Profit and loss accounts for James Fenning and Company, insurance brokers.

Accounts ledger of Lewis and Baily, merchants and shippers, 1711-12; with accounts of John Pope, merchant, 1716-17.

Board minutes relating to production of the trade magazine Lightning.

Records of Lindsay, Greenfield and Masons, solicitors, comprising correspondence with Eden Fisher and Company, manufacturing stationers and printers.

Articles of partnership for Lionel Jackson and Partners, printers and publishers.

Marine chronometer rating book kept by C Lupton, watchmaker.

Account book, including client information, of Henry Major and Robert Slade, proctors.

Outgoing letters of John March, merchant trading with Turkey.

Private notebook and out-letter book of Alexander McKenzie, landscape gardener, relating to his role as Superintendent of open spaces for the Metropolitan Board of Works, including extracts from minutes of the Parks, Commons and Open Spaces Committee, and Works Committee, of the Board; personal memoranda; and draft correspondence, including draft letter of application, accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae for the post of Superintendent of Epping Forest. Also notes relating to his private work as landscape gardener.

Letters from Norris and Collet, merchants, to their factor Henry Norris in Sweden.

Daybooks of Sir Charles Peers, relating to his business as London partner of William Morley and Company, of Malaga, merchants and importers.

Bad and doubtful debt book of Peirce and Tait, fish dealers.

Account book of an unidentified Dutch merchant in London, apparently trading mainly with Antwerp, Belgium.

Roger Cunliffe, Sons and Company records comprising partnership agreements 1835 and 1851-83.

Accounts ledger of Sills, Ramsay and Gray, wharfingers.

Financial ledgers of Thomas Handyside and Son, upholsterers.

Legal and business papers of Thomas Vyse and Sons, merchants.

Account book for the legal business of John David Towse, attorney-at-law.

Financial accounts ledger of Venables, Tyler and Company, wholesale stationers and papermakers.

Copy deeds of the sale, in 1903, of the wine and spirit merchant businesses of WH Tomsett and Company and Sinclair, Birch and Company, which were both owned by William Henry Tomsett (died 1903).

Business papers of Willis, Fairthorne and Clarke, solicitors and attorneys at law.

Note, account and estimate book of Thomas Wood, carpenter. He worked on the almshouses and school of the Drapers' Company in Mile End left to them by Francis Bancroft in 1728: a substantial portion of the volume contains detailed notes and calculations on the erection and fittings of the buildings to the design of Henry Barratt, architect.

Records of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators, 1929-1974, including Court minute books; minute books of the General Purposes Committee; minutes of the Instructors Committee Panel of Examiners; minutes and reports of the Grading Committee; minutes of the the Airline Pilot and Navigation Committee (renamed Technical Committee in Oct 1963) and minutes of the Aviation Training Committee.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, 1494-2006. Records include charters; ordinances; court minutes; financial accounts; apprentice bindings registers; freedom admission registers; and deeds relating to Company property. Please note no access is allowed to Ms 2881/27-40 without permission from the Company.

Collection also includes records of the Fraternity of St Eligius (MS 02883 and 05535, ca 1424 and 1496, 2 production units). An inventory of goods belonging to the Fraternity of St Loye at Blacksmiths' Hall dated 1496 survives in a volume of Blacksmiths' Company wardens' accounts [GL Ms 2883/1]. It includes three garlands [caps] bearing an image of St Eligius, which almost certainly were used to crown the incoming master and wardens. This is apparently the last documented reference to the Fraternity and its subsequent history is unknown.

Ms 5535 was deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Farriers' Company in 1949. Ms 2883/1 was amongst records deposited by the Blacksmiths' Company in 1929 and 1946. Both volumes now form part of the archive of the Blacksmiths' Company Catalogued at various dates by members of Guildhall Library staff.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Bowyers, 1679-2000 (the records were compiled from 1679, but they include copies of earlier material). Records include Court minute books; registers of freedom admissions; apprenticeship indentures; financial accounts and papers relating to bequests. Please note that MS32812/2-4 (minutes, 1971-1994) are subject to a 30-year closure period.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Brewers. The records were compiled from 1418, but they include title deeds dating from 1328/9. Records include charters; ordinances; Court minute books; Court and Livery lists; registers of freedom admissions; registers of apprentice bindings; financial accounts; papers relating to property including rent rolls; and papers relating to charities (other than those listed below).

