephen by Saltash, 1905

Programmes of the band of HMS Ganges, n.d., 1907

Photograph (copy), Royal Naval Hospital, Truro, c.1914-1918

Letter, including a reference to a Japanese naval victory, 1915

                                   Postcard, sister, nurses and patients at the Naval Hospital, Truro Union,  1916

                                      Certificate of service, Royal Naval Volunteer Service, Bristol, 1916-1917

Circular concerning the use of the training ships Arethusa and Chichester as refuges for destitute children, 1918

Mercantile marine identity, service and discharge certificates, 1918-1922

Letter about a sea battle in which HMS New Zealand was involved, 1919

US navy coastal charts, (Fowey, Gerrans Bay to Bigbury Bay and the approches to Falmouth), including details of submarine anchorages), 1930s

Supplement of the Daily Telegraph, Coronation Naval Review, 1937

Licence to Admiralty for submarine telephone cables, 1938

                                        Photograph, motor torpedo boats at Penzance, 1938

Record of the war service of HMS Cornwall, 1939-1942 (compiled in 1994)

Estate files relating to property occupied by the War Department and Admiralty, 1941-1957

Certificate presented by the Admiralty to Landewednack parish to commemorate its adoption of HMS Hazard during Warship Week, 1941

Letter from John Littleton serving on board HMS Orion, 1941

Slide, HMS Astorias in the south Atlantic, c.1942

                                      Programme, Lostwithiel and District Warship Week, 1942

Correspondence relating to land requisitioned by the Admiralty for a kite and balloon base, Par harbour, 1943-1945

                       Papers relating to service in the Women's Royal Naval Service, 1943-1945

Photograph and history of HMS Hawkins, 1946

Photograph and history of HMS Thruster, 1947

Newspaper cuttings and correspondence relating to HMS Looe, 1954-1955

                             Photograph, minesweeper, Fowey, c.1955

Estate file, Fort Picklecombe, Maker, 1958-1960

Sale of Fort Picklecombe, Maker, 1973

Typescript, "A Family of Admirals”, a history of the Graves family, by C T Cooper, 1987

                      Radio Cornwall tape recording, "HMS Cornwall Commissioning Ceremony”, 1988

Certificate conferring privileges on HMS Cornwall, 1991

Notes on naval history and ship money, n.d., 20^th century

Notes on the admirals Boscawen and Pellew, n.d., 20^th century

Postcards, Pendennis and St. Mawes Castles, n.d.

                              Photographs and history of the Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital, Truro, n.d.

Photograph of Boscawen Street, Truro, showing army and navy tailors and mercers, n.d.

Letter relating to barking, 1765

Bill for barking a fish net, 1800

Letter relating to the price of bark, 1815

Bark accounts, 1816-1821

                                     Correspondence, including some letters relating to the bark trade, 1837

Balance book, including references to bark, Bolitho estate, 1851-1866

Deed, including bark house, Trewethar, 1804

Disbursements on bark house, Readymoney, 1791-1794

Lease, bark house, 1795

                                  Photograph of seine barking, Portscatho, c.1910-1920

St. Ives                                  Account book of bark sold, 1836-1878

St. Just in Roseland

Lease, bark house, Lord Nelson Inn, 1814

Abstract of title, including bark house, 1731-1806

Lease, "linney and backhouse lately erected for barking of seans”, Lower Carnall, 1770

Settlement, including former bark house, 1838

Ledger and notes, barking of fishing nets, Mousehole, 1875-1881

Memorandum book, including petition to Customs and Excise concerning imported bark, 1828

Deed, bark house, 1837

                               Lease, bark loft, 1859

Deed, bark house, 1884

Accounts, including references to barking nets, Polkerris seine fishery, 1766-1805

Barking accounts, Polkerris, 1783-1843

Bills, barking, Polridmouth, 1829-1840

Receipt, bathing machine, 1791

Receipt, repairs to bathing machine, 1796

Specification and drawing of bathing machine, 1811

St. Austell

Case paper relating to Polmear beach, including references to bathing machines, 1903

Newquay

Bye-laws, beach regulations, with statement of charges for  bathing machines, Newquay Urban District Council, 1909-1910

Photograph of bathing machines, c.1910-1920

Accounts and related material, Lord Eliot's bathing machine, Portwrinkle, n.d., 19^th century

Petition of fishermen, boatmen and bathing-machine proprietors objecting to plans for a railway, Dawlish, 1844

Case papers, foreshore rights, River Tamar, 1276-1861

Act (copy) for the taking, landing and carrying of sea sand for the bettering of the ground, and for the increase of corn and tillage within the counties of Devon and Cornwall, 1609 (also CA/B/46/65)

Agreement with plan, foreshore, unspecified place, 1782

Accounts, including references to foreshore, Duchy of Cornwall, 1842-1940

Volume containing copies of documents of the Duchy of Cornwall relating to foreshore rights, 1850s (see also X/418)

Papers relating to the ownership of the Cornish seashore, 1858-1861

Deed, foreshore of River Lynher, 1861

Deed and plans, foreshore rights: along the Fal, at Poltesco (St. Clement), part of Falmouth harbour, and in the parishes of St. Just in Roseland, St. Anthony in Roseland and St. Columb Minor, 1865

Deed and plan, foreshore of Falmouth harbour, Helford river and Penryn creek, 1865

Legal accounts, Tamar foreshore, 1870

Lease, foreshore, manor of Trelissick, 1899

Letters claiming foreshore rights to wrecking, 1903-1904

Deed, foreshore of Rivers Tiddy and Lynher, 1907

                                    Pamphlet on the claim to Devon and Cornwall foreshore by HM Commissioners of Woods and Forests, n.d.

St. Agnes

Deed, refreshment house on beach, 1922

St. Anthony in Roseland

Posters relating to trespass of boats on foreshore, 1891

St. Anthony in Roseland

Deed, foreshore, 1895

St. Anthony in Roseland

Licence to lay up boats on foreshore west of Amsterdam Point, 1963

                  Case papers, foreshore rights, 1789-1831

Case papers, foreshore rights, 1809-1818

St. Austell

Account roll, including the "caryng of sond from Pentewyn”, 1496-1497

St. Austell

Leases, rights to sand and weed on foreshore and beach, Crinnis and Shorthorne, 1696-1725

St. Austell

Accounts for bounding and carrying sand, Crinnis, 1792

St. Austell

Leases, rights to sand and weed on foreshore and beach, Crinnis, 1798-1799

St. Austell

Letter, including a reference to liberty to land sand at Crinnis, 1799

St. Austell                               Agreement to lease part of Porth beach, 1817-1818

St. Austell

Report and map, Pentewan beach, 1843

St. Austell

Papers relating to Pentewan foreshore, 1868 - 1872

St. Austell

Agreement, taking sand from Pentewan beach, 1871

St. Austell                                              Deed, foreshore of Pentewan harbour, 1872

St. Austell

Mortgage, beach and seashore, manor of Tewington, 1873,1880

St. Austell

Case paper relating to Polmear beach, 1903

St. Austell

Licence to work tin, sea-shore between cliffs and high-water mark, from Crinnis beach to Polgaver, 1907

