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Collapse D6710 - Dr Mike Langham of Buxton, historianD6710 - Dr Mike Langham of Buxton, historian
Collapse 1 - Duke Collection1 - Duke Collection
Expand 1 - Architectural Practice1 - Architectural Practice
Expand 2 - Devonshire Buxton Estate2 - Devonshire Buxton Estate
Expand 3 - Buxton Improvements Company, later Buxton Gardens Company3 - Buxton Improvements Company, later Buxton Gardens Company
Expand 4 - Devonshire Hospital4 - Devonshire Hospital
Expand 5 - Palace Hotel5 - Palace Hotel
Expand 6 - Buxton Local Board6 - Buxton Local Board
Expand 7 - Buxton, Fairfield and Burbage Mechanics and Literary Institute7 - Buxton, Fairfield and Burbage Mechanics and Literary Institute
Expand 8 - Freemasonry8 - Freemasonry
Expand 9 - Heraldry9 - Heraldry
Collapse 10 - Miscellaneous10 - Miscellaneous
1 - Transcript of a grant of pension to the son of Thomas Whitgreave of Moseley, 1677 - 20th Cent
2 - Buxton Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society appeal for honorary members including programme of performances - 1925-1926
3-10 - Newspaper cuttings relating to Joseph Lister (1827-1912), largely relating to his funeral - 1907-1912
11 - Circular letter from Buxton Urban District Council to hotel managers re water supply, 26 May - 1915
12 - Business card of G B Goddard, Music Warehouse, Buxton - Early 20th Cent
13 - Business card of Ann Barlow, Shakespeare Hotel, Buxton - Early 20th Cent
14 - Business card of Mr Ralph Hall of Buxton and Manchester - Early 20th Cent
15-16 - Business cards of Mr Samuel Meggitt of Sheffield - Early 20th Cent
17 - Postcard with the printed address of Rev A V Magee, St Mark's Vicarage, 5 Abbey Road, NW [London] - Early 20th Cent
18-45 - Short, rough notes by Mrs S M Smith of Gadley, Buxton, largely concerning biographical or genealogical researches - [c1930s]
46 - Visiting card of Field Marshal Viscount Combermere - 19th Cent
47 - Letter from Mary Anne McMullan, surgeon's widow, to Earl of Beaumont, requesting financial assistance, 3 Apr - 1843
48 - Dinner invitation from Captain and Mrs Ferguson to Lord Beaumont - 19th Cent
49 - Copy excerpt from a letter purportedly written by Publius Lentulus, Governor of Jerusalem, to the Roman Senate, giving a description of Jesus Christ. [The letter has been described by the Catholic Encyclopaedia as "certainly apocryphal"] - 1839
50 - Agreement by John Weaver to rent land in Hoole (Co Chester) held of Messrs Braikenridge to Arthur Potts, 13 Feb - 1858
51 - Compliment slip of J E Clare, Devonshire Library, Buxton - 19th Cent
52 - Circular letter from J E Clare, Devonshire Library, addressed to A Smith, enclosing a copy of a picture [of Queen Victoria], 19 Sep - 1898
53 - NUMBER NOT USED
54 - Buxton Advertiser Illustrated supplement and visitor's guide, including pictures of notable buildings, descriptions of views and places of interest, information about local institutions and town plan at scale 6 includinghes: 1 mile - [1887]
Expand 11 - AW Smith & Sons of Liverpool and Gadley, Buxton, Railway Contractors11 - AW Smith & Sons of Liverpool and Gadley, Buxton, Railway Contractors
Expand 12 - Robert Rippon Duke, Builder and Architect of Hull and Buxton, and family - [c1838]-190912 - Robert Rippon Duke, Builder and Architect of Hull and Buxton, and family - [c1838]-1909
Expand 13 - Sarah Meggitt and AW Smith of Grimsby and Buxton13 - Sarah Meggitt and AW Smith of Grimsby and Buxton
Expand 14 - Family history papers re Duke, Rippon, Smith, Meggitt, Benton and other families - c1889-199614 - Family history papers re Duke, Rippon, Smith, Meggitt, Benton and other families - c1889-1996
Expand 15 - Letterbooks of AW and SM Smith15 - Letterbooks of AW and SM Smith
Expand 16 - Sarah Meggitt Smith - General Correspondence16 - Sarah Meggitt Smith - General Correspondence
Expand 17 - Sarah Meggitt Smith - Family and Family Affairs17 - Sarah Meggitt Smith - Family and Family Affairs
18 - Unlisted: Adelaide Duke Smith - Correspondence
19 - Unlisted: Amy Benton Smith - Correspondence
20 - Unlisted: Aston William Smith - Family Affairs
21 - Unlisted: Bertha Duke Smith - Correspondence
22 - Unlisted: Evelyn Essie Smith - Correspondence
23 - Unlisted: Gilbert Rippon Smith - Correspondence
24 - Unlisted: Harriet Hilda Duke Smith - Correspondence
25 - Unlisted: Mildred Ethel Smith - Correspondence
26 - Unlisted: Harold Duke Smith - Correspondence
27 - Unlisted: Wilfred Duke Smith - Correspondence
2 - Hampson Collection - unlisted
Expand 3 - Challinors and Shaw, Solicitors of Leek, Staffordshire and General3 - Challinors and Shaw, Solicitors of Leek, Staffordshire and General
Expand 4 - Turnpike Papers - 1822-18654 - Turnpike Papers - 1822-1865
Expand 5 - Fairfield Local Board of Health (1858-1872) - 1859-19135 - Fairfield Local Board of Health (1858-1872) - 1859-1913
Expand 6 - Miscellaneous6 - Miscellaneous
Expand 7 - Photographs7 - Photographs
8 - Maps and Plans - unlisted
Expand UL - Mike Langham: Unlisted recordsUL - Mike Langham: Unlisted records
Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier

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Local Studies Periodicals
Local Studies Periodicals
George M. Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist
George M. Woodward (1767-1809), cartoonist
National Coal Board
National Coal Board
Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier
Horace John Rylands (1886-1961) of Bakewell, First World War soldier
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