Letter in the Attic

Papers of the Povey family, found at 2a Grantham Road, Brighton

About this contribution:

Description

Cardboard box of papers and photos related to the Povey family.

Biographical information

The box was found in the attic of 2A, Grantham Road in 2007 by Simon and Sarah (surnames unknown). They gave the box to the contributor, who lives in 2 Grantham Road, when they moved out of the house. (At one stage to 2A and 2 were joined together.)

None of the material relates to 2A, Grantham Road, but some documents refer to 85, Upper North Street.

Name of creator(s)

Various

Dates covered by the material

1920-1940

Access conditions

Restricted. The Letter in the Attic project has attempted to contact living relatives of the Povey family, but so far without success.

Originals

The original documents have been donated to the East Sussex Record Office and are listed here.

Reference

LIA/41