Mansel-Pleydell and Cecil competition essays

Roger Peers' centennial biography of J. C. Mansel-Pleydell includes (in Appendix 3) a brief and selective list of prizewinning essays, drawn from a catalogue held by the Mansel-Pleydell trustees, which, Peers says, was created by Eileen Dickson in 1999. The DNHAS library holds a typescript catalogue of 'Mansel-Pleydell competition prizewinners', with additions to c. 2006. This, though anonymous, must be an extended version of the earlier catalogue. (In March 2017, the latter catalogue was kept in a ring-binder labelled 'Dorset Subjects M-P' in case M of the DNHAS library, second shelf from bottom.) The list presented here was created by John Palmer in 2012, using the latter catalogue and other sources in the library. Since then he has made annual additions, using information from Ann Smith and Hilary Over, successive secretaries to the trustees, to whom he is much indebted. Prizes awarded in memory of C. D. Drew are also listed when known. Abbreviations and conventions are explained at the end.

Year	Competition	Winner?	Author	Subject	Publication, and other references
Dec. 1904: establishment of the MP and Cecil trust reported in detail in Proc. 26, xxix-xxxiii. Transcript of the text here.
aw.1906	MP	yes	W. Parkinson Curtis	The Ringed Plover	Jan.1907, Proc. 27,188-213; mentioned ibid. p.xxxvi
aw.1906	Cecil	yes	Ernest W. Short	Electricity as applied to household purposes	TS 46pp foolscap, figs, tables, illus, Box: DS:Industries 5(T-Z): Technology, item 8; mentioned Proc. 27,xxxvi
set,1906 aw.1907	MP	none	no entries	Ancient camps	mentioned Proc. 28,xli
aw.1907	Cecil	yes	Bertie James Eaton	Chemistry as applied to sanitation and domestic purposes	mentioned Proc. 28,xli
set,1907 aw,pr.1908	MP	yes	Miss L. Towers	The distribution of living plants in relation to the different geological formations in Dorset	Jan.1909, Proc. 29,119-125; presented at AGM in 1908, ibid. p.xlvi, described as "for 1907"
set,1907 aw.1908	MP	no	Ellen E. Woodhouse	as above	mentioned at AGM May 1908 Proc. 29,xlvi
aw.1908	Cecil	none	no entries	?	Lord E. Cecil says, Proc. 29,xxxv, that there was no MP or Cecil entry "in 1907"; but as to MP he is clearly wrong
May 1908 Proc. 29,xlvi subjects (MP: architectural styles, Cecil: radium, as below) and closing date (Mar.1909!) set for "1908" competition
set,1908 (Proc.29,xlvi) aw,pr.1909	MP	yes	Jem Feacey	The sequence and evolution of architectural styles in the church of Fordington St George	Feb.1910, Proc. 30,164-195; mentioned ibid. p.xxxviii; also in Bartelot and Feacey, The prebendal church of St George, Fordington, 1909, Dorchester: Dorset County Chronicle (for DNHAS), D:FOR
set,1908 (Proc.29,xlvi) aw,pr.1909	Cecil	yes	Cyril Douglas Day	The discovery of radium	mentioned Proc. 30,xxxviii
rec.1909 aw.1910	MP	yes	W. Theophilus Ord	The geology of the Purbeck Hills	Mar.1911, Proc. 31,141-160, described as "MP prize 1909-1910"
aw.1910	Cecil	yes	George Nicholson	Electricity as a motive power	mentioned Proc. 31,xxxiv
aw.1911	MP	none	no entries	?	mentioned Proc. 32,xxxviii
aw,pr.1911	Cecil	yes	F. Ullathorn Woolnough	Detection of food adulteration	mentioned Proc. 32,xxxviii
rec.1911 aw.1912	MP	yes	Cyril Douglas Day	Natural history of Bhompston Pond	1912, Proc. 33,200-231, described as "MP 1912"; mentioned ibid. p.xv-xvi
aw.1912	Cecil	yes	Eric Moullin	Wireless telegraphy in commerce and war	mentioned Proc. 33,xvi
set?1912 aw.1913	MP	yes	T. E. Usherwood	Roman villas in Dorset	Proc. 34,216-236; mentioned ibid. p.lii
aw.1913	Cecil	yes	Charles Roper	Known sources of petroleum and its products	mentioned Proc. 34,lii
aw.1914	Cecil	yes	George Nicholson	The utilization of natural forces for the economical production of electricity ...	mentioned Proc. 35,liii
aw.1915	Cecil	yes	Ronald D'Oyly Good	Radium	mentioned Proc. 36,xlvii
rec.1915 aw.1916	MP	yes	Ellen E. Woodhouse	Pre-Saxon civilisation in Dorset	Proc. 37,210-227 described as "MP prize 1915-1916"; mentioned ibid. p.xl
May 1916: No Cecil award mentioned at AGM, Proc. 37,xl
set,May,1916 (Proc.37,xli) aw.May,1917	MP	none	no entries	Kimmeridge Clay	and so, same set subject was reannounced for 1918 award, Proc. 38,xxxix
set,May,1916 (Proc.37,xli) aw.May,1917	Cecil	yes	W/o W. Leeming, AIF	Applications of electricity in war, esp. in treating diseases and wounds	mentioned Proc. 38,xxxv; there were several other entries
May 1918: no MP or Cecil award mentioned at AGM, Proc. 39
aw.1919	Cecil	yes	R. A. Lloyd-Barrow	Explosives in war from the Crusades to the present war	mentioned Proc. 40,xxxv
rec.1919 aw.1920	MP	yes	Vere L. Oliver	Tudor houses in Dorset	Proc. 41,55-91
rec.1919 aw.1920	MP	hon. mention	J. S. Udal	Dorset folklore	mentioned Proc. 41,xlii
aw.May,1921	Cecil	none	unknown whether any entries	?	mentioned Proc. 42,li
set,1921 (Proc.42,li) aw.1922	MP	yes	F. H. Haines	The distribution of the Order Hymenoptera in Dorset	Proc.43,65-107; mentioned ibid. p.lxiv
set,1921 (Proc.42,li) aw.1922	MP	creditable	Mr Pearce	Beetles and Colyoptera (sic)	mentioned Proc.43, lxiv
May 1922: no mention of Cecil prize at AGM, Proc. 43
May 1923: no mention of MP or Cecil prize at AGM, Proc. 44
set?1923 aw?1924	MP	yes	J. S. Udal	Armorial bearings in the old houses of Dorset	Proc. 45,121-173, described there as "MP prize 1924", but not mentioned at AGM 1924 Proc. 45
May 1924: no mention of Cecil prize at AGM, Proc. 45
aw.1925	Cecil	yes	E. D. L. Walder	Broadcasting, its possibilities and limitations	mentioned Proc. 46,lxiv; ibid. no mention of MP prize
set,1925 aw.1926	MP	none	no entries	Geological formation of Purbeck strata	mentioned Proc. 47,lxv; ibid. no mention of Cecil prize
May 1927: no mention of MP or Cecil prize at AGM, Proc. 48,lxx
set,1927 aw.1928	MP	yes	R. H. Cunnington	The scenery of Dorset and the geological factors to which it is due	Proc. 49,147-189, described there as "MP essay 1928"
set,1927 aw.1928	MP	no	"5 other essays"	as above	mentioned Proc. 49,lxxx
May 1928: last AGM of DNHAFC, with no mention of Cecil prize, Proc. 49,lxxx; no AGM reported in Proc. 50
Feb.1929: AGM of DNHAS "for" 1928, no mention of MP or Cecil awards, Proc. 51,37-43
rec?1929 pr.Feb.1930	MP	yes	W. R. G. Bond	Protection of flora and fauna	Proc. 51,253-276, described there "MP prize 1929", pr. mentioned ibid. p.88-89
