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Records of the parish of Saint Peter Cornhill, City of London. The records held include a Vulgate Bible dating from circa 1300 (Ms 4158A) and a Cartulary dating from 1425-6 (Ms 4158). The main archive dates from the 16th century with parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials, banns) from 1538, vestry minutes from 1574 and tithe rate, poor rate and church rate books from 1579. The remaining records date from the 17th century, including churchwardens' records, administrative papers, papers relating to poor relief and papers relating to the parish estate.

Records of the parish of Saint Swithin, London Stone, Cannon Street, City of London, including parish registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and banns, Vestry minutes, Churchwardens' accounts, deeds, poor rate and tithe rate assessments and miscellaneous administrative papers.

Records of the London Stone District Visiting Society, 1830-1854, 2 volumes: This was a charitable society for visiting families and distributing religious tracts, and also linen, bread, coal etc. Little is known about the society. An undated (but ca.1830s or 1840s) printed notice bound into Ms 3367 gives the secretary's name as J. C. Bowles and indicates that the society was run by a committee which met at 16 Walbrook. The records of the society were deposited with the records of the parish of St Swithin London Stone in 1938 and catalogued shortly afterwards by a member of Guildhall Library staff. They comprise a cash book 1830-54 (P69/SWI/D/02/MS03366) and a summary of visits and payments made 1831-43 (P69/SWI/D/03/MS03367).

Records relating to the Balham Estate of the Dean and Chapter of Ely comprising ground rents and financial accounts, 1884-1932.

Records of the National Provincial Bank, comprising photograph of the facade of the Bishopsgate branch of the bank, 1865.

Apportionment of rent charge in lieu of tithes in the parish of Hendon, with plan, 1741-1903.

Records of the Salmon and Gluckstein families, 1890-1963. The records relate to the administrative and financial activities of the Gluckstein and Salmon family 'resource pool'. They are not the records of the individual businesses run by the family. Records include minutes of weekly meetings, income and expenditure ledgers, a salary book, family trees and a series of reference volumes containing copies of important documents and recording decisions taken. There is also a file of accounts for the firm Maxwell and Ponting Ltd.

Records of Prince Brindley Limited, wine and spirit merchants, comprising register of members (including share transfers, register of directors and secretaries) and share certificates.

Records of P G Ward and Company Limited, comprising register of members and shares; certificate of incorporation; share certificates and change of director and company situation forms.

Records of Wine Ways (Supermarkets) Limited, drinks retailer, including directors' meetings minute books (including board meetings); register of members, directors and secretaries; papers relating to shares and shareholders; register of uses of the company seal; and financial accounts.

Records of the Pilgrim Trust, including minutes of Trustees meetings; financial records; papers of the Secretary; correspondence; annual reports; publications; annual accounts; ledgers; cash books; grant payment books; and grant files relating to art and learning, countryside preservation, ecclesiastical preservations, secular preservation and social welfare.

Sales records of Whitbread and Company Limited, brewers, including beer returns (1903-1959), complaints books (1925-1952), excise books (1935-1976), export ledgers (1953-1957), sales and nominal ledgers (1790-1821), estate trade books (1889-1979, these include both public and private trade along with records of the bottling stores), off-licenses and Company interests arranged by region. Also includes summaries, estimates and other sales statistics from across the Company together with papers from the Take Home division.

Records of Spicer and Pegler, chartered accountants, comprising private letterbooks 1902-12 and 1972, and photographs of Ernest Pegler, 1936.

Records of the Bank of British West Africa including administrative, staff, financial and publicity records and photographs.

Records of the African Banking Corporation comprising financial accounts, agreements, correspondence and scrapbooks.

Access to records less than 45 years old should be sought from the depositor (contact details may be obtained from a member of staff). 24 hours notice is required for access to these records.

Records of the Bank of Nigeria, comprising specimen signatures book and agenda book.

