Collection AR1047 - Property documents relating to Herons Croft, 96 Addiscombe Road

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AR1047

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Property documents relating to Herons Croft, 96 Addiscombe Road

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  • c1925 - 1997 (Creation)

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1 Box

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(n.d.)

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Donor formally owned the property, having bought it from his mother in c.1989. It was sold c.1997.

Administrative:
Herons Croft aka The Elms at 96 Addiscombe Road is thought to be the oldest surviving small domestic buildings in Croydon. It was built, according to a plaque in the house, between 1493 and 1590. It was transferred to the Whitgift Estate in 1599 until the freehold was purchased by former occupier prior, Mr Charles Mason, in 1935.

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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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