Papers, 1882-1951, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising agreements relating to No. 35 Cumberland Park, Acton (formerly No. 5 Goldsmiths Gardens) and deeds relating to 'Hillside', later 'Hillbre' and 'High Trees' No. 9 Pinner Hill Road, Pinner.
Sin títuloPapers, 1864-1875, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising lease and assignment relating to No. 2 Oxford Villas, Sudbury.
Sin títuloPapers of Howard Lansell relating to Hampton Grammar School, including school prospectus, 1934; school reports, 1939; school photograph, 1938; The Lion school magazine, 1936-1990 (with some gaps); and papers relating to the Old Hamptonian Association, 1939-1990. Also school photograph for Twickenham County School, 1947.
Sin títuloPapers collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and related documents relating to property in Moor Lane, Staines, including Duncroft Cottage, all once part of Yeoveney Farm; 1886-1958.
Sin títuloDeeds relating to land in manor of Sutton Court, Chiswick, adjoining Experimental Garden of Horticulture Society, Turnham Green, 1822-1860. Deeds deposited in the LMA by the British Telecom Archives.
Sin títuloRecords of the church of Saint George in the East, Stepney, comprising churchwarden's accounts and vouchers.
Sin títuloRecords of the Sherborn family of East Bedfont. The main part of the collection consists of family, estate and parish documents. Most refer to land and events in East Bedfont and the surrounding parishes. There are some fine estate plans (most notably the 1694 plan of Pates Manor, ref ACC/3259/SE2/001) and complementary records concerning enclosure and tithe apportionment. Family correspondence includes the letter book of William Sherborn 1846-1870 (ref ACC/3259/SF3/001) and letters signed by Sir Edward Sherburne, royalist and poet 1684-1687 (ref ACC/3259/SF3/003-005). In addition, there are many references to incidents in local history which will bear interesting comparison with records already deposited in the archive. The artificial collections consist partly of title deeds and partly of correspondence, which includes communication news concerning industrial developments in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1806-1822 (ref ACC/3259/AX/042-046).
Sin títuloTitle deeds for properties in Chelsea, Clerkenwell, Hendon, Paddington, Saint George-in-the-East, Saint Marylebone, and Saint Pancras.
Sin títuloMinutes and papers of the London District Committee of the National Union of Vehicle Builders.
Sin títuloTwo volumes of press cuttings from Anglo-Jewish newspapers, concerning aspects of Jewish life; and from national and international newspapers concerning Chief Rabbi Nathan Adler and his successor Chief Rabbi Herman Adler, 1872-1901.
Sin títuloRecords of the Belgravia Dairy Company, comprising financial ledgers, 1925-1931.
Sin títuloRecords of the Great Western Railway, comprising agreements regarding siding accommodation near Brentford Station, 1930-1932.
Sin títuloPapers relating to the Workmen's Compensation Act 1906, comprising memorandum and notices issued by Bow County Court regarding an accident at Abram Lyle and Sons, Sugar Refiners, Victoria Docks.
Sin títuloRecords of Leslie R Wolfson's dental practice, 1934-1987, consisting largely of accounts such as balance sheets, cash books, bills, receipts and tax papers relating to Mr Wolfson's dental practices in Enfield; sample of patients' record cards (patients unidentifiable); booklets, pamphlets, and so on regarding aspects of dentistry, National Health Service leaflets and other leaflets on dental charges; and correspondence concerning property transactions in Enfield including agreement for sale of general practice at Grange Park, Enfield.
Sin títuloRecords of the Staines branch of the Citizens' Advice Bureau, including case files and administrative papers such as press packs, day sheets, correspondence and consumer sheets.
Sin títuloRecords of Currys Group plc, 1896-1985. The collection comprises records of the parent company and a few records of subsidiary and associated companies.
The records of the parent company include memoranda and articles of association (ACC/3485/1-3), a series of board minute books, 1922-79 (with gaps) (ACC/3485/4-16), which, in addition to policy decisions, include minutes of some annual general meetings and committee meetings, one separate AGM minute book, 1927-72 (ACC/3485/17) and an almost unbroken series of annual reports and statements of accounts presented to shareholders, 1925-83 (ACC/3485/18-74). There are also minutes of meetings of three committees: the directors' committee (known also at various times as the depot management committee, the joint managing directors' committee and the group management committee), 1927-85 (ACC/3485/77-124), at which decisions concerning the operation of the business especially at branch level were taken, the committee of the staff life assurance scheme, 1952-8 (ACC/3485/125) and the sealing committee, 1966-8 (ACC/3485/126). The collection also includes a few share records (ACC/3485/127-31), internal accounting and financial records (ACC/3485/132-43), records relating to the administration of the business (ACC/3485/144-9) and records relating to property (ACC/3485/150-60).
