Scarning Old Parish Council Documents
Pictures of some of the old records currently held by the Parish Clerk
The Parish Registers and other documents relating to Scarning are held at http://www.archives.norfolk.gov.uk/. Some of the items currently held by the Parish Clerk are illustrated here. The bulk of the papers and documents prior to 1930 are all handwritten, some perfectly legibly and others less so. The earliest typewritten letter is dated March 1895. (The modern typewriter was invented in 1873 but clearly did not come into widespread use for many years.) 
The parish clerk still has the iron box, here are some of the contents.
This handwritten valuation list together with supplemental pages date from 1904. They detail the occupiers and owners of every piece of land and every building in the parish. The estimated rental and rateable values are recorded
The overseers were responsible for the collection and distributin of of monies for the Poor Rate.Mr George Lane Miller was also the school master.
These three books (1925/6, 1926/7 and 1930/1) record in alphabetical order cottagers who were entitled to bread in December and January and indicate the address the family members also entitled.
Receipt book detailing the Precept.
Interesting old Barclays bank book. Covers the period 1907-1922, the page shown here shows all the transactions for 1913!
Monthly statements of rates collected 1912-1920
Water stained rate book for 1918 detailing occupiers,and owners of land and buildingsthje rateable value and rates collected.
Overseers account book
This little Charity Account book details transactions from 1829 to 1907. The main expenditure is for bread for the Poor.
One of many Balance sheets.
Hand written letters interesting jury list and register of electors have lists of residents. The 1921 register has been scanned and converted to text via OCR and is available elswhere on this site.
Yet another account book.
A handwritten record of the over 60's club covering twenty years, includes pictures of members with their names.
Inside pages £223 was collected
One of these (1954) has been scanned and converted to text via OCR and is availble elswhere on this site.There are several more up covering many of the years to 1980.