Records of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, also known as Chartered Bank, including half-yearly head office and branch balance sheets 1858-1972; half-yearly returns from London and head office 1859-1976; staff records 1854-1960; schedules of bank premises, insurance and strongroom provision 1911-1979 and some miscellaneous papers 1863.

Access to the bank's archives is subject to a 45-year rule, with a 70-year rule for specifically personnel records.

These records are still being catalogued and the Archive holds around 75 linear yards of material dating from 1853 which does not appear in the catalogue and for which there is as yet no accurate list. This uncatalogued material is at present unavailable to readers.

London and South African Bank records comprise: charters of incorporation, 1860, 1864-5; general ledgers, 1869-77; deed of settlement, 1861; correspondence, 1867-8; and contract of service, 1864.

Records of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, later known as the Chartered Bank. Records date from 1851, just prior to the foundation of the bank in 1853 and include reference to the operation and management of the business covering both branches, agencies and head office. There is information relating to premises and staff, inspection of branches and customer accounts, some records of legal actions as well as general administrative records created and maintained by the secretaries and general managers.

Highlights include records relating to the bank during times of War, from accounts of local rebellions and riots through to the Second World War which saw two thirds of the banks' branches occupied by the Japanese and over 100 of the banks' European officers interned. There is a series of letters within the records of the Secretary and a number of personal reminiscences recounting the courageous actions of trustworthy staff members trying to salvage bank records from being seized by the Japanese, from those in internment camps and accounts of conditions in occupied countries (CLC/B/207/CH03/01/07) and a register of employees interned in prisoner of war camps or killed during enemy action (CLC/B/207/CH08/01/004).

There is a series of posterity files (CLC/B/207/CH03/01/09-13) consisting of over 1,300 documents which were retained by the Secretary as a research resource and for historical interest covering a remarkable range of subjects such as legal wrangles and reports on trading conditions in particular countries reflecting how the bank was responsive to early economic development and new trade when seeking to expand its network of branches.

The 'Realms of Silver' centenary publication research files are a valuable source on the history of the bank (CLC/B/207/CH03/01/14-17) covering a range of topics such as key commodities in particular areas, they show staff enduring disease, plague, famine and drought, rebellion and revolution, earthquakes, floods and fire and highlight how the activities of the Bank have touched upon events of world history as well as of local development, often reflecting creative solutions that the bank employed to overcome such problems and tribulations.

There is an extensive collection of premises records (CLC/B/207/CH09) including plans of the branches and often subsequent upgrades and developments of branches and agencies in response to growing business needs. There are also photographs which show not only bank premises but also create a pictorial history reflecting the international operations of the Chartered Bank as well as showing local flora, fauna and methods of trade, for example, in Cebu the use of Buffalo to move Hemp and in Burma the use of Elephants in the emerging logging trade. They also reflect local tragedies such as the effects of the Yokohama Earthquake in Japan in 1923 (CLC/B/207/CH09/08; CLC/B/207/CH08/04; CLC/B/207/CH03/01/16).

There is an extensive series of records relating to accounts and financial matters (CLC/B/207/CH04), including general ledgers; a comprehensive series of half yearly balance sheets from branches and records of the Taxation and Statistics Department (which appears to have fallen under the auspices of the Chief Accountant.

There are also records relating to staff (CLC/B/207/CH08), which give details on the bank's application and registration process, and progress and activities of named staff when they took up their posts. These records include registers of staff (1874-1920), some staff applications and employment agreements (1900-1930) and an extensive series of half-yearly schedules of staff in overseas branches (1863-1960).

This sub-fonds includes records relating to the initial share issue including subscription contract, script registers, published prospectus and script certificates and paperwork.

Records of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, later known as the Chartered Bank. Records date from 1851, just prior to the foundation of the bank in 1853 and include reference to the operation and management of the business covering both branches, agencies and head office. There is information relating to premises and staff, inspection of branches and customer accounts, some records of legal actions as well as general administrative records created and maintained by the secretaries and general managers.

