Deeds relating to land in High Street Croydon
- AR1043
- Collection
- 1823 - 1866
Leases relating to land in High Street, Croydon dated 18 July 1823 and 23 March 1866 (no. 43 High Street).
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Deeds relating to land in High Street Croydon
Leases relating to land in High Street, Croydon dated 18 July 1823 and 23 March 1866 (no. 43 High Street).
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Deeds relating to properties in Croydon
6 documents:
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Deeds relating to properties in Haling Road, Croydon
2 items:
1) Conveyance regarding a piece of freehold land with two cottages known as no. 2 and no. 3 Hope Cottages, Haling Road, Croydon, 1873
2) Conveyance documents relating to a piece of land and two cottages, Haling Road, Croydon, 1851 - 1857.
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Deeds relating to property in Croydon
4 deeds relating to property in Croydon.
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Deeds relating to the Dukes Head and other messuages in the High Street, Croydon
Evidences of title relating to the Dukes Head and other messuages in the High Street, Croydon, 1704 - 1827
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Deeds relating to various properties in Croydon
Bundle of approximately 20 deeds, various dates (mid (19th - early 20th)
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Deeds to 14 Raymead Avenue, and ARP Warden Service papers
Bundle 1: Deeds dated 1914 - 1956, including plans.
Bundle 2: Photograph of wardens at County Borough of Croydon Reporting Post F51, c1939-1945; file of ARP circulars and notes re stock of equipment; file of ARP booklets and pamphlets.
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Deeds to 18 Heathway, Addington
Deeds to 18 Heathway, Addington, with plan and abstract of title to Spring Park Farm, Addington, back to 1885.
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Deeds to 19 and 21 Enmore Road, Norwood, and land in St. Augustines Avenue
Deeds to 19 and 21 Enmore Road, Norwood, and land in St. Augustines Avenue
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Deeds to 3 Nutfield Road, Thornton Heath
Deed of conveyance for 3 Nutfield Road, Thornton Heath, 08 July 1909
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Deeds to 4 Lambeth Road, and Sumner Road, Croydon
Deeds to 4 Lambeth Road and Summer Road, Croydon
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Deeds to 49 and 50 Upland Road
Deeds to 49 and 50 Upland Road
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Deeds to 95 Tunstall Road, Croydon
Includes abstract of title back to 1840, with plan
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Deeds to Chumsden, Hurstwood and Highfield, Lismore Road, Croydon
Deeds to Chumsden, Hurstwood and Highfield, Lismore Road, Croydon
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Deeds to North End properties, and Woodside Gate Farm
1) Evidences of title re properties at North End, Croydon, Surrey, 1845-1906
2) Leases of Woodside Gate Farm (site/property of Croydon Hospital), 1863-1890
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Deeds to Northwood Avenue, Purley
Deed to Northwood Avenue, Purley
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Deeds to The Priory, Upper Norwood (BRA2749)
Deeds to The Priory, Upper Norwood
The Priory
Deeds to The Southbridge Arms, 62 South End, Croydon
Documents include plans of the site, and sale particulars dated 1863.
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Deeds to houses in Cromwell Road and Strathmore Road (W. Langridge Estate)
Deeds to houses in Cromwell Road and Strathmore Road (W. Langridge Estate)
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Deeds to land on Clyde Road and Elgin Road, Addiscombe
2 items:
1) Deed between British Land Company and Alfred Perren of Camberwell relating to land on Clyde Road, Addiscombe. Deed dated 18 March 1865.
2) Deed between British Land Company and Joseph Burgess of Walworth relating to land on Elgin Road, Addiscombe. Deed dated 05 May 1866.
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Deeds to properties in Church Street and Surrey Street
Deeds to properties in Church Street and Surrey Street
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Deeds to properties in Selsdon Road
Deeds to properties in Selsdon Road
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Diaries of Alderman Samuel Lee Rymer
Diaries of Alderman Samuel Lee Rymer, who served as Mayor of Croydon 1893-1894.
