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- 1833-1838 (Creation)
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One production unit.
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Biographical history
Crosby Hall was part of a mansion in Bishopsgate built for Sir John Crosby in 1466. It was owned by Sir Thomas More in 1532. In 1621 to 1638 it was the headquarters of the East India Company, then it became a Presbyterian Meeting House, commercial premises, the Crosby Hall Literary and Scientific Institution, and a restaurant. In 1908 it was purchased by the Charter Bank of India and was demolished to make way for their head office. The building materials were preserved and the hall was rebuilt as part of the International Hostel of the British Federation of University Women in Chelsea.
These records date to the Hall's time as a commercial premises (1770-1853).
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
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GB 0074 CLC/136 1833-1838 Collection One production unit. Subscribers to the Preservation of Crosby Hall
Crosby Hall was part of a mansion in Bishopsgate built for Sir John Crosby in 1466. It was owned by Sir Thomas More in 1532. In 1621 to 1638 it was the headquarters of the East India Company, then it became a Presbyterian Meeting House, commercial premises, the Crosby Hall Literary and Scientific Institution, and a restaurant. In 1908 it was purchased by the Charter Bank of India and was demolished to make way for their head office. The building materials were preserved and the hall was rebuilt as part of the International Hostel of the British Federation of University Women in Chelsea.
These records date to the Hall's time as a commercial premises (1770-1853).
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
From the papers of J S Bumpus, deposited at Guildhall. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Crosby Hall visitors book, c 1833-1837, with minutes and rough accounts of the trustees and committee of the subscribers to the preservation of Crosby Hall, 1833-1835.
One volume.
Available for general access.
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Title deeds of Crosby Hall are held at Bishopsgate Institute. Many of them are transcribed or illustrated in C Goss, Crosby Hall, (London) 1908.
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. Cultural property preservation Heritage conservation Architectural conservation Cultural heritage Cultural property Immovable cultural property Historic properties Historic buildings Subscribers to the Preservation of Crosby Hall Bishopsgate London England UK Western Europe Europe
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From the papers of J S Bumpus, deposited at Guildhall. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Crosby Hall visitors book, c 1833-1837, with minutes and rough accounts of the trustees and committee of the subscribers to the preservation of Crosby Hall, 1833-1835.
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Accruals
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One volume.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Title deeds of Crosby Hall are held at Bishopsgate Institute. Many of them are transcribed or illustrated in C Goss, Crosby Hall, (London) 1908.
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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