Homepage

Hierarchy Browser

Skip Navigation Links.
Collapse KCB - Cambridge CityKCB - Cambridge City
Expand 1 - Records of the Unreformed Cambridge Corporation1 - Records of the Unreformed Cambridge Corporation
Expand 2 - Municipal Corporation 1835-19742 - Municipal Corporation 1835-1974
Collapse 4 - Cambridge Improvement Commissioners4 - Cambridge Improvement Commissioners
Expand 1 - Minute books of General Meetings of the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners 1 - Minute books of General Meetings of the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners
Expand 2 - Draft minute books and agenda 2 - Draft minute books and agenda
Expand 3 - Committee minutes, report books and papers3 - Committee minutes, report books and papers
Expand 4 - Commissioners qualification books4 - Commissioners qualification books
Expand 5 - Treasurer's records5 - Treasurer's records
Expand 6 - Clerks' letter books6 - Clerks' letter books
Collapse 7 - Parliamentary Acts and Bills7 - Parliamentary Acts and Bills
1 - An Act for the better paving, cleansing and lighting the town of Cambridge
Expand 2 - The Cambridge Road Bill, 18282 - The Cambridge Road Bill, 1828
Expand 3 - The Cambridge Improvement Amendment Bill, 18463 - The Cambridge Improvement Amendment Bill, 1846
Expand 4 - Royston and Hitchen Railway, 18504 - Royston and Hitchen Railway, 1850
Expand 5 - The Waterworks Bill 1853, and 18665 - The Waterworks Bill 1853, and 1866
Expand 6 - The Cambridge Town and University Gas Act, 18676 - The Cambridge Town and University Gas Act, 1867
7 - Board of trade rules with respect to provisional orders under the gas and waterworks facilities act, 1870
Expand 8 - Cambridge University and Town, (Cambridge Improvement) bill, 18748 - Cambridge University and Town, (Cambridge Improvement) bill, 1874
Expand 9 - The Great Eastern Railway Bill, 18759 - The Great Eastern Railway Bill, 1875
Expand 10 - The Public Health Bill, 187510 - The Public Health Bill, 1875
Expand 11 - The Artisans Dwellings Aill, 188211 - The Artisans Dwellings Aill, 1882
Expand 12 - The Valuation Bill, 1877 12 - The Valuation Bill, 1877
Expand 13 - The Cambridge Tramways Company Bill, 1878 and the Cambridge Street Tramways extension, 188013 - The Cambridge Tramways Company Bill, 1878 and the Cambridge Street Tramways extension, 1880
14 - The Rivers Conservancy Bill, 1879 [as amended in committee]
Expand 15 - Correspondence between the Local Government Board and CW Palmer, clerk to the Improvement Commissioners relating to a grant to assist with the cost of maintenance of disturnpiked and main roads15 - Correspondence between the Local Government Board and CW Palmer, clerk to the Improvement Commissioners relating to a grant to assist with the cost of maintenance of disturnpiked and main roads
Expand 16 - Boiler explosions Act, 188216 - Boiler explosions Act, 1882
Expand 17 - The Electric Lighting Bill, 188217 - The Electric Lighting Bill, 1882
18 - General list of petitions for private bills for parliamentary session of 1883
19 - Bankruptcy Bill, 1883
20 - Criminal Code (Indictable Offences Procedure) Bill, 1883
21 - A list of legislation of 1885 affecting local boards and Improvement Commissioners
Expand 22 - The Cambridge Improvement Commissioners Bill, 188522 - The Cambridge Improvement Commissioners Bill, 1885
Expand 23 - The United Telephone Company (Limited) Bill, 188523 - The United Telephone Company (Limited) Bill, 1885
Collapse 24 - The Cambridge (University and Colleges) Rating Act, 188624 - The Cambridge (University and Colleges) Rating Act, 1886
1 - The Cambridge (University and Colleges) Rating Act, 1886
2 - A poster promoting the Cambridge Rating Bill
3 - Resolution of Commissioners to apply to parliament for an amendment to the law relating to the rating of University property
4 - A report of the Assessment Committee for amending the law relating to rating
5 - A letter from Sharpe and Co solicitors to CW Palmer relating to obtaining an opinion from Mr McIntyre and Mr Rollason [Rawlinson]
6 - Two annotated copies of the case for the opinion of Mr McIntyre and Mr Rawlinson relating to the need for separate rates raised under the local acts and the Public Health Act
7 - A letter from Sharpe and Co solicitors to CW Palmer accompanying the opinion of Mr McIntyre and Mr Rawlinson
8 - A copy of the case for the opinion of Mr McIntyre and Mr Rawlinson relating to the need for separate rates raised under the local acts and the Public Health Act
9 - Report of the Finance Committee including copy opinion of Aeneas J McIntyre and John FP Rawlinson
