Records of the parish of All Hallows, Lombard Street, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and banns; preachers' books; registers of church services; Vestry minute books; papers of the Churchwardens; accounts, correspondence and papers relating to sequestrations; papers relating to poor relief; church rate assessments; poor rate assessments; tithe rate assessments; Vestry clerk's annual parish accounts; and other papers relating to parochial charities.

Records of the parish of Saint Andrew by the Wardrobe, Queen Victoria Street, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; preachers' books and service registers; Vestry minute books and notice books; Churchwardens' accounts and vouchers; papers relating to the maintenance of the church building; Overseers' papers; rate assessment books, including poor rates and tithe rates.

Records of the parish of Saint Augustine, Watling Street, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; preachers' books and church services registers; Vestry and precinct minute books; Churchwardens' and Overseers' financial accounts; poor rate and tithe rate assessment books; and papers relating to the Estate trustees.

Records of the parish of Saint Botolph Aldgate date from the mid 16th century, but the archive also includes muniments of title from 1279. There are churchwardens accounts from 1547, vestry minutes from 1583, and poor rate assessments, tithe rate assessments and paving rate assessments from 1738. Parish registers include baptisms, marriages, banns, burials, preachers and church services. There are also papers relating to poor relief including the workhouse.

The series of rate books listed here are for the East Smithfield and/or City parts of the parish. East Smithfield was divided for rate collection purposes into Upper and Lower Precincts (UP & LP) and the extents of these precincts are given in the catalogue entries. The Upper Precinct included some of the Tower of London liberty until 1829 when separate rate books survive for the liberty (denoted as TL). St Katharine's Precinct appears not to have been included in any rate assessments for East Smithfield, apart from the paving rate books (Ms 2537) which include a small section of the Precinct. The City part of the parish is divided into five precincts, Houndsditch (H), High Street (HS), Tower Hill (TH), Barrs (B) and Covent Garden (CG). The extents of these precincts is given in the catalogue entries. The parish of Holy Trinity Minories does not appear in rate assessments for either the City or East Smithfield parts before its union with St Botolph.

Records of the parish of Saint Bride, Fleet Street, City of London. The records include parish registers (baptisms, marriages, banns, burials, church services) from 1587, but the main archive dates from the 17th century, including vestry minutes from 1644 and poor rate and tithe rate assessments from 1666. Other records include Churchwardens' accounts and papers relating to parish charities.

Records of the parish of Saint Christopher le Stocks, Threadneedle Street, City of London, including parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials and banns) from 1557; poor rate assessment books; vestry minutes and church wardens' accounts; and a churchwardens' remembrancer, 1483-1725.

Records of the parish of Saint Dunstan in the West, Fleet Steet, City of London. The records include parish registers (baptisms, marriages, banns, burials), Vestry minutes and Churchwardens' accounts, rate assessments and rentals, deeds and legal papers and records relating to the parish schools.

Parish of Saint Ethelburga, Bishopsgate, City of London. The records include registers of baptisms, banns, marriages, burials and church services, Churchwardens' financial accounts, rate assessments, Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes, plans and photographs, the parish magazine, title deeds and miscellaneous administrative papers.

Records of the parish of Saint John the Evangelist, Friday Street, City of London, including registers of baptisms, burials and marriages; Vestry minutes; Churchwardens' accounts; poor rate assessment books and valuation lists.

Records of Saint Margaret Lothbury, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns, burials and preachers; Vestry minute books; Churchwardens' accounts and vouchers; administrative papers; papers relating to the maintenance of the church building; papers relating to parish poor relief; poor rate assessment books and church rate assessment books; and deeds and other documents relating to parish properties.

Records of the parish of Saint Michael Queenhithe, Upper Thames Street, City of London, including parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials, banns) from 1653; churchwardens' accounts from 1625 and vestry minutes from 1667. The bulk of the archive is 17th century or later, including papers relating to poor relief, poor rate books and tithe rate books.

Records of the parish of Saint Mildred, Poultry, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; Vestry minutes; settlement examinations and poor rate books.

Records of Saint Mary Aldermanbury, City of London, including parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials and banns) from 1538; Churchwardens' accounts and vestry minutes from in 1569 and other records dating chiefly from the 18th century, including poor rate books and papers relating to poor relief.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary Bothaw, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and banns; Vestry minutes and churchwardens' accounts; Overseers' books of receipts and payments and poor rate books.

Records of the parish of Saint Nicholas Acons, Cannon Street, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; Vestry minute books; Churchwardens' accounts and vouchers; drawings of boundary marks of the parishes; Overseers' books of receipts and payments; poor rate, church rate and tithe rate assessments.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, Coleman Street, City of London. The collection includes the so-called 'Vellum Book', a record book chiefly of church property dating from 1466 (Ms 4456). The main archive dates from the 15th century and includes churchwardens' accounts from 1486, parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials, banns) from 1538, poor rate and tithe rate assessments from 1592 and vestry minutes from 1622.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen Walbrook, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; preachers' books; Vestry minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes; Churchwardens' accounts; administrative papers; poor rate assessments and tithe rate assessments.

