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Collapse D3732 - St Christopher's Railway Home, [Railway Servants Orphanage], Derby - 1874-1992D3732 - St Christopher's Railway Home, [Railway Servants Orphanage], Derby - 1874-1992
Expand 1 - Minutes - 1892-19901 - Minutes - 1892-1990
Expand 2 - Committee minutes of a committee which appears to have been successively a provisional committee (1874-1875), the executive committee (1876-1879) general committee (1879-1881) the orphanage committee (1881-1957) and St Christopher's Committee (1957-1993) - 1874-19932 - Committee minutes of a committee which appears to have been successively a provisional committee (1874-1875), the executive committee (1876-1879) general committee (1879-1881) the orphanage committee (1881-1957) and St Christopher's Committee (1957-1993) - 1874-1993
Expand 3 - Minutes of house committee (from Jan 1958 the house sub-committee) known for a short period as the committee of management (1880-1881). - 1875-19913 - Minutes of house committee (from Jan 1958 the house sub-committee) known for a short period as the committee of management (1880-1881). - 1875-1991
Expand 4 - Orphanage and House Committee - 1912-19184 - Orphanage and House Committee - 1912-1918
Expand 5 - Minutes of the weekly board meetings - 1876-18835 - Minutes of the weekly board meetings - 1876-1883
Expand 6 - Reports to the General Committee - 18886 - Reports to the General Committee - 1888
Expand 7 - Ladies (visiting) committee - 1907-19567 - Ladies (visiting) committee - 1907-1956
Expand 8 - Annual Reports - 1875-19908 - Annual Reports - 1875-1990
Expand 9 - Constitution and early development - 1875-18989 - Constitution and early development - 1875-1898
Expand 10 - Later development and closure10 - Later development and closure
Expand 11 - Correspondence11 - Correspondence
Expand 12 - Private ledger - 1876-197812 - Private ledger - 1876-1978
Expand 13 - General ledgers - 1922-195613 - General ledgers - 1922-1956
Expand 14 - Receipts/income from office and agencies - 1885-189014 - Receipts/income from office and agencies - 1885-1890
Expand 15 - Account books, general income - 1950-197915 - Account books, general income - 1950-1979
Expand 16 - Income and expenditure accounts and balance sheets - 1978-198616 - Income and expenditure accounts and balance sheets - 1978-1986
Expand 17 - Income Accounts - 1980-198217 - Income Accounts - 1980-1982
Expand 18 - Investments - 1917-194718 - Investments - 1917-1947
Expand 19 - Investments Account Book - 1943-196019 - Investments Account Book - 1943-1960
Expand 20 - Volume recording grants and payments made for children - 1944-197020 - Volume recording grants and payments made for children - 1944-1970
Expand 21 - Report on purchase of goods - ?late 19th cent21 - Report on purchase of goods - ?late 19th cent
Expand 22 - Rates dispute with Derby Sanitary Authority - 1883-188522 - Rates dispute with Derby Sanitary Authority - 1883-1885
Expand 23 - Secretary's Papers - 1881-195023 - Secretary's Papers - 1881-1950
Expand 24 - Collection accounts - 1888-191624 - Collection accounts - 1888-1916
Expand 25 - Bills, receipts etc - 188825 - Bills, receipts etc - 1888
Expand 26 - War Loan Accounts26 - War Loan Accounts
Expand 27 - Forbes Scholarship Fund - 1914-193027 - Forbes Scholarship Fund - 1914-1930
Expand 28 - Finance sub-committee - 1984-198628 - Finance sub-committee - 1984-1986
Expand 29 - Finance miscellaneous29 - Finance miscellaneous
Expand 30 - Legacies30 - Legacies
Collapse 31 - Documents relating to title31 - Documents relating to title
1 - ?Draft lease by Charles H King of Nottingham gent to the Orphanage Society trustees of 2 houses with yards, gardens etc (nos 102 and 104) on the London Road, parish of St Peter, Derby in the occupation of the Orphanage, for 3 years at annual rent of £56, Feb 1875 - 1875
2 - Particulars and plan of building land to be auctioned marked to show properties in deed below, 18 Feb 1876 - 1876
3 - Copy marked A of conveyance by Abraham Woodiwiss of Litchurch contractor to John Bailey, Walter Boden, Frederick Longdon, John Renals and Francis N Smith of Derby esquires for £2,200 of 1) house with coachhouses, stables, yards, garden etc (1 acre 20 perches) called Whitecross Fields, parish of St Werburgh, Derby 2) pieces of land (3 roods 16 perches) on south side of Ashbourne Road, same parish Derby, 5 Jun 1877, shown to Robert Broughall 18 Jan 1878 and enrolled in Chancery Division 4 Feb 1878 - (1877)
