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Description: | Memorandum Of Agreement This item is an agreement between Joseph Crowther Smith, Wolverhampton, Gentleman and Frederick Wood, Rugby and land agent for the London North Western Railway for the sale to the railway for 450 of 12 perches of land, which included three houses, a workshop and pig yard in North St, Walsall, nearest the railway, for the purposes of widening the railway. Includes plan, 2 chains to 1 inch. CJ Windle Investment Correspondence This is a series of letters concerning the financial affairs of Charles Windle of Endsleigh House, Birmingham Rd, Walsall. Born in 1829, he was a one time Colonel in the army and merchant. Arranged chronologically, these letters are mainly to do with the Mersy Docks & Harbours Board. Windle, wrote to Lloyds Bank and Henry Diaper & Co regarding investing in the Harbour Board. Windle and William H Brookes, Fern Leigh, Mellish Rd, Walsall, a shipping agent, invested 7500 in the Board in 1892. 12 items Lewis & Son, later Crump & Jesson Solicitors, Register of Deeds & Wills This volume is a register of records, such as deeds and wills. Contains name of client transferring the records to them, classification of record, a record number and the date and nature of any later action, for example sending them to another solicitor. Crump & Jesson took over the practice of Lewis & Son in 1931 and operated from 29 Leicester St, Walsall. Papers concerning 214 Birmingham Rd, Walsall This file may have been compiled by Addison & Cooper, Solicitors, Bridge St, Walsall. It contains an abstract of title, which is a summary of other title deeds proving an individuals right to a property, for John Venables to a leasehold property called "Schiller" at 214, Birmingham Rd, Walsall. It also contains a draft copy of part of an indenture of underlease between Venables and Esther Sarah Preeton, several notes from the Inland Revenue regarding duty on for property transfer, as well as a their valuation of 625 for properties 214-216 Birmingham Rd, Walsall, for a voluntary conveyance between Venables and Shackleton. 8 items Unknown Solicitor's Register of Deeds & Wills This volume is a register of records, such as deeds and wills. Contains name of client transferring the records to them, classification of record, location of record (an alpha-numeric code) and a date and name if the record was transferred out. Indexed by client. Damaged. Lewis & Son, later Crump & Jesson Solicitors File: on the Settlement Policy of Mr S H Stokes This file contains documents regarding the settlement policy on the life of Sidney Henry Stokes, Longdon, Rugeley. The policy was taken out in 1885 and Stokes died in 1934, without appointing trustees to his fund. His four children were appointed. His fund contained over 2700 in stock. Contains trustee appointments, stock receipts, solicitor's charges, inland revenue forms, copy policy and estate book. 20 items. Yates Bros (Leather Goods) Ltd Photo Album Founded in 1950 by brothers G.L and H.N Yates, the company operated originally from 17a St Pauls St, Walsall. Around 1956 they had moved to Whitehouse St, Walsall. They were a fancy leather goods company dealing internationally. This photograph album contains B&W mounted photographs 12x9cm of the old buildings and rebuilding of new premises at Whitehouse St around 1969, undated, un-attributed. Also includes two loose 25x20cm photographs, copyright Walsall Observer, undated, of staff and interiors from the old premises at Whitehouse St. Voucher Ltd Correspondence File The company was founded around 1900, as Voucher Co, and operated from the Auto Tool Works, 65 Bridge St, Walsall. Around 1960 they were in Intown and by 1975, at Brockhurst Crescent. They appear to have closed by 1980. They were an engineers, machinists, cycle component makers, hot water engineers and screw tackle makers amongst other things. This file is arranged alphabetically by company corresponded with, then chronologically and contains trade catalogues, orders and quotes etc regarding machinery, parts and components Cyril Suffrey, Club Books and Receipts Cyril Shuffrey was a general and fancy draper, operating from 59 Park St, Walsall. He took over the premises from a photographer in 1924 and operated there until at least 1940. This small collection contains three duplicating memo books and a bundle of receipts, arranged chronologically. Duplicate Memo Books, these memo books were used for notes and receipts. A5 in size, they had a letter headed memo page, with a blank page behind for copying through carbon paper. Suffrey used them as a petty cash payments book, receipts for money received through his 'clubs', that is people making weekly payments for their goods as individuals or as groups, as well as for notes to suppliers or customers. Bundle of receipts for drapery goods purchased by customers. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Walsall Archives / Local History Centre | Rights holder: | Various | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | Various | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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