Feb.1930: AGM of DNHAS "for" 1929, no Cecil prize mentioned, Proc. 51,88-89
rec?1930 pr.Feb.1931	Cecil	yes	Arthur George Pollard	Chemistry as applied to medicine	mentioned Proc. 52,xc-xci noting that the [?Cecil] prize is each other year
rec?1931 pr.Feb.1932	MP	yes	F. L. Blathwayt	The etiology of the occurrence and dispersal of birds in Dorset	Proc. 54,181-194, described there as "MP prize 1931"; presentation mentioned Proc. 53,xc
rec?1932 pr.Feb.1933	Cecil	consolation prize	Hilda M. Seward	Application of electricity on the farm	mentioned Proc. 54,lxiv; this was the only prize awarded; there were other essays
set,Feb.1933 (Proc.54,lxiv) pr.Feb.1934	MP	yes	E. C. Chancellor	The influence of the Roman occupation on modern Dorset	Proc.56,22-30, described there as "read 24 Apr 1934" and "MP prize 1934"; mentioned Proc. 55,lvi
set,Feb.1934 (Proc.55,lvi) pr.Feb.1935	Cecil	consolation prize	G. G. Whittle	Grid electrification	mentioned Proc.56,xxxiv-xxxv; this was the only prize awarded; there were other essays
set,Feb.1934 (Proc.55,lvi) pr.Feb.1936	MP	none	no entries	Town and country planning	mentioned Proc.57,xxv
set,Feb.1936 (Proc.57,xxv) pr.Feb.1937	Cecil	consolation prize	G. D. Whittle	Horse and mechanical traction	mentioned Proc. 58,xxvi; this was the only prize awarded; there were other essays
set,Feb.1936 (Proc.57,xxv) pr.Feb.1938	MP	yes	V. F. M. Oliver	Dorset inn signs	Proc. 60,120-141, described there as "MP prize 1938"; offprint at Box: DS:Industries 1(A-B): Brewing, item 24; mentioned Proc. 59,xxvi
set,Feb.1936 (Proc.57,xxv) pr.Feb.1938	MP	2nd	Hazel Grimwood	Dorset inn signs	mentioned Proc. 59,xxvi
set,Feb.1938 (Proc.59,xxvi) pr.Feb.1939	Cecil	yes	E. Garland	Large farms and smallholdings	mentioned Proc. 60,37
set,Feb.1938 (Proc.59,xxvi) pr.Feb.1939	Cecil	2nd	J. N. Atkinson	Large farms and smallholdings	mentioned Proc. 60,37
set,Feb.1938 (Proc.59,xxvi) pr.Feb.1940	MP	yes	Ronald D'Oyly Good	The old roads of Dorset	1st ed. Dorchester: Longmans,1940; 2nd revised and extended ed. Bournemouth: Commin,1966; both D:388.1; copy of 1st ed. at Box: DS:Roads: item 8; detailed supplement, Dorset History Centre, D.606
pr.Feb.1941	Cecil	yes	G. H. Atkinson	Ploughing up old grassland in wartime	mentioned Proc. 62,23
pr.Feb.1941	Cecil	£1	D. Green	Ploughing up old grassland in wartime	mentioned Proc. 62,23
set,Feb.1941 (Proc.62,21) pr.Feb.1942	MP	yes	V. F. M. Oliver	The external and internal appearance and contents of churches in rural deaneries of Dorset	mentioned Proc. 63,23
set,Feb.1942 (Proc.63,23) pr.Feb.1943	Cecil	none	no entries	Dorset Horn and Down sheep	mentioned Proc. 64,10
set,Feb.1942 (Proc.63,23) pr.Feb.1944	MP	yes	R. G. Bartelot	Vanished medieval castles of Dorset	Proc. 66,65-75 (abridged), mentioned Proc. 65,29
rec.1944 pr.Feb.1945	Cecil	yes	Robert Douch	The Dorset village of the future	mentioned Proc. 66,10
rec.1944 pr.Feb.1945	Cecil	2nd	Joan Kellaway	The Dorset village of the future	mentioned Proc. 66,10
rec.1944 pr.Feb.1945	Cecil	commended	Dorcas Gill	The Dorset village of the future	mentioned Proc. 66,10
rec.1944 pr.Feb.1945	Cecil	commended	Marjorie Nichols	The Dorset village of the future	mentioned Proc. 66,10
rec.1944 pr.Feb.1945	Cecil	commended	Dorothy Wilcox	The Dorset village of the future	mentioned Proc. 66,10
rec.1945 pr.Feb.1946	MP	yes	Hazel Grimwood	Charminster Church	guide booklet, date 1946, Box: DP:Charminster: item 1; mentioned Proc. 67,19
set,Feb.1946 pr.Feb.1947	Cecil	yes	J. S. W. Lush	Education in Dorset	set Proc. 67,20; presented Proc. 68,24
set,Feb.1946 pr.Feb.1948	MP	none	no entries	History of a Dorset manor	set Proc. 67,20; no entries Proc. 69,22
rec.1948 pr.Feb.1949	Cecil	divided	Dorothy Nash	Historical events in Dorchester	no 1st prize awarded, prize divided, as stated Proc. 70,23
rec.1948 pr.Feb.1949	Cecil	divided	Catharine Oakley	Historical events in Swanage	no 1st prize awarded, prize divided, as above
set,Feb.1948 pr.Feb.1950	MP	none	no entries	Local materials in Dorset buildings	set, Proc. 69,22; no entries, Proc. 71,32
rec.1950 pr.Feb.1951	Cecil	yes £10	M. E. S. Dort	Ensilage on the farm	mentioned Proc. 72,11
rec.1950 pr.Feb.1951	Cecil	2nd £5	Oliver C. Salisbury	Ensilage on the farm	mentioned Proc. 72,11
set,1951 pr.Feb.1952	MP	yes	Hon. James W. Best	Afforestation in Dorset, the case for hardwood versus softwoods	Set subject in full from a 1951 notice to members; winner mentioned Proc. 73,24
rec.1952 pr.Feb.1953	MP	yes	C. Eve[r]leigh	Modern methods in harvesting	mentioned Proc. 74,25
set,Feb.1953 pr.Feb.1954	MP	yes 10gns	Joseph Fowler	The almshouse of St John, Sherborne	set Proc. 74,25 as "A Dorset almshouse", mentioned Proc. 75,24
set,Feb.1953 pr.Feb.1954	MP	2nd	Patrick Macnaghton	Napper's Mite, Dorchester	set Proc. 74,25 as "A Dorset almshouse", mentioned Proc. 75,24
rec.1954 pr.Feb.1955	Cecil	yes	Christopher Roy Legg	Myxomatosis	MS, Box: DS:Agriculture 2: item 30, mentioned Proc. 76,32
rec.1954 pr.Feb.1955	Cecil	yes	Margaret Worthington	Myxomatosis	mentioned Proc. 76,32
rec.1955 pr.Feb.1956	MP	yes 12gns	Arthur J. Bull	The conservation and study of birdlife in Dorset	Proc. 79,99-103, described there as "MP essay 1955", mentioned Proc. 77,27
rec.1955 pr.Feb.1956	MP	2nd 6gns	Miss T. F. Almack	The conservation and study of birdlife in Dorset	mentioned Proc. 77,27
rec.1956 pr.Feb.1957	Cecil	yes	Christopher Roy Legg	Trees in country and town	MS and letter, Box: DS:Forestry: item 1, mentioned Proc. 78,21
February 1957: C. D. Drew's obituary, Proc. 78,11-16
set,?1957 pr.Feb.1958	MP	none	no entries	Water, wind and horse-mills	mentioned Proc. 79,13
1959: AGM moved from Feb. to May; AGM reported not in Proc. 80 but in Proc. 81
rec.1958 pr.May,1959	Cecil	yes £5	Christopher Roy Legg	Recent changes in the flora and fauna of Dorset	MS, Box: DP:Purbeck 1: item 21, mentioned Proc. 81,14
rec.1959 pr.May,1960	MP	yes £12	H. S. L. Dewar	Dorset windmills, watermills and horsemills	Proc. 82,109-132, described there as "MP prize 1959"; offprint at Box: DS:Mills: item 3; mentioned Proc. 82,23
rec.1959 pr.May,1960	MP	2nd £6	Michael John Way (of Clouds Hill)	Dorset windmills, watermills and horsemills	TS, Box: DS:Mills: item 3; mentioned Proc. 82,23