Highlights include records relating to the bank during times of War, from accounts of local rebellions and riots through to the Second World War which saw two thirds of the banks' branches occupied by the Japanese and over 100 of the banks' European officers interned. There is a series of letters within the records of the Secretary and a number of personal reminiscences recounting the courageous actions of trustworthy staff members trying to salvage bank records from being seized by the Japanese, from those in internment camps and accounts of conditions in occupied countries (CLC/B/207/CH03/01/07) and a register of employees interned in prisoner of war camps or killed during enemy action (CLC/B/207/CH08/01/004).

There is a series of posterity files (CLC/B/207/CH03/01/09-13) consisting of over 1,300 documents which were retained by the Secretary as a research resource and for historical interest covering a remarkable range of subjects such as legal wrangles and reports on trading conditions in particular countries reflecting how the bank was responsive to early economic development and new trade when seeking to expand its network of branches.

The 'Realms of Silver' centenary publication research files are a valuable source on the history of the bank (CLC/B/207/CH03/01/14-17) covering a range of topics such as key commodities in particular areas, they show staff enduring disease, plague, famine and drought, rebellion and revolution, earthquakes, floods and fire and highlight how the activities of the Bank have touched upon events of world history as well as of local development, often reflecting creative solutions that the bank employed to overcome such problems and tribulations.

There is an extensive collection of premises records (CLC/B/207/CH09) including plans of the branches and often subsequent upgrades and developments of branches and agencies in response to growing business needs. There are also photographs which show not only bank premises but also create a pictorial history reflecting the international operations of the Chartered Bank as well as showing local flora, fauna and methods of trade, for example, in Cebu the use of Buffalo to move Hemp and in Burma the use of Elephants in the emerging logging trade. They also reflect local tragedies such as the effects of the Yokohama Earthquake in Japan in 1923 (CLC/B/207/CH09/08; CLC/B/207/CH08/04; CLC/B/207/CH03/01/16)

There is an extensive series of records relating to accounts and financial matters (CLC/B/207/CH04), including general ledgers; a comprehensive series of half yearly balance sheets from branches and records of the Taxation and Statistics Department (which appears to have fallen under the auspices of the Chief Accountant.

There are also records relating to staff (CLC/B/207/CH08), which give details on the bank's application and registration process, and progress and activities of named staff when they took up their posts. These records include registers of staff (1874-1920), some staff applications and employment agreements (1900-1930) and an extensive series of half-yearly schedules of staff in overseas branches (1863-1960).

These records were kept at the individual branches and include circulars sent by head office, general instructions for transacting business, a cheque book and a number of copies of authorised signatures. Generally only head office records of branches and agencies are held.

Records of E D Sassoon Banking Company Limited including agreement for increase in share capital and debenture.

Records of E D Sassoon Banking Company Limited including balance sheets, accounts, and profit and loss statements; profit and loss books, general, nominal and real account ledgers; house accounts, deposit and current accounts (including those belonging to the Sassoon family) and other accounts; journals, cash books, bills receivable and payable, sundry creditors and debtors and investments.

Records of E D Sassoon Banking Company Limited including ledgers containing company accounts, deposits and current accounts, acceptances, bills discounted, loans and customer securities, safe registers, insurance claims, and share brokering records including registers of coupons and sold transfers relating to shares.

Records of E D Sassoon Banking Company Limited including records relating to employee provident fund and retirement benefits plan; and an income tax register.

Records of E D Sassoon Banking Company Limited including a property register and deeds relating to 46 Dorset Mews, Westminster and 46 Grosvenor Place, Westminster including leases, covenants, assignments, counterpart leases and abstracts. Some deeds date back to 1856 as they relate to the change in ownership of the properties before they were acquired by the Sassoon family, E D Sassoon and Company Limited or E D Sassoon Banking Company Limited.

Records of E D Sassoon Banking Company Limited including historical pamphlet and draft containing additional historical information.

