archive list

ALEHOUSES, TAVERNS and COACHING INNS

Information on over a dozen licensed premises. Barkway was on an important coaching route from London to Cambridge. There was also a village brewery.

BARKWAY HOARDs

Information on both the Roman temple hoard in the British Museum, and the Bronze Age hoard from 1991.

BARKWAY SOCIETY MAGAZINES

A  few copies of these.

BUILDINGS

Photographs from 1960 of all 65 listed Barkway buildings and some unlisted.

CHURCH AND CHAPEL

CHURCH BELLS

Various records of historical events associated with the bells. Also the logbook covering ringing events from 1987. Newspaper articles concerned with Charlie Bysouth.

COKENACH

COUNTY HISTORIES

Chauncy 1700, Salmon 1728, Clutterbuck 1820, Cussans 1870, and Victoria County History 1900. Also a donated copy of Cussans history for Edwinstree hundred 1st edition.

DIARY ARTICLES

A collection of articles submitted to the Parish Diary on local history.

DIMSDALE FAMILY

A collection of military memorabilia donated from Major Dimsdale. Written records of Robert Dimsdale.

ELECTORAL REGISTERS

Covering many dates between 1920 and 2001

FIRE MARKS

Display mount board with description of 3 remaining Barkway firemarks. 1800 Half Moon alehouse firemark from circa 1820, and original issue of Berg Cottage one.

GENEALOGY

Family trees of some old village families

HALH INDEX

Hertfordshire Association of Local History group publications – twice annually.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

A programme of events from the 1930 local society meeting.

J C BUCKLER DRAWINGS

MANOR FARM

Written report carried out for the Blounts on the history of the house.

MAPS

Many maps kept. Both Ordnance from 1st edition onwards, as well as estate maps of Newsells 1750, Rushingwells 1723, and Cokenach 1720.

MILESTONES

Photographs of all 16 historic Trinity Hall funded 18th century milestones, plus write ups on construction.

MISCELLANEOUS

Collection of articles on Barkway from magazines.

MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS

Barkway churchyard and Chapel graveyard – all graves recorded and numbered on maps. Complete index by name. Recorded by Royston Family History Group 1989

NEWSELLS

Much historic information, including  Sir Humphrey de Trafford's notes made on his acquisition of the estate in 1926.

ORAL HISTORY

25 recordings and transcriptions of interviews of old Barkway residents, mostly born in the village, taken in the 1990s and 2000s. A copy was given to the County Record Office.

PARISH NEWS

Items from old diaries submitted by T Doig on village history 100 years ago.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Over 250 old photographs of Barkway

Rev. BARGUS DIARY

Vicar of Barkway 1798 – 1809. Conducted his own census of Barkway and Reed in 1801, listing all residents by name and occupation. Copy made and indexed by name.