| Description | Folder of material relating to Trinity Manse, Rigden Street, containing a range of records relating to the manse property and its facilities. Includes: leases (1950s-1980s); land certificate and land registration documentation (1980s); architect's drawing of the Manse, with later annotations (1950s); insurance policies (1960s-1970s); financial statements, invoices and receipts (1970s); correspondence and notes (1950s; mid 1970s - early 1980s); reports (1970s).
The overall dates of the material are October 1950 - December 1988, however, for the main part the records relate to the ownership, management and maintenance of Trinity Manse in the 1970s and 1980s, during which time the Manse was sold and ownership transferred from the United Reformed Church to Poplar Methodist Church.
The main correspondents on behalf of Poplar Methodist Church are Reverend Douglas Wollen and Mr E Rozzell. Other correspondents include: F.C. Sherman & Co. (Heating) Ltd; London Congregational Union Incorporated; London Borough of Tower Hamlets: Directorate of Finance; R.W. Bowman Ltd. (Builders); Duthie Hart & Duthie (Solicitors); The Congregational and General Insurance Co Ltd; Robin Davies and Little Ltd. (Chartered Loss Adjusters, Surveyors); A. Prevost and Partners (Chartered Surveyors); Kingsford Dorman and Co.; Greater London Council: Valuation and Estates Department; London County Council. |