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Series
HM Customs and Excise: Purchase of Land to Build Customs House, London
Catalogue reference: CUST 210
What's it about?
CUST 210
This series contains records relating to the purchase of land to build Customs House, London. The records include mortgage and leasehold agreements, Land Tax receipts, copies of Last Will and Testaments, burial certificates, legal rulings on land...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CUST 210
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Title (The name of the record)
- HM Customs and Excise: Purchase of Land to Build Customs House, London
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1612-1953
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the purchase of land to build Customs House, London. The records include mortgage and leasehold agreements, Land Tax receipts, copies of Last Will and Testaments, burial certificates, legal rulings on land ownership, marriage and settlement documents, a 17th Century Deed of Scoffment and 20th Century permissions for roadways to be built to allow access to Billingsgate Market.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records relating to possible purchase by corporation see CUST 33/64
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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)
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- Board of Customs, 1671-1909
- Board of Customs and Excise, 1909-2005
- Exchequer, 1109-1880
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 314 file(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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From 2022 HM Revenue and Customs
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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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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Customs House on the north bank of the Thames was constructed in 1814 and was used for the collection of tax and duties for more than 200 years. A customs presence has been in this area of the City of London since the 14th Century. Before 1814, Custom House was based nearby at Sugar Quay, close to the Old Billingsgate Market.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17850908/
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HM Customs and Excise: Purchase of Land to Build Customs House, London
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