Hebblethwaite & Son Land Agents

Making the catalogues of our archive collections readily available is just one aspect of the behind-the-scenes work carried out at the Hull History Centre. As well as cataloguing new collections deposited here this also involves editing our old catalogues to make sure that each catalogue reaches the same standard across all three repositories at the History Centre.

Our latest catalogue now available is that of the Hebblethwaite and Son Land Agents Company (C DBHT). This collection is one of the largest business collections held at the History Centre, and includes such records as diaries, letter books, financial records, plans, valuation papers, as well as papers relating to the Hebblethwaite family.

Above is a small selection of just some of the items held in the Hebblethwaite collection. This selection includes a plan of the Borough of Kingston upon Hull showing the municipal boundary as well as ward boundaries, a diary dating back to 1838, a letter book, and a selection of annual reports and accounts of the Hull Institute of Estate Agents and Auctioneers.

The Hebblethwaite catalogue is also now available to search online. By adding this collection to our online catalogue the number of catalogue entries has now risen to over 250,000.

The Hebblethwaite collection is made up of thousands of items so why not search the online catalogue to find out which documents are relevant to you by typing C DBHT into the reference field. (This predefined search will show you all 6066 items in the Hebblethwaite collection). If you would like to look at some of the items of the Hebblethwaite collection, they can be viewed in the Hull History Centre search room.