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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill was opened on 28 April 1867 and the first surviving register dates from October 1868.

In the summer of 1870 arrangements were being made for the construction of a new church. Money was raised by voluntary subscriptions, aided by Eton College, the London Diocesan Church Building Society and the Church Extension Society. The site, on the junction of King Henry's Road, Primrose Hill Road and Elsworthy Road, was owned by Eton College but an agreement was reached whereby the site and church would be conveyed to the Church Commissioners when completed. The church was erected in 1872 and consecrated on 2 May 1885. On 28 August 1885 the church was assisgned its own district: previously it had fallen within the parish of St Saviour, South Hampstead.

During the construction of the church, the London and North Western Railway Company began tunnelling work under the north west corner of the church, causing damage to the building. The subsequent dispute generated much correspondence.

In August 1856 the parish of St Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill was united with the parish of St Paul, Avenue Road. The Church of St Mary the Virgin became the parish church of the united parish.

The parish of Saint George, Bloomsbury, was formed in the early 18th century as respectable Bloomsbury residents complained at having to pass through the notorious slum area known as 'The Rookery' to reach the parish church of Saint Giles in the Fields. The Commissioners of the Fifty New Churches Act of 1711 agreed to fund a new church and Nicholas Hawksmoor was engaged to design the building. The church was completed in 1731. The stepped pyramid steeple was inspired by Pliny's description of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus: it used to have lions and unicorns at the base, while the statue on top is King George I in Roman dress. More recently the parish has united with St John the Evangelist, Red Lion Square.

Saint George the Martyr Church was built as a proprietary chapel in 1705-1706 by a group of substantial inhabitants of the newly developed area of Queen Square within the parish of Saint Andrew, Holborn. By a deed of settlement dated 1 July 1706 (ref. P82/GE02/48/1) they drew up an agreement to elect trustees to manage the affairs of the chapel and appointed a minister, lecturer and clerk.

By 1713 the proprietors of pews in Saint George's Chapel had entered into negotiations with the Commissioners for Building 50 New Churches to make the chapel a new parish church. The Commissioners bought both the lease and the freehold of the chapel, they provided money to repair the chapel and to purchase pews for the use of parishioners, and they bought a piece of land near Gray's Inn Road to serve as a burial ground for the parish. Saint George's Church was consecrated by the Bishop of London on 26 September 1723. A new parish of Saint George the Martyr, Middlesex was constituted and separated from Saint Andrew, Holborn for church purposes. The two parishes remained united for the care of highways and the poor.

The Rector of Saint George the Martyr was not provided with a proper endowment by the Commissioners, but received a salary from the quarterly assessments levied on the proprietors of pews. Two Acts of Parliament were obtained in 1816 and 1819 for the repair of the church and to make further provision for the Rector. These Acts provided for the appointment of trustees who were empowered to levy church rates.

Saint George the Martyr was united with the parish of Holy Trinity, Gray's Inn Road in 1931 and with Saint Bartholomew, Gray's Inn Road in 1959.

The burial ground of Saint George the Martyr (which was situated to the north of the Foundling Hospital adjoining the burial ground of Saint George, Bloomsbury) appears to have attracted many burials of non-parishioners in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

BENEFICE: The property of the benefice consisted of the Vestry House and the original two houses built adjoining the church, later known as nos. 8 and 10 Cosmo Place (see P82/GE02/47/1-7). It also included the burial ground (disused after 1855) situated on the north side of the Foundling Hospital in the parish of Saint Pancras, together with Prospect Terrace, the private road leading to the burial ground from Gray's Inn Road, which was owned jointly with the Rector of Saint George, Bloomsbury.

TRUSTEES FOR REPAIRING AND ALTERING THE CHURCH: The trustees were established by an Act of Parliament of 1816 (56 Geo III c 28).

MRS ELIZABETH PALMER'S CHARITY: By will dated 4 Aug 1726 Mrs Palmer left £500 to St George's Charity School.

CAPTAIN JAMES SOUTH'S CHARITY: Chimney Sweep's Sermon Fund and Educational Foundation.

REVEREND JOHN BACK'S CHARITY: Object - Mission Hall and parochial activities.

