| 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 & 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. |
| CustodialHistory | The records belonged to the late Mr and Mrs Walker, and were deposited with THLHLA by their daughter, Christine Corderoy. |