May 1961: Drew memorial trust mentioned at AGM Proc. 83,17
rec.1960 pr.1961	Cecil	ex gratia £5	H. C. Stone	Shop fronts in Dorset erected before 1880	MS, illus, marked "Received by 31 Dec 1961" (clearly an error for 1960), Box: DS:Architecture: item 3; mentioned Proc. 83,17
pr.May,1962	MP	none	no entries	Migration and the Dorset fauna	mentioned Proc. 84,17
rec.1961 pr.May,1962	Drew	jt.1st £5	Miss J. Dexter	Photos of Dorset tollgate houses	mentioned Proc. 84,17
rec.1961 pr.May,1962	Drew	jt.1st £5	Miss A. Rogers	Photos of Dorset tollgate houses	mentioned Proc. 84,17
set?1962 pr.May,1963	Cecil	yes £20	Alan Penny	Icehouses in Dorset	Proc. 86,203-230, described there as "Cecil prize 1963"; supplementary TS, Box: DS:Icehouses: items 3, 4; mentioned Proc. 85,17
set?1962 rec.1962 pr.May,1963	Cecil	2nd £20	Jill Rosemary Brewer	Icehouses in Dorset	TS 25pp, Box: DS:Icehouses: item 1; mentioned Proc. 85,17 as receiving Bronze medal
set?1962 pr.May,1963	Drew	none	no entries	Photos of Dorset schools built before 1900	mentioned Proc. 85,21
set,1963 aw.1964	MP	none	no entries	AEA Winfrith, effects on flora and fauna	mentioned Proc. 86,21
pr.May,1964	Drew	yes £5	Jeremy Robert Howson	Photos/sketches of horse troughs	TS, photos with explanation, Box: DS:Agriculture 1: item 17, L.1971.88.1, mentioned Proc. 86,21
pr.May,1964	Drew	£2	Julian Romanes	Photos/sketches of horse troughs	MS exercise book, Box: DS:Agriculture 1: item 18, L.1971.88.2, mentioned Proc. 86,21
pr.May,1964	Drew	£2	Martin Dickson	Photos/sketches of horse troughs	mentioned Proc. 86,21
set,1964 (Proc.86,21) pr.May,1965	Cecil	jt 1st £20	Christine Boon	Dorset harbours and maritime trade	mentioned Proc. 87,19
set,1964 (Proc.86,21) pr.May,1965	Cecil	jt 1st £20	Judith Wallis	Dorset harbours and maritime trade	mentioned Proc. 87,19
set,1964 ((Proc.86,21) pr.May,1965	Drew	yes	Julian Romanes	Photos of milestones in Dorset	MS, illus, ringbound, Box: DS:Milestones: item 2, L.1971.89.1; mentioned Proc. 87,18
set,1964 ((Proc.86,21) aw.1965	Drew	no	Jeremy Robert Howson	Photos of milestones in Dorset	MS, photos, card cover, Box: DS:Milestones: item 3, L.1971.89.2
rec.1965 aw.1966	MP	yes £30 and silver medal	John Horace Lucking	Railways of Dorset	bound TS (1968), D:385, with judge's report dated Feb.1966, Box: DS:Railways 2: item 46; mentioned Proc. 88,22-23
rec.1965 aw.1966	MP	2nd £25 and bronze medal	P. Henshaw	Railways of Dorset	TS, illus, Box: DS:Railways 2: item 49; mentioned Proc. 88,22-23
rec.1965 aw.1966	MP	3rd £10 and bronze medal	F. J. W. Baggs	Railways of Dorset	TS 49pp, Box: DS:Railways 2: item 42; mentioned Proc. 88,22-23
rec.1965 aw.1966	MP	4th	John Lewis Dickson	Railways of Dorset	TS 18pp, figs, illus, Box: DS:Railways 2: item 44; mentioned Proc. 88,22-23
rec.1965 aw.1966	Cecil (called "MP junior")	yes £10 and silver medal	Michael Colin Whittle	Railways of Dorset	MS in ring binder, illus, Box: DS:Railways 2: item 48, with judge's report dated Jan.1966; mentioned Proc. 88,22-23
rec.1965 aw.1966	Cecil (called "MP junior")	2nd	Peter Foster	Railways of Dorset	MS, map, Box: DS:Railways 2: item 45, with judge's report dated Jan.1966
rec.1965 aw.1966	Cecil (called "MP junior")	7th	C. Neale	Railways of Dorset	TS, Box: DS:Railways 2: item 47, "junior" written by librarian on envelope, with judge's report dated Feb. 1966
set?1965 aw.1966	Drew	yes	Patrick Merritt	Recital of a poem of Wm. Barnes	mentioned Proc. 88,22
set,1966 aw.1967	MP	yes £30	Barbara M. Kerr	Dorset fields and their names	Proc. 89,233-256; mentioned in TS of Ralph Wightman broadcast, Box: DS:Field names: item 1; mentioned Proc. 89,23
set,1966 aw.1967	Drew	£4 (reduced from £5)	Julian Romanes	Dorset fords and watersplashes	only entry; mentioned Proc. 89,23
rec.1967 aw.1968	MP junior	£8	Martin Saffery	Tithe barns and other barns	MS in binder, illus, Box: DS:Architecture: item 4; mentioned Proc. 90,25, only one entry
aw.1968	Drew	none	no entries	Photos of secular towers	mentioned Proc. 90,25
rec.1968 aw.1969	MP	yes £30	Margaret Pearson	The Arts and crafts of Hardy's Dorset	mentioned Proc. 91,20
rec.1968 aw.1969	MP	2nd, 5gns	Elizabeth O. Cockburn	The Arts and crafts of Hardy's Dorset	"Sanders collection 1B 7"; mentioned Proc. 91,20
rec.1968 aw.1969	MP	no	unknown	The Arts and crafts of Hardy's Dorset	three entries are mentioned Proc. 91,20
aw.1969	Drew	yes £8	Christopher Dickson	Photos of buildings or scenes described in the works of Hardy	mentioned Proc. 91,19, the only entry
set,1969 aw.1970	MP	none	no entries	Impact of modern land utilisation on flora and fauna	mentioned Proc. 92,19-20
set,1969 aw.1970	Drew	none	no entries	Photos of six species of common birds	mentioned Proc. 92,20
rec.1970 aw.1971	MP	yes £30	Peter W. Lock	Deserted medieval sites in Dorset	TS, 41pp +illus, etc. Box: DA:Medieval: item 7, with accompanying letter dated Dec.1970; mentioned Proc. 93,21
rec.1970 aw.1971	MP	2nd £20	Joan Brocklebank	Deserted medieval sites in Dorset	Proc. 94,63-66, described there as "entered 1970"; author's copy with her notes, D:942.03; TS 15pp +illus, spring-file, Box: DA:Medieval: item 1; mentioned Proc. 93,21
rec.1970 aw.1971	MP	3rd £10	Miss J. B. Lang	Deserted medieval sites in Dorset	TS, 15pp +illus, Box: DA:Medieval: item 3; mentioned Proc. 93,21
set,1970 aw.1971	Drew	none	no entries	Photos of road signs from before the motor car	mentioned Proc. 93,21
set,1971 (Proc.93,21) pr.Jun.1972	MP	yes £30	Elizabeth O. Cockburn	The development of stone-quarrying in Dorset	TS, 54pp, illus, bound, Box: DS:Industries 4: Stone, item 3; printed, informally bound as The stone quarries of Dorset, ibid. item 2; mentioned AR1972,19
set,1971 (Proc.93,21) pr.Jun.1972	MP	2nd £20	A. G. Waite	The development of stone-quarrying in Dorset	MS, photos, ringbound, ht.31cm, D:622.292, mentioned AR1972,19
set,1971 (AR1972,20) pr.Jun.1972	Drew	yes £8	Christopher Beling	Drawing/painting of oldest house in locality	mentioned AR1972,20
set,1972 (AR1972,19) pr.Jun.1973	MP	yes £30	Donald Young	Extraction and conservation of water in Dorset	TS, 61pp +illus, spring binder, Box: DS:Water: item 5; mentioned NL,Dec.1973,3
set,1972 (AR1972,19) pr.Jun.1973	MP	2nd £20	Lilian Diaper	Extraction and conservation of water in Dorset	TS, 33pp illus, ring-bound, Box: DS:Water: item 1; mentioned NL,Dec.1973,3
