Collection GB 0074 O/191 - BOROUGH MUSEUM

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 O/191

Title

BOROUGH MUSEUM

Date(s)

  • 1898-1901 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

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".

Archival history

GB 0074 O/191 1898-1901 Collection 0.01 linear metres Brady , Edwin , fl 1882-1901 , publican

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".

Donated to the Archive in 1965 (AC/65/018)

Handbill advertising for corpses for Edwin Brady's "Borough Museum", at the "Hole-in-the wall", formerly St George's Tavern, 204, High Street, Borough, Southwark. The bill refers to the crypt and rates of St George the Martyr, Southwark, c.1898-1901.

One item

Available for general access.

Copyright rests with the City of London.
English

Fit

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. July to October 2009 Information sources Documents Financial records Bills Museums Specialized museums Brady , Edwin , fl 1882-1901 , publican Hole in the Wall , public house

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated to the Archive in 1965 (AC/65/018)

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Handbill advertising for corpses for Edwin Brady's "Borough Museum", at the "Hole-in-the wall", formerly St George's Tavern, 204, High Street, Borough, Southwark. The bill refers to the crypt and rates of St George the Martyr, Southwark, c.1898-1901.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

One item

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Description identifier

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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