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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.

Diaries recording William Halle's daily life, working as an artist and at the Telephone Exchange. He writes about trying to sell paintings to galleries, organising exhibitions and records his worries over money, his health and his sister, who lived in South Africa. The diaries also record his thoughts on various friendships and sexual relationships.

Many of the deeds relate to these purchases of the main estate. Others relate to additional purchases, each with their supporting title deeds of earlier date referring to previous owners. There is a series of numbers pencilled on the majority of these later deeds, and this order has been strictly maintained in this list. The following groups of deeds were tied in bundles: D1/16-29, D1/34-50, D1/52-55, D1/56-65. There are admissions and surrenders relating to property in the manor of Battersea and Wandsworth.

Burial Registers for the Putney Vale and Wandsworth cemeteries.

Papers relating to the Wandsworth Area Social Democratic Party (SDP). Includes material on their alliance and subsequent merger with the Liberals, election information, correspondence, newsletters and other publications.

The collection consists of two leases relating to Lower Grove House, Roehampton.

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

The collection consists of a single bundle of documents concerning the purchase of a property in Balham.

The collection consists of a wide range of deeds and documents from across the Wandsworth area, mostly dating from the mid to late 19th century.

Records of the administration of the parish of Streatham. Includes: minutes of the parish vestry; survey of the parish of Streatham, 1803-1804; Church rate books; Highways rate books; minutes of the Guardians of the Poor; minutes of the Burial Board; minutes of the Volunteer Association.

The collection is contains material relating to Spencer Park school including copies of the school magazine, papers outlining the history of the school and the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum site, prospectuses, photographs, newspaper cuttings, programmes and various other items. There are no administrative records for the school in the collection. Additionally there is a series of deeds, leases, and other papers relating to the Royal Victoria Patriotic Asylum site, the building of the school, and the sale of the site in the 1980s for redevelopment.

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 includes correspondence, deeds and miscellaneous records of Battersea Bridge, along with a number of records from other London bridges. There is also a small amount of material concerned with railways, canals, turnpikes and so on.

Please note that the original order of these items had been considerably disturbed, and whilst efforts have been made to ensure that all items included in the catalogue are still present it has not been possible to do so definitively. Some items may not have been filed with their correct reference number, and additional items may be included but are not on the catalogue.

Records relating to property in Falcon Terrace, Falcon Road, Duffield Road, Este Road and Lavender Terrace, including plans, title deeds and rent books.

Records of the administration of the parish of Putney. Includes: minutes of the parish vestry; minutes of the Overseers of the Poor; accounts and vouchers of the Churchwardens; accounts of the Surveyor of Highways for the parish; accounts of the parish constable; statements of accounts for parish charities; apprenticeship indentures.

The collection consists of title deeds to the property on Putney Heath later known as Highlands.

Papers relating to the estate of Mrs Meliora Amelia Walker of 29 Campion Road, Putney. The documents have been disturbed and some inserts have become separated.

Letters written by Jack Laver to friends in America. Includes hand drawn coloured illustrations of places in London, including Putney. Jack Laver was a Tooting resident.

The collection consists of a single mortgage of 69, 71 and 73 Northcote Road.

Company records, including plans of works, deeds, leases and related documents, annual reports, magazines, and publications including sales brochures.

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.

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.

The collection is comprised of two parts. The first contains records relating to the administration of the school, such as a series of pupil records cards, accounts, staff handbooks and other material, as well as copies of the school magazine and Old Girls Association newsletters. The second part of the collection contains material belonging to a former pupil Eleanor Roberts, who attended the school between 1928-1936. The records include her school exercise books and diaries.

London County Council Legal and Parliamentary Department Deeds.

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

Lease and counterpart lease, between 1) Sir William Bull, Vencourt, Hammersmith and Gilbert Lewis West, the White House, Mettingham Bungay, Suffolk, 2) Hannah Cato, Cromford Road, Wandsworth and 3) Francis James Beveridge, Garratt Lane, Earlsfield.

