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          BEBG · Collection · 1836-1935

          Records of the Bethnal Green Poor Law Union, 1836-1935, including minutes of meetings of the Board of Guardians and various Committees; orders and correspondence from the Poor Law Board, Local Government Board and the Ministry of Health; settlement examinations; orders of removal to and from other Unions; registers and annual returns of lunatics; registers from the Waterloo Road Workhouse, Well Street Workhouse and Infirmary; registers of children at the Leytonstone Home; case histories for pauper children; financial accounts; staff records and plans of Waterloo House and the chapel at Bethnal Green Hospital (the former Workhouse Infirmary).

          Bethnal Green Poor Law Union x Bethnal Green Board of Guardians
          BERWIN LEIGHTON {SOLICITORS}
          GB 0074 ACC/3183 · Collection · 1877-1970

          Papers, 1877-1970, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds relating to No.1 (formerly No. 10) The Mall, Uxbridge Road, Ealing.

          Berwin Leighton , solicitors
          Berry, William Ewart
          GB 0096 MS 1098 · Collection · 1954

          Papers of William Ewart Berry, 1954, comprise six press cuttings regarding the death of Viscount Camrose, 1954; Order of proceedings for the funeral of Viscount Camrose, held at St Paul's Cathedral, 23 June 1954; telegrams between Geoffrey Harmsworth and Molly Camrose regarding the death of Viscount Camrose, 15-28 June 1954.

          Unknown
          Berry, Sir James (1860-1946)
          GB 0114 MS0282 · 1888-1927

          Papers of Sir James Berry, 1888-1927, comprising medical notes titled Thyroid cases- History and Correspondence, for surnames WA-WIL and WIL-ZUP; drawings and notes relating to specimens in the museums of Charing Cross Hospital, Middlesex Hospital, St Marys Hospital, Westminster Hospital, St George's Hospital, Guy's Hospital, University Hospital, St Thomas's Hospital, King's College Hospital, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Bristol University and Bristol Royal Infirmary; pictures of cases of hare lip and cleft palate; medical notes titled Operations for goitres- Notes of cases 1-26; 126-1549; and manuscript notes and annotations of publications Hare-lip and cleft-palate (1912), and Diseases of the thyroid gland and their surgical treatment, (1901).

          Berry , Sir , James , 1860-1946 , Knight , surgeon
          GB 0064 BER · Collection · 1787-1814

          Papers of Sir Edward Berry comprising logs, 1787 to 1788, 1796 to 1797, 1799 to 1806, 1812, 1813 to 1814, and twenty-five letters from Nelson, 1797 to 1805.

          Berry , Sir , Edward , 1768-1831 , Knight , Rear Admiral
          BERRIDGE, Richard (d 1887)
          GB 0074 ACC/1406 · Collection · 1801-1937

          Papers concerning the property and estate of Richard Berridge of Bloomsbury, including papers relating to money left to various charities and institutions, and the executorship of Charles Tomkins.

          Berridge , Richard , d 1887 , landowner and brewer
          BERNEY FAMILY
          GB 0074 LMA/4301 · Collection · 1799

          Papers of the Berney family, comprising deed for the transfer of estates including land in Barbados and slave lists, 1799; and transcript, 2000.

          Berney , family
          GB 1556 WL 1035 · Collection · 20th century

          Papers of Bern Brent and Otto Bernstein, comprise a typescript translation by Bern Brent of his father's experiences in the late 19th century of growing up in Elberfeld and Kassel prior to moving to Berlin including descriptions of life growing up in late 19th century Elbersfeld and Kassel (-/1); life in turn of the century Germany and during the First World War (-/2) and his experiences as an inmate of Theresienstadt (-/3). Bern Brent, the depositor, provides us with an account of his experiences on the ship, the 'Dunera', bringing refugees from Europe to Australia where he made his home (-/4).

