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  <dc:title>Walker family of 19 Leopold Buildings / Leopold Flats, Columbia Road, Bethnal Green</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Bundle of weekly rent books, rent receipts, Welfare Foods Service tokens, notices re rent increases re tenants of Leopold Buildings (later Leopold Flats), Columbia Road, E.2.

Contains the following:

Rent increase notifications dated: 1 October 1949; 5 April 1962; 11 April 1963 (the property's name is given as Leopold Buildings in the 1949 notification and Leopold Flats in the 1960s notifications).

Weekly rent books: 

- Belonging to Mr T Walker, of 19 Leopold Flats: 1959-1961. Contains completed entries for 26 February 1961 - 16 April 1961 inclusive, the rest of the pages have been unused (scored through).

- Belonging to Mr T Walker, of 19 Leopold Flats: 1962-1967.  Contains completed entries for 23 April 1962 - 16 Sept 1963 inclusive, the rest of the pages left blank..

(Managing agents are listed as: Harold Selby &amp; Co., 70-74 City Road, London E.C.1)

Rent Receipt folder:

For 19 Leopold Buildings.  Includes letter from The Improved Industrial Dwellings Company Limited to Mr Thomas Walker dated 3 August 1945 confirming that he is to be given possession of the tenement 19 Leopold Buildings.  Also one receipt dated 4 August 1945 to Thomas Walker re 19 Leopold Buildings and 7 other loose receipts for No. 19 Leopold Buildings (no dates).

Welfare Foods Service records:

- Vitamin Token Book belonging to Mrs E.C. Walker, of 19 Leopold Flats. with some tokens used. Contains tokens that pregnant women could exchange for vitamins to use for themselves.  

- Weekly tokens (loose) for Welfare Milk dated 20 Feb 1960 -  18 June 1960.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>1945-1962 </dc:date>
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