Records of the parish of Saint Augustine, Settle Street, Stepney, comprising registers of baptisms and register of marriages.

Records of the parish of Saint Faith, Shandy Street, Stepney, including registers of baptisms and marriages; church services registers; financial accounts; map of the parish; and inventories.

Records of the parish of Saint John of Wapping, Green Bank, Stepney, inclduing registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; and records relating to local taxation including rate assessment books.

Records of the parish of Saint Matthew, Pell Street, Stepney, comprising registers of baptisms and marriages.

Records of the parish of Saint Matthew, Salmon Lane, Limehouse Fields, including registers of baptisms, marriages and confirmations; registers of church services; Vestry and Parochial Church Council meetings; financial accounts; electoral registers; papers of church societies; correspondence; papers relating to parish events; photographs and faculties.

Records of the parish of Saint Olave, Hanbury Street, Mile End Old Town, comprising a register of baptisms; a register of marriages and a plan of the parish.

Records of the parish of Saint Paul, Bow Common, including registers of baptisms, marriages and church services.

Registers of baptisms, marriages and banns for the parish of Saint Stephen, Commercial Street, Spitalfields.

Records of the parish of Saint Michael and All Angels, Northwold Road, Stoke Newington, including registers of baptisms and marriages; registers of church services, Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes, records of other councils and committees, and finance records.

Records of the parish of Saint Olave, Woodberry Down, Stoke Newington, comprising register of baptisms; registers of marriages; register of confirmations and register of banns.

Records of the parish of All Saints, Lyham Road, Clapham Park, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; church services registers; Parochial Church Council and Vestry minutes; papers of parish societies and clubs; and parish magazines.

Records of All Saints, Sunnyhill Road, Streatham, including registers of services; register of baptisms; financial records; correspondence and plans relating to parish boundaries; and specifications for building works.

Records of the parish of Ascension, Malwood Road, Balham Hill, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; registers of church services; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; Churchwarden's financial accounts and other financial accounts.

Records of the parish of Christ Church, Union Grove, Clapham, including registers of baptisms, marriages and confirmations; registers of church services; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; and parish magazines.

Records of the parish of Immanuel, Streatham Common, including baptisms (1854-1965); marriages (1855-1966); banns of marriage (1854-1968); confirmations (1899-1900); church service registers (1859-1960); Vestry minutes (1860-1913); Parochial Church Council minutes (1913-1961); accounts (1931-1968); Immanuel Church School manager's minutes (1937-1961); cash books (1919-1943); correspondence, memoranda, plans and photographs.

Records of the parish of Saint John the Evangelist, Clapham Road, Clapham, including registers of baptisms and marriages; administrative papers; Churchwardens' vouchers; financial records; and parish magazines.

Records of the parish of Saint John the Divine, Garratt Lane, Earlsfield, including registers of baptisms and marriages; registers of church services; curates' licences; and historical reminiscences.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, High Street, Putney, including registers of baptisms, marriage, burials and banns; registers of church services; curates' licences; Churchwardens' accounts and vouchers; papers of parish charities, church societies and the parish school; certificates of redemption of tithe rent charges; Parochial Church Council and other committee minutes; parish magazines; photographs; administrative papers; and papers relating to the restoration of the church and hall.

Also church rate books; church building rate books; Overseers of the Poor accounts and vouchers; Vestry Clerk's correspondence relating to poor relief.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary the Virgin, Iron Mill Place, Wandsworth, including registers of baptisms, marriages and confirmations; correspondence; inventory and plan of the church; administrative papers; and minutes of the Church Council and Annual Church Meeting.

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, Weir Road, Clapham Park, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; registers of church services; Parochial Church Council minutes; financial accounts; parish magazines; and a parish history.

Records of the parish of Holy Trinity, West Hill, Wandsworth, including baptisms 1874-1950; marriages 1886-1952; banns of marriage 1891-1984; service registers 1877-1986; building committee minutes and fund book; faculties and licences for church; accounts, ledgers, cash books, churchwarden accounts and pew rent books; vestry minutes 1909-1921; Parochial Church Council minutes 1914-1982; standing committee minutes; plans. photographs and correspondence and memoranda.

Records of the parish of Saint John the Evangelist, Drury Lane, Westminster; comprising registers of baptisms and marriages; Parochial Church Council and Vestry minute books; and Churchwardens' financial accounts.

Records of the parish of Saint Andrew, Court Road, Mottingham, comprising altered apportionments of tithe rent charges.

Records of Horne, Engall and Freeman, solicitors, [1200]-1953, consisting of practice papers, records deriving from clerkships and other official capacities and Mr Scott Freeman's personal records, collection of maps and prints of Middlesex and printed material on the history of Staines. The material relates predominantly to Staines but also includes Ashford, Cranford, Egham, Feltham and Stanwell.

This collection comprises the title deeds of various small pieces of land in Enfield (and also Herts, Essex and Whitechapel) which have, at different times in the past, become the property of the parish of Enfield for charitable purposes, together with leases and appointments of trustees. They were kept in the parish chest until the end of the nineteenth century, as is shown by an old label noting that a bundle of deeds was removed from the parish chest in 1903. The deeds have an exceptional interest and value for the history and topography of Enfield.

Records deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the Middlesex Quarter Sessions, comprising a parochial list of the poll for the County of Middlesex at the General Election 1802; printed in 1803 with minor handwritten additions, including the signature of Edward Knight, former owner.