          Various
          BBG · Collection · 1836-1934

          Records of the Bermondsey Poor Law Union, 1836-1934, including minutes of meetings and reports of the Board of Guardians and various Committees including Visiting Committees; regulations relating to the staff and inmates of institutions; orders of the Board; workhouse dietary tables; orders and correspondence from the Local Government Board and the Ministry of Health; contracts, tenders and specifications for building work and supplies; settlement examinations; orders of removal to and from other Unions; orders for the reception of lunatics; notices of death, discharge or removal of lunatics; medical reports on paupers and lunatics; case papers of persons emigrating to Canada; papers relating to medical arrangements; registers for the Rotherhithe Workhouse, Saint Olave's Workhouse on Parish Street, Bermondsey Workhouse on Tanner Street and Saint Anne's Home; registers of children in receipt of outdoor relief; registers of children at schools or homes; papers relating to aid work during the First World War including registration of refugees; financial accounts; staff records and plans of the Bermondsey Workhouse on Tanner Street, the Rotherhithe Infirmary, Shirley Schools and children's home The Hawthorns; map of the parishes in the Union.

          Bermondsey Poor Law Union x Saint Olave's Poor Law Union x Bermondsey Board of Guardians Saint Mary Magdalen Board of Guardians
          BERKELEY FAMILY AND ESTATES
          GB 0074 ACC/0530 · Collection · 1491-1838

          Papers relating to the Berkeley family estates in Middlesex and London. Please note that the original records in this collection are now held at the archives in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire and only microfilm copies can be viewed at LMA.

          The documents relate to the Manors of Cranford, Harlington, East Bedfont, and Heston and to property in Harlington and Saint James's Park. They include Court rolls and books, rentals, financial accounts and other papers.

          Berkeley , family , of Gloucestershire
          BERKELEY (EARL OF)
          GB 0074 ACC/0867 · Collection · 1805-1960

          Papers of the Berkeley family including plans of family estates in St George Hanover Square, Cranford, Harlington, and Hillingdon; and pedigree of the Earls of Berkeley and the Barony of Fitzhardinge.

          Berkeley , family , of Gloucestershire
          BERESFORD HAYWOOD ESTATE
          E/BHF · 1873-1953

          Collection of deeds, correspondence, and plans relating to premises in Kensington and Southwark.

          Untitled
          BENYON FAMILY
          GB 0074 E/BVR · Collection · 1551-1961

          Papers, 1551-1950, of the Benyon family, including records of the de Beauvoir estate in Hackney, Shoreditch and elsewhere, and including references to several families including the de Beauvoir, Macdougall, Tyssen and Whitmore families.

          The first deposit comprises:
          Manor of Hoxton and Balmes (Hackney and Shoreditch): deeds, 1551-1723, largely 17th century, also relating to some property in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (Ref: E/BVR/1-28);
          De Beauvoir Town (Hackney): rent books, 1830-1950, for properties in the area bounded by Regent's Canal in the south, Kingsland Road in the east, Ball's Pond Road in the North, and Southgate Road in the West, also notebooks concerning rents, 1829-1845, and a Trust account book of the late Rev Peter Beauvoir, 1821-1843 (Ref: E/BVR/29-193);
          accounts, 1857-1859, 1867-1950, and associated records concerning the estate and its administration, including correspondence, 1821-1935 (Ref: E/BVR/194-286);
          Tyssen estate: manor of Hackney Lordshold, Kingshold and Grumbolds: correspondence, accounts, etc, 1746-1820, concerning administration of the estate, also mentioning Hackney church (Ref: E/BVR/287-346);
          Piccadilly estate (St Martin in the Fields): deeds (copies), 1623-1676 (Ref: E/BVR/347-358);
          Haymarket properties (St Martin in the Fields): deeds: Macdougall family papers, 1632-1821 (Ref: E/BVR/359-399);
          Pall Mall properties (St Martin in the Fields and St James, Westminster): deeds, 1660-1812 (Ref: E/BVR/400-411);
          Redcross Street (St Giles, Cripplegate) properties: deeds, 1669-1755, including one item, a note c1700, relating to property in Acton (Middlesex) (Ref: E/BVR/412-418);
          Vauxhall estate: rental, including record of rents received, 1758-1821, and list of deeds, 1694-1822, concerning this estate, copyhold to the Manor of Kennington (Ref: E/BVR/419);
          Maps, plans and engravings, 1831-1879 and undated {19th century}, including printed, manuscript and lithographed items, largely of Hackney and Shoreditch, including De Beauvoir Town, some including details of settlement and other information as well as property ownership (Ref: E/BVR/420-428).