Records of the parish of Saint Swithin, London Stone, Cannon Street, City of London, including parish registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and banns, Vestry minutes, Churchwardens' accounts, deeds, poor rate and tithe rate assessments and miscellaneous administrative papers.

Records of the London Stone District Visiting Society, 1830-1854, 2 volumes: This was a charitable society for visiting families and distributing religious tracts, and also linen, bread, coal etc. Little is known about the society. An undated (but ca.1830s or 1840s) printed notice bound into Ms 3367 gives the secretary's name as J. C. Bowles and indicates that the society was run by a committee which met at 16 Walbrook. The records of the society were deposited with the records of the parish of St Swithin London Stone in 1938 and catalogued shortly afterwards by a member of Guildhall Library staff. They comprise a cash book 1830-54 (P69/SWI/D/02/MS03366) and a summary of visits and payments made 1831-43 (P69/SWI/D/03/MS03367).

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas Apostle, Queen Street, City of London, including muniments of title from 1536; parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials and banns) from 1558; Vestry minutes; Churchwardens' accounts; poor rate assessments and property valuations.

Records of the parish of Holy Trinity the Less, Knightrider Street, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; Vestry minutes; Churchwardens' accounts; and poor rate assessments.

Records of the parish of Saint George the Martyr, Battersea, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and banns of marriage; registers of church services; order regarding unification with the parish of Saint Andrew, Battersea; Vestry minutes and Parochial Church Council minutes.

Records of the parish of Saint John, Battersea, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage, confirmations, parishioners and church services; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; financial accounts; parish school log books; and parish magazines.

Records of the church of Saint Michael, Wandsworth Common, including registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations, and church services; Parochial Church Council and Vestry minutes; deeds and papers regarding church buildings and the school site; faculties and other papers relating to church building maintenance; correspondence regarding church redevelopment; papers regarding parish boundaries; papers relating to organisations run by the church including the day centre; financial accounts; booklets and parish magazines.

Records of parish of Saint Saviour, Battersea, including registers of baptisms, marriages and confirmations; preachers' books, service books and church service registers; papers relating to the appointment of clergy; photographs of clergy; correspondence and legal documents relating to parish boundaries and land owned by the parish; papers relating to the benefice; faculties, plans and correspondence relating to the maintenance of the church, vicarage and church halls; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; administrative correspondence; financial accounts; papers relating to organisations related to the church including parochial charities, the parish school, Sunday School, and societies; newspaper cuttings; parish magazines and historical notes.

Records of the parish of Saint Katharine, Rotherhithe, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and church services; Parochial Church Council and Easter Vestry minutes; and parish magazine.

Records of the parish of Saint Silas, Nunhead, including registers of baptisms and marriages; church services registers; minutes of the Church Building Committee and papers relating to the building of the church; Vestry minutes; financial accounts; and parish magazine.

Covering dates of registers held: Christenings: 1896-1998; Marriages: 1904-1997.

Registers of the parish of Saint John, World's End, Chelsea, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage, confirmations, and church services; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; annual reports and parish magazines.

Records of the parish of Saint James, Pentonville, including registers of baptisms, burials, marriages, confirmations and banns of marriage; registers of preachers; registers of church services; papers of the incumbent; papers relating to church property including plans; papers relating to the maintenance of church buildings including architect's surveys; annual reports; financial records; Vestry minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes; Managing Committee of the Pentonville Charity School minute book and other School papers; papers relating to parochial charities; scrapbooks, photographs and newsletters.

Records of the parish of Saint Philip, Clerkenwell, including registers of baptisms and marriages; registers of services; preachers' books; Vestry minutes and a scrapbook.

Records of the parish of Christ Church, Fulham, including registers of baptisms, marriages and confirmations; registers of church services; Vestry minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes; clerical licences; papers of the Sunday School; papers relating to the benefice; papers regarding parish boundaries; papers relating to the construction and maintenance of the church building and fittings and the church hall, including faculties, correspondence and photographs; financial accounts; papers of church societies and clubs; and parish magazines.

Records of the church of Saint Oswald, Anselm Road, Fulham, including registers of baptisms, marriages and confirmations; and minutes of meetings of the Parochial Church Council and Vestry.

Records of the parish of Christ Church, Greenwich, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and church services; preachers' books; account books; Annual Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; papers relating to the benefice; papers relating to the church building and the church hall; and papers relating to the parish school.

Records of the parish of Saint Nicholas, Deptford, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and banns; Vestry minutes; financial accounts; papers relating to the restoration and rededication of the church including plans and architects' drawings; orders of service, and minutes of church societies.

Records of the parish of Holy Trinity, Blackheath Hill, including registers of baptisms and marriages; registers of church services and preachers; papers relating to church buildings including plans of the Vestry Hall; orders relating to parish boundaries; financial accounts; Vestry meeting minutes; correspondence and reports; papers relating to the parish school; and parish magazines, posters and histories. Also papers relating to Emmanuel Mission Church.

Records of the parish of Saint John of Jerusalem, Hackney, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; orders of service; registers of church services; Parochial Church Council minutes and papers; papers relating to staff; papers regarding parish boundaries; papers relating to the benefice; papers regarding the maintenance of the church building and the church hall; financial records; Vestry minutes; papers of parochial charities and parochial schools; and parish magazines.