The first church of the Holy Trinity in Holborn was situated on Little Queen Street, as Kingsway had not yet been constructed. It was built in 1829-1831, but was demolished in 1909 after work on the Piccadilly Line undermined the foundations. A new church was built between 1909 and 1911, designed by Belcher and Joass and modelled on the church of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome. This church was closed by 1991.

The parish of Saint Andrew, Thornhill Square, Barnsbury, was established in 1854 from parts of the parishes of Holy Trinity and All Saints. The site of the church was donated by George Thornhill. The building was constructed in 1852 to 1854, designed by F.B. Newman and John Johnson. Parts of the parish were assigned to Saint Thomas, Barnsbury, and Saint Michael, although the latter was later restored. The church ran a mission hall in Giford Street between 1882 and 1952. Open air services were also held. In 1953 the parish was united with Saint Thomas, Barnsbury, with Saint Matthias in 1956, and with Holy Trinity in 1980.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

The parish of Saint Bartholomew was established in 1865, taken from part of the parish of Saint Stephen, Canonbury Road. The church had been constructed in 1862, designed by E. Clare. The parish merged with Saint Stephen's in 1953, although Saint Stephen's services had been held at Saint Bartholomew's since 1940. The church was demolished in 1970.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

Christ Church, Highbury Grove, was consecrated on 12 October 1848, following discussions by local residents from 1846 onwards. The parish was formed in 1849 from part of Islington parish. Parts of it were later assigned to Saint Augustine, Highbury, and Saint John, Highbury. The church was constructed in 1847, designed by Thomas Allom in the Decorated style, following an usual floor plan with a central octagon. The parish was united with Saint John, Highbury, in 1979 and with Saint Saviour, Aberdeen Park, in 1981.

A combined chapel and school opened in 1836 was taken over by Christ Church which handed it over as a girls' school and boys' school to Saint John, Highbury Park, in 1883.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

A mission church was founded in Hornsey Road in 1881. In 1884 this was replaced with a permanent church building in the Early English Style, designed by Farrow and Harris. A parish was assigned in 1886, taken from parts of the parishes of Saint Mark, Tollington Park; Saint Paul, Upper Holloway and Saint Luke, West Holloway.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

Saint John's parish was the first district parish created in the parish of Islington. It was formed in 1830 and served a wide area until the establishment of 14 daughter churches. The Church was consecrated on 2 July 1828. It was designed by Charles Barry in the Perpendicular style. The site was donated by the Corporation for Orphans of Clergymen. It was united with Saint Peter's Church, Dartmouth Park Hill in 1978 to become the parish of Saint Peter with Saint John, Upper Holloway.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

The parish of Saint Jude was established in 1856. The church was constructed in 1855, designed by A.D. Gough. It was enlarged in 1871. The church was known for missionary work and for supporting missions. The vicar betwwen 1864 and 1873 was William Pennefather, a well known churchman and mission preacher; he and his wife Catherine also wrote hymns.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

The church of Saint Mark, Tollington Park, was built 1853-1854 of Kentish rag and Bath stone in the Early English style, following the designs of Alexander Dick Gough. It was consecrated on 22 May 1854, and was assigned a district out of the parish of Saint John, Upper Holloway, on 11 August 1854.

On 18 May 1865 the parish of Saint Mary, Hornsey Rise, was formed out of the parish of Saint Mark's. On 26 July 1866 part of the parish was assigned to become part of the new parish of Saint Barnabas, Harvist Road, and another part was assigned to become part of the new parish of Saint Paul, Kingsdown Road, on 29 November 1870. On 14 January 1871 the parish of Saint Anne, Poole's Park, was formed out of Saint Mark's parish, and on 8 March 1886 part of the parish of Saint Mark's was assigned to become part of the new parish of Emmanuel, Hornsey Road. On 10 August 1888, the parish of Saint Saviour, Hanley Road, was formed out of the parish of Saint Mark's.

In 1964 Saint Mark's parish was united with the parish of Saint Anne, Poole's Park, to become the parish of Saint Mark with Saint Anne, Tollington Park.

