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- 1873 (Creation)
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West Ham Park was attached to a private residence, owned from 1812 by banker Samuel Gurney. In 1872 the house was demolished and the Gurney family sold the park for £25,000 on the condition that it become a public open space.
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
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GB 0074 CLC/153 1873 Collection One production item. West Ham Park Preservation Fund Committee
West Ham Park was attached to a private residence, owned from 1812 by banker Samuel Gurney. In 1872 the house was demolished and the Gurney family sold the park for £25,000 on the condition that it become a public open space.
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Illuminated vote of thanks from the Committee of the West Ham Park Preservation Fund to the Corporation of London, for a gift of £10,000 towards the purchase of West Ham Park.
One item.
Available for general access.
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
English
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. West Ham Park Preservation Fund Committee Parks Open spaces Public open spaces Natural heritage Nature conservation Landscape protection Groups Campaign groups London England UK Western Europe Europe Newham Essex West Ham
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Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Illuminated vote of thanks from the Committee of the West Ham Park Preservation Fund to the Corporation of London, for a gift of £10,000 towards the purchase of West Ham Park.
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One item.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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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- English