          The second deposit comprises:
          Manor of Hoxton and Balmes (Hackney and Shoreditch): deeds, 1627, 1773 (Ref: E/BVR/429-431);
          'Essex' rental, 1839-1907, including also De Beauvoir Town, Haymarket and Vauxhall (Ref: E/BVR/432);
          De Beauvoir Town: estate papers etc, 1869-1900 (Ref: E/BVR/433-437);
          correspondence and papers, 1867-1906, relating to St Peter's Church parish matters and church fabric, and an original watercolour of the church, 1842 (Ref: E/BVR/438-446);
          Piccadilly estate: case for opposition to rate for cleaning Piccadilly and Park Lane, 1809 (Ref: E/BVR/447);
          Haymarket: rentals, 1903 (Ref: E/BVR/448).

          The third deposit comprises:
          Hoxton: deed, 1551 (Ref: E/BVR/449);
          Manor of Balmes: deeds, 1626, 1634 (Ref: E/BVR/450-453);
          Estate accounts: De Beauvoir Town vouchers for various payments, 1831-1852, including work on the new church, De Beauvoir Town; vouchers for repairs etc, 1921-1933; correspondence and statement of accounts of the estates' London solicitor and agent, 1838-1917 (Ref: E/BVR/454-496);
          No 27 Grosvenor Square: lease, 1911 (Ref: E/BVR/497);
          West Hackney Church: correspondence with the Bishop of London re proposed church, 1838 (Ref: E/BVR/498).

          The fourth deposit comprises: Valuation and accounts for the De Beauvoir Town estate (Ref: E/BVR/499-501).

          Benyon , family , of Hackney and Englefield
          Bentham (Samuel) Memoirs
          GB 0103 MS ADD 94 · 1790

          A book of memoirs of Sir Samuel Bentham, told in a series of letters from himself and others during his ten-year absence from England, 1779-1789. The notebook states it is 'the compilation of a friend', probably Jeremiah Bentham.

          Unknown
          Bent Diaries
          GB 1500 Bent · 1883-1898

          Diaries and notebooks of James Theodore and Mabel Virginia Anna Bent, 1883-1898, comprising:
          Mabel Bent's diaries of visits to the Greek Islands, 1883-1884; Greece and Egypt, 1885; Constantinople [Istanbul] and the Greek Islands, 1886; Greece, 1887; Turkey and Russia, 1888; India and Persia [Iran], 1889 (3 volumes); Cilicia, Turkey, 1890; Central Africa (Mashonaland), 1891 (2 volumes); Hadramout, 1893-1895 (3 volumes); Suez, Kourbat and Athens, 1895-1896; Socotra, Yemen, 1896-1897; Greece and Egypt, 1898;
          Theodore Bent's diary of visits to Hadramout, Yemen, 1893-94; Muscat, Dec 1894; Socotra, Yemen, Dec 1896-Mar 1897; notebook, containing Greek inscriptions, 1888; notebook on language in Socotra [1896-1897].

          Bent , James Theodore , 1852-1897 , traveller and archaeologist Bent , Mabel Virginia Anna , d 1929 , traveller and writer
          GB 0074 CLC/B/227-023 · Collection · 1899-1947

          Records of R. A. Bennett and Company, stockjobbers, comprising credit balance sheets, 1899-1924, and copies of annual revenue accounts, 1934-1947.

          R. A. Bennett and Co , stockjobbers
          Bennett, George (1804-1893)
          GB 0114 MS0147 · 1877-1879

          Papers of George Bennett, 1877-1879, comprising 3 volumes of a typescript travel diary relating to Australia (Sydney); Europe (England, France, Italy, Germany); America (San Francisco); and India (Bombay).

          Bennett , George , 1804-1893 , surgeon and naturalist
          BENNETT
          GB 0074 ACC/2162 · Collection · 1689-1869

          Papers relating to property ownership for premises in London, Middlesex and Westminster, 1689-1875 and papers relating to court proceedings, 1776-1869, including King's Bench and Chancery.

