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Collection of papers relating to property holdings in Chelsea, Shoreditch, Clerkenwell, Kensington, and the City of London. The premises are mostly messuages and houses, but include Bull Wharf in Queenhithe, City of London.

The collection consists of probate papers, mortgages, deeds and other estate papers.

The collection consists of probate papers and four codicils connected with that probate.

Deeds, correspondence and schedules for 59, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn and 74 and 76, Westbourne Terrace, Paddington.

The majority of these papers relate to Prest's time as a committee member of the Royal Commission on Civil Liability and Compensation for Personal Injury. There are also documents relating to his collected writings, his time as editor of the "Three Banks Review", his time as a member of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, and miscellaneous correspondence.

Records 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.

Deeds and papers relating to property owned by the Port of London Authority, acquired in 1911 mostly in Crutched Friars and its immediate vicinity.

Records of the Pollock family relating to their property in Harlington, Feltham, Isleworth, East Bedfont, Hatton, Hammersmith, Hanwell, Harrow and Stanwell.

Records of William Pollard, including documents relating to the purchase of land in Hornsey, 1868-72; plan of Islington Burial Ground, East Finchley, showing location of numbered grave spaces, 1882; grant of grave space in Islington Burial Ground, East Finchley, 1888; accounts for burials at the London Necropolis Company cemetery, 1894-95.

Papers relating to the Twickenham property of George Pocock; including plans; extracts from title deeds; and extracts from histories showing the descent of the estate.

Papers of the Plumer family relating to property in Edgware and the Canons estate in Little Stanmore.

Records of Pinner (Relief) Telephone Exchange comprising deeds of land in Cannon Lane (formerly Sewer Lane), Pinner, acquired for the Exchange.

Papers, 1931-1978, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds relating to No. 211 Harrow View, Pinner.

Papers collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising abstract of title of Percy Bilton Ltd to land at junction of Hanger Lane and Western Avenue, Ealing, 1933; abstract of title of Percy Bilton Investment Trust Ltd to numbers 1 - 2b Royal Parade, Ealing, 1937 and abstract of title of Metropolitan Estate and Property Company Ltd to numbers 3 - 13 Royal Parade, Greystoke Corner, Ealing, 1952.

Records of Phillips Son and Neal, solicitors, 1706-1878, including surveys of estates in Wandsworth and Battersea; correspondence with clients; legal documents relating to properties including leases; and subpoenas to appear in the Court of Probate.

Papers relating to the estate of Daniel Phillips of Bedfont, 1892-1929, including title deeds, solicitors' bills, trustees papers and bank books; and to the estate of his niece, Mary Elizabeth Phillips of Tottenham, {1792}-1925, including title deeds, letters, inland revenue forms, annual accounts, bank books and household accounts.

Records relating to property, comprising title deeds to Oxgate Farm, Willesden; and title deeds, inventories, sales particulars and abstracts of title for premises in Twickenham, Kingsbury, Finchley and Chiswick. Also probate of will of Honorable Dorothy Charlotte Montagu of Hampton Court, 1821-1843.

Declaration of Trust Deed for a property in White Horse Alley near Cow Cross in St Sepulchre, Middlesex, 16 Mar 1778; with a transcript of the deed made in 1988.

Papers, 1892-1963, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Chelsea and Harrow; including leases, mortgages, conveyances and building agreements.

Manuscript 'Reasons for Mr. Hornblower's petitioning the Honourable House of Commons for an Act to extend the term of his patent', [24 Feb 1792]; the patent had been granted in 1781 for 14 years, permitting the use of his steam engine in the Cornish mines. The case of James Watt is cited: in 1774 he obtained an extension of a patent 'of a similar nature, for 25 years certain'.

This collection consists mainly of property records (such as assignments, probates, leases and mortgages) relating to premises in Middlesex and London. It also contains twentieth-century sales catalogues and advertising brochures for properties.

Papers, 1901-1932, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to 37 (formerly 10) Courtfield Garden, Castle Hill, Ealing; including leases, assignments, mortgages and transfers of mortgages.

Papers of Henry Solomon Wellcome, 1800-1985, comprising articles, publications, financial records, legal records, administrative documents, property details, probate records, marriage and divorce records, diaries, microfiche of letter books, details of events, subscription lists, field and geological reports, press cuttings, photographs, ephemera, objects, and family papers dating back to 1800.

Papers, 1810-1907, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Islington, Saint Pancras, Bethnal Green and Fleet Street, including leases, agreements, mortgages and assignments of leases. Also official parochial register of statistics of Church organisation and finance for New Brentford, with statistical return form, 1902-1907.

Abstract of title of Perrys (Ealing) Ltd to number 65 Village Way, Ashford, part of Ashford Farm Estate, with plan, 1933.

Papers, 1882-1922, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Battersea and Wandsworth, including leases and mortgages.

Records of Pennington and Sons (solicitors), comprising title deeds and other papers, 1668-1935 (some undated), relating to premises in:

• Tottenham: West Green Lodge, 1842-1904, and Northumberland Park Road and Lansdowne Road, 1867-1905;
  • Harlington: Dawley, 1853-1879;
  • Hornsey: Harringay Terrace {later Turnpike Lane}, {18th century}, 1860-1919, and Hornsey Lane, 1668-1823;
  • Friern Barnet: Hungerdown {Hangerdown} Lane (later Station Road), Whetstone, 1827-1868;
  • Edmonton: Broome Field, 1853;
  • Willesden: Salisbury Terrace, Kilburn, 1864-1916, and Hanover Road, 1904-1914;
  • Hendon: papers of Catherine Houshold of St Mary's Abbey, Mill Hill, 1887-1890;
  • Acton: Goldsmith Road and Baldwin Gardens, 1891-1920;
  • property transactions of B W Parsons Ltd in Ealing, 1858-1931, Wimbledon, 1880-1935, Tunbridge Wells, 1900-1932, Surbiton, 1908, Ramsgate, Bournemouth, Charterhouse Street (London), Portsmouth and Monmouth, 1911-1935, and miscellaneous papers of B W Parsons Ltd, 1892-1932.

