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Agreement relating to a furnace patent between Francis Ross of Addiscombe and Alexander Gibson, formerly of Sutton.

Marriage contract between James Young Kennedy of Singapore and Anna Maria McCleod, daughter of Major General William Kelly McCleod of Upper Norwood, 1881; deeds to nos 88, 90, 94 and 96 Grange Park Road, Thornton Heath, 1901-1959.

1) Marriage settlement by Mary Gilpin and Alderman Winterbottom; grant of annuity; conveyance (by lease and release) and other deeds and papers, all re farm and land in the borough of Bensham, parish of Croydon. 1752; 1762; 1772; 1781; 1800
2) Agreement between Thomas Farrimond of Thrnton Heath, engineer, and Edward Cross, tobacconist of London, re the manufacture and sale of the Farrimond tobacco pipe, 1926

Typescript copies of minutes (including AGMs); list of of names of former members, taken from available records

Abstract of title re 35, 37, 39, and 41 Macclesfield Road, Woodside

Records relating to school trips to Dieppe, 1972-1989
Records relating to the Save Sylvan High School campaign, 1987-1989
Reports, leaflets and other papers relating to Pilgrim Fort Camp, 1921-1995
Pilgrim Fort Mnagement Committee minutes, 1936-1995
Minutes of meetings with Joint Advisory Body, 1964-1970
Minutes of meetings between Croydon LEA and Secretaries of the Teachers Professional Associations, 1995-1997
Papers relating to school admission, bullying and discipline in schools, 1990-1994
Croydon Crime Prevention Panel minutes, 1992-1996

Deeds to 4 Lambeth Road and Summer Road, Croydon

Deed to Northwood Avenue, Purley

Deed re: continuation of lease of Reed Close, Bensham Manor, Croydon.

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

Including reports, summaries of meetings, etc.

Booklet containing five photographs of a production of Twelfth Night by the Croydon Borough School (later Selhurst Boys) Dramatic Society in 1920. It is believed that the part of Andrew Aguecheek is being played by Malcolm Muggeridge. The surname of the pupil playing Sir Toby Belch is Abel.

3 deeds relating to Exonville, 19 Princes Road (formerly 4 Belmont Villas), South Norwood, 1907 - 1909.

One file of minutes and correspondence.
One file of newspaper cuttings.

26 July 1862, 31 Jul 1862, 25 Sep 1862 Land at Croydon, Surrey (St James Road/ St James Villas)
1889 Land part of the Morland Park Estate (southern end of Davidson Road)
11 Jan 1894, 30 Oct 1896: 394 Alpha Villas, Albert Road (probably later Davidson Road)
1910 (2), 125 - 131 Albert Road, Croydon (later Davidson Road)
02 Nov 1870, Milton Road, Croydon
14 Apr 1874 Manuel Road, Croydon
05 June 1899, 07 May 1914, 30 Sep 1963, 34 Stanger Road, SN
03 March 1914, 198 Portland Road, SN
19 July 1881, 11 Dec 1882, 08 April 1938, 30 Cresswell Road, SN
14 Nov 1892, Albert Road, Addiscombe
19 Apr 1928 18 Lonsdale Road, SN
16 Oct 1922, Tugela road, Selhurst
03 Nov 1884 (2), 20 Nov 1884, 19 Oct 1920, 01 March 1922, 15 Aug 1958 1 Howden Road, SN
[28 April 1930: 1,2,3,4 Alexandra Cottages, Beardell St, UN: Transferred to Lambeth Archives]

Plus:

Declaration of Miss Elizabeth Jane Walkey re: Milton House, Milton Road, 1901
Plus Certificate 26 Oct 1870 concerning Louisa Hammick Aldridge

2 vols:
1) Minute book of East Surrey Vegetarian Society 1961 - 1977 (Croydon and District Branch (East Surrey and West Kent) of the Vegetarian Society UK from 1971). Many of the minutes have been inserted with sellotape and, as a consequence, the contents of the volume are now extremely fragile.
2) Scrapbook of the Croydon Vegetarian Society 1915 - 1943 containing newspaper cuttings, programmes, flyers etc.

3 boxes:
Collection is boxed in no particular order but needs severe weeding.