This is an artificial collection, made up of individual items that relate to the history of the borough but do not form part of a larger collection. It includes account books, single volumes of minutes of local organisations, photographs including photograph albums from the Third London General Hospital, and autograph letters.

A collection of material relating to Harry Cusden Ltd. The collection includes business diaries kept by Harry Cusden, 1919-1943, papers relating to the running of the business including numerous documents relating to war damage repairs, the purchase of the properties, leases, etc. The series also contains personal papers, share certificates and customer correspondence. There is a large collection of photographs including photographs of the exterior of the shops, window displays, staff and staff outings, as well as a large collection of miscellaneous photographs showing family, friends, holidays, events etc. Many of these photographs are unidentified and undated. There is also a series of various price lists and advertisements for the business, trade cards, ephemera relating to Harry Cusden's role as Councillor, newspaper cuttings and other pieces of ephemera.

The collection is made up of papers belonging to the second headmaster of the school W.V. Wallace and his wife who also taught at the school. The papers include correspondence with the parents, a visitors book, exercise books and other material produced by the students, school newsletters and magazine, as well as papers and letters relating to the closure of the school in 1986. There is also a significant amount of photographs from the 1960s onwards showing various school events such as sports days, concerts, plays and other events.

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.

Title deeds for the print works at Garratt Green, Wandsworth and for land in Brentwood, Essex.

A series of photographs taken of the Morgan Crucible buildings in Battersea prior to and during their demolition in 1978-1979. The photographs were mostly taken by Frederick Shaw. Also includes a framed photograph showing the staff members of Morgan Crucible's Work Council in 1949.

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 consists of several leases concerning the shop and premises at 209 Upper Tooting Road. The premises was originally known as 20 The Parade.

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.

The collection includes probate records, tax records, correspondence and miscellaneous property records.

The collection mainly comprises of letters sent to Ernest Robinson of Tooting while he was on active duty with the MEF during World War Two and afterwards. They include letters from friends in the armed forces, letters from his mother and letters from friends at home in Tooting. There are also photograph albums and religious books.

Diaries and scrapbooks created by Ernest Hale as a record of each year from the date he met his (later) wife. The diaries begin in 1901-1902, each year begins on 30 September as that was the day they met. 1901-1902 was the fifth year of their relationship. There are also account books by Ernest Hale showing how much he spent each week, and an account book by Mrs Florence E Hale from 1910-1911 containing household accounts.

This collection is made up of material produced by Elliott School, Putney. It includes annual reports, school magazines and newsletters, prospectuses and a copy of the curriculum for years 10-11. There is also a small series of miscellaneous material containing architects plans for a new building, copies of the Inspectors Report in 1989, and a guide to the school for first years.

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.

Four draft wills of Edward Edmund Eyre of 45 Deodar Road, Putney and 16 Water Lane, Great Tower Street, City of London, 1901-1906. Also includes correspondence between Eyre and his solicitor J W Randall, 1901-1909.

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.

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, includng mortgage and supplemental mortgage for the leasehold premises 28-42 Garratt Lane and 86-104 Coverton Road, previously known as the Limes Estate, Tooting. The properties in Garratt Lane were renumbered as 916-944 Garratt Lane.

Includes leases relating to ground on the south side of Fernlea Road, the south side of Selkirk Road, and 157-161 Bedford Hill Road, Balham.

Documents relating to Penn House, East Hill, Wandsworth.

Documents relating to Mrs Isabel Kirby leasing a flat in Harcourt Lodge, 5 Melrose Road, Wandsworth.

Documents relating to Knowsley Road, Battersea.

The collection consists of a building lease and a form of the lease for land in Wandsworth High Street. A plan included in D35/1 shows the properties affected as 179-187 Wandsworth High Street.

The collection consists of a single conveyance of ground rents in Battersea, relating to the will of William Richard Glasier.