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Series
Charity Commission: Endorsed Orders
Catalogue reference: CHAR 26
What's it about?
CHAR 26
The records are property and land deeds which were endorsed with the Charity Commission's authority where a charity was required to obtain consent regarding a particular transaction. Such transactions include sale, exchange, surrenders and...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CHAR 26
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Title (The name of the record)
- Charity Commission: Endorsed Orders
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1855-2008
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records are property and land deeds which were endorsed with the Charity Commission's authority where a charity was required to obtain consent regarding a particular transaction. Such transactions include sale, exchange, surrenders and easement.
Many pieces contain maps and plans.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Pieces 675-1861 were transferred to The National Archives several months before pieces 1-674, as the latter were affected by mould and were only transferred once remedial work had been completed.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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These records are, intially, arranged by region following which they are arranged chronologically.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Charity Commission, 1853-1853
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1861 bundle(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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in 2016 Charity Commission
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Charities
- Maps and plans
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are expected.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- These records were selected as they are illustrative of the Charity Commission's work as a charity regulator as well as containing valuable information on property and land ownership by charities.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14885872/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
8,539 records
Within the department: CHAR
Records of the Charity Commissioners and Charity Commission
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Charity Commission: Endorsed Orders
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