Records of Dame Alice Owen's Charity: The records include minutes, accounts, registers and estate papers. They are part of the archive of the Worshipful Company of Brewers (further information is given in the Company's introductory note). For further information see R A Dare, A History of Owen's School, 1613-1976, 1963. The records were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff.

Records of John Baker's almshouses: These records are part of the archive of the Brewers' Company (further information is given in the Company's introductory note). They comprise: memoranda, 1881-9 (Ms 18360-1); deeds and associated documents, 1813-1901 (Ms 18363); specification for the construction of 7 almshouses, 1825 (Ms 18371); quarterly record of payments to almswomen, 1826-1908 (Ms 18372); list of applicants, 1901-2 (Ms 18373); and signed agreements and guarantees, 1826-61 (Ms 18374). Further references will be found in other Brewers' Company records such as minutes and accounts.

Records of Richard Platt's charity: The records comprise statutes and ordinances, minutes and accounts, registers, estate records and plans.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, 1503 - 1992, including copies of charters and bye-laws; Court and committee minute books; financial accounts; lists of liverymen; registers of freemen; registers of freedom admissions; registers of apprentice bindings; papers relating to duties and taxes on clocks and watches; papers relating to patents, hallmarks and foreign imports; letter books; Clerk's papers and papers relating to charities. Please note there is no public access to Ms 2710/17-20, Ms 20384 or Ms 22353 without permission from the Company.

The collection includes a number of papers of John Harrison (1693-1776), describing his construction of longitude timekeepers and watches. These papers were catalogued at various dates from 1918 by members of Guildhall Library staff. The records include description, with plans, by John Harrison, of his first longitude timekeeper or"sea clock"; papers relating to the horological inventions of John Harrison, collected by Alexander Cumming (ca. 1732-1814), clockmaker, by virtue of his appointment by Act of Parliament to adjudicate on Harrison's explanation of the mechanisms of his longitude time keeper "H 4"; journal, 1761-6, relating to the testing of John Harrison's chronometer for the determining of longitude at sea in accordance with a statute of 12 Queen Anne, chapt. 15, by Walter Williams; essays, notes and calculations by John Harrison, and his son William Harrison; and letters mainly from William Harrison, statements, cases etc relating to the tests at sea of John Harrison's longitude watches and his efforts to win an award from the Board of Longitude. PLEASE NOTE: Permission is required from the Company for photocopies or photography of Harrison material (whether for private study or for publication). All requests for reproductions for the purposes of publication should also be referred to the Company. More information is available from staff.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers, 1677-1997. The records include court minutes from 1830, freedom admissions from 1803 and apprentice bindings from 1677.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Title deeds of property in the City start from 1289, but apart from charities and estates records, most series date from the late 16th century: court minutes begin in 1592 while freedom admissions survive from 1593. Some series continue into the 20th century. Records include copies of charters and ordinances; Court minute books; Committee minute books and agendas; annual reports; livery lists; registers of members; registers of freedom admissions; papers relating to apprentice bindings; quarterage books; financial accounts; Clerk's papers including letter books; papers relating to property including rental books and maps and plans.

Also records of Sir John Gresham's Charity: The records comprise constitutional documents, minutes, reports, correspondence, pupil lists and estate papers. They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff. See also Ms 5855/2.

Records of Saint Peter's Hospital: They comprise: lists of almspeople, ca. 1790-1840 (Ms 21543, pp. 19-21, 64-66); register of applicants, 1855-99 (Ms 21512); papers relating to administration and the conduct of the almspeople, 1629-1898 (Ms 07262); plans ca. 1850 (Ms 21539); and list of library books, 1897 (Ms 21513). Further references may be found in other Fishmongers' Company records such as minutes and accounts.

