(updated 30th. August 2008)             Archive Material         (site still being constructed)
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Early Meet reports: (1946 - 1959)
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Letters and other documents:
To:	Date:	From:
E. Simpson, G. Cornes	1947	R.D. Leakey:     Re: Lancaster Cavern April 27,  1947
Wilf Taylor	1948	Norman Thornber:   Re: CRO.   18.03.48
Wilf Taylor	1949	Norman Thornber.  Re: RRCPC   15.02.49
Wilf Taylor	1950	Eli Simpson (BSA)  Re: Tressapssing into Lancaster Hole  30.05.50
Geoge Cornes	1950	Alan Hyslop (solicitor)  Re: Tressapssing into Lancaster Hole  20.06.50
Ron Bliss	1952	Tom Sykes:     Re: Caving in Cyprus (1952)
Ron Bliss	1952	Gordon Warren? Re.     Easegill formations (1952)
Wilf Taylor	1954	Instituto Nacional Para La Investigacion de Recursos Minerals  15.01.54  Re: Congress in Mexico
Ron Bliss	1957	Dennis Kemp: Re:    Request to take Sir John Hunt caving (1957)
Ron Bliss	1957	Sir John Hunt: Re:    Apology cancelling visit to Lancaster Hole (1957)
ArthurWoodall	1959	Colin Green (NPC)  Re:  Caving expedition + Relations with farmers etc. 24.09.59
M. Wilkinson	1969	Roger Sutcliffe (GC)  Re: Newsletters.  11.08.69
Clark Oglethorpe  (Solicitors)	1958	Marsden & Marsden (Solicitors)  Re: Debt.  13.08.58
Arthur Woodall	1958	Clark Oglkethorpe  (Solicitors)  Re: Debt.  14.08.58
Jim Eyre	1961	Jack Kennerley (NEG)  Re: Relations with kindred clubs.  30.10.61
Tom Sykes	1965	Mick Bateson.  Re: General   17.08.65
RRCPC	1969	Tony Tanner.  Re: Membership enquiry.  31.07.69
Tony Tanner	1969	Peter Llewellyn.  Re: above  07.08.69
M. Wilkinson	1969	Don Mellor (CPC)  Re: Journals   20.08.69
Miss (Mrs) Wilkinson	1969	B. Roberts (ULSA) Re: Journals.  22.08.69
Peter Llewellyn	1969	Michael Hartland (BPC)  Re: Insurance  10.09.69
Bradford Pothole Club	1969	RRCPC. Re: Pirating our digs  30.10.69
RRCPC	1969	Bradford Pothole Club. Re: reply to above  06.11.69
Peter Llewellyn	1969	Michael Hartland (BPC)  Re: personnal reply to above  06.11.69
M. Wilkinson	1970	Rotary Club, Morecambe & Heysham.  Re: Hobbies Exhibition  27.01.70
M. Wilkinson	1970	Rotary Club, Morecambe & Heysham.  Re: Hobbies Exhibition  07.03.70
Peter Llewellyn	1970	Jim Newton. Re: Letter from India  28.11.70
Sandra Wilkinson: President, RRCPC	1988	W. Taylor:    18.04.88?
Sandra Wilkinson: President, RRCPC	1989	W. Taylor:    with enclosures.  17.04.89
		Press cutting: Blackwater rafting
Sandra Wilkinson: President, RRCPC	1989	W. Taylor:    with enclosures.  14.09.89
		Weymouth News: (1988) Wiri Lave Caves
Sandra Wilkinson: President, RRCPC	1991	W. Taylor:    with enclosures.  25.03.91
		New Zealand caving press cuttings.
		Photograph: Bury Cave and Pothole Club 1939
Wilkinson Family	1997	Gerard Verhaegh: Re: General greetings  06.03.97
RRCPC	1998	Liz and Jon Forster: Re:    Letter of thanks, wedding day (1998)
Sandra Wilkinson: President, RRCPC	2002	W. Leyland: General greetings. 31.01.02
Cinderella: A farce in three easy parts		Re:    Dinner turn script
Ode to Eli		By W. V. Leyland
Tape Recordings:
Red Rose Annual Dinner Tape Shows:
During the period 1956 to the late 1970's the Red Rose nearly always presented at their Annual Dinner, a pre recorded play on tape, the members depicting recent club events, often in the style of the "Goon Show".                     Follow  link to: ►		Tape Recordings
Some of these recordings have now been transferred to CD:
Follow  link to: ►		Audio archive
Other Taped Recordings in archives:
Red Rose events:		21st. Birthday Party
		Yugoslavia Trip: commentary
		Dr. Aspin's Annual Dinner Speech
		Red Rose Saga
		Trip to France: BPC & Red Rose
		Solo, stand up act by Peter Ashmead
		Pete Ashmeads dinner turn
		Red Rose in Majorca: commentary
		Caverns of Casterton Fell - the early years: commentary
		Ingleborough Cave Trip
		Yugoslavia Commentary
		The Opening of Top Sink
		Turkey Trip Slide Show: commentary
Other recordings:		3 Peaks and Limestone: commentary
		Selection of the Goon Shows
Follow  link to: ►		Tapes Recordings
Ashmead, Pete:
Surveys:
Ease Gill Survey: (1967)		Original paper drawing in pencil of  (1967) survey.
