Document Reference | Dr 2 |
Title | Papers of the Drury-Lowe family of Locko Park, Spondon, Derbyshire, 1770-1935 |
Date | 1770-1935 |
Extent | 6 boxes |
Abstract | Principal document types present include: accounts; correspondence; estate papers; diaries and personal papers; household books; official papers; plans and surveys. |
Level | SubFonds |
Access Conditions | Accessible to all readers. |
Admin History | These papers are part of the Drury Lowe archive. See the collection level record (Dr-Dr 7) for details about the family and their papers. |
Description | The collection includes personal accounts, correspondence, diaries and other personal papers. Many of the personal papers relate to William Drury Nathaniel Drury-Lowe (1828-1906) but also present is a small group of illuminated scrolls and addresses which were presented to Major General Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe (1830-1908) on the occasion of his return from the Egyptian Campaign.
The estate papers relate particularly to the Denby and Spondon estates and there are a number of papers relating to local interests such as the Derbyshire Transvaal War Fund, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary and the Derbyshire Public House Trust Company. Also present are a number of papers relating to Derbyshire County Council, of which William Drury-Lowe was a member. |
MgtGroup | Family and estate collections |
MgtSubGroup | East Midland |
Arrangement | The papers are arranged by record type and then chronologically. |
Term | Administration of estates - England - History - 18th century |
Administration of estates - England - History - 19th century |
Deeds - England - Nottinghamshire |
Deeds - England - Derbyshire |
Deeds - England - Bedfordshire |
Deeds - England - Middlesex |
FindingAids | Copyright in all Finding Aids belongs to the University of Nottingham
In the Reading Room, King's Meadow Campus: Old Typescript Catalogue in 2 volumes, 13 pp
At the National Register of Archives: Old Typescript Catalogue in 2 volumes, 13 pp
Online: Catalogue accessible from the website of Manuscripts and Special Collections, Manuscripts Online Catalogue.
Access to the old typescript catalogue was also made available online during the national Access to Archives (A2A) project in 2000-2004. This catalogue is now available through Discovery, hosted by The National Archives (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk). The version on our own Manuscripts Online Catalogue will be more up to date. |
Copyright | Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections (email mss-library@nottingham.ac.uk). The Department will try to assist in identifyig copyright owners but the responsibility of copyright clearance before publication ultimately rests with the reader. |
ReprodnNote | Photocopies and photographic copies can be supplied for educational use and private study purposes only, depending on the condition of the documents. |
Related Record | Dr |
Dr/3 |
Dr/4 |
Dr/5 |
Dr/6 |
Dr/7 |
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Persons
Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
NA220 | Holden; Robert (1769-1844); of Darley Abbey, Derbyshire and Nuthall Temple, Nottinghamshire; inherited Locko Park 1827 | 1769-1844 |
NA221 | Holden; William Drury (1802-1877); became William Drury Lowe in 1849; of Locko Park, Spondon | 1802-1877 |
NA222 | Lowe; William Drury (1802-1877); né William Drury Holden, changed name to Lowe in 1849; of Locko Park, Spondon | 1802-1877 |
NA223 | Lowe; Richard (1716-1785); banker, woollen draper, merchant of London | 1716-1785 |
NA224 | Drury; William (1753-1827); merchant, of Nottingham; inherited Locko Park, Spondon; assumed name Lowe 1790 | 1753-1827 |
NA225 | Lowe; William Drury Nathaniel Drury- (1828-1906); surname Holden until 1849, Lowe until 1884, Drury-Lowe 1884-1906; of Locko Park, Spondon | 1828-1906 |
NA75932 | Drury-Lowe; family; Locko Park, Spondon, Derbyshire | |
NA77409 | Lowe; William Drury (1753-1827); né Drury, merchant, of Nottingham; inherited Locko Park, Spondon; assumed name Lowe 1790 | 1753-1827 |
Places
Code | Set |
PL132 | /Locko Park/Spondon/Derbyshire/England |