Box 1 of 3

Certificates: school, professional
Artwork: school
Diaries: 1935, 1937
Photographs of RFC group at Farnborough, c.1917. One photograph marked as a Lt. Scott, died in action June 1918. Relation?
Three copies of parents wedding photograph, 1917.
School books: French, Geography, English x 2, Composition, French verbs.
History notes (mustard colour folder)
English notes (mustard colour folder)
Lanfranc School Journey to Seaford, June 1932 plus diary.
Song books x 2
Cookery Recipes booklet
Notes on Christian Science (office training on cover)
Envelope of school reports
Cookery notes
Science booklet: transport project
Biochemic System of medicine: Schussler
Floral Birthday book: includes some birthdays
Exercise book containing cigarette cards: fragile

A865 Patricia Scott Collection

Box List

Collection is boxed in no particular order but needs severe weeding.

Box 2 of 3

Photographs: personalities
School timetable
Lanfranc Senior Girls Magazine February 1933 (typed)
3 essays written on Clarks College notepaper
3 examination question papers
South Bank Exhibition 1951: plan
Card presented to Sgt Maj A.E.Scott, 1919 by County Borough Croydon.
Cuttings etc on spiritualism, horoscopes etc plus 2 photographs of (?) gurus.
Personal documents: Patricia Scott
Personal documents: Albert and Frances Scott
Personal documents: Dorothy Smith (1902 - 1989)
Greeting cards: 1 bundle
Box of badges, coins etc
Postcards, written: 1 bundle
Postcards etc, unwritten: 1 bundle
Postcards of the Channel Islands: 1 bundle
Roll of Certificates: Dorothy Smith and family
Packet of negatives: holiday snaps
Embassy Club Folder containing Christmas cards etc
Three photographs of an ice bound ship: WWII frigate?
Correspondence: 1 envelope
Guide books etc and publications: 1 envelope

A865 Patricia Scott Collection

Box List

Collection is boxed in no particular order but needs severe weeding.

Box 3 of 3

Personal photographs of people: 1 envelope, 1 bundle and 2 loose: all unidentified
Frame containing two photographs
Personal photographs: various including two of 139 Langdale Road
Book of Red Letter Days with some birthdays included.
New Testament presented to Frances E. Scott on 25 January 1900 (her 8th birthday).
Scrapbook: includes photographs of PS at Lanfranc, girls on trips and the new Lanfranc building.
Scrapbook with several newspaper cuttings
Bibbys Annual, 1916
Wonders of the World: Nestl picture strip album
The Sphere: Captain Scott memorial exhibition

Croydon Soroptomist Club Projects: Booklets etc
How to .a Guide for Carers in Croydon (1993)
St Piers: the National Centre for children and young people with epilepsy and other special needs (2000)
The Mentoring Scheme at Norbury Manor HS for Girls
Limbs for Life (1999-2003)
Womens Aid (1998-1999)
Westdene Supper Party (1993)
All Work and No Play? (2000-2001)
Women in the Community Award
The Aplastic Anaemia Trust

Croydon Soroptomist Club Project: Dutch Dash 25 - 26 October 1996:

Video, album, negatives, photographs, cuttings

Registers

1994 - 1995

Peace Debate

Various notes, 1997 onwards*

Joyce Stovell, former President

Folder of photographs, cuttings etc

Membership and programmes: various examples

Presidents Dinners etc :

Photographs, menus etc

Soroptomist publications (envelope of 15, national, 1948 - 1999)
plus
The Ancient Olympic Games (Soroptomist International Greece, 2002) (2 copies*)

Croydon Old and New*

75th Anniversary Celebrations:

Invitations, menus, gifts and cards.

Material relating to Friendship Links:

Visits etc: Arnhem, Paris, Mandeville, Tokyo-Azuma, Ballina and District groups
Applications: Federal Way USA; Lagos, Nigeria; Yanai City, Japan
Friendship Newsletters: Arnhem
List of Friendship Links, 2002

Former Friendship Links

Scrapbooks:
London Ontario (closed 1995)
Banff National Park
Santa Paula 1977
Huntingdon Park Area

Services of Thanksgiving

R Margaret F. Adams 1895 - 1983
E. Mary Thomas nee Batchelor 1909 - 1997
Annette Carncross 1932 - 1996
Elsa Cameron 1910 - 2002

Conferences

Golden Jubilee Harrogate 24 October 1984
Conference, Ingleton 1981
Waldorf Astoria Photograph 1956

Benevolent Fund

1987 - 2001 (1 folder)

Minutes

1983 - 1989 (one bundle)

Newsletters

Croydon and District Newsletter 53 -55 (1999 - 2000)
South East England Newsletter 1998 - 2004

Plus examples of Soroptomist, Soroptomist News, International Soroptomist*

63 Residential Club, Bayswater Road, London

Folder of items of interest including ways of raising money to support the renovation and refurbishment.

