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Lewisham Archives Catalogue 1958 – 1970 Lewisham Archives Catalogue 1958 – 1970 This catalogue was created by the Local History and Archives Centre [LHAC] staff and is a catalogue of the Archives material held at the Local History and Archives Centre. It is an incomplete list of the catalogue, which is being added to constantly, this document will change as new material is created, so please check back to see new additions. For additional listing about 25% more of the catalogue [which will be added to this document in the future] see the A2A website at www.a2a.org.uk. To search the catalogue use the search function in the PDF viewer. Please note this list is of archival material, and access to this material is different from Local History Library material. This is because the items are unique and need to be preserved. If you require access to this material please contact the LHAC and arrange an appointment, quoting the reference numbers of the items you require. We cannot produce whole collections or large amounts of material without prior appointment. Only a member of the Archives staff can produce archives; please check the availability of this material and that a member of Archives staff is available before visiting. On some late nights, staff breaks, lunchtimes and Saturday it may not be possible to produce archival material because no Archives staff are available, so contact LHAC before visiting. Unfit for Production If an item is marked `Unfit for Production’ this means it is fragile or damaged and it cannot be produced. But LHAC staff may be able to access the document and extract the information, or a copy of the document may exist. Please contact LHAC and see how we can help you access the material. This may not be possible if the material is very badly damaged and no copy exists. Restricted access Some collections are marked ‘restricted access; contact the LHAC’. These are collections that are not fully listed. We will try and provide access, but extra security measures will apply and they may require time to prepare. Time is needed to assess and make the material available and a member of Archives staff will advise you as to time this will take. Large collections may be too large to produce but a member of staff may be able to check the material for you and provide information. These listed items are to help you find useful information and are prioritised for full cataloguing by LHAC staff but this is an ongoing process. These items cannot be produced without prior appointment and require notice for staff to check the material. Contact the LHAC before visiting. Please note: For access to archival material contact the LHAC BEFORE visiting. Local History and Archives Centre 199-201 High Street, Lewisham SE13 6LG Tel 020 8314 8501 FAX 020 8297 1169 Email: [email protected] Lewisham Local History and Archives Centre 2007 A/58/3 Congregational School, Lewisham Lewisham Local History and Archives Centre Lewisham Library, 199-201 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LG The following items were received from transferred from Lewisham Central Reference Library to the Local History Department, Manor House, Old Road, S.E.13. Introduction This collection contains annual reports for Congregational School for the Sons of Ministers in Lewisham for 1842 to 1878. The Congregational school for the sons of ministers founded at Lewisham in 1811, by the Rev. John Townsend to provide a boarding education for the sons of Congregationalist ministers. By 1884, the School had outgrown its premises, and the 114 boys with their teaching staff moved to the present Surrey site at Caterham. In 1890, it opened to the sons of laymen and to dayboys and is now is called Caterham School. Acquired by: Transfer Access: Open Date of accession: May 1960 Accession number: A/58/3 Covering Dates: 1842-1878 Extent: 16 Items A/58/3 A/58/3/1 Annual Report 1842 1 Item A/58/3/2 Annual Report 1847 1 Item A/58/3/3 Annual Report 1849 1 Item A/58/3/4 Annual Report 1851 1 Item A/58/3/5 Annual Report 1852 1 Item Lewisham Local History and Archives Centre 2007 A/58/3/6 Annual Report 1854 1 Item A/58/3/7 Annual Report 1857 1 Item A/58/3/8 Annual Report 1861 1 Item A/58/3/9 Annual Report 1870/71 1 Item A/58/3/10 Annual Report 1871/72 1 Item A/58/3/11 Annual Report 1873/74 1 Item A/58/3/12 Annual Report 1874/75 1 Item A/58/3/13 Annual Report 1875/76 1 Item A/58/3/14 Annual Report 1875/76 1 Item A/58/3/15 Annual Report 1876/77 1 Item A/58/3/16 Annual Report 1877/78 1 Item Lewisham Local History and Archives Centre 2007 A/58/4 Forest Hill