The following is a summay of the archive files we hold.
Index
Sundries A number of separate sundry files are maintained that do not, at the moment, readily lend themselves to easy conversion to being “web friendly”.
For reasons of copyright, licence or sheer size certain items in the archive will not be made available on this site. This is particularly relevant for the Data records and Maps. If you would like further details on these please contact
David Pope 01258 861411 ([email protected])
Booklets
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Date |
Event |
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1940/1946 |
“Drat Those Pesky ‘Vacuees” Wartime memories of Robert Holdeman |
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1967 |
“The Hill”; Volume 1; Edition 1 |
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1969 |
Child Okeford Panorama |
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1977 |
Dorset Countryside Treasures 1979 – 1980 |
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1983 |
Childe Okeford History 1883 – 1983 |
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1994 |
Hambledon Hill Leaflet |
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1996 |
Hambledon Hill Leaflet |
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1999 |
Child Okeford – the First 6000 years Mr C Giles |
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2002 |
Queen’s Golden Jubilee Competitions: Essays & Poems |
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2010 |
Child Okeford Village Hall 1909 – 2009: A History |
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2011 |
St George’s Day |
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2017 |
“CO End of an Era 1815 – 1860” by John Housley
Read about village life , from paupers to emigrants in John Housley’s history of the village long ago. |
Church
| Date | Item |
| 1969 | Series of 6 articles in The Hill: “The Story of Child Okeford Bells” |
| 1973 | The Parish Church of Childe Okeford |
| 1996 | A Short History |
| 2008 | A Short History |
| Visitors Guide | |
| Church Bells | |
| Bishop’s Bible | |
| Stained Glass Windows | |
| Memorials | |
| Church Music & the Church Organ |
Maps
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Date
Item Detail Comment 1841
Tithe Map Full Map 
1840 Tithe Map courtesy Dorset History Centre
Field Analysis and names 
Field use and names in 1840 Kevin Pearce
Use Of Land Medieval overview Major Farmers – Distribution of Land Gobson Common 1845
Enclosure Map Complete Map 
Child Okeford Inclosure Map 1845 Courtesy Dorset History Centre
Lower Common & Higher Common Net Mead & Gobson Common 2016
Foot Paths Definitive Map 1967
Child Okeford 1941
Courtesy DHC* National Farm Survey
The National farm survey was conducted in 1941 by the government to assess the state of agriculture in the country. These maps show that within the village there were at least 16 different farmers occupying the land. 1941
Courtesy DHC* National Farm Survey
The surveyor was instructed to colour all the holdings of individual farmers in one colour. The maps may be quite rare as the were not generally released and indeed the data for each parish is still not generally available.
*DHC = Dorset History Centre
Newspaper Cuttings
We are working on this section.
Photographs
200 plus photographs are currently held but need processing to enhance the quality and then categorised and indexed before suitable for display.
We hope to start this work in the autumn of 2018.
Posters
Programmes
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Date
Event 1937
Coronation Celebrations Manor House (copy) June 1946
The Okefords Parish Magazine (copy) 1950
Theatre Group “Easy Money” (copy) 1950
Theatre Group “If Four Walls Told” (copy) Undated
Theatre Group “Barnet’s Folly” (copy) 1969
Valedictory by Revd Dr R.M.Taylor 1977
Silver Jubilee 1977
St Nicholas Church Festival of Flowers & Music 1978
St Nichols COE Service of dedication (copy) 1978
CORBL “All Your Own” 1998
Impact “The Good Old Days” 2000
Piano Recital by Juliet Chaplin 2000
Millennium Words and Music 2002
Dorset Police Male Voice Choir 2002
Reduced Shakespeare 2002
Golden Jubilee 2004
Play: Pious Pirates of Portland Bill 2005
Trafalgar 2008
Celebration of British Music 2009
Hambledon Story 2009
Last Night at Proms 2009
Lost Voices of World War 1 – A Recital 2010
Church “At Home” 2012
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2013
60th Anniversary Queen’s Coronation Programme 2013
60th Anniversary Queen’s Coronation Flyer 2016
Play: Nicholas, The Man from The Sea
Sundry
Files
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- CO Union Benefits Society Banner
- Domesday Book
- Enclosure Act Data
- Enclosure Act Summary
- Footpaths & Bridle Ways
- Golden Jubilee 2002
- Hayward Bridge
- Manors of Child Okeford
- Names: Origins Child Okeford & Field Names
- Old Post Office Cottage
- Silver Jubilee 1977
- CO Calor Gas of the Year Presentation 2002
- CO & Hanford Parish Plan 2004
- CO Village Design Statement 2007
Projects
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- Inns and Beerhouses
- Listed Buildings
Ongoing
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- COCCL (Child Okeford Centre for Care & Learning)
- Hanford
- Hey Day History
- Playgroup, Pre School and The Ark
- Playing Field and Recreation Ground
- St Nicholas School
- The Hill: Selected Extracts
- Village Hall