Collection GB 0074 A/BGR - BADGERS ALMSHOUSES, SHOREDITCH

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 A/BGR

Title

BADGERS ALMSHOUSES, SHOREDITCH

Date(s)

  • 1557-1698 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.15 linear metres

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Biographical history

Badger's Almhouses which were founded under the terms of Allen Badger's will 7 February 1674/5 and erected in 1698, occupied a site in Hoxton Street adjoining Weavers' Almshouses. Although intended for men they appear to have been solely used by women.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century the buildings had fallen into such decay that they were condemned and the question of rebuilding them at the rear of Fullers' Almshouses in Wood Green was considered. The Charity Commissioners, however, advised the Trustees to discontinue the almshouses altogether and use the income for the benefit of other parochial almshouses which had small endowments. As a result of this the site was let on a building lease in 1877 and by 1889 warehouses had been erected.

Archival history

GB 0074 A/BGR 1557-1698 Collection 0.15 linear metres Badger's Almshouses , Shoreditch

Badger's Almhouses which were founded under the terms of Allen Badger's will 7 February 1674/5 and erected in 1698, occupied a site in Hoxton Street adjoining Weavers' Almshouses. Although intended for men they appear to have been solely used by women.

Towards the end of the nineteenth century the buildings had fallen into such decay that they were condemned and the question of rebuilding them at the rear of Fullers' Almshouses in Wood Green was considered. The Charity Commissioners, however, advised the Trustees to discontinue the almshouses altogether and use the income for the benefit of other parochial almshouses which had small endowments. As a result of this the site was let on a building lease in 1877 and by 1889 warehouses had been erected.

Received in the Greater London Record Office on the 12 March 1968.

Records of the Badger's Almshouses, Shoreditch, relating to the ownership of property, including bargain and sales, feoffments, deeds, lease and releases, assignments and abstract of title.

A/BGR/001-022: Property Records.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

June to August 2010. Legal systems Civil law Property ownership Social welfare Poor relief Organizations Associations Charitable organisations Charities Information sources Documents Charity records Law Almshouses Residential buildings Buildings Architecture Badger's Almshouses , Shoreditch Hackney London England UK Western Europe Europe Shoreditch Property law Nonprofit organizations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received in the Greater London Record Office on the 12 March 1968.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Badger's Almshouses, Shoreditch, relating to the ownership of property, including bargain and sales, feoffments, deeds, lease and releases, assignments and abstract of title.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

A/BGR/001-022: Property Records.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

The original correspondence between and concerning the Ahmadiyya movement and the Muslim League in India is in the Archives of the Muslim League.

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London Metropolitan Archives

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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