Records of County & District Holdings Ltd, property holding company, London, England
- Reference:GB 248 UGD 254/9
- Dates of Creation:1939-1952
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- Physical Description:0.2 metresThere are no physical characteristics that affect the use of this material
Scope and Content
- Register of members 1935
- Cash book, journal and ledger 1935-1939
- Journals 1939-1952
Administrative / Biographical History
County & District Holdings Ltd was incorporated as a limited liability company in 1935 with its registered offices in Park Lane, London, England. The company had a share capital of £75,010 and its first directors were Gerald Glover and George Mayer, solicitors; Archibald Dodds, architect; George Wilson, a company director, and Sir Malcolm McAlpine, civil engineer. Malcolm held £1250 worth of shares in the company. In 1936, the company took out a mortgage agreement with the Gas Light & Coke Co Ltd , London, for the Fountain House property. The mortgagees were Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (London) Ltd , civil engineering contractors, of which Sir Malcolm McAlpine was a director. In 1941, Robert Edwin McAlpine, Sir Malcolm's nephew, became a director of the County & District Holdings Ltd . By 1942, Malcolm and Robert had purchased the majority of the company's shares between them. The company appears to have been dissolved at some time after 1952 .
Arrangement
The material has been arranged into series as shown in the scope and content. Within series, items are generally arranged chronologically.
Access Information
Open
Acquisition Information
Deposit : Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd : 1985
Other Finding Aids
Digital and manual file level lists of the surviving records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, subsidiaries and related companies are available in the searchroom ref: UGD 254
Manual file level list available at the National Registers of Archives in Edinburgh (NRA(S) 3111) and London (NRA32523)
Alternative Form Available
No known copies
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the University Archivist
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use & condition of documents
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 248 procedures
Custodial History
Held by Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, Kettering. Transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 1985 during the preparation of the company history.
Accruals
None expected
Related Material
GB 248 UGD 254/1 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd
GB 248 UGD 254/2 Records of Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons (London) Ltd
Material in other repositories: no material associated by provenance
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Additional Information
This material is original
Compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 31 January 2003
No alterations made to date
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