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Papers of John Hunt

  • AR337
  • Collection
  • 1938-1946

Second World War call up papers and letters written home whilst on active service. Papers include an estimate for his sisters wedding reception at the Cafe Royal, North End, 1938.

John Hunt

Home Guard Papers of Major S. J. Smith

  • AR341
  • Collection
  • 1941 - 1944

Consists of two copies of a document giving a brief history of the company from its formation in February 1941 onwards, including details of land patrolled and other anecdotes. Other documents give detail of training, rules on parade and how to use certain weapons. Also includes two photographs members of the company, including the winning first aid team.

Major S. J. Smith

Miscellaneous documents relating to Norwood

  • AR342
  • Collection
  • 1886-1919

Deed poll (change of surname) of Herbert John Grierson Ward, of 39 South Norwood Hill, 1912; account book of Mrs Grant Wilson of Red Roofs for purchases made at C H Powell, grocers, Beulah Hill; counterpart lease of Grange Lodge, Beulah Spa, 1886

Unknown person

Plan of Warrington Lodge

  • AR344
  • Collection
  • 1948

Ground, first and second floor plans by T.G. Daniels, Croydon Borough Valuer. Ink on paper. House was demolished to make way for St. Andrews School.

T.G. Daniels

Computing lecture notes

  • AR346
  • Collection
  • 1950-1962

Volume of instructions on preparation of engineering production drawings, 1950-59; notes on the operation of electro-mechanical punched-card machines produced 1955-62 by a Senior Development Engineer employed by Powers-Samas Accounting Machines. These notes formed the basis of ten 1-hour lectures on computers which formed part of an Msc Course on Computing at the University of Surrey.

Powers-Samas Accounting Machines

Ted Hubbard scrapbook

  • AR347
  • Collection
  • c.1860-1988

Scrapbook of notes, newspaper clippings and photographs relating to Addington and its residents, compiled by Tedd Hubbard

Ted Hubbard

World Jamboree Log Book

  • AR35
  • Collection
  • 1946 - 1947

Compiled by RG Watts, of attendance at the Sixth Boy Scout World International Jamboree, held at Moisson, Northern France, 9-18 Aug 1947. The log book comprises a handwritten diary, with photographs, printed ephemera and other memorabilia, press cuttings etc, stuck in. Robert G Watts was Scout Master of 27 Croydon Group. He attended the Jamboree as Assistant Scout Master of Troop 93 (comprising scouts from Croydon (except NW); Mitcham; and Morden and St Helier), part of the Surrey Contingent.

A number of the photographs and other items originally stuck in to the volume (including all the scout badges obtained as 'swaps) are now missing.

Robert G. Watts

Braithwaite Memorial Committee minutes

  • AR350
  • Collection
  • 1889-1893

Minutes of the Braithwaite Memorial Committee, with some loose items of Committee correspondence

Braithwaite Memorial Committee

Papers of A L Whealler

  • AR358
  • Collection
  • 1887-1947

Papers of A L Whealler, relating to 1st Volunteer Battalion, Queens Regt, 1887-1911, and (mainly) Croydon Parish Church and Whitgift Foundation

A L Whealler

Miscellaneous documents

  • AR359
  • Collection
  • 1866-1960s

Logarithmic graph comparing hours of sunshine and attendances at public baths in Croydon, 1866-1963 (compiled early 1960s); plans of Sydenham School, Westbury Road, n.d.

Unknown person

Croydon Terriers

  • AR36
  • Collection
  • c1490-c1590

Volume containing 3 terriers of the lands of the Archbishops of Canterbury as Lords of the Manor of Croydon, 1492/3; 1516/17; 1543; with related material and annotations.

There is some question about the date of the second terrier ('Warhams). The date is entered as 'ao Henr octavi viii; but there may have been an attempt to alter the 'viii to a 'iii. Both Quaritchs cataloguer and CG Paget believed this, and therefore dated the terrier to 1511-12; but it seems more likely that no alteration was intended, and the terrier is therefore dated here to 1516-17. The 1492-3 terrier (including the c1490 rental) and the 1516-17 terrier are on paper bearing the same watermark, and were presumably entered in the same original book, although they are in two different hands. The 1543 terrier has been bound in with them later, and the various indexes and the series of extracts from court rolls also appear to have been bound in at this later date.

The three terriers are surveys of the lands of the Archbishops of Canterbury in the parish of Croydon. None of the terriers include the town of Croydon, Croydon Park, or Croydon and Norwood Commons; and only that of 1543 includes the manor of Waddon. The name of the tenant, and the acreage, are given for each landholding. In 1492-3 the quit rent payable (a sum of money, in lieu of manorial services) is also given: quit rents are mainly of the order of two or three pence per acre. The arrangement of the 1492-3 terrier follows a rough perambulation around the parish. The 1516-17 terrier is arranged by 'Burrowes (borghs, or tithings), and brings together the holdings of each tenant within each borgh. The 1543 terrier closely follows that of 1492-3, but attempts to bring it up to date (not always successfully).

Contents:

f1 Terrier 1492 - 3

f26 An elder rental (arranged by tenants names) c.1490

f29 Index to field names in 1492-3 terrier

f30 Index to tenants names in c.1490 rental (2 copies)

f32 Extracts from court rolls, deeds etc (C13; 1467 - 1549)

f36 Terrier (Warhams) 1516-1517

f61 Terrier (Cranmers) 01 Jan 1543

f81 Single folio from later survey (1558 - 1590)

f88 Index o tennants names in 1543 terrier

f90 Summary of acreages held by Nicholas Heron/Herne

The text contains numerous annotationsin later sixteenth century hands, some dated to 1566.

Pages have been numbered in a ?sixteenth century hand, but inconsistently (perhaps on account of rebindings). Folios have been numbered in pencil in a twentieth century hand, and these are the numbers followed here.

Manor of Croydon

Births Deaths and Marriages Summaries and Statistics

  • AR362
  • Collection
  • 1934-1957

Register of income collected by Registrars and Registrar General, and annual summaries of births, marriages, deaths and stillbirths, Croydon Registration District

Unknown person

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