Catalogue description The Crown Estate and predecessors: Urban Estates Group and predecessors: Registered Files, Urban Estates (Numerical Series)

This series contains registered files produced by the various branches that have managed the Crown's urban estates in England and Wales. While the main focus of the series is on London, where the estates include many properties of architectural or historical significance, properties outside of London are also represented. As these tend to be properties purchased by The Crown Estate as investments, the files concerning their management tend to be more uniform and routine, and fewer have therefore been preserved.

As estate management files covering properties managed by The Crown Estate and its predecessors over many years, the files have accumulated piecemeal. In some cases where the start date of the file is in the nineteenth or early twentieth century, the earlier papers will considerably pre-date the opening of the file, having been added at a later date, often after having been removed from earlier files.

Crown Estate, London Estates Group, 1977-1984

Crown Lands, 1925-1956

Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, 1810-1832

Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues, 1851-1924

Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, 1832-1851

The Crown Estate, Central London Estate Group, 1956-1957

The Crown Estate, Central London Estate Group, 1973-1977

The Crown Estate, London and Urban Estates Branches, 1984-1989

The Crown Estate, London Estates Group, 1969-1973

The Crown Estate, Other Urban Estates Group, 1956-1957

The Crown Estate, Other Urban Estates Group, 1969-1973

The Crown Estate, Other Urban Estates, Establishments, Finance and Agricultural Estates Branches, 1977-1984

The Crown Estate, Other Urban Estates, Foreshore and Seabed Branches, 1973-1977

The Crown Estate, Urban Estates Branch, 1957-1969

The Crown Estate, Urban Estates Business Group, 1989-

From 2000 The Crown Estate