Boys' and Girls' Industrial Homes Lewisham Local History and Archives Centre Lewisham Library, 199-201 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LG The following items were received from Lewisham Reference Library. Introduction The original Boys' Industrial Home was opened at 17 Rojack Road on 3 May 1873 "for the reception and industrial training of destitute boys". There were just six boys in the home in 1873. By 1875 the home included 16 Rojack Road (both these houses still survive), and the number of boys had increased to nine. The purpose of the home was to ensure that "a boy is rescued from the perils of the street, fed, clothed, housed, educated [they attended Christ Church School] and taught a trade [shoe-mending for the older boys while the younger ones made bundles of firewood to sell], and finally started in life with a fair prospect of doing well". The home was largely supported by voluntary contributions. F J Horniman was a major benefactor - he subscribed 18 guineas a year, the annual cost of supporting one child. Further support came from the Reformatory and Refuge Union. This was a national organization, founded by the great philanthropist the Earl of Shaftesbury, to offer grants and advice to homes set up to help deprived and destitute children. The Union also provided annual inspections and reports on the homes. Admission to the home was carefully controlled. Children needed a recommendation, and the committee offered places to "those whom they know to be destitute, or the children of poverty-stricken parents". By 1881 there were 25 boys in the home. The committee felt that having the school in two houses was inefficient. Finally they found a suitable site for a new home in Perry Rise. Thomas Aldwinckle, an active member of the committee, was a young architect living at that time in Church Rise, Forest Hill. He agreed to make plans for the new home. Aldwinckle was responsible for several other local buildings including Forest Hill Pools, the old Ladywell Baths and the Girls' Industrial Home at Louise House, Dartmouth Road. As the president of the Boys' Industrial Home the Earl of Shaftesbury laid the foundation stone on 18 June 1883. The 83 year-old Earl returned to Forest Hill on 13 May 1884 to attend the formal opening. This was clearly quite an event. The Daily Dispatch reported that the Lord Mayor of London "attended in state". Other guests included Viscount Lewisham and the Hon and Rev Canon Augustus Legge, vicar of St Bartholomew's Church. "The road from the Forest Hill station", the paper continues, "which is known as Perry Rise, was gaily decorated with bunting...a large number of residents turned out to cheer the Lord Mayor". The Home was called Shaftesbury House, in honour of its president. Shaftesbury House continued as the Boys Industrial Home until at least 1939. Early in 2000 Shaftesbury House, 67 Perry Rise was demolished. The Girls' Industrial Home originally opened in Rojack Road on 20 July 1881. In 1891 Louise House, Dartmouth Road had been completed, also to the designs of Thomas Aldwinckle. The Girls' Industrial Home gave girls the skills needed to become domestic servants. The Girls’ Home was housed in Louise House, Dartmouth Road until about 1940. After the War the building became a LCC Maternity and Child Welfare Centre and it was later taken over by Lewisham Social Services Department. In 1990 it housed a Crèche and offices. Lewisham Local History and Archives Centre 2007 The records of Forest Hill Boys’ and Girls’ Industrial Homes the Boys’ Home were evacuated to Newdigate, Surrey on 1 September 1939 [A/58/4/26]. The financial records [A/58/4/23-26] show that the Boys’ Home closed in August/September 1943, with the Charity appearing to be wound up in 1945. The collection includes Annual Reports, Committee minutes, accounts and records of subscribers. Acquired by: Donation Access: This is only a section level listing access is restricted; contact the Local History and Archives Centre. Date of accession: 25 November 1958 Accession number: A/58/4 Covering Dates: 1873 - 1945 Extent: 53 Items A/58/4 A/58/4/1-11 Annual Reports1873-1882 (Boys only) 1882-1932 (Boys and 1873- Girls) 1932 11 Items A/58/4/12-18 Management Committee Minutes1881-1883 (Boys only) 1881- 1888-1938 (Boys and Girls) 1938 7 Items A/58/4/19 Finance Committee Minutes 1923-37 1 Item A/58/4/20-37 Audited Annual Accounts. List of Deeds, 1883-1923, bound 1923-38 with audited annual accounts for 1924. 18 Items A/58/4/23-25 Account Books. Cash receipts 1923-44. Expenditure 1930-43. 1923-44 Arrears 1928-43.
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