At ESSEX RECORDS OFFICE, the Braybrooke family archive including documents of title, from c.1200, an extensive series (few pre-1500), mainly Essex (Saffron Walden); manorial documents; estate records; accounts and family papers amongst others

The Braybrooke family archive, including documents of title, from c.1200, an extensive series (few pre-1500), mainly Essex (Saffron Walden), manorial documents from 1285 for the manors of Walden Estate records, maps and plans, from c.1750, including finely drawn plans of Audley End house and park. accounts, including an important and apparently complete set of vouchers from 1765 to 1805, family papers, including an attractive series of pedigrees and armorial rolls, ecclesiastical papers, including Saffron Walden churchwardens' accounts, 1439-90, miscellaneous papers, including a precedent book of Richard Heyward, c.1575,

Access

The Archive is available to view at Essex Records Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6YT when it is open to the public For details of opening times please see the following website link www.essexrecordoffice.co.uk

The owner's binding undertakings

1. We undertake with respect to the Collection, that until it is disposed of whether by sale or gift or otherwise: (a) to keep the Collection, as a Collection, permanently in the United Kingdom and not to remove it or any part of it temporarily except for a purpose and a period approved by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC); (b) to take reasonable steps for its preservation; (c) to take the following steps to secure reasonable access to the public (i) the objects in Parts 1-5 of the attached schedule will be on loan to the following institutions ("the institutions") Part 1 - Berkshire Records Office Part 2 - Cambridge University Library Part 3 - Essex Records Office Part 4 - Hampshire Records Office Part 5 - The National Archives (ii) if the loan to any of the institutions is terminated by the institution, we shall agree with HMRC alternative arrangements for providing the public with…

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