Identity area
Reference code
AR52
Title
Date(s)
- 1920 - 1970 (Creation)
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Collection
Extent and medium
1 box
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Administrative history
Croydon Foundry was established in 1920 in what was then Waddon Marsh Lane: its premises became 66 Purley Way in 1924. The company manufactured iron engineering castings, up to 6 tons in weight. It went into voluntary liquidation in December 1972.
Repository
Archival history
Donated by Mr PJ Smith; the bulk of the papers in the late 1980s; and AR52/2 in June 1995.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accession Number: A52
Croydon Foundry Ltd Records
Plans, photographs and other papers of Croydon Foundry Ltd.
Item date: 1920 - 1970
Depositor's Name: Smith, P J
Accession date: 1/11/2000
Custodial history: Donated by Mr PJ Smith; the bulk of the papers in the late 1980s; and AR52/2 in June 1995.
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Plans, photographs and other papers of Croydon Foundry Ltd.
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Conditions governing access
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.
Please contact us at archives@croydon.gov.uk for further information regarding the particular collection you wish to access.
You can make a request for information which may be in a closed record under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations, 2004. For more information about making a request, see the Croydon Council website (www.croydon.gov.uk). Making a request does not guarantee access to the information you ask for, as there may be a valid exemption from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Description identifier
GB-352-ar52
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Dates of creation revision deletion
24/06/2015