Identity area
Reference code
AR935
Title
Date(s)
- 1830 - 1994 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
12 groups of records. Please note that due to the size of this collection, it is currently stored offsite and we do not have space onsite to store it to allow access at present. If you wish to request access, please contact the team at archives@croydon.gov.uk and we will consider how best to arrange for you to view some of the collection.
Each volume of sales particulars measures approximately 600mm x 450mm so these can only be accessed one volume at a time in our research room.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Please Note:
This collection is currently stored offsite as we are unable to store a collection of this size onsite at present.
If you wish to access any of this material, please contact the team at archives@croydon.gov.uk
The records are organised into 12 broad groups.
1) Two early volumes of sales particulars: 1830 (Eden Park area) and Bletchingly 1835
2) 87 volumes of sale particulars. Some are in poor condition as noted.
The following 39 volumes are indexed chronologically except where noted:
1830 - 1836
1837 - 1840
1841 - 1844
1845 - 1848
1849 - 1850
1851 - 1853
1854 - 1855
1857 - 1858
1859 - 1861
1862 - 1864
1865 - 1866
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872 - 1874
1875
1876 - 1877 no index
1878
1879
1880
1881 damaged spine; chronological index
1882 damaged spine; chronological index
1883 alphabetical index
1884 alphabetical index
1885 alphabetical index
1886 alphabetical index
1887 alphabetical index
1888
1889 alphabetical
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895 - 1896 chronological index
1897 - 1898
1899 chronological index
The following nine volumes contain an alphabetical index at front of each volume:
1900 - 1901
1902
1903 - 1904
1905 - 1906 damaged spine
1907 - 1908 (March)
1908; 1910 - 1911
1912 - 1913
1914 - 1918
1919
The following 39 volumes contain a chronological index at front of each volume:
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929 (badly damaged spine)
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938 - 1942
1943 - 1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957 - 1958
1959 - 1960
1961 - 1962
1963
1964
1965 - 1966
1967 - 1968
plus one volume of sales marked 1930 London but includes some Croydon sales.
3) 4 Indexes of auction particulars.
4) Volume of newspaper cuttings 1957 - 1963.
5) Bundles of loose sale/auction particulars, various dates:
a) London Borough of Croydon: commercial properties (now part of our Sales Particular collection)
b) London Borough of Croydon: residential properties (now part of our Sales Particular collection)
c) Bundles relating to properties in Surrey, Sussex, Kent, the Isle of Wight, Surrey, Derbyshire and the London Boroughs of Sutton, Merton, Lambeth, Lewisham, Bromley, Islington and Haringey have been transferred to the relevant archives or local studies centre.
6) 4 Case files concerning sale of Reedham Orphanage site, 1979-1980.
7) Harold Williams accounts 1955 - 1967.
8) Bundle of assorted plans.
9) 3 volumes of locked private ledgers
10) 5 volumes of indexes.
11) Volume of statement of change (receipts), 1907 - 1909
12) 3 Ledgers, 1947 - 1960, 1960 - 1973 (current accounts of staff), 1994 (These records are closed)