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Ministry of Education Full Inspection Report of Addington Ballards Russell School at Purley 16-18 Feb 1945
Letter to the school from the Ministry of Education stating that the report will not be issued. Dated 17 July 1945

A collection of material accumulated by the donors parents, Mr William and Mrs Elsie Paget:
a)7 receipts for furniture bought from Rutter Bros. of Croydon. 1931-7.
b)WWII National Identity Card belonging to Mr Paget who was employed by the Croydon Gas Company, Waddon.
c)Clothing Book, 1947-8 belonging to Mrs Paget.

Financial records of J R Bex, builders and undertakers, of 23 Wyche Road, Croydon

This collection reflects the activities of Jack Jones in his long association with the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in the form of sixteen minute books mostly General Committee and Committee but includes Finance and General Purposes Sub-Committee, Organisation Committee and Young Teachers Committee. In August 1950 Mr Jones visited Poland to study educational conditions there and the collection includes material from the visit in the form of seven photographs, two card photographs and seventeen postcards. In addition there are eleven booklets in English spanning the period 1944 - 1950 concerning the rebuilding of post-war Poland and one of Auschwitz and Birkenau in four languages. There are three editions of the magazine New Poland from 1950, some papers on women and higher education in Poland, and a typed article entitled Education in Poland by J T Jones B.Sc. Within the collection there are also items concerning War Pay Allowances, two printed agendas of the Warlingham Park Hospital War Pensions Committee dated 22 January and 19 February 1940 and various miscellaneous correspondence, papers and newpaper cuttings from the same year.

3 letters from Jane E Roper, of Langmere, Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, to Mr Forster, a business adviser.

Photograph album of various scenes taken by John Kenneth Hill together with an obituary written by his brother.

Opened 22 May 1951 as a secondary modern mixed school. The school subequently acquired a sixth form and became, sucessively, a central, grammar, and 14 - 16 comprehensive school. Closed 31 August 1987 and became part of John Ruskin Sixth Form College.

Letter: John Rendall of Coombe Lane, Croydon, to Mr Stodhart of 12 Regent Street, Pall Mall. Rendall was acting on behalf of a Mr Tidemarch, in a dispute apparently relating to the estate of the late Colonel Chisholm.

Founded 12 January 1920 as a central school for boys. It became a boys' grammar in 1945 and a mixed [boys' and girls'] comprehensive (14 - 18) high school in September 1971. Closed 31 August 1987.

Includes correspondence from Major (later Lieutenant) Walter Rennie to Miss P A Ratcliffe, 1918-1920 (with First World War battlefield descriptions); letter from Private S E A Johnson to parents, 1943-5; collections of In Memoriam cards and wedding invitations 1892-1945; loose photographs; photo album (Croydon) 1927-37. Handlist with accession file. 1 box.

1) Photocopies of extracts from a journal of teaching practice at The Overbury Primary School, New Addington, 19 April - 04 May 1948 by Jameson G. Little.
2) Notebook. Only one page used (notes on early history of Britain) but evidence of pages removed. It is possible that the pages which were photocopied came from this book.
3) Notebook containing timetables, report remarks etc for 1959. It is not clear which school this refers to.

8 boxes:
[Storage list on file]

Vestry Minutes
1887 - 1922

Volume containing:
Minutes of Meetings 1878 - 1879
Church Council Minutes 1879 - 1888
Kenley Church Vestry Fund Minutes 1893 - 1894
Kenley Church Enlargement Committee Minutes 1897 - 1901

Parochial Church Council Minutes
1920 - 1925
1925 - 1930
1931 - 1936
1936 - 1945
1945 - 1963
1964 - 1974

Kenley Electoral Roll, 1920-1939

Subscriptions for Kenley Church, nd, c1870

Terrier of parish of Kenley, 1922

Miscellaneous incumbents files:
Vicarage history
Church extensions
Extension of church, 1889
Miscellaneous
Purchase of Vicarage, 1921
Tithe rent-charge
Electric organ blower, 1930s
Marriage licenses
Organ recitals and organists
Organisations in Kenley
Survey of parish records, 1976
Coronation celebrations
Church clock
Kenley Memorial Hall
War memorials
Vicars of Kenley (careers)
Missions in Kenley Church
Endowment Fund: appointmen of new trustees
Endowment fund: formation into a district
Finance, including pew rents, 1887
Insurance
Dedication of church and extensions
Subscriptions, etc
Special Services and Missions
Memorials in Church, including Roll of Honour
Heating
Heating of Chruch, 1910-1912
James Fowler of Louth, Lincs, architect of All Saints, Kenley
Kenley National Schools - extension of new infants classroom
Hisotry of church and guide
Vestments
Mens Fellowship
Pew rents
Population of Kenley Parish
Kenley School
Church Security
Rev Shilcock
Appointment of new Vicar, 1918
Letters, msic, modern
Disposal of old organ
Purchase of new organ
Electric lighting of church, 1924
Correspondence and notes re organ
Stained glass windows
Church furnishings
All Saints as a listed building
Parish Records (Surrey CRO)
Bells
Benefaction of 320, April 1933
Squire memorial choir stalls, 1920
Church guide
Church plate
Building of church and new vestry
Vicarage maintenance

Miscellaneous correspondence, deeds, photographs, orders of service, etc (unsorted)

Original Plans of All Saints Church, Kenley, May 1870, and laser copies

OS map (6:1 mile), 1868, with shaded area. Location of All Saints marked.

Plans of proposed enlargement of All Saints Church, Kenley, March 1897

Plan of proposed choir stalls and panelling, etc, nd (damaged)

Kenley Estate, Plan of Freehold Building Sites for Sale, 1902

Altered apportionment of tithe rent-charge, 1896

55 volumes of notebooks used as detailed diaries. There are also 7 volumes of diaries from his sister Ruby King

Records of school trip to Brittany in 1950 collected by Derek Edward Croissant

2 items:
Lease of messuage and land at Norwood, 1858
Letters of administration of the estate of Jayne Mary Baylis, 1877

Leases of the Gun Tavern in Church Street, Croydon