Records of the Needlework Guild, Congregational Church (later United Reformed Church), including minute books, 1936-1999; gift list, 1983-1999; account books, 1957-1999; expenses, 1969-1999; orders of service for annual dedication of gifts ceremonies, 1962-1998; booklet "The Story of the London Women's League of the London Congregational Union, 1909-1959" by Ann Oldfield, 1959 and typescript notes on the history of the Needlework Guild, 1913-1998, by Guild Secretary Phyllis Mitchell, 1998.
Congregational Church of England and Wales United Reformed ChurchPapers of 'The Museum Of ...' temporary museum project. The collection holds material from four of the five "museums" that together formed The Museum Of. These are: The Museum of Collectors, The Museum of Me, The Museum of Emotions and The Museum of the River Thames. The collection holds no records for The Museum of the Unknown.
The Museum of Collectors (Nov 1998 - Mar 1999): The Museum of Collectors looked at who collects, what people collect and why? It housed a display of forty-two local people's collections, everything from rejection letters and snow domes to snails and monsters. The collections were displayed in consultation with the collectors by an interdisciplinary team. The records held in the collection include: Glassine pockets containing items collected by visitors to the museum, photos and text relating to collectors exhibiting at the museum and advertising material.
The Museum of Me (May 1999 - Oct 1999): The Museum of Me combined art works that looked at the self with a chance for visitors to experience, record and display aspects of themselves as they travelled around the space. Responding to input from artists, poets, performers, psychologists, designers and anthropologists, each visitor was given the opportunity to contribute to the making of The Museum Of Me by creating their own personal museum exhibits during their visit. The records held in the collection include: Tin Cans containing items belonging to visitors, miniature glass bottles each containing a written "secret", large glass bottles containing multiple "secrets", a range of labels on which visitors wrote down various aspects of themselves and their experiences, black and white portrait photographs and a selection of emphemera including a promotional t-shirt and several diaries containing handwritten comments by visitors filled in about days that were important to them.
The Museum of Emotions (Feb 2000 - Jun 2000): The Museum of Emotions asked the question where and how do we express our emotions? Ten artists were commissioned to evoke different emotions through creating a series of interactive environments. An ephemeral experience created by light, sound and installation explored how much feeling is lost, found and expressed in the context of the museum. Records for this collection include: plastic bottles each labelled with a visitor's response to the question "What makes you cry?", a large hardback book containing visitors comments on the theme of love and a number of advertising leaflets.
The Museum of The River Thames (March 2001 - July 2001): The Museum of The River Thames focused on the River Thames as the largest public space in London. Creating a journey from the Bargehouse to the river and back again The Museum of the River Thames reflected on the experiences of those people and places, that told a story of their environment and personal relationship with the river. The Museum included collaboration with: The London Rivers Authority, The Thames Explorer Trust, The Millennium Bridge Trust, Platform and The Museum of London. The collections includes: Origami Boats made by visitors to the Museum, drawings and comments on possible uses for the space if the River Thames did not exist and a variety of objects found in the river.
The final series is entitled "Marketing and Administration" and this includes advertising material relating to all five of the "museums" and a press pack that sets out the aims and intentions of the project, detailing the nature of each "museum" and setting out how the projects developed and progressed.
The Museum Of , temporary museum projectPapers of the London Association of Recreational Gardeners including annual reports and financial statements, constitution and rules, copies of the Journal and information leaflets produced by the association.
London Association of Recreational GardenersRecords of Thavie's Inn civil parish, comprising minutes of parish meetings; overseers' book of receipts and payments; valuation lists and poor rate books.
Thavie's Inn , civil parishThis collection contains mostly personal and property papers of Silas Thatcher, carpenter, and his son Albert George Thatcher, teacher, as well as general family papers and photographs.
Thatcher , family , of HammersmithThanai Tea Company Limited records comprise: accounts, 1909-79 (Ms 28156-61); and agreement, 1909 (Ms 28162).
Thanai Tea Co LtdRecords of Thames Water predecessor companies (water supply) and local authorities (waste water management including sewer network), comprising the following:
ACC/2558/CH: Chelsea Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/DV: Darenth Valley Main Sewerage Board
ACC/2558/EL: East London Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/GJ: Grand Junction Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/KE: Kent Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/LA: Lambeth Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/LC: Lee Conservancy Catchment Board
ACC/2558/LL: London Local Authorities, Metropolitan Board of Works, London County Council and Greater London Council
ACC/2558/MW: Metropolitan Water Board
ACC/2558/NR: New River Company
ACC/2558/S: Shadwell Waterworks Company
ACC/2558/SR: Staines Reservoir Joint Committee
ACC/2558/SV: Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company
ACC/2558/TW: Thames Water Authority
ACC/2558/WK: West Kent Main Sewerage Board
ACC/2558/WM: West Middlesex Waterworks Company
The records include corporate records and minutes, staff records, clerk's papers, records relating to water supply and distribution, technical reports, purchase records, property records, legal papers, plans, substantial series of photographs, glass plate negatives and lanterns slides (especially clean water: under ACC/2558/MW/PH, ACC/2558/MW/GP and ACC/2558/MW/L and sewer and waste water: under ACC/2558/LL/PH) and financial accounts and ledgers.