Saint Mary's is the ancient parish church of Islington. This church served the whole parish until 1814 when a chapel of ease was constructed, followed over time by 40 more churches to serve a rapidly expanding population. It is first mentioned in documents in 1163. A church has existed on the site on Upper Street since at least the 12th century, although the present church dates to 1954 after the building of 1754 was bombed during the Second World War. The churchyard was closed for burials in 1853 and laid out as a public garden.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

The parish of Saint Paul was established in 1830. Parts of the parish were later transferred to other new churches. The church was constructed in 1826-28 to designs by Charles Barry. It seated 1,800. By 1981 most services were being held at the church of Saint Jude, and the two parishes were merged in 1982.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

The church of Saint Philip was built in 1855 to designs by A.D. Gough. A parish was assigned in 1858, part of which was transferred to Saint James, Prebend Street, in 1875. The church was closed in 1953 when the parish was united with Saint James, Prebend Street, and the building was demolished.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

From around 1880 mission services were held in Finsbury Park in a new public house, then in a temporary iron chapel. A parish was established in 1888, taken from Saint Anne's, Tollington Park. A permanent brick church was built in 1889, following the Early English style.

From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.

A mission church dedicated to Saint Columb was built in 1888 in the parish of All Saints. It was designed by Edgar P. Lotho Brock at a cost of £1,400. After the present building was erected in 1901, the earlier church became the parish hall and was eventually demolished in 1970. The architect of the new building was C. Hodgson Fowler of Durham, and it was consecrated on 15 June 1901, providing space for 668.

In 1951 half of Saint Columb's parish was united with Saint Michael's Ladbroke Grove; and the other half with All Saints, Notting Hill, as All Saints with Saint Columb. The church was then closed and was later given over for the use of the Serbian Church of Saint Sava.

Saint Luke's was built in 1872 to 1873; designed by George and Henry Godwin. Chiefly responsible for fundraising was the Reverend William Fraser Handcock, a clergyman of means, who built a wooden church, subsequently covered in iron to conform with the London building regulations, which was opened in July 1871. This was then replaced by the permanent building.

The Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, Ladbroke Grove, was designed by Mr. John Dewdney Cowland in a 'Rhineland Romanesque' style and built of brick with terracotta, red Mansfield and Forest of Dean stone dressings, seating 900, 200 of which were free. It was consecrated on 17 May 1871.

Saint Mary's Church (commonly known as Saint Mary the Boltons) was built in 1850 and consecrated in October of that year. A parish was assigned to the church in December 1850 out of the parish of Holy Trinity, Brompton Road, Kensington.

In 1854 a National School associated with Saint Mary's was established at Chelsea Grove, moving to Filston Road in 1878. The school was mixed until 1871 when it became a girls' and infants' school. At the outbreak of the Second World War Saint Mary's National School was scheduled for closure. It never reopened after its pupils were evacuated to the countryside.

By an Order in Council of December 1972 Saint Mary's absorbed the neighbouring parish of Saint Peter, Cranley Gardens, which had been created out of Saint Mary's in 1867. The united parishes became known as Saint Mary with Saint Peter, West Brompton. Saint Mary's remained the parish church. Records of Saint Peter's prior to the amalgamation are listed as P84/PET1.

The church of Saint Matthias was built between 1869 and 1872 to designs by J.H. Hakewill. The church schools - erected in 1878-1879 - survive. The church dates from the period when there was much church building in Kensington to keep pace with the estate development, regardless of proven need or of financial security. The parish derived from Saint Philip's, Earl's Court Road, which was 'High Church' from the time of its first incumbent the Reverend Joseph Claxton. The first vicar of Saint Matthias was the controversial Reverend Samuel Charles Haines. The doors were at the sides not at the west end because Haines wished to avoid 'the gathering of idle persons around the entrance from the main road and so securing greater quiet in services'. Haines was constantly summoned before the Bishop of London for 'Anglo-Catholic excesses'. Services at Saint Matthias under Haines's ministry were 'fashionably extreme and attracted wide attention'. There was also much dispute over parish boundaries.

During World War Two the church was without a vicar and temporarily administered from Saint Cuthbert's. The church was deemed to be too big for its diminished congregation and the parish was merged with Saint Cuthbert's; the building was razed in 1958.

Onslow Square was built between 1845 and 1865 on estate left by a wealthy seventeenth-century alderman Henry Smith. The architect of the church was James Edmeston. The exterior of the church is faced with Kentish rag and is basically Perpendicular in style with a distinctive slender spire. Saint Paul's was consecrated at Christmas 1860. One vicar, Hanmer Webb Peploe, whose incumbency was 1876-1909, made the church a noted centre of Evangelism. Memorial tablets include one to Sir Charles James Freake, who contributed most of the funds of the church and was the builder and developer responsible for the construction of the estate upon which the church stood.