St. Austell

Letters relating to Crinnis beach, 1913,1916,1913

St. Austell

Agreements, rights on Porthpean beach, 1937,1939

St. Blazey

Case papers, rights to foreshore and beach, manor of Roselyon, 1848

St. Blazey

Mortgage, Carlyon's Porth, 1873,1880

St. Breock

                                  Deeds and leases, Trevanson foreshore, 1862

Bude

Minute books, Beach and Pleasure Gardens Committee, 1933-1974

Deeds, leases and related papers, foreshore, 1848-1928

Leases, foreshore, Ponsharden and to the north of the "Basset Arms”, 1867-1899

Deed, foreshore, 1858

St. Clement

Agreement, foreshore, Malpas and Poltesco, 1898

St. Columb Minor

Deed, foreshore, 1894,1935

St. columb minor

Agreement, foreshore, Trebelzue, 1898

Constantine

Letter relating to sand dues, 1765

Letter relating to foreshore, 1966

Endellion

Deeds, foreshore rights, Port Gaverne, 1889-1923

Falmouth

Deed and plan, foreshore adjacent to Market Street, 1876

Deeds, foreshore at Falmouth harbour, 1876,1883

Draft leases, foreshore - near landing platform in Fish Strand, 1883, the Bar, 1889, Falmouth harbour, 1889, behind King's Hotel, Market Street, 1905 and Gyllyngvase Beach, 1924

Deed, foreshore, 1887

Leases, foreshore at the Bar, 1887,1906

Leases, foreshore at the Bar, 1906

Memoranda of conveyances (extracts), foreshore, 1928,1933

Lease, foreshore, 1933

Minutes, Beaches Committee, 1946-1964

Setts, foreshore, 1824-1912

                                   Case papers, mining rights, foreshores of Carnon estuary, 1860-1864

                          Deeds and leases, foreshore at Penpoll creek, 1883-1896

Deed, foreshore, 1860

Lease, including a lane to fetch sand, 1724,1690

Deed, foreshore, 1888

Correspondence concerning camping and naturists on Vault beach, 1973-1979

Papers concerning Gorran Haven beach, 1974-1987

Agreements, foreshore, 1976

Receipt books, beach at Gorran Haven, 1977-1981

List of duties of beach superintendent, 1981

                                   Christmas card (copy) showing the ancient liberty to collect sand from the beach, c.1930

Abstract of title, wastrel of beach, 1745

Account of rights to wastrel, Penpoll, 1764

Assignment, wastrel of beach, 1816

Plan of beach, south of new quay, 1830

Leases with plans, Penpoll Wastrell, 1840-1867

Abstract of title, foreshore, 1868

                                      Deed, foreshore, Carnsew, 1869

                                       Deed, foreshore, Carnsew, 1869

Deed and plan, bed of Hayle estuary,  1868

Plan of foreshore boundary, n.d., 19^th century

Correspondence, dispute over foreshore rights, 1937-1939

Illogan

Contract for the sale of Basset estates, including foreshore, 1917-1918

St. Just in Roseland

Deed, foreshore, St. Mawes, 1867

St. Just in Roseland

Letters and plan, foreshore rights, Messack, 1869-1870

St. Just in Roseland

Posters relating to trespass of boats on foreshore, 1891

St. Just in Roseland

Leases, part of foreshore for use as an oyster bed, 1895-1896

St. Just in Roseland

Deeds, foreshore, 1898-1899

Seal from deed, foreshore, manor of Newham, 1859

                           Deed, foreshore, Newham Quay to Garras Wharf, 1861

Deed, foreshore, Cargreen, 1857

                          Deed, foreshore, Cargreen, 1946

Lanteglos by Fowey

                              Papers relating to Polruan foreshore, n.d.

Contract for 14,000 tons of shingle for ballast for navy to be taken from beach and banks of the river, East Looe, 1771

Correspondence concerning Looe harbour and acquisition of foreshore, 1859

Plan, rebuilding quays on beach, Cremyll, 1836

Estimate, specification and contract, repairing quays on beach, Cremyll, 1837

Deed with plan, foreshore, Chenhalls, 1906

Works contract, South West Water, for reclaiming foreshore, 1911

St. Minver

                            Deed, land from cliff to low water mark opposite the Sandy Commons of Tregeares Trebetherick, 1806

St. Minver

Letter relating to foreshore, 1903

Papers, Duchy foreshore rights, manor of Predannack Wollas, 1652-1870

Leases, Devithcoys beach, 1769-1855

Leases, beach, Little Falmouth, 1797-1815

Setts, foreshore, Restronguet, 1824-1912

Lease, liberty to search and dig sand, 1852

Correspondence and plans, Restronguet foreshore, 1860-1916

Sett and licences, foreshore of Perran Creek, Restronguet Creek, Penpol and Harcourt, 1871-1906

                           Deeds and leases, foreshore, Penpol and Restronguet creeks, 1883-1896

Leases, foreshore, Sailor's Creek, adjacent to Trevissome, 1888-1896

Licence to build a landing-stage, foreshore, Trevissome, 1890

Sett, foreshore, Restronguet Creek, 1912

Acknowledgement (draft) of money paid for foreshore, Restronguet Creek, 1938

Letters relating to Restronguet foreshore, 1952

Deed, foreshore, Mylor Creek, 1962

                                  Licence, foreshore, Mylor Creek, 1963

Correspondence and other papers relating to the conveyance of foreshore to Newquay Urban District Council, 1893-1899

Deed, foreshore, 1894,1935

Beach regulations, 1909-1910

Letter concerning foreshore rights, Fistral and Towan, 1924

                           Bye-laws, seashore, Newquay Urban District Council, 1938

Accounts, including references to beaches, 1946-1960

Lease, strand on the beach near North Quay, 1834

                                        Correspondence relating to a foreshore dispute, 1909

Correspondence with maps, transfer of foreshore, 1910

Deed (draft), foreshore, 1911

Deed, foreshore, 1916

Letters relating to the ownership of the foreshore at Dennis Cove, 1933

Letters relating to the ownership of Par beach, 1843-1844

Licence, bathing hut on Spit beach, 1929

Lease, foreshore, Penryn Creek, 1869

Leases, foreshore, 1875-1946

Leases, foreshore, manor of Penryn Forryn, 1877-1932

Lease with plan, timber plot on beach, 1854

Correspondence, foreshore, Eastern Green, 1947-1948

Deed and plan, foreshore, Porthleven harbour, 1868

Deed, cottages on Cawsand beach, 1919,1920

Deed, boat house on Cawsand beach, 1927

Notes on Cawsand Bay foreshore, 1958

Lease with plan, foreshore and sand rights, Trelonk, 1891

St. Sampson

Correspondence and other papers relating to foreshore, 1980

Agreement, foreshore, Long Sands, 1897

St. Stephen by Saltash

Newspaper reports on Duchy foreshore, 1861-1862

St. Stephen by Saltash

Correspondence and case papers concerning foreshore rights at Ince, 1901-1902

Leases, beach, 1833

                                Letter book, foreshore rights, 1860-1870

Deed, foreshore, 1821

Seal from deed conveying part of foreshore of Truro river, 1859

Plan, foreshore, 1871

Letters concerning lease to Furniss and Co. Ltd., foreshore opposite Duchy Wharf, 1894

