Collection GB 0074 LMA/4013 - IMPROVED INDUSTRIAL DWELLINGS COMPANY LIMITED

0.92 linear metres

GB 0074 LMA/4013 1863-1984 Collection 0.92 linear metres Improved Industrial Dwellings Co Ltd , housing developer
Greencoat Properties Ltd , housing developer
Soho, Clerkenwell and General Industrial Dwellings Co Ltd , housing developer

This commercial company developed high density housing blocks for artisans in Central London. It was founded by Sydney Waterlow in 1863 at the time of many philanthropic housing developments. Registered Office in 1925: 5 Grosvenor Crescent, London, SW1.

The company started with an initial capital of £50,000 and its shareholders included MP's, lawyers, builders and merchants. It built in blocks of 5-7 storeys providing self contained housing for artisans. By 1871 over 1,000 dwellings were occupied and the company profits grew above 5 per cent dividend paid. It worked from standard plans (prepared by a surveyor rather than an architect) and built many estates including Wapping, Cromwell buildings Southwark, Kings Cross Road, Old Street, Pancras Road, Greenwich, High Street Islington and Bethnal Green.

This collection also contains records of two subsidiary companies, Greencoat Properties Ltd and the Soho, Clerkenwell and General Industrial Dwellings Company Limited.

Deposited in April 1997.

Records of Improved Industrial Dwellings Company Limited, housing developer, 1863-1984. The records relate to company administration and to a much lesser extent, the tenants. The earliest registers in the collection, a register of Estates 1863-1896 is of particular interest as it includes estate accounts, block plans, mortality rates and coloured plans of dwelling type (c.1870). The records relating to Greencoat Properties Ltd and The Soho, Clerkenwell and General Industrial Dwellings Company Ltd include Directors Annual Reports and Accounts 1885-1976. The only register to name tenants is the Deposit Account Register, 1935-1970.

In sections: Improved Industrial Dwellings LMA/4013/01; Company Ltd Greencoat Properties Ltd Soho LMA/4013/02; Clerkenwell And General Industrial Dwellings Company Ltd LMA/4013/03.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright rests with the depositor.
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HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB - ACC 3816.
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 Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Registers Housing construction Business records Financial records Information sources Documents Reports Annual reports Visual materials Plans Building plans Construction engineering Soho , Clerkenwell and General Industrial Dwellings Co Ltd , housing developer Greencoat Properties Ltd , housing developer Improved Industrial Dwellings Co Ltd , housing developer

Deposited in April 1997.

Records of Improved Industrial Dwellings Company Limited, housing developer, 1863-1984. The records relate to company administration and to a much lesser extent, the tenants. The earliest registers in the collection, a register of Estates 1863-1896 is of particular interest as it includes estate accounts, block plans, mortality rates and coloured plans of dwelling type (c.1870). The records relating to Greencoat Properties Ltd and The Soho, Clerkenwell and General Industrial Dwellings Company Ltd include Directors Annual Reports and Accounts 1885-1976. The only register to name tenants is the Deposit Account Register, 1935-1970.

In sections: Improved Industrial Dwellings LMA/4013/01; Company Ltd Greencoat Properties Ltd Soho LMA/4013/02; Clerkenwell And General Industrial Dwellings Company Ltd LMA/4013/03.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright rests with the depositor.

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HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB - ACC 3816.

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.

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