Drax Pensions Charity Archive

Records of the Drax Pension Scheme, comprising Charitable Scheme, 1915; minute book, 1915-2009; account book, 1915-2008; book of pensioners covering 1915-1992; HSBC bank statements, 2001-2008; correspondence with the Charity Commissioners regarding closure, 2008; correspondence, 1980-2004; and notice for applications.

The Drax Pension Charity was founded in 1915 to provide relief for six poor persons of good character living in the parish of Drax. The first meeting was held in the New Endowed School on 19 August 1915 and the first Chairman was Richard L. Walker.
The charity was closed in 2009.

Records are open to the public, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including data protection laws. 24 hours' notice is required to access photographic material.

The archive was gifted to the Borthwick Institute in 2020 by the family of the last Chairman of the charity.

The Drax Pension Charity was founded in 1915 to provide relief for six poor persons of good character living in the parish of Drax. The first meeting was held in the New Endowed School on 19 August 1915 and the first Chairman was Richard L. Walker.
The charity was closed in 2009.

This archive has not yet been catalogued.

Created by S.A. Shearn, 04.08.2021

A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the document. Copies are supplied in accordance with the Borthwick Institute for Archives' terms and conditions for the supply of copies, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of documents in the custody of the Borthwick Institute must be sought.

Further accruals are not expected.

The parish records of Drax are also held by the Borthwick Institute (Reference: PR/DR)

Published

GB 193