Ease Gill Survey: (1967)		Original Ink drawing ready for printing of  (1967) publication.
Ease Gill Survey: (1967)		Photocopy of Original Ink drawing ready for printing of (1967) publication.
Ease Gill Survey: (1967)		Casterton Fell.  Surface drawing with overlay of underground passages (1967)
Ease Gill Survey: (1967)		OS  6" sheet SD68SE with overlay of geological features.
Bliss, Ronald:
Diarys:
Volume 1:   Nature Notes and Woodcraft Logbook:		28th. February 1943           to      27th. December 1943
Volume 2:   Adventure in Woodcraft:		1st. January 1944               to      18th. November 1944
Volume 3:   Woodcraft Logbook:		24th. November 1944         to       23rd. June 1945
Volume 4:   Woodcraft Logbook:		23rd. June 1945                to       19th. August 1945
Volume 5:   Woodcraft Logbook:		25th. August 1945             to       14th. June 1946
Volume 6:   Woodcraft Logbook:		14th. June 1945                to       12th. February 1950
1948 diary:		23rd. January 1948          to       30th. April 1948
Volume 7:   Woodcraft Logbook:		15th. February 1950         to        22nd. July 1951
1951 diary:		1st. January 1951             to        31st. December 1951
1952 Diary:		1st. January 1952             to        31st. December 1952  (with some 1953 notes added)
Photographs:    Digital
Digital: Disc1		RRCPC Old Slides.  Selection of 69 photographs copied  from old glass slides and/or negatives
Digital: Disc 2		Jack King (NCFC) Slides - Power Poiunt Presentation
Digital: Disc 3
Digital: Disc 4
Digital: Disc 5
Digital: Disc 6
Digital: Disc 7
Digital: Disc 8
Photographs:    2"x2" Slides:
Slide Collection                                 Follow  link to: ►		Rons Slide Collection
Photographs:   Print Albums:                                    ►		A collection of around 1000 prints - both above and below ground
1. Green Album-1:                                Follow  link to: ►		Green Album 1
100 Black and White images: from the period  1949-1953
2. Green Album-2:                                Follow  link to: ►		Green Album 2
60 Black and White images
3. Black Album-1:                                Follow  link to: ►		Black Album 1
100 Colour images: Underground shots.
4. Black Album-2:                                Follow  link to: ►		Black Album 2
57 Black and White images: Underground shots.
circa 1950's
5. Black Album-3:                                Follow  link to: ►		Black Album 3
Mainly Black and White images: Above & Underground shots.
6. Blue Album-1:                                 Follow  link to: ►		Blue Album 1
100 Mixed images: Underground + Red Rose related
historical images
7. Blue Album-2:                                 Follow  link to: ►		Blue Album 2
100 Mixed colour images: Winter Scenes
8. Blue Album-3:                                 Follow  link to: ►		Blue Album 3
100 Mixed colour images: Above and underground
9. Blue Album-4                                  Follow  link to: ►		Blue Album 4
100 Mixed colour images: Winter Scenes
10. Red Album-1                                 Follow  link to: ►		Red Album 1
Images: Wildlife and Flowers
11. White Box                                        Follow  link to: ►		Mounted Prints
Mainly Black and White images mounted on display cards
( some underground )
Photographs:   Stereoscopic Viewer + slides
Mahogany Stereoscopic slide viewer: including
3D Slides (Box 1) Set of 7 slides.		In The White Scar Cavern  1
		In The White Scar Cavern  2
		In The White Scar Cavern  3
		In The White Scar Cavern  4
		In The White Scar Cavern  5
		The Grotto - White Scar Cavern
		The First Waterfall - White Scar Cavern
3D Slides (Box 2)  Set of 7 slides.		The Treak Cavern - Castleton
		In the Treak Cavern - Castleton  1
		In the Treak Cavern - Castleton  2
		In the Treak Cavern - Castleton  3
		In the Treak Cavern - Castleton  4
		In the Treak Cavern
		The Grotto - Treak Cavern   1
		The Grotto - Treak Cavern   2
		Behind the Wire - Treak Cavern
		Stalagmites - Treak Cavern Castleton
		Variegated Cavern - Treak Cavern - Castleton
		The Treak Cavern - Hold 45° upwards
		The End Cavern - Treak Cavern
Dilling, Nancy:
Diary:		Still being catalogued
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Taylor, Wilfred:
Press Cuttings:		Selection of post 2nd World War press cuttings - yet to be catalogued.
