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 CouncilPapers, 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 , solicitorsInventory of Lady Anne Belasyse's goods and monies taken in her houses in Whitton, Middlesex, Great Queen Street, St. Giles in the Fields, and St James's Square, Westminster, on 13 and 14 September 1694 and on 5 February 1694/5.
The remainder of the volume is an incomplete inventory, ca. 1612 to 1642, of the goods of an un-named sheep farmer. The location of his property is not disclosed but from internal evidence it is unlikely to be in Middlesex and probably is in north west Berkshire.
Belasyse , Lady , Anne , d 1694 , noblewomanSix personal letters of Belcher, 1864-1865 with some reference to Arctic matters. Record deposited at Arthur Strait in 1853 and recovered by Sverdrup expedition 1899-1902. Table of latitudes from west coast of America and Pacific determined on board HMS Sulfur, 1837-1842. Geographical subject headings: 1) ARCTIC 2) CANADA 3) UNITED STATES 4) PACIFIC OCEAN.
Belcher , Sir , Edward , 1799-1877 , Knight , AdmiralPapers of Sir Edward Belcher comprising letter and order books, 1843 to 1847 and 1852 to 1854. There is a watch and signal book, undated, and some official service documents.
Belcher , Sir , Edward , 1799-1877 , Knight , AdmiralRecords of the Belgravia Dairy Company, comprising financial ledgers, 1925-1931.
Belgravia Dairy CompanyPapers of Vincenzo Bellini, comprise a manuscript musical score, excerpt from the opera 'Beatrice di Tenda' (1833) by Vincenzo Bellini; copy, in unidentified hand, entitled 'Romanza, Ah! non pensar, nell' Opera Beatrice di Tenda'.
Bellini , Vincenzo , 1801-1835 , Italian composerPapers 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 , solicitorsRecords of the Belmont Synagogue, covering the whole range of activities undertaken by the Synagogue. In particular, the administration is well represented with minutes, agendas and correspondence from all the main committees; the Council of Management, Membership, Building Fund, Ladies Guild, Parents Association, Education and Social Activity Group.
Information on the religious life can be gleaned from files on Rabbi selection, Bat Chayil Ceremony, Yom Naroim and the Sefer Torah as well as from the substantial photographic collection which also presents a good picture of the social side of the community.
PLEASE NOTE that written permission from the depositors is required to access this collection.
Belmont SynagoguePapers of Benario family, 1920s-1980s, comprise copies of documents and photographs regarding the life of Olga Benario-Prestes, including papers documenting her relationship with the authorities; a letter written to her husband whilst in custody in 1938; photographs regarding the founding of a gallery in her name in Berlin in 1984 and further papers regarding the Benario family history, including a family tree and many photographs.
Benario familyMinute book of the Benevolent Slop Cutters' Burial Institution.
Benevolent Slop Cutters' Burial Institution x Clothier Cutters' SocietyRecords of the Benevolent Society of St Patrick, including annual reports; newspaper cuttings; correspondence and drawings.
Benevolent Society of St PatrickPapers of Dr Bruce Barker-Benfield, 1976, comprise a postcard to Miss Joan Gibbs.
Benfield , Bruce Charles Barker- , fl 1976 , librarianRecords of Benledi Street School Chapel, Poplar, comprising Trust Treasurer's account book 1933-1940.
Methodist Church of Great Britain x United Methodist Church x Wesleyan Methodist Church x Primitive Methodist ChurchPapers 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.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 , stockjobbersPapers, 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 EnglefieldCollection of deeds, correspondence, and plans relating to premises in Kensington and Southwark.
Various.Various issues of alpinist journals and correspondence on, amongst other things, the involvement of Jews in the sport of mountaineering, 1923-1928.
Bergmann , George F J , fl 1923-1945 , mountaineerPapers of the Bergmann family, 1938-1939, comprise correspondence from the Reichsärztekammer; regulations regarding the banning of Jews from the medical profession and Nazi identity cards designating Jewish ethnicity.
Bergmann , Walter Manfred , fl 1938-1939 , doctor x Brent , Walter ManfredPapers 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 GloucestershirePapers 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 GloucestershirePapers relating to the Berkeley family estates in Cranford and Harlington. 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 records include court rolls, minutes, rentals, particulars and other papers for the Manor of Cranford and the Manor of Harlington with Shepiston.
Berkeley , family , of GloucestershireRecords 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 GuardiansPapers 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).
VariousPapers of the Berney family, comprising deed for the transfer of estates including land in Barbados and slave lists, 1799; and transcript, 2000.
