Collection GB 0074 ACC/0234 - BROWN, GEORGE J. {SURVEYOR}

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/0234

Title

BROWN, GEORGE J. {SURVEYOR}

Date(s)

  • 1894-1900 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

0.5 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

George James Brown was a Victorian surveyor and land agent, based at 34 Great George Street, Westminster, to the north of Parliament Square.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/0234 1894-1900 Collection 0.5 linear metres Brown , George James , fl 1899 , surveyor

George James Brown was a Victorian surveyor and land agent, based at 34 Great George Street, Westminster, to the north of Parliament Square.

Received in 1943 (ACC/0234).

Papers and maps of George James Brown, land agent and surveyor, relating to premises in Ealing, Hanworth, Hampton and South Mimms, 1894-1900; including report, with plan, presenting case for damages to value of Mr. Wood's estate east of Hangar Lane, Ealing, caused by construction of Ealing and South Harrow Railway, 1899; papers relating to a dispute between The New River Company and The Gye Process Fresh Foods Co. Ltd over the purchase of land in Hanworth, with plan of the disputed premises, 1899-1900; particulars, plan and illustrations of building land for sale on the Marling Park Estate, Hampton, 1900; and Ordnance Survey maps, with annotations.

The papers are arranged by location: Ealing, Hanworth, Hampton and South Mimms.

Available for general access.

Copyright rests with the City of London.
English

Fit, some maps fragile.

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

Ordnance Survey maps of Middlesex are available on microfiche in the Reference Room. Records of The New River Company are also held at the LMA, see ACC/1262, ACC/1953, ACC/2246, ACC/2643, ACC/2919 and ACC/3645. Further material is held at The National Archives, Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, the British Library and Berkshire Record Office.
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 Ealing Ealing and South Harrow Railway New River Company The Gye Process Fresh Foods Co Ltd Brown , George James , fl 1899 , surveyor Land Maps Surveyors Information sources Documents People Surveyors records Agents People by occupation Land agents Industry Construction industry Ealing (district) Railway construction Visual materials Plans Architecture Buildings Agricultural economics Land economics Sales of land Middlesex Hampton Richmond upon Thames London England UK Western Europe South Mimms Hertfordshire Hanworth Hounslow Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received in 1943 (ACC/0234).

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Scope and content

Papers and maps of George James Brown, land agent and surveyor, relating to premises in Ealing, Hanworth, Hampton and South Mimms, 1894-1900; including report, with plan, presenting case for damages to value of Mr. Wood's estate east of Hangar Lane, Ealing, caused by construction of Ealing and South Harrow Railway, 1899; papers relating to a dispute between The New River Company and The Gye Process Fresh Foods Co. Ltd over the purchase of land in Hanworth, with plan of the disputed premises, 1899-1900; particulars, plan and illustrations of building land for sale on the Marling Park Estate, Hampton, 1900; and Ordnance Survey maps, with annotations.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The papers are arranged by location: Ealing, Hanworth, Hampton and South Mimms.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Ordnance Survey maps of Middlesex are available on microfiche in the Reference Room. Records of The New River Company are also held at the LMA, see ACC/1262, ACC/1953, ACC/2246, ACC/2643, ACC/2919 and ACC/3645. Further material is held at The National Archives, Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, the British Library and Berkshire Record Office.

Finding aids

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

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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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