Collection GB 0074 O/534 - BOWKETT BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 O/534

Title

BOWKETT BENEFIT BUILDING SOCIETY

Date(s)

  • 1864-1875 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The first benefit society in England was established in 1775. Initially unrecognised by English law, benefit societies were co-operative savings clubs that facilitated their members buying houses. The Regulation of Benefit Building Societies Act was passed by Parliament in 1836, granting official recognition to these societies for the first time. By 1860 there were over 27,500 building societies around the country.

Archival history

GB 0074 O/534 1864-1875 Collection 0.01 linear metres Bowkett Benefit Building Society

The first benefit society in England was established in 1775. Initially unrecognised by English law, benefit societies were co-operative savings clubs that facilitated their members buying houses. The Regulation of Benefit Building Societies Act was passed by Parliament in 1836, granting official recognition to these societies for the first time. By 1860 there were over 27,500 building societies around the country.

Donated to the Archive in 1957 (AC/57/031)

Records of the Bowkett Benefit Building Society, 1864-1875, consisting of declaration by Secretary as to trustees and a mortgage of 89 Grove Road, Upper Islington.

Two documents

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

Copyright rests with the City of London.
English

Fit

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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. July to October 2009 Building societies Property owners People People by roles Trustees Information sources Documents Deeds Title deeds Mortgages (documents) Financial institutions Finance Legal documents Law Property ownership Civil law Legal systems Property Bowkett Benefit Building Society Property law

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated to the Archive in 1957 (AC/57/031)

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Bowkett Benefit Building Society, 1864-1875, consisting of declaration by Secretary as to trustees and a mortgage of 89 Grove Road, Upper Islington.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Two documents

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Language(s)

  • English

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