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A collection of material put together for an exhibition about the Battersea MP John Burns. Includes: correspondence; photographs; publications by and about John Burns; correspondence, annual reports and other material relating to the Battersea Labour Party and Trades Council; bulletins relating to the 1926 General Strike.

Includes draft transfer of charges for 37-47 Tranmere Road, draft leases for the properties, and correspondence regarding the mortgages of 37-47 Tranmere Road.

The collection consists of a copy of the will and administration of the effects of William Ernest Beckett, 1893, as well as an agreement for the sale and purchase of 51 Erpingham Road, Putney, 1918.

The collection consists of papers related to the estate of Mrs Mary Ann Brodie and includes trustees' papers, receipts, letters and accounts. There is also material relating to the estate of her husband Frederick John Brodie following his death in 1925.

The collection consists of a counterpart lease and an assignment of leasehold premises for 1 and 2 Hyde Terrace, Battersea.

Documents relating to the Steatham Elms Estate. Also some documents relating to land in the Bedford Hill Estate.

The collection consists of a reconveyance of a piece of ground in Werter Road [Cambridge Road], Putney, 1885, and a mortgage and reconveyance of land in Hazelbourne Road, Balham, 1879 and 1901.

Documents relating to Penn House, East Hill, Wandsworth.

A collection of miscellaneous deeds relating to properties in Battersea and Wandsworth including Alma Road; Morgan Crucible Company Ltd and May and Baker, Battersea; Russell House, Balham Hill; 22 and 24 North Street Wandsworth; 40-44 Bridge Road, Battersea; and 32, 35, 36 and 37 Little Europa Place, Battersea.

Documents relating to 7-12 St Philips Street, Park Town, Battersea.

The collection of deeds relate mainly to two acres in North Field, Wandsworth, part of Frying Pan meadow and ten houses standing on it, to mortgages of the premises and the sales of the equity of redemption. The deeds of 26 April 1728 and of 8 June 1767 include other lands in North Field purchased by John Essington.

Documents relating to land in Wandsworth Lane [Trinity Road], Upper Tooting.

Documents relating to the Priory Estate, Roehampton, Surrey.

Documents relating to 6 Carlton Drive [Road], Putney.

The collection consist of a single lease of Marylands, Clapham Common West Side.

The collection is made up of minute books, a register of attendance, and a register of prizewinners at the annual flower shows. There is also a run of Monthly Bulletings produced by the society and a run of show schedules.

The collection consists of a bundle of miscellaneous papers derived from the work of Arthur Wellings.

Miscellaneous papers relating to the 28th County of London (Wandsworth) Battalion Home Guard. Papers include minute books and other material relating to the Wandsworth Home Guard Social Club, photographs, lists of members of the Battalion, papers relating to anniversary parades, a list of civilian war dead, and other miscellaneous material.

Eileen Lecky Clinic: Putney Infant Welfare Centre papers including: scrapbook about the history of the Putney Centre from its foundation in 1931 to its takeover in 1958, with newspaper clippings and photographs; photographs of the clinic and the work done by the clinic; minutes of the Putney Children's Home, 1923-1946; minutes of the Putney Infant Welfare Centre 1922-1931; minutes of the National Association of Maternity and Child Welfare Centres for Prevention of Infant Mortality, 1931-1950; Putney Infant Welfare Centre Annual Reports, 1931-1931; Annual Reports of the Children's Health Centre, 1933-1955; Betty Rawson Home, annual reports 1913-1921, Nos. 1-9; Putney Children's Home, Whitstable (in memory of Betty Rawson) Annual Reports Nos. 10-26, 1922-1938; Putney Park Infant Welfare Centre, 14th Annual Report, 1937-1938; Putney Infant Welfare Centre, 17th Annual Report, 1931-1932; Infant Welfare Centres, Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, 5th Annual Report, 1919-1920; Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Clinic.

Messers J. Denman and Co were leather sellers of 7 Furzedown Market, Amen Corner, Tooting. The firm are described as leather sellers in local trade directories; the receipts include goods appropriate to a shoe repairer, also shoelaces and socks. Suppliers include some local and London businesses. An index to suppliers is available. Approx. 1200 items arranged in bundles.

The collection consists of four leases relating to 9 Grove Terrace, later 2 Newman Street, Battersea.

The collection consists of miscellaneous property records concerned with the sale of the Roehampton Park Estate.

The collection consists of miscellaneous title deeds relating to 33 Stormont Road.

The collection consists of news cuttings relating to the activities of the Putney Liberal Association, from local newspapers as well as national (The Guardian, Daily Telegraph) and Liberal News. The cuttings include coverage of the British response to South African politics and Apartheid and the career of Peter Hain, (Vice-Chair of Putney Young Liberals 1968-1971 and National Chair of the Young Liberals 1971-1973).

