Collection GB 0074 LMA/4318 - SOUTHERN HOUSING GROUP

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 LMA/4318

Title

SOUTHERN HOUSING GROUP

Date(s)

  • 1830-1992 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

10.6 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Southern Housing Group is made up of four organisations: Samuel Lewis Housing trust, City and Countries Housing Association, The Women's Housing Trust and Southern Housing Foundation. It manages nearly 16, 000 properties, concentrated in the South of England and has about 30, 000 tenants and leaseholders. It has a century of experience in providing affordable housing to meet local needs.

The Samuel Lewis Trust Limited was founded in 1901 by a bequest from the wealthy financier Samuel Lewis, this is the parent body of the Group. It is a charitable housing association and one of the largest providers of rented accommodation in south east England.

The City and Countries Housing Association Limited is the Group's non-charitable arm and looks after all home ownership and leasehold properties. It develops and manages a range of low cost housing and provides a specialist management service to over 1000 retirement leasehold properties.

The Women's Housing Trust is a specialist charitable association operating in London and providing mainly hostel accommodation for single women.

The Southern Housing Foundation was formed in 1998 to resource the Groups Housing Plus work, by funding community development and estate projects, training and employment initiativesand, in partnership with other agencies, regenerating former local authority estates.

Archival history

GB 0074 LMA/4318 1830-1992 Collection 10.6 linear metres Samuel Lewis Housing Trust
The Women's Housing Trust
Southern Housing Group

The Southern Housing Group is made up of four organisations: Samuel Lewis Housing trust, City and Countries Housing Association, The Women's Housing Trust and Southern Housing Foundation. It manages nearly 16, 000 properties, concentrated in the South of England and has about 30, 000 tenants and leaseholders. It has a century of experience in providing affordable housing to meet local needs.

The Samuel Lewis Trust Limited was founded in 1901 by a bequest from the wealthy financier Samuel Lewis, this is the parent body of the Group. It is a charitable housing association and one of the largest providers of rented accommodation in south east England.

The City and Countries Housing Association Limited is the Group's non-charitable arm and looks after all home ownership and leasehold properties. It develops and manages a range of low cost housing and provides a specialist management service to over 1000 retirement leasehold properties.

The Women's Housing Trust is a specialist charitable association operating in London and providing mainly hostel accommodation for single women.

The Southern Housing Foundation was formed in 1998 to resource the Groups Housing Plus work, by funding community development and estate projects, training and employment initiativesand, in partnership with other agencies, regenerating former local authority estates.

Records deposited in July and November 2001.

Records of the Samuel Lewis Housing Trust and the The Women's Housing Trust, including records of Samuel and Ada Lewis including property records and records of other trusts and societies with which they were involved. There are also oral history tapes and papers relating to the project undertaken in 2001 for the centenary celebration.

The records have been arranged as follows:
LMA/4318/A Samuel Lewis Housing Trust;
LMA/4318/A/01 General Trust Records;
LMA/4318/A/02 Properties;
LMA/4318/A/03 Other Trusts and Societies;
LMA/4318/B Ada Lewis Women's Housing Trust;
LMA/4318/B/01 Personal Papers;
LMA/4318/B/02 General Trust Records;
LMA/4318/B/03 Properties and Other Trusts and Societies;
LMA/4318/C Oral History Project.

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 Southern Housing Group.

English

Fit

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.

June to August 2010. Housing construction Construction engineering Building design Building standards Accommodation Housing Housing needs Housing associations Organizations Associations Charitable organisations Charities Charities administration Information sources Documents Charity records Lewis , Samuel , 1838-1901 , moneylender and philanthropist Samuel Lewis Housing Trust Southern Housing Group The Women's Housing Trust London England UK Western Europe Europe Nonprofit organizations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited in July and November 2001.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Samuel Lewis Housing Trust and the The Women's Housing Trust, including records of Samuel and Ada Lewis including property records and records of other trusts and societies with which they were involved. There are also oral history tapes and papers relating to the project undertaken in 2001 for the centenary celebration.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The records have been arranged as follows:
LMA/4318/A Samuel Lewis Housing Trust;
LMA/4318/A/01 General Trust Records;
LMA/4318/A/02 Properties;
LMA/4318/A/03 Other Trusts and Societies;
LMA/4318/B Ada Lewis Women's Housing Trust;
LMA/4318/B/01 Personal Papers;
LMA/4318/B/02 General Trust Records;
LMA/4318/B/03 Properties and Other Trusts and Societies;
LMA/4318/C Oral History Project.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

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

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the Southern Housing Group.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Language(s)

  • English

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