set,1972 (AR1972,19) pr.Jun.1973	MP	3rd £15	Edward Golding	Extraction and conservation of water in Dorset	TS, 49pp +illus, laced binding, Box: DS:Water: item 2; mentioned NL,Dec.1973,3
set,1972 (AR1972,20) pr.Jun.1973	Drew	yes £8	Fiona Goodson	A Dorset river	mentioned NL,Dec.1973,3
set,1973 (NL,Dec.1973,3) pr.Jun.1974	MP	yes £30	Elizabeth O. Cockburn	History of brewing in Dorset	not in Box: DS:Industries A-B: Brewing; mentioned NL4,Dec.1974,3
set,1973 (NL,Dec.1973,4) pr.Jun.1974	Drew	yes £8	Thomas Anderson	Around the year on a farm	mentioned NL4,Dec.1974,3
1975, no MP subject set; henceforth 2 years lead-time allowed, NL6,Dec.1975,11
set,1974 (NL4,Dec.1974,3) aw.Jun.1975	Drew	none	no entries	20 photos of a Dorset town or village	mentioned NL6,Dec.1975,11; competition suspended, its future under discussion
set,1974 (NL4,Dec.1974,3) rec.1975 pr.Jun.1976	MP	yes £75	Glanville J. Davies	Dorset and the Newfoundland fisheries	Proc. 101,1-5, described there as "MP prize 1975"; mentioned NL8,Dec.1976,6; map of Newfoundland, Box: DS:Industries 2(C-H): Fishing: item 5
set,1974 (NL4,Dec.1974,3) rec.1975 pr.Jun.1976	MP	2nd £15	Elizabeth O. Cockburn	Dorset and the Newfoundland fisheries	TS 37pp +illus, binder, annotated "MP essay 1975", Box: DS:Industries C-H: Fishing: item 4; mentioned NL8,Dec.1976,6
set,1974 (NL4,Dec.1974,3) rec.1975	MP	no	Lilian Diaper	Dorset and the Newfoundland fisheries	TS 58pp +illus, binder, annotated "MP essay 1975", Box: DS:Industries 2(C-H): Fishing: item 14; mentioned as one of 4 entries, NL8,Dec.1976,6
set,1974 (NL4,Dec.1974,3) rec.1975	MP	no	Gregory Stevens Cox	Dorset and the Newfoundland fisheries	TS 87pp illus, annotated "MP essay 1975", Box: DS:Industries 2(C-H): Fishing: item 13; mentioned as one of 4 entries, NL8,Dec.1976,6
June 1976: MP trustees announce no more set subjects, but original research will be required. NL8,Dec.1976,6
June 1976: Charles Drew Memorial Prize, for A level History, replaces previous competition. NL8,Dec.1976,6; NL10,Dec.1977,2
set?1975 rec.1976 pr.Jun.1977	MP	yes £100	J. Thurley	Dorset horse-drawn wagons	D:631.3735; mentioned NL10,Dec.1977,2
set?1975 rec.1976 pr.Jun.1977	MP	jt 2nd £25	R. F. Gange (not Genge)	Dorset horse-drawn wagons	TS illus, foolscap, binder, dated (?by author) "Dec.1976", Box: DS:Wagons: item 4; mentioned NL10,Dec.1977,2
set?1975 rec.1976 pr.Jun.1977	MP	jt 2nd (not 3rd) £25	Miss J. B. Lang	Dorset horse-drawn wagons	TS 16pp foolscap, described by author as MP essay 1976, Box: DS:Wagons: item 5; mentioned NL10,Dec.1977,2
rec.1977 pr.Jun.1978	MP	yes £75	Dr C. J. Wrigley	William Barnes and the social problem	Proc. 99,19-27; also in Barnes collection; mentioned NL12,Dec.1978,3
rec.1977 pr.Jun.1978	MP	2nd £25	E. C. Chaplin (not Chapman)	Social structure of a Dorset village in C19 (not William Barnes and the social problem)	TS mentioned as "to be added to the archives" NL12,Dec.1978,3
rec.1977 pr.Jun.1978	MP	3rd £10	Miss L. D. Jones	Neolithic stone artefacts	TS mentioned as "to be added to the archives" NL12,Dec.1978,3
pr.Jun.1978	Drew	£40	Paul Brecknell	History A level	mentioned NL12,Dec.1978,3
rec.1978 pr.Jun.1979	MP	£10	Shirley Percival	Lytchett Matravers, a Dorset village 200 years ago	TS 21pp, described by author "MP entry 1978", Box: DP:Lytchett Matravers: item 5; menntioned NL14,Dec.1979,7
June 1979: Trustees announce that in future there may be 2 [MP] prizes, NL14,Dec.1979,7
pr.Jun.1979	Drew	£40	Paula Endacott	History A level	mentioned NL14,Dec.1979,7
rec.1979 pr.Jun.1980	MP1	yes £100 and grant towards publication	Anne Horsfall	Changes in the habitats of Dorset flora since 1931	Proc. 101,121-132, described there as "MP prize 1979"; other parts 102,83-84 103,115-116 104,147-148 106,97-98 108,157-158; mentioned NL16,Dec.1980,5
rec.1979 pr.Jun.1980	MP2	£30 (for two papers)	Eric M. Garrett	The school at Bradford Abbas	TS 25pp, Box: DP:Bradford Abbas: item 3; mentioned NL16,Dec.1980,5
rec.1979 pr.Jun.1980	MP2	£30 (for two papers)	Eric M. Garrett	A man of the village [Harry James Gillham, Bradford Abbas]	TS 8pp, Box: DP:Bradford Abbas: item 4; mentioned NL16,Dec.1980,5
rec.1979 pr.Jun.1980	MP2	£10	H. S. Poole	Powerstock	mentioned NL16,Dec.1980,5
rec.1979 pr.Jun.1980	MP2	£10	Mrs D. Payne	Charlton Marshall	mentioned NL16,Dec.1980,5
rec.1979 pr.Jun.1980	MP2	no	unknown	unknown	a fifth entry mentioned NL16,Dec.1980,5
pr.Jun.1980	Drew	£40	Penelope Newman	History A level	mentioned NL16,Dec.1980,5
rec.1980 pr.Jun.1981	MP	jt 1st £25	John Campbell-Kease	The place names of Hazelbury Bryan	TS thumb-indexed, ringbound, "first pub. by the author 1980, copyright DNHAS 1981", kept next to Box: DP:Hazelbury Bryan, acc.no.L.1982.475; mentioned NL18,Dec.1981,5
rec.1980 pr.Jun.1981	MP	jt 1st £25	P. Jones	Local history of Frome St Quintin	unknown; mentioned NL18,Dec.1981,5; cf. Richard E. Jones, below
rec.1980 pr.Jun.1981	MP	jt 1st £25	R. L. C. Wood	Changes in the county boundary	TS 30pp +map, Box: DS:Local government: item 4; mentioned NL18,Dec.1981,5
rec.1980 pr.Jun.1981	MP	2nd £10	F. R. L. Bath	Thornford (not Cornford), a vanishing hamlet	TS 6pp +photos, annotated "MP and Cecil essay 1982", Box: DP:Bishops Caundle: item 1; mentioned NL18,Dec.1981,5
pr.Jun.1981	Drew	£40 in books	Martin Thompson	History A level	mentioned NL18,Dec.1981,5
rec.1981 pr.Jun.1982	MP	yes £100 and £250 towards publication	David Viner	Wimborne-Puddletown Turnpike Trust	Proc. 104,25-32, described there as "MP prize essay 1982"; offprint at Box: DS:Roads: item 29; mentioned NL20,Dec.1982,6
rec.1981 pr.Jun.1982	MP	2nd £75	Bernard Jones	William Barnes' poetry and publishing history	Barnes collection; mentioned NL20,Dec.1982,6
rec.1981 pr.Jun.1982	MP	3rd £35	S. C. S. Brown	James Dale of Glanvilles Wooton	DORCM L.1985.456, in natural history manuscript collection, housed (2015) in herbarium; mentioned NL20,Dec.1982,6
rec.1981 pr.Jun.1982	MP	4th £15	A. Mister	From public house to place of worship	?; mentioned NL20,Dec.1982,6
pr.Jun.1982	Drew	£40 in books	Roderick Moss	History A level	mentioned NL20,Dec.1982,6
rec.1982 pr.Jun.1983	MP1	jt 1st £75	John Campbell-Kease	Search for an 11th cent. village name [Hazelbury Bryan]	Proc. 105,13-14, described there as "MP essay 1983"; mentioned NL22,Dec.1983,4
