IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 ACC/2960
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: EVE, J.R. OF HITCHIN {VALUERS AND SURVEYORS}
Date(s): 1879-1932
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 1.5 linear metres
Name of creator(s): J R Eve and Sons of Hitchin | valuers and surveyors
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Eve family was a famous surveying dynasty and the firm was based in Hitchin. Their business activities extended to Greater London, Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas. Sir Herbert Trustram Eve (1865-1936) was the son of J. Richard Eve FSI, agricultural valuer of Silsoe, Bedfordshire. He entered his father's office in 1882 and in 1902 became head of J.R. Eve and Sons. He became a leading authority on rating and valuation, especially agricultural. In 1918 Herbert Trustram Eve was awarded the KBE and became President of the Rating Surveyors Association. The firm is now part of Warmington's, Offley Hoo, Great Offley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of J R Eve of Hitchin, valuers and surveyors, 1879-1932. The documents relate to the work carried out by the London office when assessing the value of property for rating purposes, and for the most part to the time when Herbert Trustram Eve was head of the firm. J.R. Eve and Sons were often employed by local authorities to undertake the re-evaluation of properties in their area. This collection includes material relating to work carried out for the Hendon Union and Parish of Harrow, the Borough of Paddington Assessment Committee and the Willesden Chamber of Commerce. Reference books form a significant part of the collection - they take the form of small notebooks bound in green card and appear to have been taken by the surveyor to the site of the properties which he was surveying. The books were used for making notes about the composition of buildings, acreage of land etc. They show the calculations made by the surveyor when assessing rateable values. The notes are sometimes rough, usually in pencil, and the dates are not always apparent. The collection also includes a selection of general cases which show other aspects of the firm's work.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
In sections: Reference Books; Papers relating to Harrow Parish; Index Volumes; Willesden Shops; Paddington Metropolitan Quinquennial Valuation List 1910; Miscellaneous cases.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright rests with the City of London.
Physical characteristics:
Fit
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Donated to the archive in 1991.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
The bulk of the records, mainly farm valuations, concerning this firm are held at the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Record Offices. Smaller collections of records have been sent to the appropriate local repositories.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: July to October 2009