                                     Letter relating to the sale of foreshore at Victoria Point, Truro river, 1894

Plan of Truro river foreshore, n.d., 19^th century

Sale particulars, including foreshore, 1907

Lease with plan and letter, Trafalgar Wharf, 1924

Case papers concerning foreshore rights and beach, 1848

Deed, foreshore, 1870

Deeds and related material, foreshore, 1913-1914

Deed, foreshore, River Camel at Wadebridge, n.d.,1865

Letters relating to the sale of Dawlish foreshore, 1886-1887

Deed, foreshore, Dawlish, 1887

Correspondence, including a list of fire beacons in Cornwall, c.1803-1805

Letter relating to the erection of beacons, 1803

                                  Chart showing beacons and other landmarks, n.d., mid-19^th century

Deed of arrangement with Trinity House relating to Black Rock beacon, 1839

St. Keverne

Letter relating to beacon (to be seen from Pendennis), 1803

Letters and related papers, 1859-1907

Plan, including beacon, 1794

Agreement with the Admiralty over beacons, late 19^th century

Letters relating to Gribben Head beacon, 1796-1832

Diary (extracts), including a reference to the foundation stone of the beacon on Gribben Point, 1832

Settlement, Wester Fire Beacon, Hartland, Devon, 1718

Diary, including references to breakwaters, 1852-1862

                              Watercolour of Bude Haven Old Breakwater, n.d.,19^th century

                                  Glass slide, c.1910-1920

                                  Postcard, 1937

Postcard, 1950s

St. Ives

Notices and other papers, c.1815-1825

St. Ives

Correspondence, accounts, plans and related material, 1864-1870

St. Ives

Photograph, c.1880-1888

                                   Map showing Treffry's proposed breakwater, Towan Head, 1843

Plan, including proposed breakwater, 1819

Pamphlets, proposed breakwater, 1826 (also X/309/1 and FS/3/223)

Book of reference, including breakwater, 1931

Letter relating to proposed breakwater on Spit rocks, 1829

Mortgage, 1868

Lease, property at Par breakwater, 1876

Estimates for work on pier and breakwater, 1869

Letters relating to Plymouth breakwater, 1812

                               Rentals, including use of capstan and slip, St. Buryan and St. Just in Penwith, 1911,1914

Account book and papers, capstan and capstan house, 1782-1873

                                  Letter relating to the building of a capstan house, 1785

Deed and lease, capstan, storehouses and slip, Chynalls, 1806

                             Isles of Scilly and the south-west coast from Land's End to Exmouth, c.1540 (copy)

                             Falmouth Bay, 1597 (a 17^th or early 18^th century copy)

Mount's Bay and Fowey, 1680s

                              Isles of Scilly and Land's End, 1680 (copies)

Mount's Bay and Fowey, c.1688

Mount's Bay and Fowey, 1693

Falmouth, with inset of Helford Sound, 1693

Isles of Scilly and Land's End, c.1693        

Mount's Bay, 1751

                                  Isles of Scilly and Land's End, 1775

                                 Polkerris and Mevagissey bays, 1779

                                 Isles of Scilly, 1779

Mount's Bay, 1780

West Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 1792

                                     St. Austell Bay, 1795

          Cattewater, n.d., late 18^th century

Cornwall, the English Channel, Wales, Brittany and Ireland, 1806-1835

Falmouth harbour and the coast to the Manacles, with Helford River, 1808

                                      Admiralty chart, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, 1816

Admiralty chart, Plymouth Sound, 1822

South-west England, the Channel Islands, Wales and France, 1830s

Fal Estuary, 1835

Admiralty charts, Padstow harbour, West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, 1839-1879

Letter relating to the difficulties in making an accurate chart of Newquay bay, 1843

Mount's Bay, 1851

                                  Admiralty chart, Helford River and Manacles Rocks, 1854

Admiralty chart (copy), Dodman to Gribben Head, 1855-56

                                 Admiralty chart, Longships Lighthouse, Manacles Rocks and Runnelstone, 1856-1866

                                  South-west England, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Islands and France, 1859

Admiralty chart, the Lizard and adjoining rocks, 1860-1880

                                   Admiralty chart, the Isles of Scilly, 1866,1902

                                  Admiralty chart, approaches to Falmouth, 1872

Admiralty chart, North Atlantic (eastern section), 1872

Plymouth Sound and the Hamoaze, 1893

Admiralty Chart of the Fal, 1893

West Cornwall, Isles of Scilly and Ireland, n.d., 19^th century

Southern England as far west as Hampshire, n.d., 19^th century

                                  Cornwall and East Devon, showing lighthouses, beacons and other landmarks, 1859  n.d. mid-19^th century

US navy coastal charts, (Fowey, Gerrans Bay to Bigbury Bay and the approches to Falmouth), 1930s

Catalogue of admiralty charts, 1958

Mount's Bay, 20^th century

France, 1693

Canada and the Arctic, 1777-1853

                               Admiralty charts, the channels of Corfu and Albania, and Barcelona, 1825-1856

Leghorn (fragment), c.1803

Ireland, n.d., 19^th century

Sketch of the French coast from St. Etienne du Mont to Ambleteuses, n.d.

Letter concerning customs duty on pilchards, 1617

Excise accounts and receipts of Captain Nicholas Arundell, 1662-1667

Letter mentioning wine and brandy in the hands of customs officers, 1713

                                      Petition of a Collector of Customs at Penzance who detected "great abuse” of customs duties on unrated East-India goods, n.d., c.1714

Account relating to shares in protection vessels against smugglers (1780s), n.d., c.1814

Letter requesting a list of boats which are engaged in legal trade, 1788

                                  Pamphlet relating to a smuggling case involving the mayor of Liskeard, 1802

Case paper relating to smuggling, 1804

Case paper relating to smuggling, 1805

Case paper relating to smuggling, 1805

Correspondence including references to coastguard appointments, 1813

Correspondence relating to arrangements for preventing smuggling, 1814

Regulations for the appointment of boatmen in preventive boats, n.d., c.1820

                                  Pamphlets, instructions to customs officers, 1820

Letters, including applications for posts in the preventive service, 1821

Petitions relating to Customs and Excise service, 1825-1855

Memorandum book, including petition to Customs and Excise concerning imported bark, 1828

Letter requesting a change to smuggling laws, 1837

Testimonials of an Extra Boatman at Cadgwith, Coverack and St. Mawes coastguard stations, 1837-1856

Account of customs duties in Great Britain, 1846

Notebook, including smuggling tales (19^th century), c.1935

                                            Articles on smuggling by Ashley Rowe, 1950s

Radio Cornwall tape recordings, smugglers, 1978

                                    Notes on smuggling, Porthpean, n.d., late 20^th century

                                  Newspaper cuttings relating to smuggling, n.d.