          Various.
          GB 0096 AL 495 · Collection · 1976

          Papers of Dr Bruce Barker-Benfield, 1976, comprise a postcard to Miss Joan Gibbs.

          Benfield , Bruce Charles Barker- , fl 1976 , librarian
          GB 0074 ACC/2895 · Collection · 1784-1936

          Records of the Benevolent Society of St Patrick, including annual reports; newspaper cuttings; correspondence and drawings.

          Benevolent Society of St Patrick
          GB 0074 ACC/2951 · Collection · 1877

          Papers collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deed to receive royalties on manufacture of bricks on land near Southall, Hayes, with plan, 1877.

          Belmont and Lowe , solicitors
          GB 1538 S10 · 1909-1938

          Papers of William Blair-Bell, 1909-1938, relating to a range of professional subjects, including Blair-Bell's cancer research work (particularly his use of lead) and the wider organisation of cancer research; the Liverpool Medical Research Organisation; the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire Publishing Company; the British Congresses of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BCOG); and Blair-Bell's nursing home and practice in Rodney Street. It also contains papers and correspondence concerning Eardiston, Blair-Bell's country estate near Oswestry; Rossall School, Preston, which Blair-Bell attended as a pupil and on whose council he later served; his wife's memorial in the church of St Chad's Haughton, Shropshire; and other personal matters. Only a small amount of material is concerned with the founding of the BCOG. Some pieces contain confidential medical records about individual patients.

          Bell , William Blair- , 1871-1936 , President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
          BELGRAVIA DAIRY COMPANY
          GB 0074 ACC/3361 · Collection · 1925-1931

          Records of the Belgravia Dairy Company, comprising financial ledgers, 1925-1931.

          Belgravia Dairy Company
          GB 0100 KCLCA BH · 1902-1948

          Records of the Belgrave Hospital for Children, 1902-1948, comprising minutes of the medical sub-committee, 1902-1921 (1 volume); case notes, 1904-1948 (216 volumes); admissions register, 1929-1931, including an index (1 volume).

          Belgrave Hospital for Children , London
          GB 1249 MS 4221, 4222, 4223, 4243, 4249 · 1800-1823 (predominant 1815-1817)

          Letters (16) from Ludwig Van Beethoven to Kajetan Giannatasio del Rio, in regard to the education and maintenance of Beethoven's nephew Karl at the school run by Giannatasio del Rio, 1816-1817 (Ref: MS 4221). 'Hochzeitlied für Anna' (known as woo 105 'Auf Freunde, singt dem Gott der Ehen') a piece for four male voices in the manuscript of Beethoven, written for the wedding of Anna Giannatasio del Rio to Leopold Schemerling, 6 Feb 1819 (Ref: MS 4222). Two letters to Beethoven, comprising draft letter from Fanny Giannatasio del Rio, 9 Aug 1817 and letter from Friedrich Matthisson (facsmile only), 4 Aug 1800 (Ref: MS 4223). Letter from Beethoven to his brother Johann Von Beethoven, requesting the return of a book, 13 Jul 1825 (MS 4243). Letters from Beethoven to Sigmund Anton Steiner, Dec 1815, requesting the score of the opera Fidelio to produce a version for a quartet, and to Antonio Diabelli, Apr 1823, regarding the copying of Beethoven's 33 pianoforte variations on waltz by Diabelli for publication (Ref MS 4249).

          Beethoven , Ludwig Van , 1770-1827 , German composer
          GB 0074 ACC/1373 · Collection · 1821-1847

          Papers, 1821-1847, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising lease for parcel of ground (measurements and abuttals given) at north west corner of White Conduit Fields, Islington and declaration of trust for the same premises at White Conduit Fields as well as a parcel of land and two messuages on north side of Speldhurst Street, Sandhills, Saint Pancras, both premises owned by George Dawe and Mary Margaret Dawe, of Saint Petersburg; and administration with will annexed of Samuel Serle, late of Brentford, commander in maritime service, East India Company.