10 - A letter from Sharpe and Co solicitors to CW Palmer requesting counsel fees
11 - A telegram to CW Palmer fixing an appointment with Mr McIntyre
12 - A letter from John Rawlinson to CW Palmer acknowledging their appointment
13 - A letter from Sharpe and Co solicitors to CW Palmer relating to obtaining a further opinion from Mr McIntyre and Mr Rawlinson
14 - Draft case for the opinion of Mr McIntyre and Mr Rawlinson relating to the separation of rates raised under the Cambridge Improvement Acts and the Public Health Act
15 - A letter from Sharpe and Co solicitors accompanying the joint opinion of Mr McIntyre and Mr Rawlinson
16 - The case for the opinion of Mr McIntyre and Mr Rawlinson relating to the separation of rates raised under the Cambridge Improvement Acts and the Public Health Act
17 - Report from the Cambridge Chronicle of a meeting of the Improvement Commissioners relating to the separation of rates raised under the local acts and the Public Health Act including the copy opinion of Mr McIntyre and Mr Rawlinson
18 - Report of the Finance Committee including copy opinion of Mr McIntyre and Mr Rawlinson
19 - A printed memorandum on the Cambridge Improvement rate by Henry Gotobed reprinted from the Cambridge Independent Press
20 - Annotated notice from a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee relating to the third revision of the 1885 bill relating to Rating of University property
21 - A printed notice for the next meeting of the Parliamentary Committee including copy resolutions from the previous meeting on 31 Mar 1886
22 - An annotated copy of a printed notice for the next meeting of the Parliamentary Committee including copy resolutions from the previous meeting on 31 Mar 1886
23 - Resolutions of the Parliamentary Committee on the draft bill for rating University property
24 - A letter from Edmond Hurrell to CW Palmer enquiring into the date of a meeting to discuss the statement to be laid before a joint committee
25 - A letter from CA Swainson, Vice-Chancellor of Christ's College, to Charles Balls, Chairman of the Improvement Board, enclosing an extract from the minutes of the University Syndicate relating to resolutions of the Parliamentary Committee on the bill for rating University property
26 - A notice of a meeting of the Board of Improvement Commissioners to receive and make order upon the report of the Parliamentary Committee and the Special Committee as to the diversion of sewage from the River Cam
27 - Bills relating to the Cambridge (University and Colleges) Rating Bill
28 - Charges relating to obtaining the opinion of counsel as to whether the Commissioners need to make separate estimates for expenses occurred by them under the local acts and under the Public Health Act
29 - Cost paid for obtaining a loan of £4600 for purposes of street paving
30 - Agenda for a meeting of the Cambridge Improvement Board relating to the Local Government Board's sanctioning of a loan of £4600
31 - A letter on behalf of the University Syndicate with a suggested amended clause relating to the rating of University property
32 - A blank printed letter from CW Palmer to accompany a copy of the 3rd revision of the Cambridge Rating Bill
33 - Notice for a meeting of the Board of Improvement Commissioners to receive and maker order upon the report of the Parliamentary Committee
34 - A standard letter from CW Palmer requesting members of the Improvement Board's attendance at a meeting to vote in favour of the proposed rating bill
35 - Requisition of ratepayers and owner to the Chairman of the Improvement Commissioners to summon a meeting of ratepayers and owners to consider the expediency of consenting to the promotion of the Cambridge Rating Bill
36 - Resolution to be passed at a meeting of owners and ratepayers to amend the local and general acts relating to rating within the borough
37 - Copies of the standing orders regulating the time and mode of presenting petitions to both houses of parliament
38 - Draft notice calling a meeting of rate payers to determine the expediency of consenting to the promotion of the Cambridge Rating Bill
39 - A letter from Edmond Farrier, town clerk, relating to an appointment at Liverpool Street Station
40 - A letter from Sharpe and Co solicitors to CW Palmer relating to the cost of obtaining the opinion of Mr Rigby
41 - A letter from Sharpe and Co solicitors to CW Palmer acknowledging receipt of Mr Rigby's opinion
42 - Draft further case for the opinion of Mr Rigby relating to rates payable on land under the local acts and the Public Health Act
43 - Case for the opinion of Mr Rigby relating to the need to raise separate rates under the local acts and the Public Health Act