St. Agnes

Lease, room for several years occupied by HM Customs, 1840

St. Austell

Leases, watch house, Pentewan, 1671-1894

St.Austell

Leases, coastguard watch house, Pentewan, 1819-1895

St. Austell

Papers relating to coastguard, Pentewan, 1865-1901

St. Austell

Tenancy agreements, coastguard house, Pentewan, 1901

Lease, coastguard station and lifeboat house, Prussia Cove, 1891

                                       Petition for a Customs Office, 1792

Petition for Customs and Excise boat, 1803

Mortgage and plan, boat house occupied by HM Coastguard, 1913

Appointment of Collector of Customs and Subsidies in the Port of Falmouth, 1660

Letter relating to customs in Falmouth, 1704

Lease, Customs House, tide surveyor's office, watch house, landing waiter"s office, searcher’s office and other property, 1792

                                       Letter, including a reference to a crate of liquor at Customs House, 1797

                                      Petition relating to a strike caused by customs officers searching seamen's chests, 1810 (see also Packets)

Letter (copy) from Falmouth Customs House regarding the seized vessel Cruizer, 1828

Leases, Customs House, Arwenack Street, 1834-1855

Lease, Customs House, 1883

Leases, Customs House, 1883,1911

Lease (draft), Customs House, 1897

                                Deed, Customs House, 1517

                                   Quittance of customs officer, Plymouth and Fowey, 1570

Exchequer decree relating to objections to the payment of customs for the ports of Fowey and Plymouth, 1579

Appointment of receiver of customs, 1727

List of customs and excise officers, c.1796

Leases, Customs House, 1826,1836

Accounts, including references to work done on the Customs House, 1826-1828

                                   Travel allowances paid to a customs officer, 1829-1830

                                       Letter relating to the misconduct of tidewaiters, 1834

Letter concerning coastguards, 1873

                         Letters concerning lease of charity land for coastguard station, 1874

Lease, Customs House, 1877

Lease, coastguard house, Portscatho, 1836

                                  General Order Books of customs officers, 1821-1832 (see also RS/26)

Abstract of title, including watch house, 1851

Notes on contraband cargo, 20^th century

Leases and correspondence, Customs House, 1821-1847

                                         Letters relating to the removal of the Customs House from St. Ives to Hayle, 1834

Memorial relating to the removal of the Customs House from St. Ives to Hayle, 1851

Register, tonnage of vessels recorded by Hayle Customs House, 1862-1863

                              Account book, including a reference to smuggling (p.27), manor of Tehidy, 1779

St. Ives

Receipt of contraband wine taken from houses in St. Ives, 1564

St. Ives

Deed, including reference to the ownership of the Customs House, 1680

St. Ives

Fishermen's petition to Parliament relating to duty, 1825

                                           Letters relating to the removal of the Customs House from St. Ives to Hayle, 1834

Memorial relating to the removal of the Customs House from St. Ives to Hayle, 1851

St. Ives                                Articles and other papers about John Knill, collector of customs (1762-1782), late 20^th century

St. Just in Penwith

Sketch, coastguard look-out, Cape Cornwall, n.d., 20^th century

St. Keverne

Petition for Customs and Excise boat, Coverack, 1803

St. Keverne

Deed, watch house, Coverack, 1825

Letters and related papers, coastguards, manor of Trethevas, 1859-1907

Lanteglos by Fowey

                                  General Order Books of customs officers, 1821-1848 (see also RS/26)

Pass from a customs controller at Looe for Randulph Glanfyld, mariner, to export pilchards and dogfish to La Rochelle, 1580

Mayor's liquor account, including a reference to Sir Jonathan Trelawny "in the Custom House”, 1681

Certificate by the collector of HM Customs stating that the Precious sloop of Looe was formerly the Precious of Le Havre, 1705

Case papers relating to a sergemaker of St. Martin by Looe who was told to "sweare all the Lyes in the World” to commissioners of customs, 1714

Certificate of oaths taken by a salt duty officer from East Looe, 1728

Case papers relating to the payment of Land Tax by a customs boatman, n.d., c.1750

                                  Letters relating to an account of Antony Jeeves, deputy controller of customs (1794), 1786-1822

Case papers relating to suspected smuggling, East Looe, 1816

Letters relating to privateering and smuggling, Mevagissey, 1805

Lease, cottages to be used by customs officers, 1826

Lease, with a reference to coastguard premises, 1832

Lease, coastguard station, 1884

Deed and plan, reference to former coastguard station, 1928

Letters (copies), application for office of collector of customs, 1779

Glass negative, coastguard station, c.1904-1905

Letter about schoolroom at coastguard station, 1953

Notes on smuggling, n.d., 20^th century

Lease with plan, coastguard watch and boat house, 1875

Letters relating the hope that good yields will prevent Paul fishermen from smuggling, 1765-1767

Deeds and related material, coastguard houses, Mousehole, 1835-1932

Permit from the Collector of Customs allowing items to be sent to Truro and Lanherne, 1705

Leases, Customs House, 1759-1822

Letter (copy) from Joseph Stevens petitioning for his restoration as an excise officer, 1776

Appointment as tidewaiter, boatman and coal-meter in the customs service, 1816

Plan showing Customs House, c.1829

Petition against the closure of the Customs House, 1894

                                          Transcripts from Customs House letter books, 1738-1781

Letter relating to Customs House, 1763

                                      Book of precedents and forms, Penzance Quarter Sessions, including references to smugglers, 1776-1800

Notes on contraband cargo, 20^th century

Oath of boatman in preventive boat, 1816

Will, Philip Hawkins of Trewithen admits to smuggling, 1738 

Isles of Scilly

                             Letter relating to the collection of customs, 1829

Case paper (copy) relating to smuggling at Whitsand bay, Sennen, 1805

Deeds, including coastguard station, 1712-1904

                              Insurance policy, Customs House, 1827

Lease, tenement "for use of the Customs”, 1842

Sale contract, premises formerly used as a Customs House, 1866

Letter relating to the appointment of a sitter on a preventive boat, Polkerris, 1820

Letter relating to a watch house, Polkerris, 1820-1821

Letters, drawings and accounts, Polkerris coastguard station, 1821-1827

Letter relating to the building of a house for a coastguard officer, Polkerris, 1821

                                     General Order Books of customs officers, 1821-1835 (see also RS/26)

Lease, land for watch house, Polkerris, 1822

Lease, land for watch house, Polkerris, 1822

Plan, Polkerris watch house, 1822

Claim for an allowance for the spiritual oversight of the coastguard at Portloe, 1911

                                  Quittance of customs officer, Plymouth and Fowey, 1570

Exchequer decree relating to objections to the payment of customs for the ports of Fowey and Plymouth, 1579

Agreement between the mayor of Plymouth and customs officers relating to shipping, dues, use of harbour and fees, 1616

Royal warrant relating to the grant of the office of customs officer, Plymouth, 1672

Accounts, customs house, Devon, 1674

Photograph, Brixham Customs House, Devon, c.1955

Correspondence relating to the Dockers' Union, 1914-1917

                                   Minute books, National Dock Labour Board, Cornwall Area, 1947-1989

St. Austell

                                      Chart showing Polmear docks, c.1792

                              Postcard (copy), Charlestown docks, c.1900

St. Austell and Pentewan Dock and Railway Bill, 1910

Lease, wet dock, Oakelton, 1801

St. Clement

Lease with plan, dock, 1852

                                Plan of proposed basin, Delabole Quarry Co. Ltd., Portgaverne, n.d., 19^th century

