Collection GB 0074 ACC/0364 - HIGHGROVE HOUSE, EASTCOTE, RUISLIP

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/0364

Title

HIGHGROVE HOUSE, EASTCOTE, RUISLIP

Date(s)

  • 1727-[1950] (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.15 linear metres.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Highgrove House in Eastcote, Ruislip, was constructed in 1881 for to designs Sir Hugh and Lady Juliana Hume-Campbell after the existing house was ruined by fire. The house was designed by E S Prior in an early Georgian style. It is now Grade II listed. Winston Churchill is believed to have honeymooned there. The house was later used by the Middlesex County Council to accommodate homeless families.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/0364 1727-[1950] Collection 0.15 linear metres. Various.

Highgrove House in Eastcote, Ruislip, was constructed in 1881 for to designs Sir Hugh and Lady Juliana Hume-Campbell after the existing house was ruined by fire. The house was designed by E S Prior in an early Georgian style. It is now Grade II listed. Winston Churchill is believed to have honeymooned there. The house was later used by the Middlesex County Council to accommodate homeless families.

These records were originally deposited in July 1950, but were withdrawn in May 1967. They were gifted back to the Archive in August 2000.

Title deeds relating to Highgrove House, Eastcote, Ruislip; including admissions, conveyances, mortgages and leases.

Documents in chronological order.

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. Right to property Civil law Property ownership Leases (documents) Information sources Documents Deeds Title deeds Conveyances (documents) Property Property transfer Property law Highgrove House , Eastcote , Ruislip Eastcote Middlesex Ruislip Hillingdon London England UK Western Europe Europe Legal systems Civil and political rights Law Human rights

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

These records were originally deposited in July 1950, but were withdrawn in May 1967. They were gifted back to the Archive in August 2000.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Title deeds relating to Highgrove House, Eastcote, Ruislip; including admissions, conveyances, mortgages and leases.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Documents in chronological order.

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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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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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.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

    Accession area