Records of the Southall Labour Party, comprising minutes, financial accounts and membership records for the Uxbridge Divisional Labour Party, the Southall and Norwood Trades Council and Labour Party, and the Southall Divisional/Constituency Labour Party.

Illuminated address, with list of subscribers, presented to Alderman W.G. Lobjoit, J.P. OBE, in 1923 as a testimonial of his administrative work in the parish of Heston and on the Local and County Councils, 1898-1923; with illuminated address containing the resolution of the Justices of the Peace of the Petty Sessional Division of Brentford expressing appreciation of 30 years 'distinguished service' by the Deputy Chairman, Sir William George Lobjoit, O.B.E., 1937.

Papers, 1810-1907, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Islington, Saint Pancras, Bethnal Green and Fleet Street, including leases, agreements, mortgages and assignments of leases. Also official parochial register of statistics of Church organisation and finance for New Brentford, with statistical return form, 1902-1907.

Records of the London History Workshop, 1984, consisting of slide carousels relating to the 95th birthday cake exhibition and files of research relating to the history of London government.

Records of the Bassishaw Friendly Association, later known as Bassishaw Ward Club, comprising rules, minutes, correspondence and accounts. They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff in 1989 and 1991.

Records of Vintry Ward Club comprising: minutes, 1877-1980 (Ms 31354); accounts, 1877-1933, 1968-90 (Ms 31355, 31357); and annual luncheon menu cards, 1951-95 (Ms 31356). Catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1997.

Records of the City Parochial Foundation comprise minutes of the Central Governing Body and its committees, 1891-1959 (Mss 8965-70); financial records, 1894-1952 (Mss 8972-81, 10897-8, 10902); register of applications for pensions, 1916-46 (Ms 10901); rentals, land valuation papers, insurance registers, 1898-1948 (Mss 10892-6) and deeds, 1308-1955 (Mss 11018-9, 23737-737A).

Also deposited with the records of the Foundation were a few records relating to the London Polytechnic Council. Records comprise minutes 1894-1904 (Ms 8971). Chelsea Physic Garden records comprise minutes 1899-1936 and cash books 1903-53 (Mss 10899-900). People's Palace Theatre records comprise a cash book 1950-53 (Ms 10903).

Records of the Aldersgate Ward School. The records comprise minutes, admission and attendance registers, log books and report books, records of payments to children, accounts, deed of trust and inspector's reports and deeds and estate papers. They have been catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates.

Records of the Billingsgate Ward School, comprising subscribers' minute books; trustees' minute books and treasurers' journals.

Records of the Billingsgate and Tower Wards Schools. Tower Ward School records only survive from 1836. The records comprise attendance registers and log books, minutes, estate papers and accounts.

Records of the Bridge, Candlewick and Dowgate Wards Schools, comprising subscribers annual general meetings minute book; and lease and asbstract of title of the schoolhouse, 13 Swan Lane.

The only surviving records of Langbourn Ward School are trustees' minutes from 1738 and a set of rules.

Records of Tower Ward School, comprising trustees' minute books; Ladies' Committee minute books and boys' attendance register.

Records of the Castle Baynard Ward School, comprising Trustees minute books.

Collection of documents relating to schools in the City of London, including:

• account of the Society who founded the charity school in Red Cross Street, 1690-1742;
  • copy of an examinations paper on Dickens' "Pickwick Papers", 1857;
  • collection of letters relating to the City of London School, 1843-1851;
  • orders for Christ's Hospital school, 1678;
  • papers relating to legal proceedings brought against the Tower Ward School, 1881-1884;
  • address to the Drapers' Company from William Boreman's Charity School, 17--.

Papers accumulated by the late George Hammond mostly relating to the parish of Saint Sepulchre Holborn. The papers mainly comprise notices, correspondence, accounts and apprenticeship indentures.

Extracts from the vestry books of St Bride Fleet Street, 1653-1662, compiled late 19th century.

Records of the Sun Insurance Office Limited relating to staff, including firemen's bonds; questionnaires relating to local fire-fighting forces in the UK; correspondence relating to branch staff and salaries; and papers relating to staff who died in the First World War.

From about 1696 there is evidence that the Fire Offices were employing watermen as firemen. The Sun appointed firemen (i.e. watermen) from the time of its establishment in 1710. In 1711, 30 firemen were maintained. In 1833 the independent bodies of firemen maintained by the Fire Offices were amalgamated into the London Fire Engine Establishment. These records include only a few records relating to firemen (many of whom served an apprenticeship in the Company of Watermen and Lightermen).

THESE RECORDS ARE SUBJECT TO A 50 YEAR CLOSURE PERIOD. LIFE POLICY REGISTERS, CLAIMS REGISTERS AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY POLICY REGISTERS ARE CLOSED FOR 75 YEARS.

Records of the parish of St John the Baptist, Earl Rise, Plumstead, comprising registers of baptisms and registers of marriages.

Parish magazines for the parish of Saint Luke, Westmount Road, Eltham Park.

Records of the parish of Saint Margaret, Vicarage Road, Plumstead, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; altered apportionments of tithe rent charges; certificates of redemption of tithe rent charges; Parochial Church Council minutes; papers relating to the maintenance of the church building; and papers relating to parish charities.

Records of the parish of Saint Mark, Old Mill Road, Plumstead Common, including registers of baptisms and marriages; registers of church services; minutes of the Parochial Church Council; and parish magazines.

Registers of baptisms and marriages for the parish of Saint Saviour, Middle Park Avenue, Eltham.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Maryon Road, Charlton, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; papers of church societies; papers relating to parish boundaries; faculties; and papers relating to parish schools.