IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/0737
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: ALLEN AND OVERY LIMITED {SOLICITORS}
Date(s): 1799-1930
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.01 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Allen and Overy Limited | solicitors
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Clay Hill existed near Enfield in 1572 as a small settlement. In the 19th century there was a Claysmore house in the area; and there is still a school in Enfield called Clayesmore.
The New River was a man-made channel bringing water to London from fresh springs in Chadwell and Amwell in Hertfordshire, via reservoirs in Clerkenwell and Islington. It was begun in 1606 as a private enterprise by Hugh Myddleton, but was taken over by the New River Company in 1619.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers, 1799-1930, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to the Claysmore Estate, including two documents relating to New River, 1821 and 1864.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
37 items
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright rests with the City of London.
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:
Received in 1960. (ACC/0737).
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: July to October 2009