Samuel Lee Rymer
Diary for the year 1908 written in a Northern Assurance Company memo booklet. The diary is mostly the minutiae of the daily life of a seventeen year old girl (age 10 at 1901 census; birthday 12 June) who lives with her aunt and other family members at 2 Dagnall Park, Selhurst. There are references to her father. Occasional references to local events e.g. she was a member of the Primrose League; wins a prize at the meeting on 04 April.
Edith Dickinson
Diary/Commonplace Book of John Blake
The volume includes diary entries, lists of charitable subscriptions, weekly pensioners, Christmas gifts and copies of correspondence, mainly with friends and relatives.
The pages are numbered as folios, mostly in pencil, some have been written over in ink. Since the figures seem to match the writing , it is a fair assumption that they were written by the author, a fact which is further confirmed by the use of the folio numbers in the index at the back.
The volume appears to fall into fairly distinct sections; the first few pages are reflections, followed by folios 5 to 9 which refer to the Christmas gifts given by John Blake in 1830 and further entries of monetary gifts. He lists many gifts of meat, wine and money along with the names of the recipients and their role. There is mention of his gifts of food and money to the great alms house and the Elys Daveys alms houses [ folio 7]. Since such activities may not be recorded elswhere, it is of particular interest in that he lists the names of inmates to whom he gave alms.
From folio 8 there follows a series of diary/day entries beginning January 1 1831 until May 12 1832 [folio 29] in which he records personal events of note. The next section marked Private Correspondence begins February 7 1821 [folio 43] continuing until September 29 1835 [folio 80] and largely contains copies of correspondence both personal and business sent by John Blake. The volume also includes an original letter placed loosely inside addressed to John Blake from W Hexter? of Eton College dated 26 September 1841complete with seal. A further loose page, seemingly added much later, numbers the letters which total 42 most of which seem to be to a Henry Cummins.
The next part is entitled Soup making for the poor [folio 87] listing ingredients and costs, covering the period from December 12 1839 to January 5 1841and has all the appearance of yet another charitable activity that John Blake was involved in. Thereafter, follows a section entitled Miscellaneous Memoranda [folio 105] beginning in December 1820 written at intervals until December 1844 [folio 116]. Here John Blake recounts events of everyday life ranging from the death of an acquaintance and the cause [folio 114] to the purchase and subsequent sale of a horse after a bad fall [folio 114] This also includes a section marked Trusts I hold for deceased persons and survivors [folio 113] which covers the period 1832 to 1841.The final section entitled Annual Subscriptions begins at folio 120 covering the years 1820 to 1848 and includes mention of those subscriptions made to the Croydon Literary and Scientific Institution [folio 122]. The volume ends with a short index at the back.
Two further items worthy of particular note for their information and social comment are in the first instance, an account of a journey from London to Birmingham headed Journey to Birmingham by the Crown Prince Coach which leaves the Kings Arms Inn at Snow Hill at half past six am. The document lists names of places on route, along with time of arrival, distance from London, expenses and occasional remarks. The dates of the journey are verified on the reverse Birmingham journey. Left London May 20 1826 and act.d? on Tuesday the 23. The second is the note written on the inside front cover which reads 3 July/45 signed a paper against the Wandle Water Company Scheme M Wade latterly of ... A cursory view of the rest of the volume fails to offer any further explanation of this comment.
John Blakes charitable subscriptions are testament to his philanthropic activities. He appears to have been a man of some social standing living in reasonable comfort with three servants and from the contents of his letters and diary entries was often asked to assist friends and neighbours in an official capacity by acting as godfather [August 17 1832] [folio 77] , executor [April 1832] [folio 113] and trustee [April 1832 - September 1841] [folio 113]. Although many of the entries relate to personal events, John Blakes diary/commonplace book stands as a fair social comment on the time.
John Blake