Search the Archive

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:2018.472
Summary childhood memories of Mary Collins 1912 - 1920 written in 1999
PersonName Collins, Mary
StartDate 1912
EndDate 1920
ArchiveRef Box 37
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.470
Summary statement of accounts for subscribers to Chagford schools 1894 - 1897
StartDate 1894
EndDate 1897
ArchiveRef Box 37
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.467
Summary photocopy of extract from parish magazine august 1868 report on school activities
StartDate 8.1868
ArchiveRef Box 37
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.465
Summary Report on Infants School 1850s with photocopies of building (Endecott House)
PersonName Hayter-Hames, C
PlaceName Endecott House
ArchiveRef Box 37
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.463
Summary Photocopy on 2 pages of Extract from Parish Magazine 1869 article on school
StartDate 1869
ArchiveRef Box 37
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.461
Summary Photograph of the plaque in Endecott House detailing the Weekes Charity 1790
PersonName Weekes, John
StartDate 1790
ArchiveRef Box 11a
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.460
Summary Notes including extract from Report to the Charity Commissioners 3rd May 1845 regarding Caleb Short, Schoolmaster
PersonName Short, Caleb
PlaceName Endecott House
StartDate 1845
EndDate 1879
ArchiveRef Box 37
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.455
Summary Early education in Chagford, notes and a photocopied extract (27th January 1799) taken from the Church Warden Accounts (2 pages)
PersonName Yolden, Thomas
StartDate 27.1.1799
ArchiveRef Box 37
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.453
Summary Notes regarding Endecott House also known as The British Legion Hall
ArchiveRef Box 37
ArchiveID CHALH:2018.452
Summary Extract of accounts for the new roof for the School Chamber, Endecott House , 1745.
StartDate 1745
ArchiveRef Box 37