| Collection | Sir William Meredith Research Collection |
| Description | Printed copy of an image of detail from 'Kip's illustration' in History of Kent by John Harris.
Printed copy of the full illustration of Leeds Abbey by 'Kip'.
Handwritten notes regarding references to Leeds Abbey found in 'Dr Harris' History of Kent: vol I', 1719.
Printed copy of letter to English Heritage dated 04/07/1998 regarding Leeds Abbey and its status of being "at risk".
Copies of documents from English Heritage regarding the scheduling of Leeds Priory as a protected heritage site, dated 1995-96.
Photocopies of photographs of derelict buildings on the site of Leeds Abbey, dated 1942, from the Kent Messenger (poor quality).
Hand-drawn illustration of the design of a 'wall at Knebworth', compared to that of the pigeon house at Leeds Abbey.
Photocopy of two pages from an unknown publication. One page is headed 'And Bromfiled parishes'.
Handwritten notes taken at the Centre for Kentish Studies on 15/01/1998, regarding Leeds Abbey and its buildings.
Handwritten notes referencing Archchealogica Cantina, volume XCIV, 1978, and references to Leeds Abbey.
Photocopy of an article on the pigeon house at Leeds Abbey by John E.L. Caiger, with handwritten annotations.
Printed copy of a scanned photograph of the pigeon house, pre-1987 (poor quality).
Printed copy of a document regarding the scheduling of Leeds Abbey as a protected heritage site.
Handwritten notes taken at the Kent Archaeological Society library dated 16/03/1999 regarding a map of the Leeds Abbey site.
Printed copy of a map of the site of Leeds Abbey.
Photocopies of a topographical map of Kent (area of Leeds Abbey), dated 1769.
Handwritten notes taken at Kent Archaeological Society dated 23/02/2000, regarding the 'Leeds folder' and information about the site of Leeds Abbey.
Handwritten notes taken at Centre for Kentish Studies dated 23/06/1999, referencing the Catalogue of Estates Maps, 1590-1840.
Photocopies of photographs of derelict buildings (poor quality).
Photocopy of an article dated April 2003, in the "L&BC&V News", titles 'Epitaph to a tree', written by Jane Downes. Noted in pencil is 'Tulip tree.doc'.
Printed copy of a document titled 'The Tulip Tree, part 2', by Miriam Scott.
Photocopy of a portion of the Middleton MSS found at the Society of Genealogists. Extract is dated 29/08/1724.
Photocopy of a typed document titled 'Leeds Abbey'.
Collated documents including: printed pages from 'Leeds Castle and its families', printed notes titled 'Leeds', printed notes titled 'Leeds Abbey Estate - Leeds and Bromfiled rectory and parsonage', handwritten notes referencing DRO/15/3/99, copy of correspondence from Miriam Scott to David Cleggett, photocopy of 'Leeds Castle T 32/18' schedule of the Leeds estate, printed copy of an artcile titled 'Leeds Millenium Project - Leeds Castle Archives' for the Leeds Church & Village News, letter addressed to Miriam Scott from Leeds Castle dated 24/09/2001 regarding access to documents within the archives.
Printed copy of document titled 'Leeds Castle and its families: Notes'. Handwritten in pen is "David Cleggett".
Photocopy of correspondence, reference T32/25/1, regarding the Jumper family. From David Twopenny at the vicarage in Stockbury, Sittingbourne, dated January 2nd, 1837. Addressed to W. Lake Esq.
Printed copy of document titled 'Leeds Castle and its families'. Handwritten in pen is "David Cleggett".
Printed copies of documents, including a transcript of the will of Roger Palmer dated 1621 (ref D/RWR/T523), transcript of indenture between Susanna Meredith and Francis Hartridge dated 1748, photocopy of document listing from Dorset Record Office, handwritten notes regarding these documents.
Handwritten notes referencing documents D/RWR/T523.
Handwritten listing of photocopies.
Printed copy of correspondence between Leeds Castle Foundation and Miriam Scott, regarding the Leeds Millenium Project.
(Leeds Abbey is not to be confused with Leeds Castle, although Leeds Castle did own the estate of Leeds Abbey for a time from c.1790. The Leeds Abbey site is currently owned by the Rochester Bridge Trust and is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register.) |