LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 O/174 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM |
Date(s) | : 1796-1866 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 0.15 linear metres |
Name of creator(s) | : London Orphan Asylum |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
The London Orphan Asylum was founded in 1813 by Congregationalist minister Andrew Reed. In 1820 land was purchased in Clapton, off Lower Clapton Road, and a purpose built orphanage erected by 1825. In 1871 the orphanage was moved to Watford.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the London Orphan Asylum, including assignments; voting forms for admission of orphans; and legal documents relating to property.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
O/174/001-010: Administrative records.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Records deposited in June 1964.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
June to August 2010.
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