Plan and section of Falmouth Inner Dock and Penryn Creek for conversion into a Floating Dock, 1844

                            Plans and book of reference, 1858

Contract, appointment of trustees and management committee for the construction of Falmouth docks, 1859

Lease, quarry, Tolcarne, St. Just in Roseland, including covenant to use stones only for building Falmouth docks, 1860

                                       Map, 1861

Agreement, 1863

Letters relating to shares, c.1868

Lists of stock, 1890

Time and material abstract books (summaries of orders), labour pay book, wages sheets and related documents, 1890-1973

                               Accounts and correspondence, 1898-1899

                                Harbour reports and accounts, 1899-1917

Chart of Falmouth harbour, including docks, n.d., 19^th century

Regulations, rates and charges, Falmouth docks, 1904

                             Docks Act, provisions relating to capital of Falmouth Docks Co., 1915

Plans, 1919-1949

Falmouth Docks Company Bill and letter, 1921

Duty book, Falmouth docks police, 1927

                          Photograph, n.d., 1940s or 1950s

                                Postcard, 1960s

Correspondence files of David Penhaligon, MP, including some relating to Falmouth docks, 1974-1986

St. Just in Roseland

Newspaper cuttings, proposed docks, 1924

Assignment of premises, including dock, 1783

Lease, dock, 1785

Leases, docks, Devithcoys beach, 1769-1855

Lease, Little Falmouth docks, 1797

                             Lease with plan, docks adjacent to Horsemill Meadow, 1836

Case papers, 1857-1867

Lease, including reference to docks, 1728

Lease, including dock, 1761

Lease, including docks, 1771

Mortgage, including dock, 1771

Deed, including dock, 1777

                             Lease, including dock, 1822

                                Printed tariff for goods imported to or exported from Penzance pier, quay, dock or harbour, 1840

Act for maintaining dock, 1840

Plan, proposed floating dock, Penzance harbour, 1878

Licence to lay oil pipes (with plan), north wharf of the floating dock, 1899

Summary of Penzance Harbour and Dock dues, 1900-1924; cargo book (imports and exports), 1935-1944; local keelages book, 1930-1950; and, account of labour charges for the repair to Penzance dock after being damaged by SS Norfolk Coast, 1921

Bank book, Penzance Dock Debt Sinking Fund, 1905-1913

Report on dock gates, 1973

Agreement, including docks, 1883

Agreement to supply timber to Plymouth dock, 1739

Notice of purchase of land at Plymouth for the defence of docks, Stoke, 1758

Letter to the Comptroller of the Navy relating to a vacancy at Plymouth docks, 1790

Plan of land to be bought for Plymouth dock, n.d., 18^th century

Accounts, timber sold to HM Dockyard, Portsmouth, 18^th century

Appointment of Thomas Coulson as Master Painter, HM Dockyard, Plymouth, 1804

          Engraving of Devonport dockyard, n.d., early 19^th century

                                   Sketch (copy) of Devonport dockyard, n.d., early 19^th century

Notice relating to the proprietors of Plymouth docks water works, 1834

Chart, including a design for converting part of Millbay into a floating dock, 1837

Plans, Plymouth Great Western Docks, 1845

                                  Deed, Plymouth Great Western Docks, 1852

                                Report by I K Brunel and others on Plymouth Great Western Docks, 1853

Papers relating to bonds of Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, 1871-1875

Settlement, including £7,000 of Mersey Docks bonds, 1928

Plan and table of charges (copy), Tamar ferries from Saltash to Halton Quay, c.1840-1850

Plans and specifications, boilers of the goods ferries Carrier and Leviathan, 1865

Timetable, including ferries, Cornish ABC and General, 1914

Deeds and other papers relating to Antony passage, 1580-1888

Deed, passage of the River Lynher, 1600

Valuation of Carew lands, including Antony passage, 1711

Deeds, Antony passage, 1713

Deed, passage of the River Lynher, 1738-1775

Correspondence, legal opinions, accounts and other papers relating to Antony passage and ferry, 1794-1807

               Letter relating to the need to fence the public way to the ferry, 1795

Letter relating to the old road to Antony passage, 1805

Deed, Lynher passage, 1813

       Plan of new road to ferry, 1821

Extract from the Saltash Gazette relating to a public enquiry about Antony passage ferry, 1920

             Case papers, Antony passage, 1920-1973

Files relating to the public enquiry on the suggested closure of Antony passage, 1921

Lease, including liberty to build so long as passengers are not obstructed, 1714

                                   Lease, 1754

Plan, showing ferry, 1771 (see also F/3/16)

Papers, 1792-1809

Papers, including specifications and dimensions of the floating bridge and reports, c.1820-1907

                               Case papers, 1821

Engraving, 1832

Print, 1832

Notice proposing the construction of a bridge over the River Fowey to replace the ferry, 1834

Account book, 1845-1850

Deed, 1860

Photographs, 1950s

                                 Postcard, n.d.

Calstock-Bere Alston

Committee minutes, 1945-1967

Calstock-Bere Alston

Deed, 1945

                               Abstracts and notes from two deeds, c.1600

Rent account, 1669

Settlement, 1670

                               Case papers, n.d., 17^th century

                   Letters, 1716-1717

Plan (copy) of Cremyll, c.1790

       Plan of new road to ferry, 1821 (also ANTONY/CP/F/6/24)

Accounts, 1846-1848

Photograph (copy) of the Eastern Belle approaching Cremyll, 1964

Falmouth-Flushing

Case papers, including plan, 1660-1878

Falmouth-Flushing

Deed, 1886

Leases, 1770-1833

Article and notes on Helford ferry, 1942-1946

Postcard, Helford passage, n.d.

King Harry Passage

Letter, including a request for a carriage from King Harry, 1867

King Harry Passage

                                Photograph, c.1891

King Harry Passage                                   Postcard, c.1900-1911

King Harry Passage

Plan of King Harry Ferry bridge, 1907

Photograph, King Harry passage, c.1910

King Harry Passage                                     Specification and tenders, 1912

King Harry Passage

Plans of floating bridge, 1912

King harry Passage                               Postcard, c.1910

King Harry Passage

Timetable and lists of tolls, 1920-1926

King Harry Passage                                 Postcard, c.1958

King Harry Passage

                               Photograph, n.d.

King Harry passage

Postcards, n.d.

King Harry Passage

Photographs, n.d.

Lithograph, n.d.

                          Glass plate, 1950s

Postcard, c.1910-1930

Correspondence, 1913,1916

Papers, 1916

Agreements and insurance policy, Black Tor ferry, 1931-1961

Photograph, 1950s

                           Agreement, n.d.

Deed, 1835

Sett, mentioning the ancient ferry at Par, 1861

Mortgage, 1873,1880

Photograph, ferry house, n.d.