Cataloguing of this collection has been funded by Thames Water. For more information about the cataloguing project which was completed September 2019, please see 'The Thames Water Treasure Trove' in 'Source' magazine, July 2016 (library reference: 24.217 THA). London Metropolitan Archives would like to thank Thames Water for funding the cataloguing of this collection.
Chelsea Waterworks Company Darenth Valley Main Sewerage Board East London Waterworks Company Grand Junction Waterworks Company Kent Waterworks Company Lambeth Waterworks Company Lee Conservancy Catchment Board Metropolitan Water Board New River Company Shadwell Waterworks Company Staines Reservoir Joint Committee Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company Thames Water Authority West Kent Main Sewerage Board West Middlesex Waterworks CompanyRecords of the Thames Water Authority comprising files relating to sewerage from the Greater London Council and London County Council.
Thames Water AuthorityRecords of the Staines Congregational Church, Thames Street, 1802-1955, including release in fee for parcel of land at Staines with newly built meeting house of the protestant dissenters known as Independents, 1802, with further endorsements relating to the appointment of new trustees, 1803-1867; mortgage for the Independent Chapel and yard, 1838; further mortgages and conveyances for the Independent Chapel, 1845-1879; appointment of new trustees, 1902 and 1923 and certificate issued to the Congregational (Independent) Church, Thames Street, Staines certifying it as a place of meeting for religious worship, 1925.
Congregational Church of England and WalesThames Rights Defence Association account book.
Thames Rights Defence AssociationRecords of the Thames Magistrates Court, 1804-1971, including court registers; clerk's letter books and papers; and wreck enquiry notes. Court registers record the date of the hearing, the name of the informant or complainant (often the police), the name of the defendant, a brief note of the offence and the decision of the magistrate.
Thames Magistrates CourtMinute book of the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd, 30 October 1899 to 14 June 1911.
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd x Ditchburn and Mare Shipbuilding Co x C J Mare and CoRecords relating to property owned by the Thames Iron Works in Greenwich, Deptford and West Ham.
Also papers of the Ellis family concerning premises at Hornsey, Stoke Newington and Hackney, London, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire and Nelson and Wellington, New Zealand.
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd x Ditchburn and Mare Shipbuilding Co x C J Mare and CoSix photographs showing the merchant ship 'Challenger' damaged with a puncture in the side of the vessel, and the Thames Forts.
Unknown.Records of the Courts of Conservancy, 1646-1857, including sessions held in London, Essex, Middlesex, Kent and Surrey for breaches of regulations covering encroachments, wharves, fishing, obstructing or fouling the river and similar offences. The papers include grand jury presentments, writs, court minutes, court notes, court orders, committee minutes and administrative papers.
Corporation of LondonRegister of marriages for Thames Christian Community, Fulwell Road, Teddington, 1993-1994.
Thames Christian Community , TeddingtonRecords of the Port of London, Thames Conservancy and Thames Navigation, 1505-1994.
Port of London records include administrative papers, committee reports, accounts, annual reports, bye-laws, papers of the Committee of the House of Commons appointed to consider the best mode of increasing the accommodation of the Port of London, 1796-1799, city tonnage dues cash books and canal boat registration.
Thames Conservancy records include papers relating to the City's claim to the Thames soil, shores and bed; correspondence; reports; maps; acts and bills for the Conservancy of the River Thames; papers regarding the boundary stones marking the limits of the jurisdiction of the City of London; minutes of the Navigation Committee and Parliamentary papers.
Thames Navigation records include accounts, bye-laws, petitions and reports.
Also papers relating to fishing including conservation of fish stock and issue of licences; Parliamentary papers relating to the Thames and the Embankment; papers relating to maintenance of embankments and wharves; publications regarding various aspects of the history of the Thames.
Corporation of LondonPersonal papers of Kin Fong Tey, comprising advertisements for Chinese restaurants, and photographs of London.
Tey , Kin Fong , fl 1966Records of J Lyons and Company Limited and Lyons Tetley Limited, food manufacturers and caterers, W H and F J Horniman and Company Limited and Joseph Tetley and Company, tea merchants, 1849-1978.
