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- 1712-1892 (Creation)
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13 production units.
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The City of London was divided into wards for the purpose of government as early as Norman times. The wards had responsibility to keep the peace, supervise trade and oversee sanitation, and each ward has the right to elect an Alderman and Commoners to sit in the Court of Common Council. Cripplegate Ward lies at the north of the City and has two parts, 'within' and 'without' the City wall.
The ward school was established in the 18th century, from at least 1712. In 1713 the school admitted girls. The Boys and Girls Schools from their foundation, used hired buildings, chiefly premises in Philip Lane. The school was closed in 1892 and the charitable funds administered by the Aldersgate Ward School.
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GB 0074 CLC/221 1712-1892 Collection 13 production units. Cripplegate Within Ward Schools
The City of London was divided into wards for the purpose of government as early as Norman times. The wards had responsibility to keep the peace, supervise trade and oversee sanitation, and each ward has the right to elect an Alderman and Commoners to sit in the Court of Common Council. Cripplegate Ward lies at the north of the City and has two parts, 'within' and 'without' the City wall.
The ward school was established in the 18th century, from at least 1712. In 1713 the school admitted girls. The Boys and Girls Schools from their foundation, used hired buildings, chiefly premises in Philip Lane. The school was closed in 1892 and the charitable funds administered by the Aldersgate Ward School.
The records of the Cripplegate Within Ward Schools have been deposited with the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates since 1952 and catalogued by Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Cripplegate Within Ward Schools records, comprising minutes, attendance registers and log books, a declaration of trust, inspector's reports and deeds.
The records have been sorted into an order which reflects divisions between the different functions and operations of the organisation and its administration.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For the Cripplegate Within Ward see CLC/W/HH. For the Aldersgate Ward School see CLC/208.
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.
August to October 2010. Educational institutions Schools School attendance registers Government Public administration Local government Local government wards Information sources Documents Education records School log books School inspections Educational management Cripplegate Within Ward Schools Cripplegate City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records of the Cripplegate Within Ward Schools have been deposited with the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates since 1952 and catalogued by Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Cripplegate Within Ward Schools records, comprising minutes, attendance registers and log books, a declaration of trust, inspector's reports and deeds.
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System of arrangement
The records have been sorted into an order which reflects divisions between the different functions and operations of the organisation and its administration.
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Conditions governing access
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For the Cripplegate Within Ward see CLC/W/HH. For the Aldersgate Ward School see CLC/208.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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.
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- English