rec.1982 pr.Jun.1983	MP1	jt 1st £75	Benjamin G. Cox	Former endowed schools of Blandford Forum	Proc. 105,5-12; mentioned NL22,Dec.1983,4
rec.1982	MP1	no	5 others	unknown	five other entries mentioned NL22,Dec.1983,4
rec.1982 pr.Jun.1983	MP2	£25	Jean Coull	Pimperne, the story so far	TS 8pp +map, annotated "MP essay 1977"(!), Box: DP:Pimperne: item 1; mentioned NL22,Dec.1983,4
rec.1982 pr.Jun.1983	MP2	£25	Mary Poston	Vietnamese boat people in Bridport	TS 6pp, dated by author Dec.1982, Box: DP:Bridport 5: item 205; mentioned NL22,Dec.1983,4
pr.Jun.1983	Drew	£40	Virginia Baumann	History A level	mentioned NL22,Dec.1983,4
rec.1983 pr.Jun.1984	MP1	yes £100	Jeremy Harte	Folklore of archaeological sites in Dorset	Cuckoo pounds and singing barrows, DNHAS, 1986, D:398; mentioned NL24,Dec.1984,11
rec.1983 pr.Jun.1984	MP1	2nd £50	Joan Brocklebank	The Dollings of Dunshay, Worth Matravers	TS, illus, maps, dated 1983, D:WOR (oversize); mentioned NL24,Dec.1984,11
rec.1983 pr.Jun.1984	MP1	3rd £25	John Campbell-Kease	Towards the origins of a Dorset village, Hazelbury Bryan	printed 8pp +maps, card cover, 4 copies, annotated "MP essay for 1983", Box: DP:Hazelbury Bryan: item 8; mentioned NL24,Dec.1984,11
rec?1983 (so Dickson)	MP1	?no	Richard E. Jones	Effects of enclosure and development of 19th cent. communications, Frome St Quintin	TS 61pp illus, annotated "c.1975" and also "MP essay for 1983", Box: DP:Frome St Quintin: item 1; not mentioned NL24,Dec.1984,11; may be the same as P. Jones, above
rec.1983 pr.Jun.1984	MP2	none	no entries		NL24,Dec.1984,11
pr.Jun.1984	Drew	£40	Dylan Evans	History A level	mentioned NL24,Dec.1984,11
rec.1984 pr.Jun.1985	MP 1 and 2	none	no entries		NL26,Dec.1985; Dickson says "1984 MP no entry", no mention NL26,Dec.1985
pr.Jun.1985	Drew	£20	Emma Mitchell	History A level	mentioned NL26,Dec.1985,1
pr.Jun.1985	Drew	£20	Richard Morris	History A level	mentioned NL26,Dec.1985,1
rec.1985 pr.Jun.1986	MP1	yes £200	M. J. Flame	Poor Law administration in Poole 1835-1845	Proc. 108,19-25, described there as "MP prize 1986"; TS 18pp with undated accompanying letter, Box: DP:Poole 2: item 70; mentioned NL28,Dec.1986,1
rec.1985 pr.Jun.1986	MP1	2nd	Laurence Keen and Charlotte Lindgren	Engravings of William Barnes	DNHAS, 1986; also in Barnes collection; mentioned NL28,Dec.1986,1
rec.1985 pr.Jun.1986	MP1	3rd £50	Karen Read (Mrs K. Lewenden)	The transition and decline of local singing styles	TS, ht.32cm, with cassette tape, D:781.62; mentioned NL28,Dec.1986,1 as to be summarised in Proc. but not found in cumulative index
rec.1985 pr.Jun.1986	MP1	no	Alan Penny	I'm sorry there's no icehouse	Icehouses in Dorset, a supplement Proc.108,199; mentioned NL28,Dec.1986,1
rec.1985 pr.Jun.1986	MP1	no	Christopher Holleyoak	Weymouth in spring/summer 1914	TS 52pp, dissertation College of St Mark and St John, April 1985; annotated on library envelope "MP essay 1985"; Box: DP:Weymouth 1, item 107, L.1987.380; mentioned NL28,Dec.1986,1
rec.1985 pr.Jun.1986	MP2	£25	Mrs C. Steel	Ringmoor	mentioned NL28,Dec.1986,1
rec.1985 pr.Jun.1986	MP2	£25	Mrs S. Denny	Duck Street, Hilton	mentioned NL28,Dec.1986,1
pr.Jun.1986	Drew	£40	Susan Adlam-Hill	History A level	mentioned NL28,Dec.1986,1
rec.1986 pr.Jun.1987	MP1	yes £250	R. Morris	Dorset by-election 1831	Proc.109,5; mentioned NL30,Dec.1987,2
rec.1986 pr.Jun.1987	MP1	2nd £100	Mrs Irene Jones and Mr R. E. G. Jones	Westminster Estate cottages, Stalbridge	?; mentioned NL30,Dec.1987,2
rec.1986 pr.Jun.1987	MP2	£50	Miss M. W. Thompson	Memoirs of Lady Grogan of Binghams Melcombe	?; mentioned NL30,Dec.1987,2
rec.1986 pr.Jun.1987	MP2	£50	Frank Brown	Without honour (development of Stinsford Corner)	TS 12pp and covering letter Dec.1986, Box: DB:H:Hardy: item 5; mentioned NL30,Dec.1987,2
rec.1986	MP 1 or 2	no	at least 1 other entry		mentioned NL30,Dec.1987,2
pr.Jun.1987	Drew	£40	Andrew Wood	History A level	mentioned NL30,Dec.1987,2
rec.1987 pr.Jun.1988	MP	yes £250	F. C. Hopton	The 1830 parliamentary election in Shaftesbury	Proc. 110,23-28, described there as "MP essay 1988"; mentioned NL32,Dec.1988,1
rec.1987 pr.Jun.1988	MP	2nd £100	S. C. S. Brown	A biographical account of some Dorset entomologists	Proc. 110,1-16, described there as "MP essay 1988"; mentioned NL32,Dec.1988,1
pr.Jun.1988	Drew	none	no worthy grade	History A level	mentioned NL32,Dec.1988,1
rec.1988 pr.Jun.1989	MP and Cecil	none	"trustees have not awarded prizes"		NL34,Dec.1989,7 without further explanation; E. Dickson's list agrees
pr.Jun.1989	Drew	£50	Timothy Sharman	History A level	mentioned NL34,Dec.1989,7
rec.1989 pr.Jun.1990	MP	yes £200	Anne Hosford (not Horsford)	The Bulbarrow turnpike and the Portmans	TS 9pp +maps etc, 2 copies, Dec.1989; also revised ed. 13pp +maps etc, 1991; Box: DS:Roads: item 22; mentioned NL36,Dec.1990,1
pr.Jun.1990	Drew	£50	Alison Hulmes	History A level	mentioned NL36,Dec.1990,1
pr.Jun.1990	Drew	£25	Simon Haigh	History A level	mentioned NL36,Dec.1990,1
rec.1990 pr.Jun.1991	MP	yes £300	Nancy Armstrong	The stained glass windows of St Mary's Church, Sturminster Newton	Text and photographs, separately ring-bound, ht.27cm, D:748.5 (oversize); mentioned NL38,Dec.1991,2
rec.1990 pr.Jun.1991	MP	2nd £200	Harry Johnston	A way of life	TS, illus, ht.30cm, D:942.33; mentioned NL38,Dec.1991,2
rec.1990 pr.Jun.1991	MP	jt 3rd £100	Eric M. Garrett	Bradford Abbas in the 19th century	TS 57pp undated, Box: DP:Bradford Abbas: item 6; mentioned NL38,Dec.1991,2
rec.1990 pr.Jun.1991	MP	jt 3rd £100	Elinor Murphy	Anglo-Saxon origins of Shaftesbury Abbey	Proc. 113,23-32; TS 40pp, spring binder, dated by author Dec.1990 rev.1991, Box: DS:Abbeys: item 5 (formerly item 7); mentioned NL38,Dec.1991,2
rec.1990 pr.Jun.1991	MP	jt 3rd £100	E. R. (Ted) Ward	Freddie Guest and the East Dorset constituency	TS 36pp +photos, undated, annotated on library envelope "MP essay 1990", Box: DS:Politics: County Divisions: item 8; mentioned NL38,Dec.1991,2
rec.1990 pr.Jun.1991	MP	£50	Rosemary Hunter	Neptune's flagship: Enterprise Neptune in Dorset	TS 28pp incl.photos, dated Dec.1990, Box: DP:Conservation 2: item 27; mentioned NL38,Dec.1991,2