Berney , familyPapers of Professor Bernard Basil Bernstein from the 1950s and 1960s include: notes; lecture notes; published and unpublished papers; research grant applications; a small amount of correspondence; and personalia, including certificates. Later papers (from c1980 onwards) consist of correspondence with colleagues and students worldwide about research and other matters; files relating to research proposals and the administration of research and teaching at the Institute of Education; offprints of published articles and unpublished papers by Bernstein and others.
Bernstein , Bernard Basil , 1924-2000 , sociologistPapers 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 brewerCharles Berry collection of 3 notebooks: pathology, bacteriology, tropical medicine, c 1920.
Berry , Charles Ernest , b 1893 , Chief Technician of the Wellcome Bureau of Scientific ResearchPapers 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 AdmiralPapers 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.
UnknownPapers, 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 , solicitorsAdvertisement of John Besford, supplier of patterns and drawings for needlework and netting silk, dated to the 19th century.
Besford , John , needlework pattern supplierThe collection contains promotional material and samplers, primarily but not exclusively from paper companies. The material utilises a variety of art forms including photography, graphic art and illustration. Seven items within the collection are promotional samplers from Gilbert Paper in the USA.
Records of Bethlem Hospital, 1675-1859, including printed notice, issued by the Governors, seeking subscriptions for the erection of a new hospital in St. George's Fields and other papers relating to the removal to St. George's Fields; instructions for persons applying for the admission of patients into Bethlem Hospital, 1859; rules and orders of Bethlem Hospital, 1854; various other administrative papers.
Corporation of LondonRecords 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 GuardiansRegister of electors for Bethnal Green Constituency compiled October 1964, in force February 1965 - February 1966.
Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal GreenRecords of the Bethnal Green Poor Lands Trust including deeds of title; appointments of new trustees; leases and counterpart leases; minutes of the trustees; orders of the Charity Commissioners; accounts; correspondence and case papers; records of pensioners and printed copies of the 1690 foundation deed.
Bethnal Green Poor Lands TrustPapers of Charles Ramsey Drinkwater Bethune comprising letters, written mainly by Bethune to his family, 1815 to 1835, and a number of watercolours.
Bethune , Charles Ramsey Drinkwater , 1802-1884 , AdmiralPapers of Capt Henry Bethune comprising a series of logs for the above ships and a notebook on navigation and steam.
Bethune , Henry , 1858-1939 , Captain RNPapers of William Henry Beveredge and Elspeth Burn, c1943-c1963, comprise correspondence and papers relating to Beveridge collected by Elspeth Burn.
Burn , Elspeth , fl 1943-1963Records of Beverlys Limited, including board meetings minute book, register of members, memorandum and articles of association, ledger and inventory. Also records of Northern Tea Stores, comprising register of members and register of transfers; and records of Black and Green, including board meetings minute book, registers of members, share registers and memorandum and articles of association.
Beverlys Ltd , tea and coffee dealers and wine and spirit merchantsRecords of Bevington and Sons, 1690-2001, including: partnership agreements, 1837-1946, minutes, 1859-1930, and partnership negotiations; financial records 1803-1949; records relating to types of stock, products and technical processes and innovations, 1879-1946; staff attendance books and photograph album, 1860-1877; records relating to property, 1792-1967; records relating to stock and finance, 1862-1946. Also family correspondence 1690-1837, and publications and articles on the history of the firm. The family correspondence offers insights into business practice, family relationships and domestic concerns, often in a single letter. Correspondents include women in the family, as wives and daughters of the company partners. Accounts for female family members are also represented.
Bevingtons and Sons Limited , leather merchants and manufacturersRecords of Bexley Community Health Council (CHC) (1974 - 2003) including Minutes (1974 - 1979), Meeting Papers (1975 - 2003), Annual and Quadrennial Reports (1974 - 2003), Visit and Evaluation Reports (1998 - 2003), Attendance Registers (1982 - 1998) and Publications (199- - 200-).
Bexley Community Health CouncilRegisters of marriages for Bexley Congregational Church, 1966-1975.
Congregational Church of England and WalesRecords of the Bhooteachang Tea Company Limited, comprising annual reports with accounts.
Bhooteachang Tea Co LtdPapers probably comprising part of the Bible, 14th century: a fragment of a leaf containing part of Sirach.
UnknownDeeds and legal documents, 1765-1909, relating to property in Great Stanmore, including papers relating to the Great House (later known as Hill House) and Charles Fortnum, antiquarian.
Biddle, Thorne, Welsford and Barnes , solicitorsPapers, 1923-1964, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising printed sales particulars for properties throughout London and the surrounding counties.
Bidwell and Sons , solicitorsArticles of association for Bah Lias Rubber Estates Limited.
Bah Lias Rubber Estates Ltd