          Beechcroft, Hay and Ledward , solicitors
          BEDFORDSHIRE PENSION FUND
          GB 0074 LMA/4484 · Collection · 1998-2007

          This collection contains Pension Scheme Explanatory Booklets from Bedfordshire County Council . 'Local Government Pension Scheme summarised report and accounts 1998/99' and 'Bedfordshire Pension Fund summarised report and accounts for April 2006 to March 2007'.

          Bedfordshire County Council
          BEDFORD, G
          GB 0074 E/BED · Collection · 1829-1857

          Records of G Bedford, including apprenticeship indentures, leases, assignments, marriage settlement, mortgage and other documents relating to property. The properties mentioned are situated across London, including Hanover Square, Soho, Golden Square, Grosvenor Square, and Hackney.

          Various.
          GB 0064 BED · Collection · [1852-1879]

          Papers of Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford including logs, 1852 to 1858; diaries, 1875 to 1879, and letters concerning the Huascar incident. There are no papers for Bedford's later career. In the Department of Pictures are six albums containing watercolours and photographs. Two of them cover his service in the SHAH, 1876 to 1878, and the third his career in the TRIUMPH, 1879.

          Bedford , Sir , Frederick George Denham , 1838-1913 , Knight , Admiral
          BEDFORD (DUKE OF)
          GB 0074 E/BER · Collection · 1552-1922

          Records of the estates of the Russell family, Dukes of Bedford, in Covent Garden, Streatham and Rotherhithe, 16th to 19th Century. These records are of properties no longer owned by the Bedford Estate and none of them relate to Bloomsbury. The papers include title deeds, leases, abstracts of title, surveys, valuations, maps, plans, rentals, financial accounts, correspondence, legal papers, printed items, papers relating to Covent Garden market and Rotherhithe docks.

          Russell , family , Dukes of Bedford
          BEDFORD COLLEGE RECORDS
          GB 0505 BC · 1849-1992

          Collection of papers relating to Bedford College, University of London, 1849-1992, namely charters, deeds and statutes of Bedford College, 1849-1985, including foundation documents; records of the Council, 1849-1985, including minute books, register books, outwards letter books and correspondence, and legal documents mainly relating to property held by the College; papers of the Ladies Committee, 1849-1893, including minutes and documents relating to the Lady Visitors; papers of the Governors, 1849-1985, including minutes of the AGMs and Special General meetings, and of the Fellows sub-Committee; papers of the Reid Trustees, 1860-1992, mainly comprising legal, administrative and financial papers relating to the Trust, and including material relating to the Reid Scholarships, 1871-1992; papers of the Managers of the Residence, 1860-1928, including minutes, financial material, legal documents, correspondence, and building plans, notably material relating to the move of Bedford College to Baker Street and later Regent's Park; papers of the Committees of the Council, 1868-1985, mainly comprising minutes, correspondence and papers; papers of the Academic Board, 1909-1965, mainly comprising minutes, committee papers and standing orders; papers of the Academic Committees, 1928-1985; papers of the Faculties, 1907-1985, comprising minutes and committee papers; papers of the Academic Departments, 1849-1985, including departmental files, reports, registers, financial material, building plans and material relating to staff publications; papers relating to Bedford College Library, 1886-1974, including committee minutes, Library working files, correspondence, lists and registers, and building plans; papers of the Principal's Office, 1843-1985, including correspondence with academic departments, material concerning policy and merger issues; Bedford College personnel material, 1900-1985, including staff files, 1900-1985, papers relating to staff appointments and conditions, minutes and papers of the Department Staffing Committees; papers of the Registry, 1849-1985, mainly comprising student records such as register books, course lists, scholarship details, examination records, college publications including prospectus leaflets, timetables and College Calendars, and Registrar's papers relating to financial and academic management of the College; papers of the Secretary's Office, 1849-1985, including material concerning ceremonial occasions, public lectures, gifts and bequests to the College, memorial funds and trusts administered by the College, the administration and award of prizes and scholarships, correspondence with academic departments, London colleges and national bodies, papers relating to financial and funding bodies, and correspondence with academic and residence staff; financial documents of Bedford College, 1849-1983, including the main financial registers, 1849-1965, early accounts, 1856-1866, annual accounts, 1894-1977, material relating to students' accounts and scholarships, 1861-[1965], material relating to staff salaries and revisions, 1894-1976, household accounts, 1910-1969, and account books for special funds, 1894-1968; papers relating to the buildings and residences of Bedford College, 1873-1985, notably material relating to fundraising for building schemes, plans and correspondence concerning building and development at the Regent's Park site, 1910-1980, Bursar's papers, 1924-1985, relating to the maintenance of College buildings, correspondence and papers relating to the purchase, lease and maintenance of College Halls of Residence; papers relating to student associations, 1894-1984, including the Bedford College Union Society, the Bedford College Student's Association, the Bedford College Old Student's Association, and the Bedford College Association; Bedford College magazines, 1886-1985; papers of the clubs and societies of the College, 1894-1974, mainly comprising correspondence, accounts, minutes and printed material; records of the staff associations of Bedford College, 1917-[1989], such as minutes, accounts and reports of the Association of University Teachers (AUT), the Bedford College Assistant Staff Association, the Bedford College Staff Association, and the Staff Athletics Club; various unofficial records relating to the College, [1780]-1987, namely reminiscences, press cuttings, drawings and sketches; photographs, [1849-1985], of Bedford College, its staff and students.

