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Documents Donated by P. E. Newnham, Son of John Newnham

  • AR502
  • Collection
  • 1824-1937

Letter re: Rhoda Brodie, c.1880, one of the first women to be enrolled as Special Constable during First World War, later awarded OBE; letter to Mayor of Croydon, proposing formation of Home Defence Corps, 1914; letter re: Croydon Church bells, 1932; photograph of Sir Henry and Lady Berney, 1937; handbill and note re: lost blue bag containing estate documents of Samuel Browne, 1824; letter to John Newnham re: 3/4th Bn, Queens Royal Regt, 1917; letter from officer on service in India, 1916; declaration re: estate of Samuel Browne, 1831.

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Foxley Hatch-Reigate Turnpike Trust Records

  • AR66
  • Collection
  • 1808-1871

5 volumes of records of the Foxley Hatch-Reigate Turnpike Trust, 1 volume of the Gatton Lodge-Povey Cross Turnpike Trust, and 1 volume of the Surrey Sussex Turnpike Trust. Share books and Trustees declarations.

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Manorial Account Book

  • AR131
  • Collection
  • 1660-1736

Manors of Croydon, Lambeth, and Waddon 1671-1736; in back of volume manors of Fulham, Hammersmith, Acton, Greenford cum Hanwell, Ealing, Hornsey, Finchley, Stevenach, Ashwell, Hadham, Stortford, Fearing cum Pattiswick, Kelvedon, Wickham, Langdon 1660-80.

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Miscellaneous Papers Relating to Croydon

  • AR151
  • Collection
  • 1890 - 1929

Three unrelated documents:

A handbill concerning the 1902 Council Elections;

A religious handbill by Herbert W. Knocker, 1929

Ms notes on Croydon Improvement Act 1890

Unknown person

Surrey Poll Books and Registers of Electors

  • AR135
  • Collection
  • 1710 - 1866

Surrey Poll Books 1710, 1727 (ms), 1774, 1775

Registers of Electors, Western Division of Surrey, 1836, 1851, 1864-65, 1865-66

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The Wine Bibber

  • AR16
  • Collection
  • c.1810

Text of a drinking song. Full title: A favorite Song called / The Wine Bibber / Or, Billy diddled out of his Madeira. Contains a reference to the Green Dragon inn, Croydon; and to a churchwarden named Nevit. The text is written on a page torn out of a volume, previously used to record grocery accounts (including vegetables, a pigs head, etc) for Lloyd, with dates including 1813, 1815, and 1817. It has subsequently been mounted on card (by Croydon Library).

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Deeds and other documents relating to 125 Sussex Road

  • AR1027
  • Collection
  • 1936 - 1987

Four property documents relating to 125 Sussex Road:
Abstract of title: 1936
Conveyance: 04 February 1937
Supplemental Abstract of title: 1960
Conveyance: 13 October 1960
Extract from property register 1987

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Property documents relating to Herons Croft, 96 Addiscombe Road

  • AR1047
  • Collection
  • c1925 - 1997

1 box:
Collection of property transfer documents relating to the sales of Herons Croft to the Dreyer family in 1968 and by the Dreyer family in 1997. Also includes newspaper cuttings, information relating to listed building status and sales particulars from previous sales as well as research notes.

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Photographs of Portland Infants School

  • AR1048
  • Collection
  • c1949 - c1965

A bundle of photographs, some apparently taken from a scrap book, showing school activities from the late 1940s to early 1960s. Activities include harvest festivals, nativity plays, coronation parade (1953) etc. Also included is a 1927 teachers report from Furzedown Training College for Irene Eveline Barnett. As the collection also includes a couple of personal photographs, it is likely that the collection came from her family.

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R Mansell records

  • AR105
  • Collection
  • c1908-c1990

Various correspondence files, financial records, photographs, ephemera and memorabilia etc of R Mansell Ltd, builders

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Poor Law in Croydon

  • AR395
  • Collection
  • 1665-1732

Volume containing 6 docs (removal orders, warrant, settlement certificate) pasted in, with list of contents, transcripts and index of names

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Some Account of the Municipal Buildings of Croydon

  • AR396
  • Collection
  • 1896

Printed volume of text and pictures. In flap inside back cover: plans of the Town Hall and site, tickets for opening, letter describing Town Hall bells, etc

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