This collection contains records relating to all three companies (Horniman, Lyons and Tetley) when they were trading as separate businesses and when they were united under various incarnations of the one "Lyons" name. (They include references to other companies such as Symbol biscuits which Lyons took over in 1944)
However, despite the fact that some corporate records such as minutes have been retained by the Tetley Group Limited the majority of this collection is in fact composed of records relating to the Lyons company (which is necessarily linked with the former due to the fact it was a major competitor for years before taking it over in 1973).
Marketing and publicity aspects are the most heavily represented. As such this is a visually appealing collection and of particular note are the photograph albums and volumes of artwork, product labels and advertisments which are a testiment to the impact tea drinking has had on British society and its way of life.
Joseph Tetley and Co , tea merchants W H and F J Horniman and Co Ltd , tea merchants J Lyons and Company Limited , food manufacturers and caterers Lyons Tetley Ltd , food manufacturers and caterersTellus Super Vacuum Cleaner Limited balance sheets and directors' reports, 1956 and 1962.
Tellus Super Vacuum Cleaner LtdThe records of Tekka Taiping Limited, tin mining company, comprise Board and general minutes, cash books, journals, and ledgers. They are held off-site and therefore require 24 hours notice to access.
Tekka Taiping Ltd , tin mining companyRecords of the Teddington Methodist Circuit, 1861-1964, including Circuit Meeting minute books, Local Preacher minute books and circuit schedule books; and records of the Circuit's constituent churches including registers of baptism and marriage; minutes of various committees including Leader's Meeting minutes, Trustees Meeting minutes and Finance Committee minutes; financial accounts; magazines; correspondence regarding the building of a new chapel at Teddington, 1879; correspondence regarding rebuilding Teddington Methodist Church after bomb damage, 1944; correspondence, reports and plans regarding building a youth hall at the Methodist Church, Sunbury, 1954-1958; correspondence and plans relating to the building of a Methodist Church in Hampton, 1961-1964 and papers regarding the building of a Methodist Church in Hanworth, 1951-1962.
Methodist Church of Great Britain x United Methodist Church x Wesleyan Methodist Church x Primitive Methodist ChurchRecords of the Teddington Methodist Circuit, comprising preaching plans for services at Teddington, East Molesey, Hampton, Sunbury and Hanworth Methodist Churches, 1931-1948.
Methodist Church of Great Britain x United Methodist Church x Wesleyan Methodist Church x Primitive Methodist ChurchTeddington Methodist Circuit preaching plans, 1937-1938.
Methodist Church of Great Britain x United Methodist Church x Wesleyan Methodist Church x Primitive Methodist ChurchRecords of Teddington Methodist Circuit, comprising preaching plans and circuit directories for services at Teddington, East Molesey, Hampton, Sunbury and Hanworth Methodist Churches, 1953 and 1966-1992.
Methodist Church of Great Britain x United Methodist Church x Wesleyan Methodist Church x Primitive Methodist ChurchRecords of Teddington Manor, comprising court books, index to the court books and plan of an estate in the parish of Teddington.
Manor of TeddingtonRecords relating to enclosure in Teddington, comprising copy of a Private Act of Parliament (39 George III, Cap. 101) for dividing and otherwise improving all the Common Fields, Commons, Wastes and other Commonable lands and grounds within the Manor, Parish of Teddington, Middlesex, 1799.
Unknown.Receipts for building work completed by Simon Foster, bricklayer, at Hamylands [or Hamy Lands], the property of Charles Duncombe in Teddington, 1691-1694.
Foster , Simon , fl 1691-1694 , bricklayerAgendas and minutes of the Board and its committees, 1893-1904, including the Scholarship Committee, Secondary Schools Committee, Polytechnics Committee, Teaching of Art and Technology Committee, Building Trades Committee, Commercial Education Committee, Domestic Economy Committee, Finance and General Purposes Committee, Higher Education Committee, Teaching of Chemistry Committee and Technical Instruction for Women Committee.
Also annual reports; issues of the London Technical Education Gazette, the official circular of the Board; pocket books; standing orders; special reports, including some prepared for the London County Council; proposals for new subjects of instruction; papers regarding scholarships and awards; inspection reports; maps of London showing centres of teaching art and science and technology; maps of London showing secondary schools for boys and girls; papers regarding individual polytechnics or schools including annual reports of the Bolt Court Technical School (later the School of Photo Engraving and Lithography); statistics; papers regarding the University of London and financial accounts.
Technical Education BoardCorrespondence and papers of the Technical Advisory and Service Company Limited.
Technical Advisory and Service Co LtdThis is a collection of records of various companies involved in the trading of Ceylon [now Sri Lanka] and Indian teas. It consists of import registers for an un-named company, auction catalogues for private trade teas and photographs of tea plantations, possibly in Ceylon, and the offices and staff of R.M. Holborn and Sons Limited, tea and coffee merchants.