Documents relating to the leasehold premises at 117 Sugden Road, Clapham Common.

Minutes of the Justice of the Peace, Wandsworth Petty Sessional Division, in the half hundred of Brixton, Surrey. Includes minutes of Special Sessions, which were responsible for licensing and cover Battersea, Wandsworth, Putney, Mortlake, Roehampton, Clapham, Barnes, Tooting, Wimbledon and Merton.

This catalogue includes minutes of the Metropolitan Borough and the Council committees. The collection also includes rate books, records of the Town Clerk and records of the borough's libraries.

The collection is comprised largely of material produced by contemporary and former students and staff of Hotham Road School in Putney, as part of various projects undertaken by the Hotham School Social History Group, the school itself and the PTA, to celebrate the history of the school. This includes correspondence, primarily from former pupils, providing their reminiscences of the school, and notes and drafts for publications about the school's history. The collection also includes other material generated by the school and by Hotham Adult Education Centre, such as photographs, examples of students' work, and promotional documents.

The collection is mostly made up of prospectuses, calendars and syllabuses for courses available at Battersea Polytechnic Institute. There are also some financial records relating to the accounts of Battersea Polytechnic as well as annual reports for the Institute. Additionally there are several volumes listing the names of students enrolled on courses and some examination lists. There are also Battersea Polytechnic Institute magazines as well as numerous programmes and tickets for concerts and events held at the Institute. Additionally there is a series of material relating to Battersea Polytechnic Hostel.

The collection consists of correspondence and other papers concerned with the setting up and running of Wandsworth Technical Institute and the associated Secondary School. The papers were compiled by C.T. Davis in his role as Honorary Secretary of the Institute. The collection also includes a volume of minutes from the Technical Education Board Committee 1894-1896, as well as prospectuses, magazines and a programme.

Records of the administration of the parish of Tooting. Includes: minutes of the parish Vestry; accounts of the Overseers of the Poor; Workhouse Committee minutes; Examination of Paupers records; and the accounts of the Surveyor of Highways for the parish.

The collection consists of administrative papers of the Wandsworth District Board of Works. These include several duplicate runs of Minutes of Proceedings for the Board's meetings, as well as minutes of the Finance Committee. There are also Annual Reports and Reports of the Sanitary Inspector. The bulk of the collection is made up of agendas and supporting papers collected to be used at the Board's fortnightly meetings. These papers include letters of complaint and petitions from the public, planning approvals and refusals for new buildings, roads and sewers, correspondence from other Vestries, copies of Accounts, lists of Board members, copies of Reports from Board Inspectors, copies of Bills of Parliament and many other administrative papers. There are numerous papers regarding the expansion of the railways and the introduction and expansion of the tramways.

Battersea Parish was responsible for the civil administration of Battersea until the creation of Battersea Metropolitan Borough Council in 1900. This collection includes records of: the Battersea Parish Vestry; the Battersea Parish Overseers of the Poor; the Battersea Workhouse, 1744-1835; the parish Churchwardens; Battersea Lammas Hall; the parish Surveyor of Highways; various charities within the parish; and other records relating to the civil administration of the parish.

Legal papers for the Battersea Park Commissioners, including the purchase of land for the park and leasing of land within the park. The Prince Albert Tavern, Battersea Park, was also owned by the Battersea Park Commissioners and the leases to the landlords are included. There is also a lease of land to Prices Patent Candle Company.

The collection is mostly comprised of diaries written by Florence Turtle between 1917 and 1980. The first three diaries (1917-1919) contain generally brief and sporadic entries. There are then no diaries for the years 1920-1928. From 1929 onwards the diaries contain more detailed entries. There are no diaries for the years 1944, 1946, 1948-1949, 1952-1954, 1962, 1964-1965, or 1967-1970. Florence writes in her diaries about her relationships with family and friends, her living situation, work life, social life, holidays, and local, national and international current events, and records her thoughts and feelings on various matters. Many of the diaries contain additional notes, clarifications and corrections made by Florence in the 1970s. Some of the diaries contain photographs, and also pencil illustrations by Florence. The collection also contains one volume in which Florence reviews the books she reads throughout 1936, and a volume entitled 'Book of Ideas', in which Florence has written quotations from various sources, and also glued newspaper cuttings. The remaining items in the collection are a set of photographs of Florence's family and friends, and a framed certificate of election to the Buyers Association of Great Britain.