Diary: (Hand Written)		Front Cover -" Bury Cave and Pothole Club" notepaper + Picture of Main Chamber,  Gaping Ghyll.  by H.W. Rhodes
		Lancaster Hole:
		Discovery - 29th. September 1946.	Pages 1-2
		The Descent - 13th. Octiober 1946.	Pages 3-7
		Lancaster Hole - 21/22/11/46	Page 15
		(page out of order but numbered as given)
		Lancaster Hole, Sketch Plan and section, 22/11/46.	Page 8
		(probably the first ever survey of Lancaster Hole)
		Lancaster Hole - 27/10/46	Pages 9-11
		Lancaster Hole - 10/11/46	Pages 12-14
		(blank page)
		Lancaster Hole, Saturday night - 7/12/46	Pages 3-7.
		Lancaster Hole - 22/12/46	Pages 16-18
		Lancaster Hole - 7/12/46.	Pages 19-20
		Lancaster Hole - 22/12/46.	Pages 21-22
		Lancaster Hole - 5/1/47	Page 23
		24th. November 1946. The Master Cave	Pages 24-25
		(Typed and signed)
		Report from R.W.Taylor. Burrow. Received 13.xii.1946)	Page 25
		- Saturday/Sunday. December 7/8th 1946.
		- The expedition began at midnight.
		(Typed and with penciled notes)
		Lancaster Hole - 19/1/47	Pages 26-27
		Casterton Fell - 30/3/47	Pages 28-30
		The Collonade, Lancaster Hole - photograph by E. Simpson 1947.	Page 30
		(with  R.W. Taylor, Christine, Thornber)
		The Master Cave - April 13th. 1947.	Pages 31-36
		Lancaster Hole (Thursday night) 8th. April	Pages 37-39
		Oxford Hole - 12/6/47- Survey.	Page 39 (insert)
		(Titled)
		- One hours exploration. June 12th. 1947. 8.45pm 9.45pm, George Cornes, W. Taylor)
		- Explored depth approx. 100ft.
		Oxford Hole - 8/6/47.	Page 40
		Oxford Hole - 12/6/47.	Pages 40-44
		Lancaster Hole - 24/8/47.	Pages 46-48
		Lancaster Hole - 14/9/47.	Pages 49-49B
		Lancaster Hole. New Section. - Survey.	Page 50
		(Titled)
		- Rough sketch on exploration by Martin Ridges and W. Taylor 24/8/47.
		Lancaster Hole - 13/9/47.	Page 51
		Lancaster Hole - 14/9/47.	Page 51-53
			(No page numbering from this point)
		Lancaster Hole - 20/9/47.	1 page
		Bull Pot of the Witches. Casterton. - photograph by R. Bliss R.R.P.C.	1 page
		Lancaster Hole - 12/10/47	2 pages
		Lancaster Hole - 26/10/47	4 pages
		Lancaster Hole - 23/2/48. Sat & Sun.	3 pages
		Next section of diarty consists 23 pages of photographs
page 1		Lancaster Hole - by G. Aspen.	23 pages
		1.  Foot of 110 ft. Pitch. Entrance Chamber. Showing Iron Ladder.
		2. "Portcullis". "Chocolate Tunnel". "Wilf Taylor's Passage".
page 2		Lancaster Hole. by J. Aspen.
		1.  Deformed Stalagtites caused by flood debris. Stream Passage Master Cave.
page 3		Lancaster Hole - by J. Aspen.
		1.  "Snail Cavern",  Montague Cavern",  "East"
		2.  "Snail Cavern", "Montague Cavern", "East",
		Unusual formations showing floor movement.
page 4		Lancaster Hole - by J. Aspen.
		1.  Lancaste Hole.
		2. Deformed stalagtites due to collections of flood debris. Master Cave.
page 5		Ivory Castles Lancaster Pot - by R. Bliss
		1.  Missing
		2.  Grave-Yard,  Lancaster Pot.
page 6		Missing
page 7		Portcullis Passage - Lancaster Pot - by R. Bliss.   Missing
		Eyre, Bewes, Kitchen, Saunders.
page 8		Lancaster Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss
		1. (no details)
		2. (no details)
page 9		Collenade. Lancaster Pot 1950.  by R. Bliss "Red Rose"  Missing
page 10		Smokey Hole. Leck Fell - by R. Bliss
		1.   Leyland,  Smoked Out.
		2.   Marton Arms 1950
page 11		Swindon Pot, Easegill - by R. Bliss
		1. Himself. Cornes  Missing
		2.   Bewes, Eyre, Pollit
page 12		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss
		1.   J.Eyre, Platypus Junction
page 13		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss "Red Rose"  Missing
page 14		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss "Red Rose"
		1.   Leyland
		2.   On the Road. Taylor, Bliss
page 15		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss
		1.   "Broadway" - Photograph by Lead-lamps.
page 16		Oxford Pot 1950 - by R. Bliss
page 17		Portculliss Passage LP.  - by R. Bliss
		1.   Kitchen, Leyland.
		2.