Sin títuloRecords of Highbury Hill High School, Shelburne High School and Highbury Fields School, 1903-1992, including papers relating to the amalgamation of Highbury Hill High School and Shelburne High School to form Highbury Fields School, including the campaign against amalgamation; administrative records including Highbury Hill admission registers, Highbury Fields admission register, and log books for Shelburne School. Also general administrative papers; financial accounts; correspondence; papers relating to the curriculum; papers of Governing Bodies and Committees; publications; papers relating to Shelburne Youth Centre; and staff registers.
Sin títuloRecords of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, including minute books, agreements, rules, acceptances of membership, papers relating to annual dinners, press cuttings, and annual exhibiton catalogues. Please note that access to the collection is by written permission from the depositors only.
Sin títuloRecords of Samuel Fisher, local government officer. The collection reflects the range of his interests and involvement in public life. There are a large number of photographs and press cuttings as well as some family papers. The photographs show Fisher's activities as Mayor and as Chairman of the London Labour Mayors Association, and include pictures of visits to Geneva, Australia, Gibraltar, New York, Israel and Belfast.
Sin títuloRecords of Swaylands School, consisting of interior and exterior photographs of the building, including photographs of school lessons, prize giving and the school fete, 1957-1959.
Sin títuloPhotographs of the church of Saint Andrew, Peckham, showing the interior of the church. Undated.
Sin títuloRecords of Maudslay Sons and Field Ltd, marine and mechanical engineers and boiler makers, 1889-1904, consisting of agendas and draft minutes of directors' meetings and meetings of shareholders, cash books, sales records, production records and wages records.
Sin títuloRecords of Sheer Pride Limited, metal office furniture manufacturer, 1941-1979, including five directors' minute books, company annual returns and one file and one register relating to share transfers.
Sin títuloRecords relating to the estate of William Willett, including records relating to properties in Hammersmith, Belsize Park, St John's Wood, Earl's Court, Kensington, Marylebone, Mill Hill, Brighton and Hove; and papers of the trustees of the estate including reports, financial accounts and statements, receipts, and allocation of income.
Sin títuloRecords relating to the Mothers' Union in the Diocese of London, 1868-1996. There are minutes of the Diocesan Council (1890-1990) and various Committees (1907-1990) including those of the Social Concern and Media Committees which examined the impact of changing leisure activities and other social trends on marriage and the family. Debates surrounding attitudes towards the relaxation of the Divorce Laws can be found in the newspaper cuttings.
Also included are annual reports (1896-1961) summarising events, developments and work carried out in the Diocese; annual accounts and financial reports (1946-1990); rules and constitutions (1950-1991); journals and magazines (1905-1995); programmes, tickets and other material relating to Diocesan Festivals held at Saint Paul's Cathedral (1908-1995); registers listing details of the Branches in the Diocese including their starting date, names of Presiding Members, Secretaries and numbers of Members (1900-1919); printed lists of Member Speakers who gave group talks, giving their names, addresses and specialised subjects (1960-1995); official handbooks providing lists of the Branches and their Presiding members (1942-1995); leases of Mothers' Union offices in Westminster (1908-1994); programmes, tickets and draft speeches for Mass Meetings of members (1922-1963); overseas links registration cards establishing communication between Branches in the Diocese with Branches overseas (1942-1979); records containing information on local work carried out in some Deaneries and Branches including minutes, members registers and meeting programmes (1899-1982); various correspondence, drawings of banners, newspaper cuttings, circulars, anniversaries material including history booklets on the Mothers' Union, and other publications including 'Mothers' Union Golden Book' and 'Mary Sumner: Her Life and Work' (1868-1994); some photographs including Presidents, members with banners and Committee groups (1896-1990); and various badges and a banner of the London Branch of the Army Division depicting Saint George and the Dragon.
Of particular interest are the Mothers' Union Journal and other magazines which provide useful information on work, developments and activities, and include Golden Wedding anniversaries and 'In Memoriam' listings of deceased members.