Papers of the Penhall family relating to property owned by them in Lisson Grove, St Marylebone and Tottenham Street, St Pancras.

N.B. Street numbering of premises in Lisson Grove/Lisson Grove North appear to have altered between c 1836 and {1856}. A subsequent change was made by an order of the Metropolitan Board of Works, 8 February 1878, Plan No.2074.

Papers, 1722-1880, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to premises in Grosvenor Square, including leases, mortgages, bargain and sale, indentures, assignments, fire insurance policies, inventory, abstract of title and agreements.

Papers, 1806-1878, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, including probate of will of Robert Bellemey of Highgate, victualler; probate of will of Charles Lyne of Highgate, gentleman; release of estate of Charles Lyne from monies and trusts of will of Robert Bellamy [Bellemey]; letter and accounts relating to estate of Robert Bellamy [Bellemey]; probate of will of Rosetta Horrell, wife of William Horrell of Highgate, gentleman, and conveyance by bargain and sale and trust deed of a parcel of ground in Willesden with the chapel or meeting house erected thereon to be used for religious worship by Independents.

Records of the Peacock family relating to property in Hornsey, Highgate, Muswell Hill and Finchley; including title deeds, probates, settlements, abstract of title and legal proceedings.

Title deeds for properties in Brixton, Sydenham, Herne Hill, Tooting, and East Dulwich.

Papers relating to the Condell family of Greenford, including copies of court rolls, leases, probate and wills, marriage settlements, bonds, articles of agreement and correspondence relating to properties in Greenford and Northolt, 1678-1862. Also papers of the Sampson family relating to their property in Hendon and their stocks and shares, 1861-1891.

Draft of an assignment of a patent for an unnamed invention, originally procured by B.E. Clark in 1878 as agent for Almet Reed of New York. Almet Reed assigned the patent to John van Dussen Reed of New York. Signed by B.E. Clark.

Papers of the trustees of the will of Jonathan Passingham, relating to the management of Heston Farm, North Hyde Farm, and the Depot Estates, Heston.

Records of the Partridge family, comprising title deeds for premises in Hendon and Edgware, including exemplification of common recovery; copies of court rolls; leases and releases; land tax certificates; and mortgages.

Papers, 1774-1820, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising a lease and release, an assignment, a marriage settlement, a will and legal correspondence relating to premises in Bloomsbury, Mile End and Ham Common, Richmond upon Thames.

Papers, 1851-1898, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Harlesden and Willesden, including mortgages, leases and correspondence.

Papers, 1920, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work comprising copied extract from a conveyance for premises adjoining the Goat Inn, Forty Hill, Enfield, with a plan.

Records of the Manor of Sunbury and other property of John Cornelius Park in Sunbury, Teddington and Walton, and records of the Pride family in Hendon, Golders Green and Streatham. The records include court rolls, court books, surveys, book of customs, plans, papers relating to stewards, deeds and other property ownership documents, legal papers and financial records.

Records of Paris Garden Manor, Southwark, including title deeds such as morgages, leases, and releases; probates, wills and letters of administration; courts leet and courts baron books; court minute books; licence books; lists of copyholders; papers relating to tenants; and map of the manor.

Records relating to the Oxford Street Pantheon, comprising counterparts of the shares/leases sold by owner Philip Elias Twist to fund the building, 1774-1788. The leases include a room by room schedule of fixtures, fittings and furnishings, and marginal plans.

Records of the Paine family relating to properties owned by the family in Deptford and Forest Hill, with some family papers including certificates and letters.

Recovery between Edward Boodle, demandant and Moses Hoper, tenant, relating to the manors of Hanworth and East Bedfont, 1792 (vouchees: Aubrey Beauclerk, earl of Burford and Aubney, Duke of St. Albans); and conveyances relating to land in Upper Halliford, Sunbury, 1844 and 1857.

Records of the Page family relating to property including the Manor of Uxendon, and premises in Wembley, Harrow on the Hill, Preston, Willesden and Kenton.

Records of the Paddington Estate comprising a survey of the estate and rentals and financial accounts of the estate trustees.

The collection comprises title deeds relating to land owned by the Benn-Walsh family, barons Ormathwaite, in Marylebone, Westminster, Stepney, Essex, Buckinghamshire and County Durham.

Papers, 1853-1946, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Acton, including mortgages, leases, conveyances and reconveyances.

Records of Old Street Magistrates Court, 1905-1980, including court registers; Married Women Act orders; Guardianship of Infants Act orders; bastardy complaints and bastardy arrears complaints.

Court registers record the date of the hearing, the name of the informant or complainant (often the police), the name of the defendant, a brief note of the offence and the decision of the magistrate.

A married woman under the provisions of the Summary Jurisdiction (Married Women) Act 1895 and subsequent Acts could go to a magistrates' court and apply for orders which in certain circumstances would enable her to separate from her husband, have custody of any children and receive maintenance from him. Under the Poor Law Amendment Act 1844 a mother expecting a bastard child or who had given birth to one could obtain a maintenance order against the putative father.

Records relating to properties in Charles Street, Hampstead Road, Saint Pancras, including leases, assignments and mortgages.