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

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 0347 D150

Titel

T H Adamson & Sons, Builders

Datum(s)

  • 1861-1973 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Collectie

Omvang en medium

5 boxes

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Biografie

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.

archiefbewaarplaats

Geschiedenis van het archief

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

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Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

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.

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

Aanvullingen

Ordeningstelsel

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Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

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Voorwaarden voor reproductie

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Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels

Schrift van het materiaal

  • Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

English

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

Toegangen

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Onderwerp trefwoord

Geografische trefwoorden

Naam ontsluitingsterm

Genre access points

Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

Identificatiecode van de instelling

Wandsworth Heritage Service

Toegepaste regels en/of conventies

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.

Status

Niveau van detaillering

Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

Taal (talen)

  • Engels

Schrift(en)

    Bronnen

    Voorwaarden voor raadpleging en gebruik