44 - Instructions to further advise on the case relating to the rating under the local acts and Public Health Act
45 - Agenda for a meeting of the Cambridge Improvement Board relating to the estimate for the following years rate
46 - Notes relating to counsels opinion on the rates levied on farm buildings and land
47 - Copy opinion of Mr Rigby and copy questions and joint opinion of Mr Ribgy and Mr Asquith relating to rating under the local acts and Public Health Act
48 - Estimate for the rate for the ensuring year with opinion of John Rigby and HH Asquith relating to the power of the Commissioners to rate landlords in place of tenants
49 - Further case for the opinion of Mr Rigby and Mr Asquith relating to specific question on the rating of farm buildings and houses under £5.00
50 - Printed copy of the further case for the opinion of Mr Rigby and Mr Asquith relating to specific question on the rating of farm buildings and houses under £5.00
51 - Copy of the opinion of Mr Rigby relating to the application of wording relating to a general district rate
52 - Printed copy of the opinion of Mr Rigby relating to the application of wording relating to a general district rate
53 - Resolution of a meeting of the Improvement Commissioners to adopt the recommendation of Mr Henry Gotobed to amend rates on property under £5.00
54 - Amendment to rates made on 24 Mar 1886 to property under £5.00 resolved at a meeting of the Improvement Commissioners
55 - Case paper relating to complaint against the levying of a district rate
Expand 25 - The River Cam bridges Bill, 188925 - The River Cam bridges Bill, 1889
Expand 26 - A provisional order for dealing with cases where the council of a Borough are not the Urban Sanitary Authority and related correspondence26 - A provisional order for dealing with cases where the council of a Borough are not the Urban Sanitary Authority and related correspondence
Expand 8 - Clerk's legal papers 8 - Clerk's legal papers
Expand 9 - Clerk's property papers9 - Clerk's property papers
Expand 10 - Contracts, bonds and tenders10 - Contracts, bonds and tenders
Expand 11 - Changes to Borough and parish boundaries 11 - Changes to Borough and parish boundaries
Expand 12 - Bye-laws and regulations12 - Bye-laws and regulations
Expand 13 - Frederic Barlow's liability in fraud case against the assistant clerk, John Wright Neville13 - Frederic Barlow's liability in fraud case against the assistant clerk, John Wright Neville
Expand 14 - Eligibility of parish commissioners14 - Eligibility of parish commissioners
Expand 15 - Memorials and petitions to the Commissioners15 - Memorials and petitions to the Commissioners
Expand 16 - Mill Road improvement loan16 - Mill Road improvement loan
Expand 17 - Repeal of paving tolls17 - Repeal of paving tolls
Expand 18 - Scheme for the diversion of sewage from the River Cam 18 - Scheme for the diversion of sewage from the River Cam
Expand 19 - Surveyor and Engineering Department19 - Surveyor and Engineering Department
Expand 20 - Medical Officer of Health 20 - Medical Officer of Health
Expand 21 - Indexes to the collection received at the time of deposit21 - Indexes to the collection received at the time of deposit
Expand 5 - Overseers of the Poor for the 13 ancient parishes of Cambridge5 - Overseers of the Poor for the 13 ancient parishes of Cambridge
Expand 6 - Overseers of the Poor for Cambridge and Cambridge Without 6 - Overseers of the Poor for Cambridge and Cambridge Without
Expand 8 - Trumpington Parish Council8 - Trumpington Parish Council
Expand 9 - Cherryhinton Parish Council9 - Cherryhinton Parish Council
Expand 10 - Cambridge City Charities10 - Cambridge City Charities
Expand 12 - Cambridge Town Court of Pleas12 - Cambridge Town Court of Pleas
Expand 13 - Court Leet13 - Court Leet
Expand 14 - Cambridge[shire] County Court14 - Cambridge[shire] County Court
Expand Co - Cambridge Borough CoronerCo - Cambridge Borough Coroner
Skip to main content
A tuberculosis patient in a hut at Papworth Village Settlement, 1932

A tuberculosis patient in a hut at Papworth Village Settlement, 1932

Useful Links

Showcase items

A list of our latest and most exciting new items.

Elevation of a gateway at Kimbolton Castle, by Robert Adam, 1764
Elevation of a gateway at Kimbolton Castle, by Robert Adam, 1764
A tuberculosis patient in a hut at Papworth Village Settlement, 1932
A tuberculosis patient in a hut at Papworth Village Settlement, 1932
Huntingdon Borough Charter, 1205
Huntingdon Borough Charter, 1205
St Ives cattle market, c. 1886
St Ives cattle market, c. 1886
Explore Showcase