Collection GB 0347 D150 - T H Adamson & Sons, Builders

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 0347 D150

Titre

T H Adamson & Sons, Builders

Date(s)

  • 1861-1973 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Collection

Étendue matérielle et support

5 boxes

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Nom du producteur

Notice biographique

T H Adamson and Sons was founded around 1790 in Chiswick, by Thomas Adamson, and was re-named T H Adamson and Sons in 1852, by the original founder's son, Thomas Henry Adamson, with works at Putney, Chiswick and Ealing. The Putney works were at 129 Putney High Street, the site of Essex House, which was demolished in 1872. As well as general building works, the firm also carried out decorative works, and had a showroom at 145 Putney High Street. They were responsible for the stonework on the Cromwell Statue in Westminster Hall Gardens and the Gladstone Memorial on the Strand, as well as repairs to the Clerestorys and the construction of a new Rose Window in Westminster Abbey. The firm worked on several churches, including All Saints, Putney and Trinity Church, Streatham, as well as the Regal Cinema in Putney and Westminster School.

Histoire archivistique

Donated to Wandsworth Museum by Colin Adamson in February 1990 and subsequently transferred to the Local History Service.
GB 0347 D150 1861-1973 Collection 5 boxes Please contact the Archive for further information

T H Adamson and Sons was founded around 1790 in Chiswick, by Thomas Adamson, and was re-named T H Adamson and Sons in 1852, by the original founder's son, Thomas Henry Adamson, with works at Putney, Chiswick and Ealing. The Putney works were at 129 Putney High Street, the site of Essex House, which was demolished in 1872. As well as general building works, the firm also carried out decorative works, and had a showroom at 145 Putney High Street. They were responsible for the stonework on the Cromwell Statue in Westminster Hall Gardens and the Gladstone Memorial on the Strand, as well as repairs to the Clerestorys and the construction of a new Rose Window in Westminster Abbey. The firm worked on several churches, including All Saints, Putney and Trinity Church, Streatham, as well as the Regal Cinema in Putney and Westminster School.

Donated to Wandsworth Museum by Colin Adamson in February 1990 and subsequently transferred to the Local History Service.

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Includes: accounts; letter books; photographs of work done by the firm; articles and publications about the firm or containing subject matter of interest, including news-sheets on the General Strike; family material such as apprenticeship indentures and correspondence.

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This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.

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English

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Finding aid created by export from CALM v8.0.2.40 Archives Hub EAD2002. Entry amended by Barbara Ball
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. April 2011 Business history T H Adamson & Sons, Builders People People by occupation Personnel Construction industry personnel Builders History

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

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Portée et contenu

Includes: accounts; letter books; photographs of work done by the firm; articles and publications about the firm or containing subject matter of interest, including news-sheets on the General Strike; family material such as apprenticeship indentures and correspondence.

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

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Conditions d'accès

This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.

Conditions de reproduction

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Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

Instruments de recherche

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Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

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Descriptions associées

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Mots-clés - Sujets

Mots-clés - Lieux

Mots-clés - Noms

Mots-clés - Genre

Zone du contrôle de la description

Identifiant de la description

Identifiant du service d'archives

Wandsworth Heritage Service

Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

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.

Statut

Niveau de détail

Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

Langue(s)

  • anglais

Écriture(s)

    Sources

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