Papers, 1792-1809

Account book, 1845-1850

Papers, late 19^th century

Petition, 1911

Lease, passage house and boats, 1795

Lease, 1900

             Letters patent and assignment, farm of the ferry, 1672,1673

Saltash borough charter (copy), including reference to the ferry, 1683

Deed, reservation of Saltash passage, 1687

        Case paper, 17^th century

Leases, 1764-1772

Mortgage, 1814

Acts, correspondence, schedules of tolls, accounts, photographs and other documents of the Borough of Saltash relating to the ferry, 1832-1961

Share certificates, 1833

Act and shares certificate, 1833-1834

Shares certificates in Saltash Floating Bridge Company, including a seal depicting the ferry, 1833

Letter with list of subscribers for formation of floating bridge, 1843

Report (copy) on floating bridge, 1853

Prints, 1906

                              Tolls and timetable, 1919

                                     Specifications and tenders for a steam ferry, n.d. early 20^th century

Glass slide, c.1961

Notes, 20^th century

Tolverne (Philleigh to Kea)

Deeds, 1648-1764

Tolverne (Philleigh to Kea)

Deed, 1780

Tolverne (Philleigh to Kea)

Photograph, n.d

                                  Act to establish Torpoint ferry, 1790 (also ANTONY/CE/D/6)

                  Correspondence and map, 1790-1791

             Act of establishment of Torpoint ferry, with correspondence and accounts, 1790-1807

Plans, Acts, regulations, accounts and related material, 1790-1930

Act, correspondence and accounts (copies), 1790-1807

Correspondence, notices, specifications and other papers, 1791-1942

                                   Poster, opening of Torpoint ferry, 1791

Notes on James Meadows Rendel, surveyor and engineer (1799-1856), n.d.

Accounts of Torpoint ferry from its opening to 1800

Letter relating to the road to the ferry, 1804

Deed, Torpoint ferry, 1814

      Plan of new road to ferry, 1821

Letter relating to the launching of  the steam boat, 1829

Letter relating to payment for building the steam boat, 1829

                       Plan of Torpoint steam launch, c.1835

Print (copy), c.1840

Reports, accounts and correspondence, Torpoint steam ferry, 1849-1854

Plans, free ferry-boat, 1858

Bills of cost and correspondence, 1861-1865

Transfer of share and lease, 1867,1874

Settlement, 1877

Papers, 1902-1918

Letter books, 1905-1915

Papers, 1928-1938

Plans and books of reference, including alterations to ferry, 1928        

Letter relating to privilege ticket on Torpoint ferry, 1957-1964

                                  Photograph, c.1965-1970

Diagrams of ferry, n.d.

Account rolls, including references to a ferry at Goring, Oxfordshire, 1382,1386,1388

                    Petition relating to the right to operate a ferry between Portsmouth and Gosport, n.d., early 18^th century

Letters relating to Dittisham ferry, Devon, 1837-1840

Plans, Porth ferry, Thane of Fife, 1865

Pamphlet, Dover to Calais, Newhaven to Dieppe, without Sea Sickness, advertising a proposed catamaran steam ferry, 1874

Photograph, Brixham-Torquay ferry, c.1955

Papers relating to building fish cellars, 1782-1873

Plan of fish cellars, n.d., c.1850

Receipt for tithe fish held in cellars, 1680

Notes about encroachment on waste land by houses and cellars, manor of Tewington, n.d., 17^th century

St. Austell

Accounts, Hallean cellars, 1719

St. Austell

                                  Receipt, Oliver's Cellar, Ropehaven, 1748

St. Austell                     

Agreements to build salt and fish cellars at Porth, with measurements and other details, 1817-1818

St. Austell

Accounts, Spit and Porth fish cellars, 1818

St. Blazey

Plan showing fish cellars, n.d. c.1840

Papers relating to fish cellars, 1868-1911

St. Erth

Bill for repairing cellars, 1821

Accounts, including building cellars and repairs, 1741-1863

Estimate, repairs to cellars, c.1760

Rental, cellars, 1782

Accounts, including building cellars and repairs, 1791-1818

Accounts, St. Catherine's cellars, 1792-1819

Notice to quit St. Catherine's cellars, 1818

Gerrans

Sale particulars, including fish cellars, Portscatho, 1920

Receipts (copies) for rent due for cellars, 1692-1698

Bequest, shares in fish cellars, Portmellon, 1755

St. Ives

                       Correspondence, including references to cellars and a fish loft, 1831-1832

St. Ives

Account book, including references to cellars, 1854-1890

St. Just in Roseland

Plan, including fish cellars, c.1840

St. Just in Roseland

Papers relating to fish cellars, 1841-1877

St. Just in Roseland

Sale catalogue, including fish cellars, St Mawes, 1842

Lanteglos by Fowey

Estate account book, New Quay cellars, Polruan, 1781-1795

Lanteglos

Rack rent account book, New Quay cellars, Polruan, 1795-1803

Letter relating to the repair of a cellar, 1750

Bequest, shares in fish cellars, 1755

Lease, fish cellar, including dimensions, 1803

Plan, including cellars, c.1830

Rental, Great Cellars, Flushing, 1811

Survey, fish cellars, Flushing, 1843

Tithe accounts, including cellars, 1759-1892

                                  Memorandum of cellars in Mousehole and Newlyn, c.1764

                                      Sale particulars, cellars, 1831

Leases, fish cellars, Polkerris, 1608-1741

Conditions of surveys for letting cellars, Polkerris, 1698,1717

Letters and accounts, cellars, Polkerris, 1766-1830

Building accounts, cellar, Polridmouth, 1818

Auctioneer's fees for drawing up an inventory of cellars, Polkerris, 1833

Valuation, cellars, Guy's Quay, Plymouth, 1844

List of cellars, Guy's Quay, Plymouth, 1847

Descriptions of work to be done on cellars, Guy's Quay, Plymouth, c.1856

Manuscript transcript (copy) of Cornish petition to Lord Burleigh concerning restrictions on the salting of fish, 1593

                                   Extracts from State Papers Domestic, including references to fishing, 1603-1704

                                 Case papers, dispute relating to pilchards, 1604

Papers relating to Tamar fishery, 1609-1637

Note relating to sale of seine net, 1615

Letter concerning customs duty on pilchards, 1617

                           Letter relating to difficulties of shipping fish to London, 1633

Almanac/diary of Lewis Tremayne, including references to seines, 1661-1683

Deed, fish tithes, Mount's Bay, 1666

Accounts, seine rents, Mount Edgcumbe manors, 1666

Diary, including reference to the appointment of seiners, 1670

Accounts, including payments for herrings, 1677

Case papers, including accounts, agreements and correspondence, relating to fish tithes and fishing, Mount's Bay, 1680-1892

Deed, Tamar fishery, 1685

                                  Deed for the sale of fishing boats, seine nets and tackle, 1686

Deed, including reservation of fishing in the Tamar, 1687

Estate accounts, including fishery, 1698-1701

Letter, including an offer to supply pilchards, 1704

                                   Receipt for pilchards, 1724

                        Case papers concerning tithe of pilchards, Cornwall, 1724    

Case papers and correspondence, tithe fish disputes, Deanery of St. Buryan, 1744-1809

Case paper (assizes) relating to stop-seine fishing, 1749-1750

                                 Conditions of survey to let share of seine, with receipt (no place specified), 1750

Particular of sale of pilchards in Florence, Genoa, Leghorn, Naples and Rome, 1752

Letters relating to fishing on Enys property, 1757-1819

Account of Newfoundland fishing trade, 1764-67

Letters (copies) relating to the size of pilchard shoals and exports, and letters and drawings of various fish, 1768

