Birthday message to Edmund Byron from Stewards of Coulsdon Court
- AR1057/7/97
- Item
- 5 October 1864
Birthday message to Edmund Byron from Stewards of Coulsdon Court
Glass photograph of Charlotte Byron at 10 years old
Byron Family: Business Correspondence and Estate Management
A significant element of this Series is a comprehensive bundle of papers concerning the appointment and employment of bailiffs on the estate from 1880 to the sale of the estate in 1921. The bundle includes a memoir of John Gilbert, bailiff to the Byrons from 1839 to 1880, written by Edmund Byron probably on John’s death in 1889.
There is also a set of correspondence concerning the case of Hall v Byron, a legal challenge brought against Edmund’s plans to enclose Farthing Downs. The case was heard before Chancery in 1873. The Series also includes documentation concerning the subsequent sale of the Coulsdon Commons to the City of London in 1883. It is recommended that researchers consult collection AR384 in conjunction with these papers. (AR384 comprises an archive donated by Eric Byron to the Museum of Croydon in 1934).
There is correspondence with solicitors, other professionals, and companies and individuals who had some involvement with the estate, including matters of dispute.
There are schedules listing details of the land held and tax schedules; the tax schedules give snapshots of the overall sources and taxable value of Edmund’s annual income.
The extent of the Byrons’ land holdings is highlighted, with land held in Golders Green and Hendon as well as in Coulsdon.
Letter from T. Hall Hall regarding the sale of Coulsdon Estate
Mixed bundle of papers regarding trespassing and super taxes
Letter from H. T. Hall to E. Byron regarding costs and permissions for construction.
Letter to Thomas Byron regarding the Hendon Estate
Letters between Edmund Byron and S. Hall
Bundle of papers and letters regarding the boundaries at the Hendon Estate
Bundle of financial papers relating to the Hendon Estate
Various financial papers including bills, invoices and correspondence
Bundle of correspondence relating to the winding down of the estate.
Sales Particular for Coulsdon Court Estate, 1922
Maps of the Coulsdon Court Estate highlighting various lots
Map of election divisions of Surrey
Bill for Sundry Matter from Whitford and Thorp
Bundle of papers and correspondence relating to various business matters and transactions
This bundle includes records relating to the James Hall vs. Byron case, concerning Hall's attempt to enclose the Coulsdon Commons.
Report on the value of the Coulsdon Court Estate
Bundle of papers relating to the Bailiffs of the Coulsdon Estate
Bundle of papers and correspondence relating to negotion of purchase of Garston Hall
Deputation of William Blanch to Gamekeeper and related correspondance
Schedule of the Coulsdon Estate
Papers regarding the inspection of Oxgate Farm