          Bedford College Bedford College for Women
          BEDFORD CHARITY
          GB 0074 CLC/129 · Collection · 1767

          Demise by the trustees of the Bedford Charity to Richard Morgan, mason, of a messuage in Harpur Street.

          The Bedford Charity x The Harpur Trust
          GB 0099 KCLMA Beddington · Created 1960

          'My life', unpublished memoirs describing his life and career, 1884-1960, notably his involvement in the Curragh Incident, Ireland, Mar 1914, and his staff appointments during World War One, 1914-1918, written in 1960.

          Beddington , Sir , Edward Henry Lionel , 1884-1966 , Knight , Brigadier
          N/C/63 · Collection · 1877-1978

          Church Books containing various entries including history of chapel, minutes of Church Meetings, roll of members, marriages and baptisms, 1878-1934; membership rolls, 1902-1949; Deacon's Meeting minute books, 1878-1952; minutes of the Building Committee, 1884-1889; minutes of the Finance Committee, 1896-1916; Church Meeting minutes, 1934-1954; Missionary Committee minutes, 1911-1965; general correspondence, 1902-1912; financial accounts, 1877-1914; annual reports, 1879-1910; printed items including notices, hymn sheets, appeals, handbills, programmes, brochures and histories, 1877-1998; newspaper cuttings, 1906-1928; The Outlook monthly magazine, 1930-1954; papers regarding the Church centenary, 1978 and photographs of ministers, staff and the interior and exterior of the Church, 1877-1930.

          Congregational Church of England and Wales
          GB 0402 GAB · 1900-1952

          Papers of Col George Adam Beazeley with photographs and maps interspersed throughout including papers relating to Kashmir; papers entitled "My experiences", 1900-1901 and "My Somaliland Diary".

          Beazeley , George Adam , 1870-1961 , Colonel
          GB 0099 KCLMA Beaumont-Nesbitt · Created [1930-1945], [1950-1970]

          Memoir covering his life and career, 1893-[1918], notably his time at Eton College and Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and his service in the Grenadier Guards, 1912-[1918], including his experiences in France, 1914-[1918], written in [1950-1970]. Photographs, mainly of Grenadier Guardsmen and other army personnel, [1930-1945].

          Nesbitt , Frederick George , Beaumont- , 1893-1971 , Major General x Beaumont-Nesbitt , Frederick George
          GB 0099 KCLMA Beaumont · Created [1990]

          Typescript extract from unpublished memoir relating to Beaumont's RAF service in World War Two, 1939-1945, including Operation DYNAMO, the evacuation of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) from Dunkirk, France, May-Jun 1940, visits to France by Prime Minister Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Jun 1940, the Battle of Britain, 1940, and Beaumont's involvement as Deputy Air Officer, Administration, No 84 Group, 2 Tactical Air Force, in the preparations for Operation OVERLORD, the Allied invasion of occupied Europe, 1944, and the North West Europe campaign, 1944-1945.