The collection is comprised mainly of twenty-six volumes of Notes and Recollections written by Geoffrey Haines. He began writing the volumes in 1969. Each volume contains a biographical account of his life and other interests from his birth in 1899 onwards. The last volume in 1981 continues until ill health forced him to stop. His wife Olive Haines continues the diary until Geoffrey's death in September 1981. The volumes contain accounts of his work, family life, his role as an Air Raid Warden in Putney in World War Two, holidays, his involvement with the Masons and particularly his interest in trains and rare coins. His wife Olive was Mayor of Wandsworth from 1956-1957 and the volumes describe in detail Olive's work with the council and duties carried out in her role as Mayor. The volumes are illustrated with newspaper cuttings, photographs, postcards and other items of ephemera. The collection also contains two books concerning rare coins.

Miscellaneous photographs of Battersea, Wandsworth, Balham, Tooting, Southfields, Roehampton and Putney, mostly showing streets, shops, bridges and other buildings.

Records of church meetings of the Union Church, Putney, which was on Upper Richmond Road, and the Oxford Road Chapel before and after they joined together. There are minutes of deacons' meetings and minutes of the Finance Committee for the Union Church before the merger. The collections also includes rolls of church members for 1900-1908 and 1936-1957 and minutes of teachers' meetings for the Sunday School.

Papers belonging to Stanley Bollans including personal letters and cards, photographs, papers relating to the Wandsworth Technical Institute Cycling Club, Wandsworth Technical Institute ephemera, and papers, photographs and ephemera from a cycling trip to Europe in 1936.

Letters written from Australia, New Zealand and South America from Jackson, a commercial traveller, to his wife Emily, who was living in Wandsworth. Between November 1891 and August 1892 Jackson travelled to Australia and New Zealand, and wrote home to his wife with his impressions of Melbourne, Ballarat, Launceston, Sydney, Christchurch and Dunedin, as well as details of his journeys and everyday activities. In 1893 he went to Brazil and Argentina and was in Rio de Janeiro during a revolution, being forced to leave the city before travelling on to Buenos Aires, including having to spend time in quarantine on the Isla de Flores. His third trip was between October 1894 and September 1895 and was also to South America, visting Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Mendoza, Valparaiso and Iquique. The letters for this trip include a description of crossing the Andes by road and the effects of the altitude. Many of Jackson's letters refer to how much he misses his wife and children and to his daily routine, although he also regularly refers to concerns over his health and occasionally specifically refers to missing his physical relationship with Emily.

Includes papers and correspondence for: Wandsworth Working Women's Charter Group, 1975-77; Wandsworth Against Corrie's Bill, 1979-1980; National Abortion Campaign local groups, 1975; Wandsworth Women's Aid; Libraries for the Disadvantaged, 1974-75; Holiday Playschemes; Wandsworth Housing Project, 1979-82; County Courthouse development, 1974-78; Law Centres, 1975-77; York Gardens community centre, 1976-78; Wandsworth Housing Aid Society; Wandsworth Poverty Action Group; Channel Tunnel; Wandsworth Against Racism; Wandsworth Rights Umbrella Group papers; Popular Planning Project papers; other correspondence relating to housing, poverty and women's rights.

Most of the documents relate to 1 Solna Avenue (also named as Pimpernel, and later as Padva). This was later subject of a compulsory purchase order by the London County Council to form part of the Ashburton Estate. Some documents relate to the owners (the Roffey family builders) and their own residences at 46 Chartfield Avenue (formerly Chartfield Road), 26 Charlwood Avenue and 71B Dorking Rd Epsom; and to other property at 38 and 40 Charlwood Avenue.

Documents relating to 14 Wakehurst Road, Battersea. Includes a building lease of 1878 for the premises when it was known as plot 730, Clapham Junction Estate.

The collection consists of an indenture of settlement on the marriage of Mrs M Field, 1866, and a copy of the will and probate of Mary Land following her death, 1884.

Documents relating to the estate of James Edward Horne of 8 Earlsfield Road, Wandsworth, following his death in 1908.

Documents relating to The Jolly Gardeners public house, Lacy Road, Putney, and the adjoining Vernon Cottage.

Documents relating to 203 Lower Richmond Road.

Documents relating to the marriage settlement of Edwin James Fairland and Emma Maggie Thomson. The collection consists of the original marriage settlement of 31 October 1870 and various associated papers.

Documents relating to Brockenhurst, Aldrington Road, Streatham Park Estate.

The collection consists of a series of documents relating to 66 Brodrick Road, mostly connected with the Watling family, as well as a series of documents relating to 11 Marius Road, Balham. It is unclear if or how the documents relating to Brodrick Road and Marius Road are connected to each other.