In 1977 St Paul's united with Holy Trinity Brompton and the last service was on 1st May that year.

Saint Philip's began as a small chapel in 1842 on the corner of Warwick and Pembroke Gardens. It was origanally used by the local poor as a place for them to worship. When a more permanant location was selected it was closer to the wealthy area of Edwardes and Pembroke Square. The funds for the new church were raised through donations from the congregation and from the curate of Saint Barnabas, Joseph Claxton, who later became the first vicar. The architect for the church was Thomas Johnson, who was Claxton's father-in-law. The church was consecrated on 6th May 1857.

Source: Starren, Carolyn. The Kensington Book. London: Historical Publications, 2006.

The parish of Holy Trinity, Latimer Road, was formed in 1882. Standing on land belonging to Hammersmith, the large broad-fronted red-brick church by Norman Shaw has one vast Decorated window, no tower, no aisles, and no transepts - it is just a very large hall with a painted wagon roof.

The parish of Saint Andrew, Lambeth, was formed in 1846. The original church building in Coin Street was destroyed by enemy action during the Second World War. In 1958 a replacement church was built in Short Street. The benefice was united with that of Saint Thomas, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, in November 1956. Saint Andrew's parish was then united with the parish of Saint John the Evangelist, Waterloo Road, to become the parish of Waterloo, Saint John with Saint Andrew, on 1 May 1983.

The foundation stone of Saint Barnabas was laid in July 1848, and the church was consecrated in 1850. The architects were Isaac Clarke and James Humphrys. After the church was declared redundant baptisms were entered in the registers of All Saints, South Lambeth.

The area of Gipsy Hill began to expand rapidly in the 1860s, and a temporary iron church built in 1862 soon became filled to capacity. A larger, permanent building was constructed by 1867, designed by John Giles in a Gothic style. Saint Jude's Mission Church was established in 1880. A tower was added in 1889. The church was rebuilt in 1987 after a fire destroyed the original church, leaving the tower fabric largely untouched.

Saint John the Divine originated in a mission established in a school, in response to rapid population growth in this area of Kennington from the 1860s onwards. In 1867-1868 a new building was constructed, with a ground floor room acting as the church and the upper floor as a school. In 1871 a site on Vassall Road was obtained, designs for a permanent church were commissioned from architect George Edmund Street, and building began. Part of the church was completed by 1873 but completion was delayed until an anonymous gift of £10,000 allowed the construction of the nave to go ahead. The church was consecrated in November 1874. A tower and spire were added in 1888. The church has been described as a masterpiece of the Gothic revival movement. The building was damaged by bombing during the Second World War, although restoration was begun in 1955.

Source of information: 'Brixton: Lambeth Wick estate', Survey of London: volume 26: Lambeth: Southern area (1956), pp. 108-122.

Charles Shorter was a merchant living in the City of London in 1659, and in Southwark by 1691.

Paton and Charles, soap manufacturers, were based at 148 High Street, Bow Common. The company was purchased by D. and W. Gibbs, Ltd, a soap manufacturer established in 1712.

Curzon Street runs between Fitzmaurice Place and Park Lane in Mayfair. In around 1715 the land in this area was purchased by a Derbyshire baronet, Nathaniel Curzon. Building began in the 1720s although much of the north side remained open until the 19th century. It became a fashionable address, and was well known for the Mayfair Chapel where illicit marriage ceremonies were performed without banns or licence, until the 1754 Marriage Act stopped the practice.

Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).

A deed is any document affecting title, that is, proof of ownership, of the land in question. The land may or may not have buildings upon it. Common types of deed include conveyances, mortgages, bonds, grants of easements, wills and administrations.

An assignment of term, or assignment to attend the inheritance, was an assignment of the remaining term of years in a mortgage to a trustee after the mortgage itself has been redeemed. An assignment of a lease is the transfer of the rights laid out in the lease to another party, usually for a consideration (a sum of money).

Probate (also called proving a will) is the process of establishing the validity of a will, which was recorded in the grant of probate.

From the British Records Association "Guidelines 3 - Interpreting Deeds: How To Interpret Deeds - A Simple Guide And Glossary".

