Identity area
Reference code
AR872
Title
Minutes of Purley Urban Powers Committee
Date(s)
- 1911 - 1914 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Custodial:
Transferred from Purley Library. Earlier provenance unknown.
Administrative:
The Purley Urban Powers Committee was founded in 1911 to campaign for the formation of an Urban District for Coulsdon, Sanderstead, Woodmansterne and South Beddington parishes. The Committee also campaigned against encroachment by the County Borough of Croydon. The Committee ceased in 1914 with the formation of Coulsdon and Purley UDC. The Chairman was Mr Arthur Spurgeon of Green Garth, Peaks Hill, Purley.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
2 volumes of minutes of Purley Urban Powers Committee, including newspaper cuttings.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Rebound