rec.1990 pr.Jun.1991	MP	£50	Patricia Spooner	Lulworth Cove Heritage Centre	TS 18pp illus, dated Nov.1990, Box: DP:Lulworth 1: item 25; mentioned NL38,Dec.1991,2
rec.1990 pr.Jun.1991	MP	£50	B. Cox	The former Manor of Dame Marie (Damory) at Blandford	TS 12pp incl.maps, Box: DP:Blandford 2: item 67; mentioned NL38,Dec.1991,2
pr.Jun.1991	Drew	£50	Emma Loveridge	History A level	mentioned NL38,Dec.1991,2
pr.Jun.1991	Drew	£25	Simon Haigh	History A level	mentioned NL38,Dec.1991,2
rec.1991 pr.Jun.1992	MP2	yes £100	Philip Temple	The macro-invertebrates of fourteen West Dorset ponds	Proc. 114,221-226; TS 19pp, with referee's letter Apr.1992, Box: DS:Natural History 3: item 46; mentioned NL40,Dec.1992,8
rec?1991	MP	?	Anita Llewellyn	Inns in Shaftesbury	TS 17pp +4pp illus., undated, Box: DP:Shaftesbury 4: item 106, annotated on library envelope "MP essay 1991"
pr.Jun.1992	Drew	£50	Melanie Kemp	History A level	mentioned NL40,Dec.1992,8
pr.Jun.1992	Drew	£50	John Tilsley	History A level	mentioned NL40,Dec.1992,8
June 1992: Very brief history of MP, Cecil and Drew trusts and prizes by C. J. Bailey, NL40,Dec.1992,7-8
rec.1992 pr.Jun.1993	MP1	yes £250	Irene Jones	The Stalbridge estate 1780-1854	TS, illus, spiral-bound, ht.30cm (1992), D:STA; mentioned AR1993,16*; see background
rec.1992 pr.Jun.1993	MP1	2nd £150	N. G. Wilkins	Quakers in Ryme Intrinseca	Proc. 116,142-143; mentioned AR1993,16*
rec.1992 pr.Jun.1993	MP2	special award	Wendy Malet	Operation Bypass (A303)	TS, illus, ring-bound (1993), D:388.109; mentioned AR1993,16*
rec.1992 pr.Jun.1993	MP	no	G. D. Squibb	Elizabeth Ham in the West Country	TS 19pp A3 and author's copious notes, Box: DB:HA: item Ham 1, L.1992.610
rec.1992 pr.Jun.1993	MP	no	3 other entries		mentioned AR1993,16*
pr.Jun.1993	Drew	£75	George Horsington	History A level	mentioned AR1993,16*
pr.Jun.1993	Drew	£25	Miss S. Cooper	History A level	mentioned AR1993,16*
rec.1993 pr.Jun.1994	MP1	yes £500	Anne Horsfall	Ancient woodland in Dorset	TS in 3 binders, Box: DS:Forestry: item 9, annotated on library envelope "MP essay 1993", L.1994.533; cf. Proc. 119,59-64; mentioned AR1994,25*
rec.1993 pr.Jun.1994	MP1	jt 2nd £350	Christine M. Anderson	Printers and printing in Dorchester before C20	TS 32pp +illus, annotated on library envelope "MP essay 1993", Box: DS:Industries 3: Printing: item 1; mentioned AR1994,25*
rec.1993 pr.Jun.1994	MP1	jt 2nd £350	D. Margaret H. Reeby	Weymouth's Spas: Nottington and Radipole	Proc. 116,33-44, described there as "a MP prize essay 1994"; also TS ii+52pp, Box: DP:Weymouth 3: item 231, annotated on library envelope "MP competition 1, 1993"; mentioned AR1994,25*
rec.1993 pr.Jun.1994	MP2	jt 1st £100	Michael J. Hickman	Dials in Dorset	TS 21pp illus, with covering letter Nov.1993, Box: DS:Clocks: item 9; mentioned AR1994,25*
rec.1993 pr.Jun.1994	MP2	jt 1st £100	Geoffrey Nightingale	Beech Farm, Warmwell	TS, maps, ring-bound, ht.31cm (1993), D:WAR; also Box: DS:Agriculture 3: item 20, not found 2012-03-13; mentioned AR1994,25*
pr.Jun.1994	Drew	?	?	History A level	AR1994,25* names same two winners as in June 1993, obvious error!
rec.1994 pr.Jun.1995	MP1	none	no worthy entries		"standard insufficient to warrant an award" AR1995,28*
rec.1994 pr.Jun.1995	MP2	yes	James M. Anderson	Dairy farming in the Blackmore Vale 1948-1968	TS 24pp, with letter Nov.1994 entering it in MP "Section 2", Box: DP:Blackmore Vale: item 3; mentioned AR1995,28*
rec.1994 pr.Jun.1995	MP2	jt 2nd	Tara Syeda Hansford	A piece of landscape	TS 72pp, with letter May,1995 informing of award, Box: DS:Ecology: item 8; mentioned AR1995,28*
rec.1994 pr.Jun.1995	MP2	jt 2nd	Philip Temple	West Dorset ponds 1960-1990	TS 13pp +tables,figures, with covering letter Dec.1994, and handwritten note on that switching the entry from comp.1 to comp.2, Box: DS:Natural History 3: item 48; mentioned AR1995,28*
June 1995: Drew trustees repeat their continuing support for History A level prize, without naming winners, AR1995,28*
rec.1995 pr.Jun.1996	MP1	yes	Eric M. Garrett	Bradford Abbas, changes in the twentieth century	TS (1995), D:BRA (oversize); mentioned AR1996,35
rec.1995 pr.Jun.1996	MP1	jt 2nd £100	Denis Shaw	Clergy evicted from their livings during the Commonwealth	TS 13pp ringbound, with letter May,1996 informing of award £100, Box: DS:Religion: item 11; mentioned AR1996,35
rec.1995 pr.Jun.1996	MP1	jt 2nd £100	Michael J. Hickman	Admiralty shutter telegraph, the Dorset stations, a 1995 review	TS 23pp in binder, Box: DS:Military 1: item 36; mentioned AR1996,35
rec.1995 pr.Jun.1996	MP2	£100	Rosemary H. Hunter	The National Trust 1895-1995: South Dorset Assn's first year	TS 2pp and many photos, with letter May 1996 confirming prize, Box: DS:Conservation 2: item 43; mentioned AR1996,35
June 1996: Drew trustees intend to present two History A level prizes each year instead of one as hitherto, AR1996,35
rec.1996 pr.Jun.1997	MP1	yes	James Rattue	The Downland parish: Gussage All Saints in the 17th cent.	Proc. 119,1-18 (pub.1998); TS, Box: DP:Gussage All Saints: item 3, annotated on library envelope "MP 1996 1st pr. comp.1"; mentioned AR1997,33
rec.1996 pr.Jun.1997	MP1	2nd	Gwen Yarker	A Victorian's view of Dorset: the life and watercolours of Henry Joseph Moule	DNHAS 1997; TS spiral-bound, Box: DS:Art 1: item 35, annotated on library envelope "MP 1996 2nd pr. comp.1"; mentioned AR1997,33
rec.1996 pr.Jun.1997	MP2	commended	Cecil F. Amor	Stone circles of West Dorset	TS 22pp, Box: DA:Prehistoric 2: items 39,40 (2 copies), item 39 with covering letter from author Dec.1996; mentioned AR1997,33
pr.Jun.1997	Drew	yes	Emma McCormack	History A level	mentioned AR1997,33
rec.1997 pr.July,1998	MP1	Highly commended	Alan Penny	Design of the portcullis defences in the gatehouses at Corfe Castle	TS 15pp +7figs, Box: DP:Corfe Castle 1: item 29, library envelope annotated "MP 1997 1st pr. comp.1"; mentioned as "highly commended" AR1998,42
rec.1997 pr.July,1998	MP2	jt 1st	Cecil F. Amor	The nonconformist Taylors of Bridport	TS 26pp, Box: DB:TA-TI:Taylor: item not numbered, library envelope annotated "MP 1997 jt 1st prize comp.2"; mentioned AR1998,42
rec.1997 pr.Jul.1998	MP2	jt 1st	Rosemary H. Hunter	The two years' idyll: Hardy and Emma at Riverside, Sturminster Newton 1876-1878	TS illus. 15pp dated Dec.1997, Box: DB:H:Hardy: item 6; mentioned AR1988,42