Development of New S.I.G.B.I Constitution

Folder of notes etc

Venture Club

Reunions 2001 - 6

European Visits
Federation of European Soroptomists, 1958
European Parliament, 1993

United Nations

Miscellaneous notes*

Miscellaneous

Two folders*

Box of artefacts*

Three folders (deposited on 04 November 2006)

Press releases
Agendas, minutes, notes etc (2)

1 minute book:
6) 1993 - 2001 (final meeting)

Assignment for 12, 14 and 14a London Road Croydon, 19 January 1962

4 items:
1) Conveyance of freehold land and premises adjoining the Compton and Selwood Roads, Addiscombe, Croydon [Ormerod to Addiscome Garden Estates Ltd] 1922
2) Agreements re: nos 40, 52 and 60 Penge Road and allotment adjoining Queens Road, South Norwood, 1906 - 1915
3) Appointment of trustees of m/s Jacob Ellery and Charlotte Ann Ellery of Crown Hill, Norwood, 1871.
4) Appointment of trustees re: several properties in Croydon belonging to the late H. Harland with fire insurance policies, 1934 - 1957. Addresses include 1-2 Fairfield Villas, 45, 47 and 83 Waddon Park Avenue, 70 Clarendon Road, 24, 26, 28 and 7 Benson Road, 46-8 Fairholme Road, 59 and 61 Parsons Mead.

Conveyance of lands in the parish of Croydon known as Stony Close, Madams Field, Under Duppers Hill and the Three cornered piece. Between William Sampson and Frederick Taylor and the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway. 1846 with schedule from 1790.

2 boxes:
Material relating to Leonard Evans Parrs occupation as a house parent and Bandmaster of Shirley Residential Schools and personal items. See attached box list:

1) Shirley Residential Schools 1903-1967

Photographs 1923-?
Incl.
Children/Staff
Aerial
Large mounted photograph of school, staff and board 11 March 1930
Mounted photograph of Shirley Residential Schools Christmas 1926 + hand drawn plan

Magazines 1929-1967
Shirley Schools Magazine 1929-1967

Programmes 1929-1934
Annual Sports Inspection x2 1929 1934

Miscellaneous 1903-?
Luggage tag: Joan Boardman
Five hankies ie. Chestnut 5, 6,8,9,10
Every boys book of hobbies by Cecil H. Bullivant
(inscribed: Stanley Isaacs for Woodwork) n.d
Notebook c1926 (black) incl. paper cuttings (author unknown)
Notebook 1903-? (author unknown)
Shirley Schools History notes n.d (author unknown)
Ration Book Cover (embroidered cloth) owner unknown
Suitcase brown (John Green, Rose Cottage, Shirley Residential School Croydon)

2) Shirley Residential Schools Band 1924-1967

Photographs 1924-?
Incl.
Shirley Residential Schools Band: Various
Shirley Residential Schools Band: Mounted Signed by Mayor Southwell 1924/5

Programmes 1925-1966
Programmes: Venues for Shirley Residential Schools Band 1925-1934
Programme of Music: Shirley Oaks Band Open Day 8 July 1966

Certificates 1933
Shirley Residential School Band: School Orchestra Junior Band Festival 1933
Miscellaneous 1967?
Shirley Residential Schools Band list for Sports Day x2 1967
Sheet music: Three Jolly Sailormen, In the Shadows, Viennese Ladies, Teddy Bears Picnic, Scales

3) Personal 1905-1973

Photographs/Postcards
Miscellaneous bands n.d

Correspondence 1905-1973
Incl.
Testimonials 1905, 1908 1923
Correspondence/Notes concerning estate of late Mrs Parr 1966

Miscellaneous 1914-1970
National Insurance Card 1914/15
Medical Card 1914
Register of Local Land Charges(incl. plan): Bradfield Rural District Council
4 November 1926
Journal Household Calvary 1927?
Certificate Hospital Savings Association 1963
LCC card 30 years service 8 October 1964
Application for National Development Bonds: Leonard Evans Parr March 1967
Rates Valuation 203 Devonshire Way 12 March 1970
Vicarage Garden Party List n.d
National Savings Certificate Book
Photograph of Leonard Evans Parr + two ladies (Mrs Parr on the left?)

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)

8 items:
Five reels of films made by Croydon YMCA, 1959 - 1962:
Rendezvous Noon (1960)
Carry on Karting (1961)
Entry to Adventure (1959)
and Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition to Dartmoor, 1962
plus two reel to reel tapes of soundtracks and one cassette tape.
A DVD of the films was also supplied.