4 - Copy of conveyance by Elizabeth Richardson of Derby widow, Frederick Richardson of Derby publisher and George J Richardson of 26 Paternoster Row, London, publisher to persons as D3732/31/3 for £1,404 14s 9d of 10 pieces of land (3,709 sq yards) between Ashbourne Road and Stepping Lane parish St Werburgh, Derby including schedule of deeds 1842-1867 and plan, 1 Oct 1877. Enrolled in the Chancery Division 4 Feb 1878 - (1877)
5 - Plan of Orphanage Estate Whitecross Fields endorsed First and Second Purchases
6 - Copy marked B of declaration of trusts relating to documents enrolled in Chancery held by purchasers in trust to build, finish or enlarge etc a Railway Servants' Orphanage with school house and residence for school master/mistress or master and matron upon the grounds involved (further detail). Includes objects of the charity, sets out the government, constitution, rules 1 Jan 1878 Enrolled in Chancery 4 Feb 1878 - (1878)
7 - Copy of conveyance by Stephen Bagshaw of Derby solicitor's clerk to the trustees of the Railway Benevolent Institution for £125 of pieces of land `410 sq yards) at the top of Handford Street, parish St Werburgh, Derby (formerly part of Brickyard Close) with plan, 19 Dec 1882 - (1882)
8-9 - Plan 26 Feb 1884 and copy of conveyance by the Reverend Philip Gell of Buxted Rectory, Sussex to persons as in D3732/31/7 for £1,367 10s of piece of land (5,470 sq yards) next to Stepping Lane, parish St Werburgh, Derby, with plan, 25 Mar 1884. Endorsed Boys' Playground - (1884)
10-11 - Storer's land purchased in 1885 Memorandum of conveyance by Mr W E Mousley to Mr George Eaton for the benefit of Mr James Storer and his children for £100 of plot of land, part of White Cross Field (979 sq yards) with summerhouse and out-buildings lately erected on it. 6 Apr 1831 and plan - (1831-1885)
12 - Copy conveyance by Charles J Storer of the Cornmarket, Derby, grocer to persons in D3732/31/7 for £625 of piece of land (700 sq yards) near Ashbourne Road, parish St Werburgh, Derby, with plan, 17 Jun 1885
13 - Copy of conveyance by Reverend John Philip Gell as D3732/31/8-9 and to persons as D3732/31/7 for £1,003 12s of piece of land (3,088 sq yards) near the Ashbourne Road, parish of St Werburgh with plan 15 Apr 1886 - (1886)
14 - Correspondence and valuation concerning Mr Williamson's property (see also D3732/31/20) - 1891-1893
15 - Copy conveyance by the Reverend John P Gell of Buxted Rectory, Sussex to trustees of the Orphanage for £1,242 13s of land with frontage of 101 ft 6 inches to Ashbourne Road (1,714 sq yards) with plan, 25 Jun 1897 - (1897)
16 - Copy conveyance by William Goodall of Mackworth farmer to trustees of Railway Servants' Orphanage for £1,400 of piece of land on south west side of Ashbourne Road (600 sq yards) and 2 houses on the land (69 and 71 Ashbourne Road) in parish St Werburgh, Derby 13 May 1897 - (1897)
17 - Copy agreement by trustees of Orphanage to give up to Derby Urban Sanitary Authority 270 sq yards in Stepping Lane in order to widen the lane (further details) with plan 13 May 1900 - (1900)
18 - Copy of conveyance by Anne Warhurst of Bognor widow and Joseph Porter the younger of Weston on Trent farmer to the trustees of the Orphanage for £925 of five houses (10, 11, 12, 13 and 14) Richardson Street, Derby with garden, yard etc (566 sq yards) 23 Dec 1901 - (1901)
19 - Copy of conveyance by Emily M G Mundy of Markeaton Hall widow to trustees of Railway Benevolent Institution for £1,000 of piece of land at the rear of Windmill Hill Lane, parish Markeaton (4 acres 23 perches) with detailed covenants, with 2 plans, 11 Apr 1905 - (1905)
20 - Copy conveyance by William Williamson of 20 Friar Gate, Derby butcher to trustees of the Orphanage for £1,700 of 2 houses with gardens etc fronting to Ashbourne Road (613 sq yards) garden adjoining (350 sq yards) 7 Dec 1906 - (1906)
21 - Copy conveyance by Reverend Alfred W F Blunt of the vicarage and parish of St Werburgh with the consent of the Bishop of Derby and Archbishop of Canterbury to the trustees of the Railway Benevolent Institution for £1,975 paid to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty of St Werburgh's Vicarage (over 1 acre) with plans 28 Mar 1919 - (1919)
Expand 32 - Lists of deeds32 - Lists of deeds
Expand 33 - Estate33 - Estate
Expand 34 - Sites and buildings - 1877-188734 - Sites and buildings - 1877-1887
Expand 35 - Widening of Stepping Lane - 1885-189535 - Widening of Stepping Lane - 1885-1895
