Cheshire
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Sub-Series
Deeds and related papers for property in Overton and Smallwood, Cheshire, 1582 - 1924
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/D.X
Scope and Contents
The Cheshire estates of Thomas Lowndes of Overton, Cheshire, who died in 1748 were bequeathed to the University to endow the Lowndian Professorship of Astronomy and Geometry.
Dates:
1582 - 1924
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Series
Deeds and related papers of the Cheshire estate of Rev. John Hulse, died 1790, 1328 - 1947
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/D.VIII
Scope and Contents
John Hulse (1708-90) of St John's College bequeathed his estate to the University to fund the following:- 1) a Christian Advocate 2) an annual preacher 3) an annual religious prize dissertation 4) three scholarships at St John's College.
Dates:
1328 - 1947
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
The University Archives are generally freely available to the holder of a reader's ticket for the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR. Restrictions on access are imposed on certain categories of sensitive record: financial, governmental and personal, by order of the originating body or under data protection legislation. Access information, including opening hours and how to obtain a reader's ticket, appears as part of the Library's web site (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).