Records of the parish of St Michael and All Angels, Hackney, including registers of baptisms; registers of marriages; registers of banns of marriage; church services registers; curates' licences; papers relating to the benefice including terriers, correspondence and documents regarding the Vicarage; papers relating to the maintenance of the church; financial records; papers of the Vestry and the Parochial Church Council; papers relating to the Church School; papers relating to the Scouts and papers regarding Saint Martin's Mission Church.

Records of the parish of St Thomas, Clapton Common, including registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations, and banns; clerical licences; parish magazines; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; registers of church services; preachers' books; papers relating to the rebuilding of the church; financial records; papers relating to missions; and papers of the Upper Clapton National School.

Records of the parish of Holy Trinity, Dalston, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; registers of church services; papers and maps regarding parish boundary changes; legal documents and faculties for church buildings; Easter Vestry and Parochial Church Council meeting minutes; minutes of the Sunday Lunch Club.

Records of the parish of Saint Katherine, North Hammersmith, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage and confirmations; registers of church services; orders of service; curate's licences; papers regarding the establishment of parish boundaries; papers relating to the benefice and Queen Anne's Bounty; papers regarding the maintenance of the church and church hall; Vestry minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes; financial accounts of the mission of Saint Michael and All Angels, Ducane Road; papers relating to the youth and community centre; parish magazines; and photographs.

Records of the parish of Saint Matthew, West Kensington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations and church services; a history of the parish; papers relating to the establishment of the parish; faculties relating to fixtures and fittings in the church; financial accounts; Vestry meeting minutes; Parochial Church Council meeting minutes; minutes of the Managers of Saint Matthew's School and deeds to the school premises.

Also some baptism registers for the Christ Church Chapel of Ease, Hammersmith.

Records of the parish of Saint Peter, Hammersmith, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage, confirmations, preachers and church services; papers relating to glebe lands, terrier and sequestration; faculties and correspondence relating to the maintenance of church buildings; Vestry meeting minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes; annual reports; parish magazines; photographs; and scrapbooks of leaflets, circulars, tickets, programmes, orders of services, newspaper cuttings and similar.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Hammersmith, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriages, and church services; Vestry minute book; Parochial Church Council minute book; and inventory of church furnishings. Please note that when the parishes merged the marriage register was closed and baptisms and marriages in the united parishes were entered in these registers which were formerly Saint Stephen's.

Records of the parish of Saint Andrew, Holborn Circus. The main archive dates from the 17th century, with parish registers from 1558 (baptisms, marriages, burials and preachers), vestry minutes from 1601 and rate assessments from 1665. The archive includes records of the City part of the parish and of the Middlesex part ("above Bars"). Most records are joint (City and Middlesex), but rate books in particular are often separate. Also includes papers relating to parochial charities, papers of the trustees, papers of the school and poor law records.

Records of the parish of Holy Trinity, Kingsway, including registers of baptisms, marriages, preachers and church services; Vestry meeting minutes; Parochial Church Council meeting minutes; financial accounts and papers regarding income and the benefice; papers relating to the church building, including faculties and plans, and papers relating to other buildings in the area which affected the church; papers regarding parish reorganisations including maps; papers regarding church societies; appeals for funds; correspondence; licences and papers regarding staff.

Records of the parish of All Saints, Caledonian Road, Islington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns, and confirmations; church services registers; papers relating to parish boundaries; financial records; papers relating to the church building and the church hall; Parochial Church Council minutes; papers relating to the parish school; and parish magazine.

Records of the parish of St Andrew, Whitehall Park, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; registers of church services; maps and plans of the parish; papers relating to the construction and maintenance of the church including photographs; correspondence; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minute books.

Records of the parish of Saint Luke, West Holloway, Islington, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; church services registers; map of the parish; photographs; parish magazines; papers relating to the construction and maintenance of the church; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minute books; financial records; and papers relating to church societies and clubs.

Records of the parish of Saint Mark, Tollington Park, Islington, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; registers of church services and preachers; Churchwardens' accounts and other financial records; papers relating to the maintenance of church buildings, fixtures and fittings including faculties, drawings and designs; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; correspondence and other administrative records; annual reports; papers relating to parish societies and schools; and parish magazines.

Records of the parish of Saint Matthias, Caledonian Road, Islington, including registers of baptisms, marriages and confirmations; registers of preachers and church services; minute books of Vestry and Parochial Church Council meetings; Churchwardens' financial accounts; papers relating to repairs to the church buildings, and photographs of the church.

Records of the National Council for Soviet Jewry, later called the National Council for Jews in the Former Soviet Union, 1950-1993. Records include Council and Committee minutes, correspondence and reports; general correspondence; conferences and seminars; National Council for Soviet Jewry publications including Jews in the USSR, circulars and newsletters; publications relating to Soviet Jewry by other organisations; photographs of events and refuseniks; films; press cuttings and financial records.

PLEASE NOTE: Written permission from the depositor is required to access this collection. Contact: Executive Director, Board of Deputies of British Jews, 5th Floor, Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1NF.