Records of Willingdon Meadows Estate Co Ltd, property company, London, England

• Register of members 1933

Willingdon Meadows Estate Co Ltd was incorporated as a limited liability company in 1933  with its registered office on Pall Mall, London, England, and with a share capital of £500. The company was established to acquire a mortgage to acquire land in Willingdon, East Sussex, England , which could then be sold and developed. In 1933, the company acquired a mortgage of £18,315. The first directors of the company were William Hepburn McAlpine, Sir Malcolm McAlpine and Samuel McGavin. William and Malcolm were directors in Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons , civil engineering contractors, London, and Samuel was secretary to that company. Willingdon Meadows Estate Co Ltd appears to have been inexistance until at least 1942  .

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Deposit : Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd : 1985

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Held by Sir Robert McAlpine & Sons Ltd, Kettering. Transferred to Glasgow University Archive Services in 1985 during the preparation of the company history.

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Compiled by David Powell, Hub Project Archivist, 3 February 2003

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