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National Coal Board and British Coal Corporation: Legal Department
The files in this series are from the Legal Department and detail the National Coal Board's estates, commercial matters, litigation and arbitration as well as related topics.
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1946-1997
- Reference
- COAL 27
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Ministry of Food: Legal Department Registered Files (L Series)
This series contains ministerial orders on the rationing, distribution, pricing and general control of food and animal feedstuffs, also covering licensing of producers and traders. A few files on general policy and correspondence with interested part…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1939-1981
- Reference
- MAF 150
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- Department
Records of the Council on Tribunals and Successors
Records of the Council on Tribunals and its successor, the Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council.Annual and special reports are in BL 1. Minutes and agendas are in BL 3 with Council papers in BL 2. The Council's Functions Committee papers are …
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1958-2012
- Reference
- BL
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- Department
Records created or inherited by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments,...
Records of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), their predecessors, and of related bodies. The frequently changing structures of these various ministries have meant…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1386-2024
- Reference
- MAF
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Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Returns...
Copies of returns of the North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division sent to the Home Office in connection with the compilation of civil judicial statistics.This series consists of bundles of loose copy returns with associated cor…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1867-1912
- Reference
- ASSI 60
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Chancery: Recognizances of Statute Staple
This series consists of recognizances of statute staple returned into Chancery as part of a process for the recovery of debts.When a creditor wished to proceed against a debtor whose term had expired, he informed the clerk of the recognizances (or th…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1460-1710
- Reference
- C 152
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Chancery: Crown Office: Irish Parliament Bills
Bills for the Irish parliamentary session of 1634-1635.
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1634-1635
- Reference
- C 86
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Chancery: Ancient Deeds, Series C
This series is chiefly made up of conveyancing deeds and other evidences of title, although it includes too a considerable number of wills, bonds and receipts.The series represents the greater part of around 13,000 private deeds which accumulated in …
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- c 1100-1695
- Reference
- C 146
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Assizes: Wales and Chester Circuit: Crown Minute Books
This series of Wales and Chester Circuit records consists at present of minute books recording criminal actions heard before the justices of assize. The volumes record the name of the accused, the alleged crime, the plea, verdict and sentence, and th…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1945-1951
- Reference
- ASSI 79
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Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, South Wales Division: Judgment Rolls
These North and South Wales Circuit, South Wales Division judgement rolls relate to criminal trials. They record the plea, verdict and sentence and give the names of jurors.The books cover only the years 1841 and 1842. They are the precursors of the …
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1841-1842
- Reference
- ASSI 74
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Assizes: Home, Norfolk and South-Eastern Circuit: Depositions
These records relate mainly to murder and more serious cases although after 1949 they cover a wider range of offences. The series includes depositions arising from the trial in 1934 of Sir Oswald Mosley, William Joyce and two other members of the Bri…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1812-1971
- Reference
- ASSI 36
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Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Criminal...
The documents in this series relate mainly to murders and other serious crimes at the North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division Assizes. A high proportion of the murder cases arise from infanticide. The earlier depositions are s…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1831-1944
- Reference
- ASSI 65
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Local Government Board, Order Department, and Ministry of Health, Legal Branch: Instruments...
Consents by the Local Government Board and the Ministry of Health to transactions, including the raising of loans, sales, appropriations and leases of corporate property, the purchase of land, the application or investment of moneys raised from the s…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1889-1934
- Reference
- HLG 18
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Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, South Wales Division: Criminal Depositions
Items in this North and South Wales Circuit, South Wales Division assizes series relate mainly to murder but also include riot and unlawful assembly. A high proportion of murder cases are infanticides. The twentieth century depositions are accompanie…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1837-1944
- Reference
- ASSI 72
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Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Indictment...
The North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division indictment files in this series span the period 1831 to 1945.Until 1916 the indictments are on parchment; after that date as a result of the Indictments Act 1915 (5 & 6 Geo V c 9…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1831-1945
- Reference
- ASSI 64
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Assizes: Wales and Chester Circuit: Indictments
These Wales and Chester Circuit indictments are typed or handwritten on standard (usually pre-printed) forms, using continuation sheets where necessary. They give the jurisdiction and venue of the trial, the name of the defendant, the plea, a summary…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1945-1971
- Reference
- ASSI 83
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Assizes: Northern and North-Eastern Circuits: Indictment Files
This series comprises the indictment files of the Northern Circuit before 1876 and of the North-Eastern Circuit after that date.In addition to indictments the files also contain such records as precepts to the sheriff of the county to prepare for the…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1607-1971
- Reference
- ASSI 44
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Assizes: Northern Circuit: Indictment Files
These are records of the Northern Circuit as re-constituted in 1876 covering the counties of Cumberland, Lancaster and Westmorland. The series also includes some Liverpool indictments for 1868.Until 1916 indictments are on parchment; after that date …
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1877-1971
- Reference
- ASSI 51
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Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, South Wales Division: Indictment Files
Until 1892, these North and South Wales Circuit, South Wales Division documents are parchment indictments bundled together by county. They give details of the defendant and the charge, and are usually annotated with details of the plea and verdict. C…
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1834-1945
- Reference
- ASSI 71
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Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Crown Books
This North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division series record details of prisoners tried, convicted, acquitted and discharged at the assizes. They normally give the name of the prisoner, the offence, verdict of the jury, and the …
- Held by
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date
- 1835-1883
- Reference
- ASSI 62