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- 1200?-1953 (Creation)
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15.55 linear metres
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Biographical history
The firm originates from the partnership of Randolph Horne and John Engall which formed and developed throughout the latter nineteenth century. Harry Scott Freeman became a partner in the firm around 1900. Mr. Engall retired about 1910, Mr. Horne having retired some twenty years earlier.
The firm or one of its members acted as clerk to many public bodies, including the Staines-Hampton and the Bedfont-Bagshot Turnpike Trusts, the Staines Bridge Commission, the Cranford Sewer Authority, the Staines Local Board, and the local Tax Commissioners. They were also clerk to private companies and institutions, including Staines Independent Chapel, Staines and Egham Gas and Coke Company, the Staines Scientific and Literary Society and the Spelthorne Militia. Mr. Scott Freeman served as Deputy Acting Returning Officer for the Spelthorne Division in the 1918 and 1922 General Elections.
Horne and Engall were both stewards of local manors, and it is no doubt due to this fact that these archives first came to include court rolls, court books, surveys, and a large number of copies of court rolls for the manors of Staines, Ashford, Stanwell, and Hammonds and Milton in Surrey. However, Mr. Engall acquired the lordship of the manor of Ashford in 1890, and Mr. Scott Freeman subsequently became lord of all the Middlesex manors just mentioned, thus becoming owner of the relevant manorial documents.
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GB 0074 ACC/0809 1200?-1953 Collection 15.55 linear metres Horne, Engall and Freeman , solicitors
The firm originates from the partnership of Randolph Horne and John Engall which formed and developed throughout the latter nineteenth century. Harry Scott Freeman became a partner in the firm around 1900. Mr. Engall retired about 1910, Mr. Horne having retired some twenty years earlier.
The firm or one of its members acted as clerk to many public bodies, including the Staines-Hampton and the Bedfont-Bagshot Turnpike Trusts, the Staines Bridge Commission, the Cranford Sewer Authority, the Staines Local Board, and the local Tax Commissioners. They were also clerk to private companies and institutions, including Staines Independent Chapel, Staines and Egham Gas and Coke Company, the Staines Scientific and Literary Society and the Spelthorne Militia. Mr. Scott Freeman served as Deputy Acting Returning Officer for the Spelthorne Division in the 1918 and 1922 General Elections.
Horne and Engall were both stewards of local manors, and it is no doubt due to this fact that these archives first came to include court rolls, court books, surveys, and a large number of copies of court rolls for the manors of Staines, Ashford, Stanwell, and Hammonds and Milton in Surrey. However, Mr. Engall acquired the lordship of the manor of Ashford in 1890, and Mr. Scott Freeman subsequently became lord of all the Middlesex manors just mentioned, thus becoming owner of the relevant manorial documents.
Deposited by the late Harry Scott Freeman.
Records of Horne, Engall and Freeman, solicitors, [1200]-1953, consisting of practice papers, records deriving from clerkships and other official capacities and Mr Scott Freeman's personal records, collection of maps and prints of Middlesex and printed material on the history of Staines. The material relates predominantly to Staines but also includes Ashford, Cranford, Egham, Feltham and Stanwell.
These records have been sorted into the following groups: Manor of Ashford ACC/0809/MA; Manor of Stanwell and Hammonds ACC/0809/MST; Manor of Staines ACC/0809/MSS; Manor of Milton, Surrey ACC/0809/MM; Title Deeds ACC/0809/D; Staines Bridge ACC/0809/BR; Staines Independent Chapel ACC/0809/IC; Staines and Egham Gas Company ACC/0809/GC; Staines Local Board ACC/0809/LB; Staines Scientific and Literary Society ACC/0809/SL; Staines Miscellanea ACC/0809/MISC; Hampton-Staines Turnpike Trust ACC/0809/TP/HAM; Bedfont-Bagshot Turnpike Trust ACC/0809/TP/BED; Cranford Sewer Authority ACC/0809/CS; Feltham School Board ACC/0809/FSB; Spelthorne Militia ACC/0809/MIL; Spelthorne Parliamentary Elections ACC/0809/PE; Tax Commissioners ACC/0809/TCS; Apprenticeship Indentures ACC/0809/AI; Practice Papers ACC/0809/PP; Scott Freeman Miscellaneous ACC/0809/HSF; Printed Material ACC/0809/PM; Scott Freeman Collection- Maps and Plans ACC/0809/MP and Scott Freeman Collection- Prints and Photographs ACC/0809/PR.
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Copyright rests with the depositor.
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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.
July to October 2009 Horne , Engall and Freeman , solicitors Staines Hampton Turnpike Trust Bedfont Bagshot Turnpike Trust Staines Bridge Commission Cranford Sewer Authority Staines Local Board Staines and Egham Gas and Coke Company Staines Scientific and Literary Society Spelthorne Militia Company archives Property Government Public administration Local government Local boards Local government personnel Parish clerks Water resources Sewerage Turnpike roads Roads Manors Land use Business records Business people Business clerks People by roles Property owners Maps Visual materials People People by occupation Personnel Legal profession personnel Solicitors Transport infrastructure Bridges Service industries Utilities Gas companies Information sources Documents Primary documents Court rolls Stanwell Surrey England UK Western Europe Europe Ashford Cranford Hounslow London Egham Feltham Middlesex Staines
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Deposited by the late Harry Scott Freeman.
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Records of Horne, Engall and Freeman, solicitors, [1200]-1953, consisting of practice papers, records deriving from clerkships and other official capacities and Mr Scott Freeman's personal records, collection of maps and prints of Middlesex and printed material on the history of Staines. The material relates predominantly to Staines but also includes Ashford, Cranford, Egham, Feltham and Stanwell.
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These records have been sorted into the following groups: Manor of Ashford ACC/0809/MA; Manor of Stanwell and Hammonds ACC/0809/MST; Manor of Staines ACC/0809/MSS; Manor of Milton, Surrey ACC/0809/MM; Title Deeds ACC/0809/D; Staines Bridge ACC/0809/BR; Staines Independent Chapel ACC/0809/IC; Staines and Egham Gas Company ACC/0809/GC; Staines Local Board ACC/0809/LB; Staines Scientific and Literary Society ACC/0809/SL; Staines Miscellanea ACC/0809/MISC; Hampton-Staines Turnpike Trust ACC/0809/TP/HAM; Bedfont-Bagshot Turnpike Trust ACC/0809/TP/BED; Cranford Sewer Authority ACC/0809/CS; Feltham School Board ACC/0809/FSB; Spelthorne Militia ACC/0809/MIL; Spelthorne Parliamentary Elections ACC/0809/PE; Tax Commissioners ACC/0809/TCS; Apprenticeship Indentures ACC/0809/AI; Practice Papers ACC/0809/PP; Scott Freeman Miscellaneous ACC/0809/HSF; Printed Material ACC/0809/PM; Scott Freeman Collection- Maps and Plans ACC/0809/MP and Scott Freeman Collection- Prints and Photographs ACC/0809/PR.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
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- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Government
- Government » Public administration
- Government » Public administration » Local government
- Water resources
- Transport infrastructure » Roads
- Land use
- Visual materials » Maps
- Visual materials
- Personnel
- Transport infrastructure
- Transport infrastructure » Bridges
- Service industries
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- Documents » Primary documents
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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