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Board of Education: Legal Branch: Enrolled Deeds
Catalogue reference: ED 191
What's it about?
ED 191
Copies of Board of Education enrolled deeds transferring or granting lands for educational purposes made under the Mortmain and Charitable Uses Acts 1888-1892 or the Technical and Industrial Institutions Act 1892.Most of the deeds related to...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ED 191
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Education: Legal Branch: Enrolled Deeds
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Date (When the record was created)
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1903-1920
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Description (What the record is about)
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Copies of Board of Education enrolled deeds transferring or granting lands for educational purposes made under the Mortmain and Charitable Uses Acts 1888-1892 or the Technical and Industrial Institutions Act 1892.
Most of the deeds related to Church of England public elementary schools though there are a few for secondary schools and one or two for playing fields.
The 70 deeds contain the name(s) of the grantor(s) and the trustees of the charitable foundation. The first managers are also nominated.
The volumes cover England and Wales. The majority of the deeds were enrolled in the earlier part of the period. There is an index at the front of each volume with the name and location of each foundation.
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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)
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Public Record(s)
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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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- Board of Education, 1899-1944
- Board of Education, Legal Department, 1908-1924
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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4 volume(s)
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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The records are manuscript copies on vellum and are in good condition.
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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
- Conveyancing
- Religions
- Legal
- Education
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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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Grants of land or buildings were made under the Mortmain and Charitable Uses Acts 1888-1892 or the Technical and Industrial Institutions Act 1892. The indentures were enrolled by the Board of Education.
The first managers were often the vicar and churchwardens and they were enjoined to provide religious instruction according to the tenets of the Church of England.
The schools were subject to periodic inspection by a diocesan official.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6990/
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