          Beaumont , Stephen Gerald , 1910-1997 , Group Captain
          GB 0074 ACC/3167 · Collection · 1803-1901

          Account books of the Beaumont family of Pinner, wheelwrights, 1803-1901. Also article on the account books, 1992.

          Beaumont , family , of Pinner
          GB 0074 ACC/1404 · Collection · 1811-1893

          Papers, 1811-1893, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Cowley, Hillingdon and Edgware, including leases, releases and conveyances. Also grant of grave space in Harmondsworth to Francis Pitt Wood and wife Anna Maria 4, Delamere Street, Paddington.

          Beaumont and Sons , solicitors
          GB 0099 KCLMA Beaufoy Brown · Created 1925-1979

          Papers relating to Beaufoy Brown's life and RN career, 1925-1979, including scrapbook with newspaper cuttings and fifty five photographs, Aug 1927-Jul 1929, including Atlantic Fleet exercises, 1927, the loss of HM Submarine H47, off St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, following collision with HM Submarine L12, 9 Jul 1929, and photographs of HMS REVENGE, HMS FORRES, HMS RODNEY, HMS HOOD, HMS NELSON and HMS ADVENTURE, 1927-1929. Two Midshipman's journals, 26 Aug 1927-12 Jul 1930, relating to service on HM Ships REVENGE, RODNEY and WALKER, including manuscript sketches and maps, two photographs of the main armament of HMS RODNEY, and photograph of HMS CENTURION, RN radio-controlled target ship, Portland, Dorset, Nov 1928, with twelve loose photographs, 1925-1929, including HMS RODNEY, HMS STURGEON and group of Cadets, Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, 1925. Typescript report by Beaufoy Brown on the visit to Malta of the Yugoslav training ship JADRAN, 9-11 Jul 1934. Papers and photographs relating to the development and deployment of X craft midget submarines and Chariot manned torpedoes, 1943-[1950], including sixty seven photographs relating to the training of crews for X craft midget submarine operations, 1943-1945, notably six aerial photographs, taken by 544 Sqn, RAF, of Bergen harbour, Norway, before and after Operation GUIDANCE, the sinking by X Craft of German merchant ship BARENFELS, Apr 1944, and Operation HECKLE, the destruction of a floating dock, Laksvaag, Bergen, Norway, Sep 1944; edition of The Illustrated London News, 15 Dec 1945, with article on X Craft operation against Japanese cruiser TAKAO, Singapore, Jul 1945; edition of The Dittybox, the Navy's own magazine, containing article by G V Galwey entitled 'Life in a midget submarine', Feb 1948; typescript text of lecture by Beaufoy Brown on World War Two midget submarine operations [1950]. Photograph album containing 111 photographs relating to Beaufoy Brown's service as Executive Officer, HMS GAMBIA, Mediterranean and East Indies, 1951-1952, including peace keeping patrols, Port Said, Egypt, 1951, and inspection of ship by acting Adm Louis (Francis Albert Victor Nicholas) Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Commnder-in-Chief Mediterranean, Malta, 1952. Typescript Curriculum Vitae for Beaufoy Brown [1965], and obituary, 1979.

          Brown , John Frederick , Beaufoy , 1910-1979 , RN Captain
          GB 0074 LMA/4245 · Collection · 1638-1866

          Records of the Beauclerk family relating to property in Hanworth, Feltham, Hounslow, Hampton, Isleworth, Heston, Westminster, Chelsea, Brompton, and Buckinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Cheshire. The records include rentals and tenancy accounts; title deeds; property transactions; extracts from court rolls; bonds; legal opinions and leases.

          Beauclerk , Vere , 1699-1781 , Baron Vere of Hanworth , naval officer and politician
          BEATON, Maude (fl 1881-1890)
          GB 0074 F/BEA · Collection · 1881-1890

          Personal papers of Maude Beaton, including bills for Maude's education, school reports, and circulars relating to Maude's further education at South West London College and the College of Preceptors.