Admiralty order stating that nobody employed in the pilchard industry in Cornwall shall be impressed, 1770

Minutes, meeting relating to applying for an Act of Parliament for the pilchard industry, 1779

Accounts, shipping pilchards to Leghorn, 1780

Remarks on Cornish pilchard industry, 1785

Acts for the encouragement of the pilchard fishery (Pilchard Bounty Acts) 1785,1786

State of Cornish fisheries (copy) sent to Mr. Pitt, 1785

Letters relating to fishing, 1785-1805

                                      Notes by Reverend Edward Giddy, including details about fishing in Cornwall and the number of pilchards exported from Cornwall in the 1790s, 1790-1802

Letter relating to a dispute between drift and seine fishermen, 1791

Leases, shrimpage, Helford harbour and the creeks and waters of Penryn Foreign, 1793-1827

Note of pilchards cured in Cornwall and petition for exemption of pilchard fishermen from salt duty, 1795-1800

Printed rules (copy) for seining, 1795

Rules and regulations relating to seining, 1795

Receipt for mending seine, 1797

Letters relating to pilchard fishery, 1798-1799

Sundry fishing accounts, 18^th and 19^th centuries

Case papers relating to Pilchard Act, 18^th century

Drift fishery account, n.d., 18^th century

Notebook, including comments on pilchard fishing, 1801

                 Letters relating to a petition for importation of French salt for pilchard fisheries, 1805

Accounts, Delight and Endeavour seines (no place mentioned), 1807-1816

Memorandum book, including references to Mount's Bay fishery, 1813; herring account, 1813; list of charges for curing fish, 1815-1816; fish accounts, 1818

Fish accounts, 1816‑1817

Letters to Sir Christopher Hawkins relating to tithes on fish and fishery, 1817-1819

Letter relating to a ground net, 1818

Correspondence relating to Icelandic fishery, 1819

Memorandum book,  including references to Mount's Bay fishery, 1820s

Letter relating to a fishermen's petition, 1822

Letter relating to pilchard bounty, 1825

Letters regarding West Cornwall pilchard fishing, 1825-1829

Correspondence, including references to tithe fish, 1827

Memorandum book, including list of fish exported, 1828

                                 Petition relating to the termination of the bounty on exported pilchards, 1828

                                    Newspaper cuttings from the West Briton relating to fisheries, 1833

Diary, including a reference to fish shipped for the Mediterranean, 1848-1861

Drawing, fishing scene, n.d., early 19^th century

Balance book, including references to pilchard trade, 1851-1866

Account book, Good Intent seine, 1863-1873

Annual report, fish exports to Leghorn, 1865

Schedule of oysterage and shrimpage rights, Helford, Manaccan and Constantine, 1868

                              Newspaper cuttings concerning Cornwall's fisheries, 1870s and 1880s

Cornwall County Council papers relating to pilchard fisheries, 1871-1962

Draft bye-laws, Camel fishery, 1874

                                    Fish ledgers, 1877-1921

Pilchard Circular, with details of pilchard exports (1815-1878), 1878

Correspondence, prospectus, report and other papers relating to the Great International Fisheries Exhibition, 1882-1883

Account book, West of England Sardine Co., 1883

Time book, Cornubian Sardine Factory, 1883-1885

Certificate of Incorporation, Brazen Island Sardine Co., 1883

Pamphlets relating to edible Cornish fish and the decline of fisheries, 1883,1890

Leaflet, The decline of some Cornish fisheries, by M Dunn, 1890

Plans, proposed buildings for Cornwall Fisheries Exhibition, Truro, 1893

                                  Printed catalogue, County Fisheries Exhibition, Truro, 1893

Lecture and course programme, Cornwall County Council Fisheries Exhibition, 1893

Bye-laws of fisheries, Cornwall County Council, c.1894

Reports, Fisheries Committee, Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, 1896,1898

Report of Technical Instruction Committee (executive committee for fisheries), 1896

Report, Fisheries Committee, Cornwall County Council, 1897-1898

Photograph, Cornish fisherwomen, n.d., late 19^th century

Leaflet, A guide to Cornish fisheries, n.d. late 19^th century

Trade card, Rendall and Coombs, manufacturers of fishing equipment, n.d., late 19^th century

Photograph of print "Hauling in the pilchards”, probably Mounts Bay, c.1900

                                 Log book of fishing boat, 1904-1905

Letters relating to fishing rights dispute, 1905

                                    Petition of fishermen in Cadgwith, Coverack, Porthallow and Porthoustock asking for trawling limit, c.1906

                                  Report of Cornwall County Council fisheries committee, 1907

Slide, fishwives, c.1910-1930

Newspaper cuttings relating to fishing, c.1912-1914

                              Report to International Council on mackerel fishing, 1914

Correspondence files of David Penhaligon, MP, including some relating to fishing, 1974-1986

Photograph, group on beach with fishing nets, n.d.

Newspaper cuttings relating to fishing, n.d.

                                    Photograph, fishermen in cove (unidentified), n.d.

Notes on fishing, n.d., 20^th century

Photographs, including some of fishing boats, many locations, n.d.

Lecture notes on fishing, n.d., 20^th century

St. Agnes

Accounts and letters, including references to fishing, 1781-1823

St. Agnes

Bequest, Union pilchard fishery, 1886

St. Agnes

Leases, including references to Union Pilchard Stop seine, 1831-1853

St. Anthony in Roseland

Deed, including list of fishery tools sold, 1770

Valuation of Carew lands, including fisheries, 1711

                 Notes on fisheries, 1771-1793

                   Case papers, fishery, 1789-1831

                                Court roll, mentions debt of one hundred pilchard herrings, manor of St. Austell, 1429

St. Austell

Receipt for tithe fish, 1680

St. Austell

Notes about encroachment on waste land by houses and cellars and indication that to lose the cellars would lead to the decay of the fishing trade, n.d., 17^th century

St. Austell

Inquisition into fishing rights, manor of Tewington, n.d., 17^th century

St. Austell

Correspondence, accounts and related material, 1719-1818

St. Austell

Bequest of pilchard seine "Willing Mind”, 1801

St.Austell

                                Agreement to establish fishery, Porth, 1817-1818

St. Blazey

Letter relating to fishing, 1696

Deed, fish tithes, 1792

Lease, including fishing rights, 1729,1857

                               Rent account books, including fisheries, 1847-1889

Bequest, pilchard seine boats and fishing tackle, 1873

                                     Rent account book, including fisheries, 1881-1904

Petition (copy), including reference to fisheries at Cotehele, n.d., early 16^th century

Case papers relating to a fishing dispute, 1629

Photographs of the making of a pilchard cask, 1949

St. Columb Minor

Agreement, Concord Pilchard Seine, 1803

                                            Settlement, including fish-house, Benallack, 1632

Leases, including reservation of fishing rights, Kelimansack, 1655

Letter (copy) relating to tithe of pilchards, 1686

Leases, including references to seines, Port Gaverne, 1802-1921

Letters concerning fishing, Port Isaac, 1845

Agreement relating to master-seiner, 1752

Description of a dispute between Admiral and Uncle Hugh seines, c.1752

Letter relating to fish yields, 1762

Minute book, Society of Friends, including list of fish "ship'd on the Phenix”, Falmouth Monthly Meeting, 1784-1785