pr.Jul.1998	Drew	yes	Michael Cordy	History A level	mentioned AR1998,43
rec.1998 pr.Jun.1999	MP1	yes	Francis J. Murphy	Lyme Regis: trade and population 1575-1725	1999, Proc. 120,1-17; TS 36pp, Box: DP:Lyme Regis 3: item 94, lib. envelope annotated "MP 1st pr. comp.1 1998"; mentioned AR1999,48
rec.1998 pr.Jun.1999	MP1	2nd	G. A. Chester	Identification of four casts of the heads of men hanged in Dorchester	2001, Proc. 122,45-51; TS 17pp +illus, Box: DS:Crime: item 8, lib. envelope annotated "MP comp.1 2nd pr. 1998"; mentioned AR1999,48
rec.1998 pr.Jun.1999	MP1	3rd	E. P. Johnson	Press gangs in Dorset (with 3 photos)	TS undated 9pp +3 photos, Box: DS:Shipping 1: item 22; mentioned AR1999,48
rec.1998 pr.Jun.1999	MP2	yes	Eileen Dickson	The Scout movement in Dorchester 1909-1985	MS, ht.30cm, D:DOR; mentioned AR1999,48
June 1999: trustees invite essays on "Christianity in Dorset" for next issue of Proceedings, AR1999,48-49
pr.Jun.1999	Drew	yes	Jacqueline Potter	History A level	mentioned AR1999,49 as "Best Historian of the Year"
rec.1999 pr.Jun.2000	MP1	not awarded			mentioned AR2000,33
rec.1999 pr.Jun.2000	MP2	yes	Rosemary H. Hunter	Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Chesil Beach Centre	TS 6pp incl.illus. encapsulated, dated Dec.1999, annotated on envelope "winner for 1999", Box: DP:Chesil Beach: item 20; mentioned AR2000,33
pr.Jun.2000	Drew	yes	Claire Price	History A level	mentioned AR2000,34
pr.Jun.2000	Drew	yes	Huw Moore	History A level	mentioned AR2000,34
rec.2000 pr.Jun.2001	MP1	not awarded	"few entries"		mentioned AR2001,36
rec.2000 pr.Jun.2001	MP2	yes	Eileen Dickson	Village Scout groups in the Dorchester district 1924-2000	D:DOR; mentioned AR2001,36
pr.Jun.2001	Drew	yes	Stuart Mounce	History A level	mentioned AR2001,36
pr.Jun.2001	Drew	yes	Glyn Craskarth	History A level	mentioned AR2001,36
rec.2001 pr.Jun.2002	MP1	yes	Jo Draper	Agricultural riots of 1830	Proc.124,21-34; mentioned AR2002,42
rec.2001 pr.Jun.2002	MP1	Highly commended	G. A. Chester	Bridal pregnancy custom at Portland in 18th-19th centuries	TS 25pp undated, Box: Portland 3: item 227, L.2002.1038, annotated (wrongly) on envelope "Prize comp.2"; mentioned AR2002,42
rec.2001 pr.Jun.2002	MP2	yes	David James	History of Waddon near Portesham	TS 11pp, dated in pencil "2001", Box: DP:Portesham: item 10; mentioned AR2002,42
rec.2001 pr.Jun.2002	MP2	Highly commended	Rosemary H. Hunter	Bicentenary of William Barnes	Barnes collection; mentioned AR2002,42
pr.Jun.2002	Drew	yes	Thomas Horsington	History A level	mentioned AR2002,42
pr.Jun.2002	Drew	yes	Benjamin Vincent	History A level	mentioned AR2002,42
rec.2002 pr.Jun.2003	MP1 and MP2	none	no entries		AR2003,40
June 2003: trustees announce "focus" of next competition to be "Jurassic Coast" and 1st prize £1000; AR2003,40
?2002	MP	?	Jo Draper	".. Acts of oppression by .. Christians in 1874"	TS c.50pp, Box: DS:Social history: item 12
pr.Jun.2003	Drew	yes	Tim Hill	History A level	mentioned AR2003,40
pr.Jun.2003	Drew	yes	Eleanor Rogers	History A level	mentioned AR2003,40
rec.2003 pr.Jun.2004	MP1	jt 1st	Michael G. Morris	The weevils of the Dorset coast	Proc. 126,85-109, described there as "MP prize 2003"; mentioned AR2004,41
rec.2003 pr.Jun.2004	MP1	jt 1st	Glanville J. Davies	Privateers and prizes 1775-1815	Proc. 126,1-6, described there as "MP essay 2003"; mentioned AR2004,41
rec.2003 pr.Jun.2004	MP2	Highly commended	Cecil F. Amor	Religious factions in Dorset	TS 17pp, Box: DS:Religion: item 30 with library label "MP essay 2003"; mentioned AR2004,41
rec.2003 pr.Jun.2004	MP2	Highly commended	Susan Dean	James Brown, Purbeck quarryman	?; mentioned AR2004,41
June 2004: trustees repeat "focus" to be "Jurassic Coast" again for current comp., and refer to anniversaries in 2005; AR2004,41
pr.Jun.2004	Drew	yes	Anna Morgan	History A level	mentioned AR2004,41
pr.Jun.2005	MP1	none	no entries		AR2005,27
rec.2004 pr.Jun.2005	MP2	yes	T. W. Jesty	Watercress in Dorset	Proc. 127,31-36; TS 9pp dated 2004, Box: DS:Industries 5(T-Z): Watercress: item 1; mentioned AR2005,27
rec.2004 pr.Jun.2005	MP2	yes	Edward Norman	The Monastery of Shaftesbury	TS 17pp undated, Box: DP:Shaftesbury 1: item 5, annotated on envelope "MP essay 2004"; mentioned AR2005,27
pr.Jun.2005	Drew	yes	Harriet Shaw	History at Thomas Hardye school	mentioned AR2005,27
pr.Jun.2005	Drew	yes	Kate Lehane	History at Thomas Hardye school	mentioned AR2005,27
pr.Jun.2005	Drew	yes	Sui Lin Allan	History at Thomas Hardye school	mentioned AR2005,27
rec.Jan.2006 pr.Jun.2006	MP1	yes	Judith Ford	Black slaves in Dorset	2006, Proc. 127,13-20; TS with covering letter Jan.2006, Box: DS:Social History: item 13; mentioned AR2006,31
rec.2005 pr.Jun.2006	MP2	yes	Rosemary H. Hunter	Wreck of the Abergavenny and death of Capt. John Wordsworth	TS illus 21pp, dated Dec.2005, pencilled "Comp.2", Box: Shipping 2: item 36; mentioned AR2006,31
pr.Jun.2006	Drew	yes	Elizabeth Crawford	History at Thomas Hardye school	mentioned AR2006,31
pr.Jun.2006	Drew	yes	Laurel Burn	History at Thomas Hardye school	mentioned AR2006,31
rec.2006 pr.Jun.2007	MP1	yes £1000	David Reeve	The decline of Holt Forest in the 17th century	Proc. 129,1-16; mentioned AR2007,31
rec?2006	MP	no	Merlin Evans	Wives for missionaries: Rhode Hill School of Domestic Science in 1964	TS 9pp undated, Box: DS:Social History: item 16, annotated on envelope "MP essay 2006"
pr.Jun.2007	MP2	none			AR2007,31
pr.Jun.2007	Drew	yes	Sarah Lewis	History A level	mentioned AR2007,31
pr.Jun.2007	Drew	yes	William Espensen	History A level	mentioned AR2007,31
rec.2007 pr.Jun.2008	MP1	yes	John C. Travell	The Thomas Hardy Players and the Dorchester Debating Society	Proc. 130,167-174; mentioned AR2008,29
June 2008: silver medals "which used to form the sole prizes" will be awarded with cash prizes till stock exhausted: AR2008,29
pr.Jun.2008	Drew	yes	Hugh Shone	History A level	mentioned AR2008,29
pr.Jun.2008	Drew	yes	Matthew Harris	History A level	mentioned AR2008,29
rec.2008 pr.July,2009	MP	jt 1st	Mark Forrest	The Black Death in Dorset	Proc. 131,3-13, mentioned UM2009,1
?rec.2009? pr.July,2009	MP	jt 1st	Martin Ayres	From poorhouse to workhouse?	Proc. 131,65-78, mentioned UM2009,1
pr.July,2009	MP	jt 1st	Alan Penny	King John's hunting lodges in Forest of Bere	?, mentioned UM2009,1
