The following papers been accepted in lieu of tax by the government:
1. The archive of the Hare family of Stow Bardolph, Norfolk, approximately 7,570 items held in some 422 archive boxes and rolls, covering the period c.1100-1985. The archive includes manorial records, court rolls, court books and papers, estate maps, rentals and deeds, estate and building plans, accounts, and family papers including pedigrees, wills and correspondence.
Letters Patent of Charles I from the Hare Archives (1625)
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Further details are set out in the latest Acceptance in Lieu report. The Hare archive is case 23.
2. The Shaw-Hellier letters, correspondence of Sir Samuel Hellier (1736-1784) including to John Rogers, his agent and manager at the Wodehouse, Wombourne containing numerous references to music as well as insights into the running of a country estate.
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Further details are set out in the latest Acceptance in Lieu report. The letters form part of case 9.
Getting in touch
Any library, record office or institution in the United Kingdom interested in acquiring these items should contact James Travers, Cultural Property Manager at The National Archives for further details on the application process.
James Travers
Archives Sector Leadership, The National Archives.
- Address
- The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU
- asl@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Applications for allocation of this material must be received in writing at the same address by Friday,13 March 2026.