                                  Postcard, fishing fleet, c.1906

                                     Tithe agreement, including fish tithes, 1630

                                       Tithe agreement, including fish tithes, 1630

                              Manor court roll, reference to nets, manor of Fowey, 1445

Lease, including fishing rights, 1587

Lease, Lantyan fishery, Fowey river, 1589

Case papers relating fishery dispute, manor of Lantyan, 1594

Petition relating to fishing, c.1605

Merchant's account book (of John Rashleigh), 1606-1626

Deed, "fishing sheaf of Fowey and tithe fish there...", 1648

                                     Survey of Duchy of Cornwall property (copy), including fishing at Fowey, 1649-1650

Letter relating to fishing, River Fowey, 1654

Deed, fishing on River Fowey, 1657

Accounts, fish sold at Fowey, 1713-1724

Case papers, dispute between former partners of a pilchard fishery, 1717-1750

                                 Accounts, Fowey fishery, 1742

Lease, fishery and fishing on River Fowey, 1745

Letter relating to a claim on pilchards, 1753

                            Letter relating to Fowey engaging in the Newfoundland fish trade, 1766 (transcript: CA/B/47/61) 

Letter relating to a plan to establish a fishery, 1766

Accounts, sale of pilchards, 1778

Deed, New Fisherman pilchard seine with tuck-seine boats and materials, 1780

Papers, St. Catherine's fishery, 1792-1819

Contract of sale, including fishing rights, Fowey river, 1798

Agreement and deed (copy), reservation of fishing rights, manor and borough of Fowey, 1816

                                    Accounts, seine, 1817-1833

Deed, including fishery, Fowey river, 1817

                            Bye-laws and related papers, Fowey Fishery District, 1866-1924

Letter from Fowey Fishery District relating to proposed bye-laws, 1877

                                  Letters relating to Fowey Fish Company, 1881

Prospectus, London and Fowey Fish Company, late 19th century

Certificate of membership of the Board of Conservators, Fowey Fishery District, J. Rashleigh, 1903

St. Germans

Deed, fisheries, manor of Trenode, 1564

St. Germans                  Notes on fisheries, Sconner, 1771-1793

Lease, including equipment for pressing pilchards, 1792

                               Photographs, pilchard seining, Portscatho, 1905-20

St. Gluvias

Leases, including implements for pressing fish, 1728-1819

Account roll, including fishing, manor of Bodrugan, 1459

Extracts of audit books on royalties of fishing, Bodrugan, n.d., temp. Henry VII

Case papers, fishing rights, 1588

Deed, fishing rights, 1596

Deed, including fishing rights, 1631

Receipt and note of charges levied on fishermen, 1637

Proof of title and case paper relating to headfish and fishery rents, n.d., 17^th century

Letter relating to seine, Gorran Haven, 1830

Plan showing limits of fishing grounds for Gorran boats, 1872

Photograph (copy), Gorran crabbers, c.1890

Petition by Gorran fishermen against harbour order, 1892

Notes, 1931-1936

Photographs, fishing boats, trimaran and boat-building, Portmellon, c.1950-1965

Sales account, fish, Bolitho estate, Chyandour, 1845-1856

Liberty to lay nets and fish, Chinalls, 1806

Rentals, including fish tithes, 1814-1831

Lease, store for nets, Chinalls, 1867

Photographs of seine fishing, n.d.

St. Hilary

Deed, fish tithes, Porternall, 1666

Account book, including references to fishing, Portreath harbour, 1800-1817

St. Ives

Tithe accounts, 1706-1717

Bill of lading, pickled pilchards from St. Ives to Bristol, 1755

                                 Act relating to St. Ives pilchard fishery, 1776

St. Ives

Accounts and letters, including references to fishing, 1781-1823

Bill of lading, pilchards from St Ives to Venice, 1795

St. Ives                          Letters relating to pilchard fishing, 1799

St. Ives

Account book, tithe fish, 1797-1805

St.Ives                                       Deeds, including tithe fish, 1800-1808

St. Ives

Correspondence relating to fishery, 1811-1821

Memorandum books, including references to herring and seine fishing at St. Ives, and St. Ives Bay fishing agreement, 1813-1835

St. Ives

Diaries, including references to prices of herring, pilchard and mackerel, and a list of fish for the Mediterranean, 1823-1825, 1848-1862

St. Ives                                          Fishery accounts, 1824-1836

Petition from fishermen of St. Ives to Parliament relating to payment of duties, 1825

St. Ives

Letters, many relating to fish trade, 1831-1833

St. Ives                                  Account book, including names of seines, 1836-1878

St. Ives                                        Registration of seines, 1841-1863

St. Ives

Letter stating that 7000 hogsheads of pilchards were caught in one day, 1841

St.Ives                                     Papers relating to the transfer of shares in Friendship seine, 1843-1848

St.Ives

                                         Memorandum book, pilchards, 1845-1902

                               Account book, St. Ives fishery, 1850‑1882

St. Ives                                        Rules and regulations, United Pilchard Fishing Co., 1850-1853

St. Ives                                      Correspondence and inventory, Friendship Fishery Co., 1850

St. Ives

Diaries, including references to pilchards, 1852-1862

St. Ives                                      Fish ledger, 1877-1902

St. Ives

Photographs, various scenes relating to fishing, c.1880-1910

Photograph, fishing boats at St. Ives, c.1900-1920

St. Ives

Photograph, cleaning fish, c.1900-1920

St.Ives                                      Photograph, fish barrels, c.1910

St. Ives

Photograph, steam fishing boats, 1920s

Notes on inshore fishing communities, St. Ives, 1931-1936

St. Ives

Postcard, mending nets, c.1939

St. Ives

Postcard, gleaning and packing fish, 1946

St. Ives

Photograph, baiting lines with sand eels, c.1955

St. Ives

Photographs, nets drying, n.d.

St. Ives

Photograph of painting, seine fishing, n.d.

St. Ives

Photographs, seine boats and fishing fleet, n.d

St. John

                  Notes on fisheries, 1771-1793

St. Just in Penwith

Leases, including fisheries, Pendeen, 1802-1804

St. Just in Penwith

Grant of liberty to fish, 1802

St. Just in Penwith

Lease, including reference to seines, Pendeen Cove, 1802

St. Just in Roseland

Case papers relating to the payment of tithe fish, c.1740

St. Just in Roseland

Letter relating to a dispute involving St. Mawes fishermen, 1778

St. Just in Roseland

Partnership agreement, net manufacturers, Polvarth, 1783

St. Just in roseland

Receipt for boat and nets, 1802

St. Keverne

Lease, cellar, with liberty to press fish and passage to the sea for boats, nets and seines, 1711

St. Keverne

Lease, including fish tithes, 1713

Vouchers, fishery, 1748-1752

Correspondence relating to fishery, 1781-1837

Papers and accounts of Lizard Cove Fishery (Fox and Co.), and Lizard Fishery Co., 1850-1873

Rent account book, Lizard fishery, 1881-1904

Lanteglos by Camelford

Correspondence relating to a demonstration in Camelford against the new Fisher Acts, 1881-1882