A commission of bankruptcy was a commission appointing and empowering certain persons to examine the facts relative to an alleged bankruptcy, and to secure the bankrupt's lands and effects for the creditors. The bankrupt being examined in this case lived in Kingsland.

The Craven family holdings in Paddington were established by William Craven, Lord Craven (died 1697), from 1670 to 1687. His successor William, Lord Craven (died 1739) added to the holdings, purchasing houses and land from Tyburn manor. By 1795 the land was known as Craven Hill, and some development had taken place by 1811 when Robert Shirley, Earl Ferrers, was granted a lease of number 3 Craven Hill. The estate continued to develop as detached and terraced houses were constructed up to 1854.

The Lord at the time these volumes were prepared was William Christian Frederick Craven (1738-1828), the 6th Baron Craven.

From: 'Paddington: Manors and Other Estates', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9: Hampstead, Paddington (1989), pp. 226-233 (available online).

These papers were collected for their general or antiquarian interest rather than having a united provenance (that is, being produced by the same institution or business).

Probate (also called proving a will) is the process of establishing the validity of a will, which was recorded in the grant of probate.

A marriage settlement was a legal agreement drawn up before a marriage by the two parties, setting out terms with respect to rights of property and succession.

From the British Records Association "Guidelines 3 - Interpreting Deeds: How To Interpret Deeds - A Simple Guide And Glossary".

A deed is any document affecting title, that is, proof of ownership, of the land in question. The land may or may not have buildings upon it. Common types of deed include conveyances, mortgages, bonds, grants of easements, wills and administrations.

An assignment of term, or assignment to attend the inheritance, was an assignment of the remaining term of years in a mortgage to a trustee after the mortgage itself has been redeemed. An assignment of a lease is the transfer of the rights laid out in the lease to another party, usually for a consideration (a sum of money).

An 'indenture' was a deed or agreement between two or more parties. Two or more copies were written out, usually on one piece of parchment or paper, and then cut in a jagged or curvy line, so that when brought together again at any time, the two edges exactly matched and showed that they were parts of one and the same original document. A 'right hand indenture' is therefore the copy of the document which was on the right hand side when the parchment was cut in two.

A bargain and sale was an early form of conveyance often used by executors to convey land. The bargainee, or person to whom the land was bargained and sold, took possession, often referred to as becoming 'seised' of the land.

Abstract of title is a summary of prior ownership of a property, drawn up by solicitors. Such an abstract may go back several hundred years or just a few months, and was usually drawn up just prior to a sale.

From the British Records Association "Guidelines 3 - Interpreting Deeds: How To Interpret Deeds - A Simple Guide And Glossary".

An article in The Times newspaper of April 13 1901 reports on a court case involving Edwin Brady. It states that he was the publican at the "Hole in the Wall" public house for 19 years and that the public house was "famous in the neighbourhood as a museum, the appellant [Brady] having a very large collection of stuffed animals, skeletons and other curiosities".

The first benefit society in England was established in 1775. Initially unrecognised by English law, benefit societies were co-operative savings clubs that facilitated their members buying houses. The Regulation of Benefit Building Societies Act was passed by Parliament in 1836, granting official recognition to these societies for the first time. By 1860 there were over 27,500 building societies around the country.

An ancient route was the lane from Battle or Bradford Bridge (King's Cross) to Highgate recorded in 1492. Caledonian Road, originally the Chalk Road but renamed after the Caledonian asylum, was built in 1826 by the Battle Bridge and Holloway Road Company, to provide a direct cut from the area west of the City to Holloway Road via Battle Bridge.

From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 3-8.

A deed is any document affecting title, that is, proof of ownership, of the land in question. The land may or may not have buildings upon it. Common types of deed include conveyances, mortgages, bonds, grants of easements, wills and administrations.

If a person died intestate (without a valid will) their money, goods and possessions passed to their next of kin through an administration (or letters of administration) which had the same form in law as a will.

From the British Records Association "Guidelines 3 - Interpreting Deeds: How To Interpret Deeds - A Simple Guide And Glossary".

Feoffment was an early form of conveyance involving a simple transfer of freehold land by deed followed by in a ceremony called livery of seisin.

A marriage settlement was a legal agreement drawn up before a marriage by the two parties, setting out terms with respect to rights of property and succession.

