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Reference code
AR122
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Date(s)
- 1899 (Creation)
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2 boxes
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Administrative history
Croham Hurst was owned by the Whitgift Foundation. In 1898, it became known that the Whitgift Governors wished to dispose of the area. The lower slopes were to be developed and the remainder of the top offered to the Council.
This proposal would have resulted in half of the Hurst being built upon and the rest being enclosed behind a high fence. The proposals caused outrage and the Croham Hurst Preservation Committee was formed. Their campaign was backed by the local press and included the collecting of a petition in 1899 that was given to the Council and which forms the basis of this collection.
On 8th February 1901, the Whitgift Foundation sold the whole of Croham Hurst to Croydon Corporation and the future of the area was assured.
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Archival history
Presented to Croydon Library by E.A.Martin, late Hon Sec of the Croham Hurst Preservation Committee. Transferred from Local Studies Library collection where it had been held at fS70(333)CRO under the title Croham Hurst Purchase.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accession Number: A497
Croham Hurst Purchase petition
Petition of several thousand signatures presented to the Mayor and Corporation of Croydon calling for the purchase of Croham Hurst.
Item date: 1901
Accession date: 27/11/1999
Custodial history: Transferred from Local Studies Library collection fS70(333)CRO
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Scope and content
The collection consists of a petition presented to the Corporation of Croydon by the Croham Hurst Preservation Committee in 1899 and reprints of Croydon Advertiser newspaper articles which were evidently used by the Croham Hurst Preservation Committee as publicity material.
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Some of the records in our collections contain sensitive and personal data that we have a legal responsibility to control access to. In these circumstances, staff may search the collection on your behalf, having received consent or proof of death of the individual concerned.
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- English
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GB-352-ar122
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Dates of creation revision deletion
24/06/2015