Sin títuloRecords of J Lyons and Company Ltd, 1893-1989. The records relate to various aspects of the company's history. In particular, there is a substantial collection of legal papers relating mainly to catering contracts entered into by the company, 1893-1978, and a series of private ledgers, 1894-1921. Also of interest is a group of files relating to the administration of Elstow Ordnance Factory near Bedford, 1941-1947.
Sin títuloReports of the Executive Committee of the Labour Party Southern Regional Council to the Annual General Meeting.
Sin títuloPapers of the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust. This collection consists of wide ranging material which documents the creation of Hampstead Garden Suburb and its growth and development during the twentieth century.
The records refer to the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust's activities; the family papers of Samuel and Henrietta Barnett; the suburb organisations; the suburb recreational socities; the Henrietta Barnett school; the Institute; and the Wellgarth Nursery Training College. There are printed sources and oral history sources which can be referred to.
This collection contains a significant number of plans: plans of the suburb; plans of licence applications for proposed alterations; area plans of the suburb; and RIBA photographs of Lutyens drawings for the church.
There is also a large collection of photographs. These include subjects related to the suburb as well as images of the suburb itself.
Sin títuloRecords of the British Tyre and Rubber Company, and associated merged or subsidiary companies, 1864-1978. This substantial collection consists mainly of statutory business records of associated companies with very little relating to production: meeting minutes of the board 1864-1937, directors minutes, 1868-1871, general meeting minutes, 1864-1918, shareholders committee minutes, 1875, debenture trustee minutes, 1887-97, 1901-02, finance and executive committee minutes 1864-1866; share ledgers, c 1917-38; balance sheets and accounts, 1920-1936; ledgers, c 1931-1934, private ledgers, 1934-61; journals, 1939-1942, private journals, 1934-1960; private cash books, 1926-62, petty cash books, 1938-8; cheque account books, 1933-8; bills receivable books, 1935-64; nominal accounts for Calcutta, 1889-1954, and Christchurch, 1920-44; and Durban private ledger, 1900-1922.
Sin títuloRecords of Catesbys Limited, department store, 1908-1958. The records consist of registers of members and directors, annual returns and minutes. There are also private ledgers, many indexed; progress and stock books, as well as wage returns. There is a salaries book for Catesbys Contract and Export Ltd.
Sin títuloRecords of Cowell, Drewett and Wheatley, architects, 1889-1912. The records are plans and drawings of alterations and additions to the following churches: Holy Trinity, Chelsea; Saint Augustine's, Kilburn; and Saint Peter, Ealing.
Sin títuloRecords of E G and J W Chester, solicitors, 1753-1953. Includes records relating to the solicitors' business including financial records, transaction diaries and deed registers; Chester family deeds and wills; deeds and wills relating mainly to South London; and records concerning Saint Mary, Newington; Holy Trinity, Southwark and Saint Peter, Walworth.
Sin títuloRecords of James F Fletcher Limited, funeral directors, 1808-1896. The records relate both to the firm, James F. Fletcher Limited, and to the Fletcher family and consist mainly of legal documents such as wills and leases.
Sin títuloRecords of the General Hydraulic Power Company Limited, 1882-1992, containing corporate and administrative records, accounting records, share details, property and legal records, personnel records, technical records and printed material for the General Hydraulic Power Company Limited and associated companies.
Sin títuloRecords of Michael Gibbon, innkeeper of Holborn, comprising three account books showing that as well as managing the inn and busy livery stable - sending horses to grass on 'the Marshes' - Gibbons undertook varied purchases and commissions for his customers, many of whom were from Gray's Inn across the road, and also from other Inns of Court. One of his customers Denzil Suckling, a member of the Middle Temple, appears to have acted as trustee for a young girl, Sophia Bright; Gibbons' accounts include payment for her schooling, clothing and medical care.
Sin títuloRecords of the Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company, 1821-1878, including Directors' meeting minutes and orders; Shareholders' meeting signed minutes; Committee for General Purposes signed minutes; Committee for Works signed minutes; Committee for Accounts signed minutes; appointments and emoluments of Officers; Committee for Works rough minutes; summary of half-yearly accounts of Metropolitan Gas Companies including The Imperial, Gas Light and Coke Company, Commercial, Independent, Ratcliff, London, Phoenix, South Metropolitan and Surrey Consumers and bound volume of Acts relating to the Company, Gas, Public Companies and so on.