Probate (also called proving a will) is the process of establishing the validity of a will, which was recorded in the grant of probate.

Source: British Records Association Guidelines 3: How to interpret deeds (available online).

The London Pavilion on Piccadilly Circus was originally an annexe to the Black Horse Inn. From 1861 it was used as a music hall and museum of anatomy. The hall was rebuilt in 1885 by architects Worley and Saunders. It was managed by Edmund Villiers and was hailed as a new, improved type of music hall, known as a variety theatre and noted for its interior opulence. In 1934 the building was converted into a cinema and premiered several noted films. In 1986 the building was closed. The interior was gutted (although the facade was preserved and is still visible) and was converted into part of the Trocadero shopping centre.

The partnership agreement was formed between Charles Vernon Young, of 49 Stoke Newington Road, London, and Walter Edward Windsor, 37 Jewry Street, City of London. Their business was to be based at at 49 Stoke Newington Road, Stoke Newington, Hackney, and the agreement was for the partnership to be maintained for 14 years.

John Besford was based at 23 Southampton Street, Strand, and 5 Park Village, Regents Park.

Alan Ridge (1926-1997) was born in Brighton and attended the University of London, studying history and archives administration. He worked at the London County Council Archives and as Head of the Records and Registry Service of the National Coal Board.

In 1962 Ridge moved to Canada to establish the archival course at McGill University. He became Provincial Archivist of Alberta in 1968, serving for 16 years. He participated in many professional associations, including the Association of Canadian Archivists, the Alberta Society of Archivists, and the Historical Society of Alberta. In 1985 he was invested in the Order of Canada.

He died in 1997 and is commemorated in the Alan Ridge Publications Award of the Association of Canadian Archivists.

Information from the Association of Canadian Archivists at http://archivists.ca/content/aca-award-recipient-biographies [accessed Sep 2011].

The Grand Surrey Canal was the chief London canal south of the Thames, extending from Surrey Commercial Docks to Camberwell and was originally intended to go as far as Mitcham when it was first authorised in 1801. Ralph Dodd was the first engineer and the entrance lock into the Thames was opened in 1807. The canal's use for transport ceased in 1836 and it became a line of wharves. The company combined with the Commercial Docks Company to take over Surrey Commercial Docks in 1864, but in 1908 it was transferred to the Port of London authority who closed it in 1971 when it was subsequently drained.

The "Rosemary Branch" tavern, in Southampton Street, which stands at the junction of the Commercial Road, was a well-known metropolitan hostelry at the commencement of the century. The old house, which was pulled down many years ago, was a picturesque structure, with rustic surroundings. When the new house was erected it was described, in a print of the time, as an "establishment which has no suburban rival." The grounds surrounding it were most extensive, and horse-racing, cricketing, pigeon-shooting, and all kinds of out-door sports and pastimes were carried on within them. The grounds have now been almost entirely covered with houses.

From: 'Peckham and Dulwich', Old and New London: Volume 6 (1878), pp. 286-303.

A deed is any document affecting title, that is, proof of ownership, of the land in question. The land may or may not have buildings upon it. Common types of deed include conveyances, mortgages, bonds, grants of easements, wills and administrations.

Sir Christopher Hatton was Chancellor to Elizabeth I. He constructed Hatton House in 1576. The house had fallen into ruin by 1659 when the current streets were laid out. The street now called Hatton Garden was known as Hatton Street, Hatton Garden referred to the whole area including Leather Lane, Saffron Hill and Holborn.

Hatton House itself passed to William Newport, Christopher Hatton's nephew, in 1591. William took the name Hatton, and married Lady Elizabeth Cecil. She was granted the house after William's death and it passed to her daughter by her second husband, who had married into the Villiers family.

Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).

In May 1811 a Bill was passed for the construction of a new bridge to cross the Thames about a quarter of a mile west of London Bridge, and the Southwark Bridge Company was formed. The Company pushed ahead with the construction of Southwark Bridge despite opposition from the City of London and the Thames Conservatory Board, who did not consider it necessary. The bridge was begun in 1813 and opened at midnight on 24 March 1819, designed by Sir John Rennie. The bridge was not popular and was underused, despite the congestion on nearby London and Blackfriars Bridges.

The Saint Marylebone Charity School was founded in 1750.