          Beaton , Maude E , fl 1881-1890 , trainee teacher
          BEARNE, AVM Guy (1908-2005)
          GB 0099 KCLMA Bearne · Created [1980]-1985

          Copy of detailed memoir, 'From air to chair', covering his RAF career, 1929-1961, including sections on his RAF training, bomber squadron service, 1930-1933, armament training and duties, 1933-1944 and service in Iraq, 1937-1939, Bomber Command, 1939-1940, the Air Ministry, 1940, 1947-1949 and 1954-1956, Malaya, 1946, Joint Services Staff College, 1947, Central Gunnery School, 1949-1951, Rhodesian Air Training Group, 1951-1953 and Technical Training Command, 1956-1961, written in 1985. Copy of chapter of personal family history giving an account of his father, Lt Col Lewis Collinwood Bearne, during the period 1878-1918, including his service in the Boer War and World War One, [1980-1985].

          Bearne , Guy , 1908-2005 , Air Vice Marshal
          BEAL, James (1829-1891)
          GB 0074 F/BL · Collection · 1846-1889

          Personal papers of James Beal, local government reformer. The collection comprises correspondence with and concerning James Beal. Except where stated to the contrary, the letters refer to governmental matters: those in F/BL/12 refer to the presentation made to James Beal for his services to Local Government. The presentation volume includes press cuttings, invitations, menus and similar printed ephemera.

          Beal , James , 1829-1891 , local government reformer and activist
          GB 0074 ACC/0027 · Collection · 1576-1844

          Legal documents, acquired by the solicitor's office in the course of their work, relating to the Manor of Stanwell, including: abstract of title for the Manor of Stanwell, parties: Lucius Cary, Viscount Falkland and John, Earl of Dunmore, 1576-1725; abstract of title for lands in the parish of Stanwell, parties: Richard Willshaw and Lord Dunmore, 1677-1726; abstract of title for arable lands in the common fields of Stanmore, parties: Richard Blunt and the Earl of Dunmore, 1714-1737; abstract of tithe for copyhold lands in Stanwell, some belonging to the Earl of Dunmore, 1712-1780; and memorial of release for lands in the parish of Stanwell, 1736.

          Also deed of company to establish a bank, to be called the 'Middlesex and Surrey Bank' at Staines, 1810; marriage settlement for lands in Staines, Highgate, Hornsey and Shenley Bury (Hertfordshire), 1844; copy of probate of will, regarding a house at Stamford Hill belonging to Thomas Gudgeon and copy of information at the Exchequer relating to a prosecution for evasion of stamp duty on bottles of soda water, 1813.

          Beachcroft, Hays and Lechward , solicitors
          BCT GRAY AND SONS
          GB 0074 CLC/B/023 · Collection · 1846-1906

          The archives consist almost entirely of business and partnership correspondence of A.G. Wentworth Gray between 1856 and 1906. They therefore include some private and family material. The firm dealt in a wide variety of goods and cargoes. The records contain references to, inter alia: beef, pork, cocoa, flour, sugar, limes, molasses, rice and timber.

          Access to Mss 21409, 21411, 21412 and 21413 is subject to special conditions: for further information please ask a member of staff.

          BCT Gray and Sons , merchants
          GB 0074 CLC/B/227-021 · Collection · 1802-1835

          Personal account book of Richard Campbell Bazett, partner in Bruce de Ponthieu and Company, merchants and East India agents, listing his income from the partnership.

          Bazett , Richard Campbell , fl 1802-1835 , merchant
          BAYSWATER SYNAGOGUE
          GB 0074 ACC/2712/BWS · Collection · 1850-1984

          Records of the Bayswater Synagogue, consisting of administrative files, financial records, reports, photographs, correspondence, a history of the synagogue and membership records including registers of kethubot [marriage contracts] and chalitzah undertakings.

          PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

          Bayswater Synagogue
          BAYLY, John (1735-1815)
          GB 0113 MS-BAYLJ · 1762-1764

          Bayly's medical casebook, 1762-64

          Bayly , John , 1735-1815 , physician