Expand 36 - Sites and buildings - 1887-193436 - Sites and buildings - 1887-1934
Expand 37 - Furniture and furnishings - (1888)-197637 - Furniture and furnishings - (1888)-1976
Expand 38 - Proposals, architects' drawings and other records concerning building projects - 1975-197838 - Proposals, architects' drawings and other records concerning building projects - 1975-1978
Expand 39 - Reports and Architect's plans concerning building projects - 1982-198839 - Reports and Architect's plans concerning building projects - 1982-1988
Expand 40 - Correspondence regarding site and buildings - 1989-199040 - Correspondence regarding site and buildings - 1989-1990
Expand 41 - Insurances - 1913-193341 - Insurances - 1913-1933
Expand 42 - Insurances - 1904-193742 - Insurances - 1904-1937
Expand 43 - Manager's/Secretary's monthly reports to the Orphanage Committee - 1888-189043 - Manager's/Secretary's monthly reports to the Orphanage Committee - 1888-1890
Expand 44 - Visitors Report Book - 1951-199344 - Visitors Report Book - 1951-1993
Expand 45 - Admission and discharge registers - 1875-193745 - Admission and discharge registers - 1875-1937
Expand 46 - Admission and discharge registers (boys and girls separate) - 1875-192646 - Admission and discharge registers (boys and girls separate) - 1875-1926
Expand 47 - Registers of candidates, presentations and nominations for admission - 1891-198447 - Registers of candidates, presentations and nominations for admission - 1891-1984
Expand 48 - File of papers concerning admissions - 1904-191048 - File of papers concerning admissions - 1904-1910
Expand 49 - Monthly summaries of children admitted and discharged - 1944-198449 - Monthly summaries of children admitted and discharged - 1944-1984
Expand 50 - Lists of leaving children including notes of school or ?grade - 1923-193350 - Lists of leaving children including notes of school or ?grade - 1923-1933
Expand 51 - Admission Cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, separating boys and girls - pre-190051 - Admission Cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, separating boys and girls - pre-1900
Expand 52 - Girls and Boys Admission cards - 19th-20th cent52 - Girls and Boys Admission cards - 19th-20th cent
Expand 53 - Girls and Boys Admission cards - 1900s-early 1960s53 - Girls and Boys Admission cards - 1900s-early 1960s
Expand 54 - Girls and Boys Admission cards - 1940s-1970s54 - Girls and Boys Admission cards - 1940s-1970s
Expand 55 - Girls and Boys Admission cards - 1950s-1970s55 - Girls and Boys Admission cards - 1950s-1970s
Expand 56 - Admission cards - 1960-198056 - Admission cards - 1960-1980
Expand 57 - Papers concerning education for children at the orphanage - 1894-c195157 - Papers concerning education for children at the orphanage - 1894-c1951
Expand 58 - Punishment books - 1949-197658 - Punishment books - 1949-1976
Expand 59 - Log books - 1964-197259 - Log books - 1964-1972
Expand 60 - Report books - 1973-197760 - Report books - 1973-1977
Expand 61 - Report Books for Trent House and Derwent House - 1977-198361 - Report Books for Trent House and Derwent House - 1977-1983
Expand 62 - Pocket money record - 1988-198962 - Pocket money record - 1988-1989
Expand 63 - Sanatarium patients' registers - 1948-197763 - Sanatarium patients' registers - 1948-1977
Expand 64 - Medical records - 1959-196964 - Medical records - 1959-1969
Expand 6565
65 - Old persons' home Admission, discharge and death registers - 1984-1993
65-69 - Old persons' home (in building named Derwent)
66 - Old persons' home report books
Expand 69 - Old Pupils Association69 - Old Pupils Association
Expand 70 - Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants Orphan Fund, Railway Benevolent Institution, and other items regarding fundraising and history - 1867-199070 - Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants Orphan Fund, Railway Benevolent Institution, and other items regarding fundraising and history - 1867-1990
Expand 71 - Printed items - 193271 - Printed items - 1932
Expand 72 - Visits by Queen Mother to the Orphanage - Nov 1977-Dec 197772 - Visits by Queen Mother to the Orphanage - Nov 1977-Dec 1977
Expand 73 - Histories of the orphanage - 20th cent73 - Histories of the orphanage - 20th cent
Expand 74 - Scrapbook - 1954-198074 - Scrapbook - 1954-1980
Expand 75 - Scrapbook - late 19th-20th cent75 - Scrapbook - late 19th-20th cent
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