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- 1840-1930 (Creation)
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0.16 linear metres
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The firm of Collyer Bristow and Company, solicitors of 4 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4DF, has been in existence, albeit under different names, since the late 18th Century. The earliest document in this collection dates from 1781, when the partners were Dyneley, Bell and Dyneley.
In the mid-19th Century a member of the Collyer Bristow family joined the company, at which time it was known as Coverdale, Lee and Collyer Bristow. Between 1876 and 1922 a succession of partners passed through the firm, it became first Collyer Bristow, Withers and Russell, then Collyer Bristow, Hill, Curtis and Dodds and Collyer Bristow, Curtis, Booth , Birks and Langley, before setting on Collyer Bristow and Company in 1922.
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GB 0074 ACC/3191 1840-1930 Collection 0.16 linear metres Collyer Bristow and Company , solicitors
The firm of Collyer Bristow and Company, solicitors of 4 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4DF, has been in existence, albeit under different names, since the late 18th Century. The earliest document in this collection dates from 1781, when the partners were Dyneley, Bell and Dyneley.
In the mid-19th Century a member of the Collyer Bristow family joined the company, at which time it was known as Coverdale, Lee and Collyer Bristow. Between 1876 and 1922 a succession of partners passed through the firm, it became first Collyer Bristow, Withers and Russell, then Collyer Bristow, Hill, Curtis and Dodds and Collyer Bristow, Curtis, Booth , Birks and Langley, before setting on Collyer Bristow and Company in 1922.
Deposited in 1993 (ACC/3191).
Papers, 1840-1930, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds for property in Erith, Islington and Hackney belonging to James Elton of Erith, surveyor and architect, mortgaged to Thomas Curtis, partner in Collyer-Bristow, solicitors.
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Copyright rests with the depositor.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
See also B/COL, ACC/2609, ACC/3134 and ACC/3188
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 Property Legal systems Civil law Property ownership Law Legal documents Information sources Documents Deeds People People by roles Property owners Solicitors Collyer Bristow and Company , solicitors Legal profession personnel Personnel People by occupation Property law
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Deposited in 1993 (ACC/3191).
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Papers, 1840-1930, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds for property in Erith, Islington and Hackney belonging to James Elton of Erith, surveyor and architect, mortgaged to Thomas Curtis, partner in Collyer-Bristow, solicitors.
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One bundle
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Available for general access.
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Copyright rests with the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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See also B/COL, ACC/2609, ACC/3134 and ACC/3188
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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