pr.July,2009	MP	jt 1st	Catherine Simmonds	Influence of Wm. Crowe's poetry on Coleridge and Wordsworth	?, mentioned UM2009,1
pr.July,2009	Drew	yes	Ruby Bush	History A level	mentioned UM2009,1
pr.July,2009	Drew	yes	Kieron O'Donoghue	History A level	mentioned UM2009,1
pr.July,2009	Drew	yes	Alex Timperly	History A level	mentioned UM2009,1
?rec.2010? pr.Jun.2010	MP	yes	Steve Fraser	The Dorchester Town Library 1631	Proc. 132,21-37, mentioned UM2010,1
pr.Jun.2010	Drew	yes	Kelly Deremaux	History A level	mentioned UM2010,1
pr.Jun.2010	Drew	yes	Michaela Tye	History A level	mentioned UM2010,1
pr.Jun.2011	MP	yes	A. J. Blad	Bloxworth in the 17th century	mentioned UM2011,3
pr.Jun.2011	MP	yes	Cecil Amor	Shipbuilding in Bridport harbour	mentioned UM2011,3
pr.Jun.2011	Drew	yes	Philippa Lewis	History A level	mentioned UM2011,3
pr.Jun.2011	Drew	yes	Emily Smith	History A level	mentioned UM2011,3
pr.Jun.2012	MP	yes	Steve Fraser	Dorchester's classroom wars 1840-1880	Proc. 134,143-156
pr.Jun.2012	MP	yes	Jill Minchin	Later 19th cent. Dorchester Evangelical rectors	Proc. 134, 128-142
pr.Jun.2012	MP	yes	Gwen Yarker	Identity of Tom Roberts' pastel portrait of a girl	Proc. 133,55-63
pr.Jun.2012	MP	no		2 entries excluded because of insufficient Dorset relevance	UM2012, para.7
pr.Jun.2012	Drew	yes	Michael Acton	History A level	UM2012, para.7
pr.Jun.2012	Drew	yes	Robert Grassby	History A level	UM2012, para.7
pr.Sep.2013	MP	yes	Steve Fraser	Educational development in Dorchester in the 17th century	mentioned at AGM 2013
pr.Sep.2013	Drew	yes	Hetty van Hensbergen	History A level	mentioned at AGM 2013
pr.Sep.2013	Drew	yes	Nicola Sharpe	History A level	mentioned at AGM 2013
pr.Sep.2014	MP1	yes	David Cuckson	Dorchester's Great Stink: How Dorchester's new sewage works caused a nuisance	mentioned at AGM 2014
pr.Sep.2014	MP1	yes	Peter Laurie	Roman military roads in Dorset, the Portage and a Roman culvert	mentioned at AGM 2014
pr.Sep.2014	MP2	yes	Steve Fraser	2 short papers: Aspiring gentry, the Hardye family in Dorset 1540-1620; and To enlarge the simple beginning, Protestants and Protestant philanthropy in Dorchester 1558-1610	mentioned at AGM 2014
pr.Sep.2014	MP	no	Jill Minchin	A Victorian Sunday: the 1851 religious census and the Dorchester returning area	mentioned at AGM 2014
pr.Sep.2014	MP	no	Alan Penny	Mediaeval Purbeck 1066-1400, a defended gateway to England	mentioned at AGM 2014
pr.Sep.2014	Drew	yes	Helen Carter	History A level	mentioned at AGM 2014
pr.Sep.2014	Drew	yes	Joanne Young	History A level	mentioned at AGM 2014
pr.Oct.2015	MP2	yes	Steve Fraser	Two portraits and a tomb-chest: the Brownes of Frampton and their histories	mentioned at AGM 2015
pr.Oct.2015	Drew	yes	Natasha Bailey	History A level	mentioned at AGM 2015
pr.Oct.2015	Drew	yes	Eleanor Mullin	History A level	mentioned at AGM 2015
pr.Sep.2016	MP	yes	Gordon Bartlet	The Dorset County Museum barrel organ	Proc. 137, 7-17
pr.Sep.2016	Drew	yes	Katharine Neame	History A level	mentioned at AGM 2016
pr.Sep.2016	Drew	yes	Amy Steadman	History A level	mentioned at AGM 2016
pr.Sep.2017	MP	no entries
pr.Sep.2017	Drew	yes	Sarah Mott	History A level	info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2017
pr.Sep.2018	MP	yes	Carol Beardmore	Working and social relationships on the Marquis of Anglesey's Dorset estate c.1812-44	info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2018
pr.Sep.2018	Drew	yes	Oliver Walden	History A level	info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2018
pr.Sep.2018	Drew	yes	Connor Bennett	History A level	info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2018
2019	MP	yes	Emily Sanderson	A piece of swanskin fabric using original instructions, with accompanying history and report	Info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2019
2019	MP	yes	Juliet Ferguson	A sampler for use on the family trail at Shire Hall, attempting to replicate the work of the young Anne Bankes, with a report.	Info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2019
pr.Sep.2019	Drew	yes	Jemimah Hunter	History A level	Info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2019
pr.Sep.2019	Drew	yes	Holly Anderson	History A level	Info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2019
pr.Sep.2019	Drew	yes	Juliet Ferguson	History A level	Info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2019
aw.2020	MP	yes	Judith Stinton	Failure to Thrive, the brief life of Farnham Gypsy School	Info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2020
aw.2020	Drew	yes	Charles Bone	History A level	Info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2020
aw.2020	Drew	yes	Jessica Pitman	History A level	Info. from Sec. to Trustees, 2020

Abbreviations and conventions

In column 1, the abbreviations are rec[eived], aw[arded], pr[esented]. 'Received' means the MS or equivalent received from the author; 'awarded' the decision of the judges; 'presented' the presentation or, at least, announcement of an award, usually at an AGM. To describe a prize as 'for' a year may mean any of these, so we try to use a more precise expression where possible.
In column 2, MP1 and MP2 refer to the two Mansel-Pleydell competitions described here.
In column 3, 'yes' means either first prize, or one of several prizes where all have equal rank.
In publication details, 'Proc.' means the Proceedings of DNHAS, and 'DNHAS' indicates non-periodical publication by the Society.
'AR(year)' means the DNHAS Annual Report for that year (usually published in the following year). 'NL,(date)' means 'Newsletter'. Unconfirmed minutes of DNHAS AGMs are cited as 'UM(year of meeting)'.
If no publisher is known there may be a manuscript (MS) or typescript (TS) in the DNHAS library. Where possible, classmarks are given for books and MSS/TSS in the library. 'Box:' references are to the pamphlet (ephemera) collection; DA, DB, DS, DP stand for 'Dorset Archaeology', 'Dorset Biography', 'Dorset Subjects' and 'Dorset Places'.
Page-numbers followed by * are not actually printed in the document but counted from the beginning of the document.
'Mentioned' implies that the text of the essay itself is not at the place cited.
'Annotated' means a note not by the author of the essay.