Records of Harrietsham Almshouses: They comprise: accounts, 1652-1896 (Ms 05831, 05832-3, 06365, 07291); relief books, 1790-1909 (Ms 05831A); lists of almspeople, ca. 1790-1839 (Ms 21543, pp. 33-5); register of applicants, ca. 1855-68 (Ms 21512); correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1666-1836 (Ms 05851, 07293, 08342). Further references may be found in other Fishmongers' Company records such as minutes and accounts.

Records of Jesus Hospital: They comprise: copy of letters patent of James I and of William Goddard's will, rules and bye-laws, statutes, register of applicants, lists of almspeople, list of readers and chaplains, accounts, correspondence, plans and terriers of lands, and miscellaneous papers. Further references may be found in other Fishmongers' Company records such as minutes and accounts.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Girdlers, 1500? - 1981. The records were compiled from the 16th century, but they include deeds dating from 1326. The membership records include registers of freedom admissions and apprentice bindings from 1654; charters and ordinances; Court minute books; financial accounts; papers relating to charitable bequests and papers relating to property and estates.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers, 1635-1983. The records include registers of freedom admissions from 1664 and of apprentice bindings from 1665; charters; ordinances; Court minute books; quarterage books; financial accounts; letter books and papers relating to charitable bequests.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

The records have been compiled between 1454 and 1979, but they include deeds dating from 1273. They also include registers of freedom admissions from 1455 and of apprentice bindings from 1515; and records relating to Irish estates.

Records of Geffery's almshouses: 1712 - 1915; 14 production units; refs: MS 17053- , 17063- 8, 31763-. These records comprise: accounts, 1707-1803 (Ms 17053); deeds and related papers, 1712-37 (Ms 17063); burial register, 1794-1850 (Ms 17064); lists of inhabitants, 1785-1886 (Ms 17065); inventory, ca. 1782 (Ms 17067); committee minute book, 1911-15 (Ms 31763); and miscellaneous items, 1878-99 (Ms 17066, 17068). Further references may also be found in other Ironmongers' Company records such as minutes and accounts.

Records of Lewin's almshouses: 1545 - 1896; 4 production units; refs: MS 17065-, 17074- 5, 17250-. These records include: lists of inhabitants, 1785-1886 (Ms 17065); papers concerning payments under the terms of Lewin's will, 1747 (Ms 17074); papers relating to the Old Street estate, 1545-ca. 1811 (Ms 17250); and miscellaneous papers, 1811-96 (Ms 17075). Further references may be found in other Ironmongers' Company records such as minutes and accounts.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Longbowstringmakers. The records include registers of freedom admissions, 1559-1797 (incomplete), and of apprentice bindings, 1604-68; ordinances and oaths; Court minute books and financial accounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Loriners. They include registers of freedom admissions from 1784 and of apprentice bindings from 1883; ordinances; Court minute books; financial accounts and menus and photographs of annual dinners.

For a members list of the Fraternity of St Eligius (Loriners, Blacksmiths and Farriers) 1424, see Ms 5535.

PLEASE NOTE: MS 15835 AND MS 33901 ARE SUBJECT TO A 30 YEARS CLOSURE PERIOD.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards. The records include registers of freedom admissions from 1694 and of apprentice bindings from 1775; charters and ordinances; Court minute books; financial accounts; and quarterage books. PLEASE NOTE: MS 5963 IS SUBJECT TO A 30 YEAR CLOSURE PERIOD.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Masons, 1550? - 1955. The records were compiled from around 1550, but they include a schedule of deeds 1463-1676. They also include registers of freedom admissions and apprentice bindings from 1663; and records relating to the Irish estates, 1609-1910.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Musicians, including charter and ordinance books; bye laws; Court minute books; signature book; livery lists; registers of freedom admissions; registers of apprentice bindings; financial accounts including cash books; press cuttings; clerk's correspondence and papers; letters from composers including Richard Strauss, Sir Edward Elgar and Herbert Howells; manuscript music scores including Elgar and Howells; concert and event programmes; photographs; papers relating to scholarships; and papers relating to company property and estates.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers, including registers of freedom admissions 1699-1873; apprentice bindings 1694-1860; charters; ordinances; grant of arms; Court minute books; financial accounts and rent ledger.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers. The records have been compiled from 1572, but they include a copy of the 1571 ordinances, and deeds dating from 1538. They also include registers of freedom admissions from 1676, and of apprentice bindings from 1612.

