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Catalogue description HM Customs and Excise: Purchase of Land to Build Customs House, London
| Reference: | CUST 210 |
|---|---|
| Title: | HM Customs and Excise: Purchase of Land to Build Customs House, London |
| Description: |
This series contains records relating to the purchase of land to build Customs House, London. The records include mortgage and leasehold agreements, Land Tax receipts, copies of Last Will and Testaments, burial certificates, legal rulings on land ownership, marriage and settlement documents, a 17th Century Deed of Scoffment and 20th Century permissions for roadways to be built to allow access to Billingsgate Market. |
| Date: | 1612-1953 |
| Related material: |
For records relating to possible purchase by corporation see CUST 33/64 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Board of Customs, 1671-1909 Board of Customs and Excise, 1909-2005 Exchequer, 1109-1880 |
| Physical description: | 314 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2022 HM Revenue and Customs |
| Accruals: | Series is accruing |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Customs House on the north bank of the Thames was constructed in 1814 and was used for the collection of tax and duties for more than 200 years. A customs presence has been in this area of the City of London since the 14th Century. Before 1814, Custom House was based nearby at Sugar Quay, close to the Old Billingsgate Market. |
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