Fonds
Lymm Estates of Unilever Ltd
Catalogue reference: DUL
What’s it about?
This record is about the Lymm Estates of Unilever Ltd dating from 1654-1905.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at Cheshire Archives and Local Studies.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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DUL
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Title (The name of the record)
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Lymm Estates of Unilever Ltd
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Date (When the record was created)
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1654-1905
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Description (What the record is about)
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Title deeds and related papers of estates in Lymm and Oughtrington purchased by Lever Brothers Ltd.
The records were found divided into three parts, viz., deeds relating to the Oughtrington Estate (Old Ref. 1A-XXXXI, DUL 1-43); deeds relating to the Beechwood Estate in Lymm (old Ref. BI-BXXI, DUL 44-66); and deeds relating mainly to the management of these estates after 1862, in which year, the bulk of the estates were purchased by George C. Dewhurst (Old Ref. A-X, DUL 67-98). Within these three divisions, the following bundles were found missing : in the Oughtrington Estate sequence, bundles XX, XXIII, XXV, XXVIII-XXX, XXXIII, XXXV, XXXVII, IXXXX, and XXXX; in the Beechwood Estate sequence, bundle BIXX; in the third sequence, bundles A,B,G,K and W. It is probable that the unnumbered bundles and also the deeds found loose (DUL 99-105) will, in part, fill these gaps in the sequences. In the list below, old bundle references are given in square brackets.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- <corpname>Outrightington Estate, Cheshire</corpname>
- <corpname>Beechwood Estate, Lymm, Cheshire</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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5 docs., 18 files, 1 gathering, 98 bdls.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Deposited by Unilever Ltd. on indefinite loan in April 1972.
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Acc. 18
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The estates were purchased by Lever Brothers Ltd. in 1911 with a view to extracting silicates for use in the manufacture of soda. This was abandoned, and the estate sold to Brunner and Mond in 1913.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7852a54b-2038-4559-8643-f97affc9ca9a/
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Lymm Estates of Unilever Ltd