Records of Tylers' and Bricklayers' almshouses: ledger, 1836-1937 (Ms 04860), extracts from Company records concerning the foundation of the almshouses (Ms 31385), and papers concerning the election of individuals to the almshouses, 1873-1902 (Ms 31391). Further references may be found in other Company records such as minutes and accounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen, including registers of freedom admissions from 1666 and of apprentice bindings from 1665; Court minute books and financial accounts.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Records of the London and Middlesex Coroner's Districts, 1856-1954, including registers of inquests in Western District, Middlesex; Central District, Middlesex; Central District, London; Western District, London; North-Eastern District, London; Southern District, London and Northern District, London. Please note these registers must be viewed on microfilm.

Records of the Duchy of Lancaster Coroner's District, comprising case papers, 1884-1932.

Records of the London Eastern Coroner's District, comprising case papers, 1927-1955.

Records of the London South Eastern Coroner's District, comprising case papers, 1927-1934.

Records relating to the inquest on the victims of the wreck of the steamship "Princess Alice", 1878-1966. Records include inquisition giving names, ages, relationship and occupations of deceased; sworn statements of witnesses; verbatim report of inquest proceedings at Town Hall, Woolwich; indexes of witnesses; list of persons saved from the "Princess Alice"; correspondence; report of the Board of Trade investigation into the wreck of the "Princess Alice"; supporting documentation including maps of the area and navigation regulations.

Also items relating to the disaster including memorial cards, songs, press cuttings and notes made by Gavin Thurston in preparation for his book The Great Thames Disaster.

Records of Broadway Congregational Church including minutes and other records of the Sick Benefit Society, later known as the Broadway Congregational Church Friendly Society.

Records of the Diocese of Rochester, 1620-1905. This collection contains faculties* and visitation records providing information about church buildings and lands; bishops transcripts and marriage warrants providing information about the work of the church; and orders in council and office papers, providing information about the administration of the diocese, especially reorganisation of administrative units within the diocese.

*faculty in this sense refers to pecuniary ability, means, resources, possessions and property.

Records of the Parish of Saint Giles, South Mimms, including registers of baptisms, banns, marriages, confirmations and burials; registers of services; papers relating to the benefice and tithes; Churchwarden's accounts, inventories and papers relating to the maintenance of the church building; Vestry meeting minutes; papers of the Overseers of the Poor including accounts, grants to the poor, settlement certificates and papers regarding the workhouse; minutes, accounts and correspondence of the Surveyors of Highways; papers of parish charities; papers of the South Mimms Church of England School; enclosure award for South Mimms; photographs of the church; minutes of the Parochial Church Council; papers relating to the maintenance of the church, church hall, vicarage and churchyard; and maps of parish boundaries.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Hanwell, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, banns, marriages and burials; legal papers relating to property ownership; papers relating to the rebuilding of the church; financial accounts; Parochial Church Council minutes; papers relating to church societies and committees including the St Mary's Youth Fellowship, the Reconstruction Committee, the St Mary League, and the Halls Committee; correspondence; papers relating to the war memorial; papers relating to charities including almshouses; papers relating to Hanwell National School. Some papers relate to Saint Mark, Hanwell, St Thomas, Hanwell and St Christopher, Hanwell.

Records of the Parish of St Dunstan, Cranford, including registers of baptisms, banns, marriages and burials; correspondence; papers relating to tithes and endowments; Churchwardens' accounts, correspondence and papers relating to the maintenance of the church; Vestry meetings minutes; papers relating to parish charities including accounts and correspondence; School Managers minute books; historical notes relating to Cranford; and maps of the parish.