Sin títuloRecords of New Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, Islington, including burial registers, 1831-1853, one containing an order book, 1841-1846, and registers recording fees 1824-1853
Sin títuloAdministrative records of predecessors of the North Thames Gas Board, 1695-1948, including:
- City of London Gas Light and Coke Company
- Equitable Gas Light Company
- Great Central Gas Consumers Company
- Imperial Gas Light and Coke Company
- Independent Gas Light and Coke Company
- London Gas Light Company
- North Woolwich Undertaking
- Western (Cannel) Gas Light Company
- Chartered Gas Light and Coke Company
- Ratcliff Gas Light and Coke Company
Please see the sub-fonds entry for each company for more information.
Sin títuloRecords of the Ratcliff Gas Light and Coke Company, including Bill and Act (4 Geo. IV cap. xcviii) for lighting with gas the parishes of St. Botolph, Aldgate, St. Paul, Shadwell, and parts of St. George-in-the-East, St. John, Wapping, Mile End Old Town and Ratcliff, 1823; notices; particulars of sale of shares in the company; agreements and contracts; papers relating to legal actions and lawsuits; correspondence; and papers relating to Company premises in Stepney and Wapping.
Sin títuloRecords of the Proprietors of Battersea Bridge, 1771-1796. The two minute books record the earliest proceedings of the 15 proprietors of Battersea Bridge, and include a list of subscribers and copies of circular letters.
Sin títuloRecords of the Phoenix Gas Light and Coke Company, 1824-1880, including Proprietors' meeting minutes; Directors' meetings signed minutes; minutes of the Committee of Directors on extravagant burning; and minutes of the Accounts Committee of Directors.
Sin títuloRecords of G W Scott, basket makers, 1703-1930. The surviving records date from June 1703. They cover not only the infinite variety of baskets, cradles and wooden goods made and repaired but also items such as bugtraps, and the figures of elephants, camels, horses, giants and ghosts made for Drury Lane, Covent Garden and Astley's Circus. Records include day books; bill books; register of accounts; goods received book; wages books and newspaper cuttings and booklet summarizing the history of the firm.
Sin títuloRecords of Smith Kendon Limited, manufacturing chemists and confectioners, 1825-1942. The records consist mainly of financial records including indexed ledgers, stock books, annual financial statements, cash books, inventories, advertising cards, leases and licences.
Sin títuloRecords of the South Metropolitan Gas Light and Coke Company, 1834-1965. The records include the deed of settlement, minutes of the proprietors' and directors' meetings, reports of general meetings, acts and orders in council and items relating to the South Metropolitan Pension Fund Securities Limited.
Sin títuloRecords of Trollope and Colls Ltd, builders, and predecessors including Messrs Trollope and Sons (London) Ltd, decorators; Joseph Trollope and Sons, wall paper hangers; Joseph Amos Trollope and George Trollope, decorators; Colls and Sons, builders; George Trollope and Sons and Colls and Sons Ltd, builders.
The records consist mainly of financial records such as customer account books, ledgers, journals and cost books. The letter book of 1797-1808 (B/TRL/9) is of special interest to students of wall paper and interior decoration history. The detailed account books for Trollope and Colls Ltd illustrate the work of a major building firm with a great influence on the London skyline.
Sin títuloRecords of the Western Gas Light Company, 1821-1860, including deed of settlement, Acts of Parliament relating to the Company, licences, papers relating to property, legal case papers, minutes of Directors' meetings and minutes of Shareholders' meetings.
Sin títuloRecords relating to property owned by Powell, Warner and Crowther, stationers, including lease of 101 High Street, Whitechapel; assignment of the business and all stock and books from Powell to Warner and Crowther; assignment of lease of a warehouse in Commercial Street, Stepney, with schedule of deeds of the warehouse. 1871-1882.
Sin títuloRecords of the Wandsworth and Putney Gas Light and Coke Company, 1834-1912, comprising deed of settlement and series of minute books for Directors Meetings and Shareholders Meetings.
Sin títuloRecords of Wandsworth County Court, 1911-1968, including ordinary summons books; default summons books; defended default books; judgement summons books and funds ledgers.
Sin títuloRecords of Edmonton County Court, 1894-1944, comprising plaint and minute book and ordinary action book.
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