Identity area
Reference code
AR1057/12
Title
Date(s)
- 1833-1956 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1 Box
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This Series comprises a substantial and varied volume of documents that provide detailed insight into the running of the Coulsdon estate, enabling a close examination of the nature of nineteenth century mixed farming.
Items in this Series include running rentals covering a succession of years from the large farms through to cottages and small holdings, account books covering maintenance and repair costs, sales of timber cuts and farm account books with running records of expenditure, sales, income and profitability. The account books cover a range of years from 1833 to 1922. An account book for 1916-1922 and a set of estate accounts/valuations for 1922 capture the very last years when the estate was intact through to the period when the estate was in the process of being sold.
AR1057/12 is complemented by items in AR1057/8 on the bailiffs and staff employed on the Coulsdon estate.