Collection GB 0074 ACC/0371 - BRIDGEN FAMILY

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/0371

Title

BRIDGEN FAMILY

Date(s)

  • 1756-1878 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.6 linear metres.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Adelaide House was built in 1828 on the west side of Forty Green at a time when the area was fashionable. The house has since been destroyed. Forty Green is now known as Forty Hill.

The Bridgen Hall estate was situated between Carterhatch Lane and Goat Lane. It was sold in 1868 and was divided between a housing estate, gravel digging, and open parkland.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/0371 1756-1878 Collection 0.6 linear metres. Various.

Adelaide House was built in 1828 on the west side of Forty Green at a time when the area was fashionable. The house has since been destroyed. Forty Green is now known as Forty Hill.

The Bridgen Hall estate was situated between Carterhatch Lane and Goat Lane. It was sold in 1868 and was divided between a housing estate, gravel digging, and open parkland.

Records gifted in August 1950.

Documents relating to Bridgen Hall Estate and Adelaide House Estate, Forty Hill, Enfield; including lease and releases; fines; wills; mortgages; bonds; agreements; conveyances; admittances; copies from court rolls; and other title deeds and legal documents relating to property ownership.

ACC/0371/001-059: Bridgen Hall Estate. ACC/0371/060-114: Adelaide House Estate.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection 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.

January to May 2011. Conveyances (documents) Deeds Title deeds Releases (documents) Property Property transfer Information sources Documents Primary documents Court rolls Leases (documents) Property ownership Civil law Right to property Property law London England UK Western Europe Europe Forty Hill Enfield Middlesex Legal systems Civil and political rights Human rights Law

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records gifted in August 1950.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Documents relating to Bridgen Hall Estate and Adelaide House Estate, Forty Hill, Enfield; including lease and releases; fines; wills; mortgages; bonds; agreements; conveyances; admittances; copies from court rolls; and other title deeds and legal documents relating to property ownership.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

ACC/0371/001-059: Bridgen Hall Estate. ACC/0371/060-114: Adelaide House Estate.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

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

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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