Records of the Park Town, Oxford, Trustees and Estate Company

Collection Level Description: Records of the Park Town, Oxford, Trustees and Estate Company

Reference: Dep. b. 217-9, c. 541, d. 477-8, e. 244
Title: Records of the Park Town, Oxford, Trustees and Estate Company
Dates of Creation: 1853-1951
Extent: 7 shelfmarks

Language of Material: English

Administrative/Biographical History

The Park Town Trustees were set up by a deed of management to run the Park Town Estate and protect its amenities, and were in existence by 1854. In 1857 a Park Town Estate limited company was formed to purchase part of the estate; this was wound up in 1862.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of records of the Park Town Estate Company Limited, 1857-1861, and Trustee's records, 1853-1951, including minutes, correspondence and accounts.

Administrative Information

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was deposited by the Chairman of the Trustees in 1976.

Access Conditions

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).

Further Information

Finding Aids

A full description is available in the Library.

Access Points

Park Town Estate Co Ltd

Oxford (England)

Oxfordshire (England)

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09 June 2011