R M Holborn and Sons , tea and coffee merchantsRecords of Taylors (Wine Merchants) Limited, comprising minute book for directors' meeting, board meetings and general meetings; register of members, share transfers and directors; and seal book.
Taylors (Wine Merchants) LtdNotebooks comprising lists of air-raid warnings in London, giving details of times, dates and areas affected, with related newspaper cuttings pasted in.
Taylor , C E , fl 1939-1945Records of Taylor Walker and Co Ltd, brewers, 1759-1972. This collection contains corporate, staff, premises and miscellaneous records. Corporate records include minutes of directors' meetings, articles of association and copartnership, registers of seals and supply agreements. Staff records include minutes of Employees Representative Committee meetings. Premises records include early title deeds for brewery premises as well as for individual public houses and mortgage records. The miscellaneous series comprises an album of advertising cuttings.
Taylor Walker and Co Ltd , brewersFamily papers of the Taylor family, including property ownership documents such as leases, releases, bonds, assignments and grants; financial papers such as bills and receipts; legal papers and counsel's opinions; and family papers such as letters, inventories, wills and marriage settlements. The papers relate to various locations including Harlesden, Chiswick, Staines, Ealing, Hounslow and the City of London.
Taylor , family , of HarlesdenAssessed tax accounts for the New Brentford and Uxbridge Districts.
Unknown.Receipt to Francis Sanders for £133 raised by taxation.
Unknown.Tax assessments for Gore Hundred.
Various.Patient case files from the Portman Clinic and the Tavistock Clinic, 1930-1979.
Tavistock and Portman NHS TrustPapers of the Tatem family relating to the Weir Hall estate, Edmonton. The documents relate mainly to the partial sale of the estate in the 19th Century and gradual urban development in the early 20th century.
Tatem , family , of Weir Hall, EdmontonThe papers of Peter Tatchell includes correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, press releases, posters, leaflets and publications on the following topics: Aids/HIV research, vivisection and animal rights, homophobic violence and policing, the age of consent, media portrayal of homosexuality, negative comments on sexuality by 'personalities', homophobic lyrics and the music industry, international politics, green socialism, Labour and politics, Members of Parliament and 'outing', the Bermondsey By-election, the Greater London Assembly, Christian, Jewish and Islamic leaders' stances on homosexuality, the law and sexuality, the prosecution of homosexual acts, and the employment of homosexuals in the armed forces.
Tatchell , Peter , b 1952 , gay and HIV/AIDS activist, social worker, journalist and authorTarrapore Tea Company records comprise: memorandum and articles of association, 1875-1949 (Ms 28154); and plans, 1881-92 (Ms 28155).
Tarrapore Tea CoPapers relating to the Breakspears Estate in Harefield and the families who lived there, particuarly the Ashby family and Joseph Partridge. The papers include legal documents relating to property transactions in Harefield and maps and photographs of the Breakspears estate.
There are also papers relating to property transactions in other parts of Middlesex including Edmonton, Enfield, Ickenham, Ruislip and Teddington; and other counties including Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Bedfordshire and Berkshire.
Various.Title deeds and records of property transactions for the estate of John Samuel Tanqueray in Hendon, Finchley and Golders Green.
Tanqueray , John Samuel , fl 1854-1870 , landownerRecords of the Tandjong Rubber Company Limited, including articles of association; minute books; annual reports and accounts; and circulars.
Access to records less than 30 years old should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).
Tandjong Rubber Co LtdRecords of the Tanah Datar Rubber Estates Limited, comprising articles of association and circulars to shareholders.
Tanah Datar Rubber Estates LtdParticulars and conditions of sale, with plan, of four freehold newly-erected semi-detached houses in Holden Road, and twenty three freehold building plots fronting Holden Road and Nether Street, Woodside Park, North Finchley, 1905.
Tamlyn , Thomas , fl 1905 , surveyorRecords of Tamaris sur Mer Anglican Chaplaincy, comprising register of baptisms, 1928-70 (Ms 23623), and service register, 1925-30 (Ms 23624). They were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1988.
Tamaris sur Mer Anglican ChaplaincyLetters and invoices of goods sent to Joseph Crump Mardell of Salop by Joseph Talbott of Westminster.
Talbott , Joseph , fl 1750-1751Records of Tait and Company Limited, tea merchants, including correspondence; minutes; memoranda; financial accounts; and press cuttings.
Access to records less than 30 years old (or records less than 70 years old which relate to staff) should be sought from Elementis plc (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff).
Tait and Co Ltd , tea merchants