Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS PROP5-RAS PROP5/9
Title
Sale of Lease
Date(s)
- 1987 - 1988 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
34 documents typed
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
(1823 - present)
Administrative history
The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded by the eminent Sanskrit scholar Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke on the 15th March 1823. It received its Royal Charter from King George IV on the 11th August 1824 'for the investigation of… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
In 1987 the Society looked to release itself from the lease for 56 Queen Anne Street. The lease was bought back from the Society by Howard de Walden Estates for £430,000. This series contains correspondence regarding the sale of the lease for 56 Queen… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English