IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 LMA/4003
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: J.G. ABRAHAM AND COMPANY {PROPERTY DEVELOPERS}
Date(s): 1880-1978
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.66 linear metres
Name of creator(s): J G Abraham and Company | property developers
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Members of the Abraham family are listed in Post Office Directories as Surveyors, with offices in Hanley Road, N4; Malmesbury Road, E16 and Francis Road, E10. They were responsible for building around 500 properties, mostly 3 room maisonettes, for rental. These properties were mostly in the present London boroughs of Newham and Waltham Forest although others were in Islington, Haringey and Croydon.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of J G Abraham and Company, property developers, 1880-1978. The records deposited include only a small proportion of the total bulk of records, but enough to represent the geographical location of the estates and the types of housing provided. The records consist of three deed books, a property register, ledgers and several plans. The plans particularly relate to developments in Leyton and Canning Town.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
LMA/4003/001-007: Registers and ledgers; LMA/4003/008-020: Plans.
Conditions governing access:
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright rests with the depositor.
Physical characteristics:
Fit
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited in January 1997.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: July to October 2009