This is a trial search facility for those archive items that have been re-catalogued onto the Modes Compact database. To date only a portion of the archive has been re-catalogued and this process is ongoing. Data last updated 22 July 2024.
There are seven fields on which the search can be performed:
- ArchiveID: the unique reference number of the item
- Summary: a short description of the item – this is the best field to search on
- PersonName: the primary individual  associated with the item (if there is one)
- PlaceName: the primary place associated with the item (if there is one)
- StartDate: if dates are available, the first/beginning date
- EndDate: if dates are available for a period, the end date
- ArchiveRef: where the item is in the archive (usually a box number)
The search is by free text only, case insensitive. Blank fields are omitted from the results.
If you require further details about any item(s) please contact us including details of the ArchiveID and ArchiveRef value(s) in your message.
Total Records Found: 4227, showing 10 per page
ArchiveID
CHALH:2018.1194
Summary
black and white photograph of Richard 'Dick' Waller cutting peat on Dartmoor; taken for 'Dartmoor, then and now' by F.H.Starkey
PersonName
Waller, Richard
StartDate
1985
ArchiveRef
Box 11a
ArchiveID
CHALH:2018.1192
Summary
2 black and white photographs of Richard 'Dick' Waller cutting peat on Dartmoor; taken for 'Dartmoor, then and now' by F.H.Starkey
PersonName
Waller, Richard
StartDate
1985
ArchiveRef
Box 46
ArchiveID
CHALH:2018.1191
Summary
notes regarding the Vicary, Berry and Fulford families and the woollen industry in Chagford
PersonName
Berry, John
StartDate
1744
EndDate
1906
ArchiveRef
Box 46
ArchiveID
CHALH:2018.1189
Summary
photocopy of the appointment of John Thorn to sell postage stamps in Chagford 1856 - and note on provenance [taken from unnamed volume found in the Postal Museum]
PersonName
Thorn, John
ArchiveRef
Box 45a
ArchiveID
CHALH:2018.1187
Summary
advertisement for W Thorn Manufacturer of Saddlery
PersonName
Thorn, W
ArchiveRef
Box 45a
ArchiveID
CHALH:2018.1186
Summary
letter from John Thorn with autobiographical notes - life as a postman
PersonName
Thorn, John
ArchiveRef
Box 45a
ArchiveID
CHALH:2018.1185
Summary
letter about D. W. Thorn from John Thorn
StartDate
27.12.1994
ArchiveRef
Box 45a
ArchiveID
CHALH:2018.1184
Summary
Biographical notes of Douglas William Thorn
StartDate
29.7.1926
ArchiveRef
Box 45a
ArchiveID
CHALH:2018.1183
Summary
order of service for the funeral of Douglas William Thorn
StartDate
29.7.1926
EndDate
18.12.2015
ArchiveRef
Box 45a
ArchiveID
CHALH:2018.1182
Summary
Thorn Family dates and photo
StartDate
1856
EndDate
1956
ArchiveRef
Box 45a