Gwent Archives
GB0218.D2633
GB0218.D2633
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Gwent Archives
- Title
- Fairoak Nurseries, Bassaleg
- ID
- GB0218.D2633
- Date
- 1896-1930
- Extent
- 29.0 items
- Language
- English
Biographical/Historical note
The Nurseries were founded by John Basham who took over the house and lands at Fairoak in 1878. For his great skill in rose and fruit growing he was made a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society. In 1899 he published in the Society's journal an account of the state of fruit cultivation throughout Monmouthshire. He advocated the replanting of many orchards and with the aid of a new County Council's Technical Committee which furnished farmers with instruction and small grants, the Fairoak Nurseries were able to provide many of the new fruit trees.
For further details see D2633/29.
Scope and Contents note
day books, 1896-1914; ledgers, 1910-1930; cash books, 1910-1922; miscellaneous, 1910-c.1980
Arrangement note
Arranged into : day books;ledgers; cash books; miscellaneous.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Gwent Archives
Conditions Governing Access note
Usual conditions apply
Conditions Governing Use note
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Accruals note
Accruals are not expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated,1988
Appraisal note
All records deposited at Gwent Record Office have been retained.
Other Finding Aids note
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at Gwent Record Office.
Collection Inventory
Day Books |
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D2633/1 Record of customer accounts and orders; at back:- copy article by J. Riddell, 'Caberris Orchard: unsuitable site for an orchard', Garden 10 December 1898 (pp 329-330); copy letter by John Basham, F.R.H.S.' to Council of R.H.S. concerning breaches of regulations governing exhibitions of British grown fruit 10 October 1899 (pp 331-32, 347) Paginated; index at front 1896-1899 |
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D2633/2 Record of customer accounts and orders including expenses for delivery and [?] contract work; paginated; index at front 1899-1915 |
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D2633/3 Record of customer accounts and orders including expenses for delivery and [?] contract work; paginated; index at front 1908-1909 |
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D2633/4 Record of customer accounts and orders including expenses for delivery and [?] contract work; paginated; index at front 1909-1910 |
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D2633/5 Record of customer accounts and orders including expenses for delivery and [?] contract work; paginated; index at front 1911-1914 |
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Ledgers |
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D2633/6 Paginated; index at front 1910-1911 |
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D2633/7 Paginated; index at front 1911-1912 |
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D2633/8 Paginated; index at front 1912-1913 |
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D2633/9 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1913-1922 |
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D2633/10 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1915-1916 |
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D2633/11 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1916-1917 |
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D2633/12 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1917-1918 |
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D2633/13 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1918-1921 |
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D2633/14 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1921-1922 |
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D2633/15 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1922-1923 |
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D2633/16 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1923-1924 |
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D2633/17 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1924-1925 |
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D2633/18 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1925-1956 |
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D2633/19 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1926-1927 |
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D2633/20 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1927-1928 |
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D2633/21 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1928-1929 |
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D2633/22 Paginated; index at the front including 'trade expenses' 1929-1930 |
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Cash Books |
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D2633/23 Tyn y Ffynon Farm account; paginated 1910-1925 |
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D2633/24 Record of cash received by: John Basham, senior partner of John Basham and Sons; Henry Basham and Joseph Basham [accounted separately] 1913-1920 |
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D2633/25 Cash Book: paginated 1919-1922 |
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Miscellaneous |
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D2633/26 Journal of work done including record of seeds sown per season and general husbandry; with remarks on crops yielded; paginated 1910-1913 |
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D2633/27 [Customer Index] Being a catalogue of names and addresses with [customer account] numbers, alphabetically arranged [c.1910] |
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D2633/28 Catalouge of Hardy Friuts, Ornamental and Forest Trees,shrubs, Conifers and Roses, cultivated by John Basham & Sons at Fair Oak Nurseries and at No. 36 Market Hall, Newport [1920] |
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D2633/29 Roger Phillips, "John Basham F.R.H.S. (1845-1927)"; transcript article abstracted from local [unidentified] magazine outlining the history of the family from the early nineteenth century including the foundation of the Fairoak Nurseries. [c.1980] |
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