Kirkwall Burgh: Clerk's papers
- Reference:GB 241 K1
- Dates of Creation:1536-1975
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:12.46 Linear Metres
Scope and Content
Town council minutes, 1669-1743, 1764-1776, 1788-1975; Commissioners of Police minutes, 1838-1893; Bignold Park Committee minutes, 1909-1954; Committee minutes, including those relating to the town hall, cathedral, public library, slaughterhouse, 1903-1932; Cleansing and public health committee minutes, 1903-1933; Electricity committee minutes, 1923-1933; Finance committee minutes, 1903-1934; General purposes, lighting and works committee, minutes 1903-1935, surveyor’s letter book, 1920-1921; Housing committee minutes, 1919-1924, housing survey, 1955, census of council houses, 1962; Water committee minutes, 1903-1921; Kirkwall Gas Commissioners, minutes, 1922-1938, letter book, 1923-1946; Certificate of matriculation of the Arms of the Royal Burgh of Kirkwall, 1886; Charters in favour of the burgh, 1536-1671; Miscellaneous registers, including: Register of cowsheds and milkshops, 1879-1883; Register of lodging houses, 1853; Register of dealers in gunpowder, 1876-1903; Register of licenses under the Poisons and Pharmacy Act 1908, 1909-1923; Record of Appeals under the Roads and Bridges (Scotland) Act 1878, 1885-1897; Press cuttings books including notices and proclamations relating to the Council, 1902-1919; Index to the Orkney Herald, 1860-1893; Index to the Orkney Herald and The Orcadian, 1909-1914; Licensing court: registers of applications, 1828-1896, register of breaches of certificates, 1862-1877; Burgh police court, diet books, 1867-1941; Burgh register of sasines (first series), 1683-1809; Burgh register of sasines (second series), 1809-1867; Dean of guild court, minutes, 1899-1935, petitions and miscellaneous papers, 1894-1938, plans, 1910-1964, index of plans, 1910, 1931, 1939, 1947; Town council letter books (outgoing), 1819-1823, 1861-1965; Kirkwall Town Band, minutes, 1945-1951, letter book, 1950-1952, file relating to the Band, 1927-1954.
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