No items
Catalogue description Forestry Commission and predecessors: Director of Forestry for England, Correspondence and Papers, New Forest
| Reference: | F 10 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Forestry Commission and predecessors: Director of Forestry for England, Correspondence and Papers, New Forest |
| Description: |
This series comprises files illustrating the administration of the Forest and covers a variety of subjects from the building of roads and military manoeuvres to the hunting of squirrels and collecting of moss. |
| Date: | 1666-1958 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Forestry Commission, 1919- Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, 1810-1832 Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, 1851-1924 Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, 1832-1851 Surveyor General of Woods and Forests, 1715-1810 |
| Physical description: | 511 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
| Unpublished finding aids: |
A subject index to these papers (OBS 1359) is unfit for production but a photographic copy of this index is available. Please speak to staff at the enquiry desk for the precise location. |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
The New Forest was a Royal Forest as early as the reign of Canute and in 1079 William I greatly extended its boundaries and appointed it a place of sanctuary for the King's deer. From 1554 until the end of the eighteenth century the management of Royal Forests was the concern of a Surveyor General of Woods, Forests, Parks and Chases. From the 17th century up to the middle of the nineteenth century the chief interest of the Forests lay in its capacity to produce timber for the shipyards of Hampshire. The New Forest Act of 1877 was the first to make statutory provision for preserving the amenities of the Forest. |
Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Let us know