| Repository | Archives |
| Reference Number | P/FAI/1 |
| Alternative Reference Number | P/MIS/380 |
| L.1095 |
| Level | File |
| Title | 'Recollections' by William Henry Fairbairns |
| Date(s) | 1870s-1942 |
| Description | Bound lined notebook or scrapbook of handwritten recollections by William Henry Fairbairns, mainly compiled September 1941. Details his life and family history, as well as documenting his local area, Poplar and Bromley. Includes photographs, postcards of streets and places significant to his life, press cuttings and letters.
Includes photograph of his grandfather Robert Fairbairns (1792-1879) originally of Newbottle, Durham and later of 249 High Street, Wapping later 39 Arbour Street, West Commercial Road. Also contains plans for William Henry Fairbairns' new bungalow on The Ridgway, Enfield (1930s) |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Access Status | Open |
| Request | YES - You can order this material to consult in our Reading Room. |
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