Records of E D Sassoon and Company Limited including correspondence files relating to business links and investment in South Africa; and copy judgement.

Records of the National Industrial Credit Corporation based in Johannesburg, including the memorandum and articles of association, the minutes of the South African Committee based at Johannesburg and the London Committee and the annual reports (with gaps).

Records of P & O Banking Corporation including files on buildings and grounds used by the Corporation that include agreements, contracts and terms of use of those properties.

Records of Standard Chartered Bank Limited including the articles and memorandum of assocation from 1975 and the published annual reports from 1971-1988.

Records of Standard Chartered Bank Limited including many items donated by former employees and members of the Standard Chartered Pensioners' Association. They relate to elements of historical interest from both Standard and Chartered Banks prior to merger and after merger.

There is also a series of photographs of places which were deposited by the bank in 2013.

Records of Standard Bank of South Africa Limited including one register of Directors shareholdings.

Records of Standard Bank of South Africa Limited covering the main administrative functions and departments of the bank. Records include extensive series of letter books and circulars for the Secretary's, General Manager's and Chairman's departments, as well as general correspondence, minutes, notes and files concerning financial and other organisational matters for these departments.

Records from other departments include letter books and memoranda for the Advances Department, records submitted to the Agency Department from Hamburg and New York Agencies, reports and financial assessments by the Inspection Department, records on the merger with the Chartered Bank from the Organisational and Methods Department and correspondence and reports from the East Africa Department.

Turquand Youngs and Company records entirely comprise financial records apart from a few items in Ms 31382 relating to Parr's Bank, for which accountants' notebooks concerning audit, c 1900-1919 also survive (Ms 31381). Unfortunately, the two main series of ledgers, 1858-1910 (Ms 31377) and cash books, 1860-1910 (Ms 31378) are incomplete.

Minute book of the Aviation Insurance Offices Association.

British Commercial Fire Insurance Company minutes of the board and of annual general meetings.

Letters sent to Hurrell and Mayo, solicitors, including receipts, commission notes, authorisations for the purchase and sale of stocks and shares and for making payments on behalf of clients; the correspondents are chiefly commercial companies, but include some individual clients.

Draft deed of settlement establishing the Wellington Reversionary Annuity and Life Assurance Society; with papers relating to the sale of all their assets, policies, and property to the India and London Life Assurance Company.

Records of Billingsgate Ward, Corporation of London, including wardmote minutes; lists of officers; lists of inhabitants of the ward; tax and rate assessment books.

These records are exclusively for the part of Cripplegate Ward lying outside the City wall. The records comprise wardmote minutes and accounts, rate assessments, presentments and returns, plans of the ward and other administrative papers.

Records of the Farringdon Within Ward, Corporation of London. The records comprise wardmote minutes and accounts, tax and rate assessments, inhabitants lists and details of ward officers. They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates.

Records of Tower Ward, Corporation of London. The records comprise minutes and accounts, rate assessments, wardmote papers and other administrative and legal papers, and papers of the benevolent fund. The records were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates.

Records of the Walbrook Ward, Corporation of London. The records comprise Wardmote minutes and accounts, rate assessments and inhabitants lists, precepts and other administrative papers. They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates.

Records of the parish of Saint Mary, Acton, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage, and church services; preachers' books; parish map; papers relating to tithes; papers relating to the maintenance of church buildings and the churchyard; Churchwardens' financial accounts; Parochial Church Council minutes and financial accounts; Vestry minutes; Overseers of the Poor financial accounts; parochial reports; papers regarding parish charities including almshouses; parish magazines; press cuttings; and orders of services.

Records of the parish of Saint Lawrence, New Brentford, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials; banns of marriage, and church services; papers relating to tithes and income; Churchwardens' papers; papers relating to the maintenance of church buildings; Vestry minutes; papers relating to parish charities; minutes of the Trustees and managers of New Brentford Charity Schools (later the National Schools); National Schools log books and attendance registers; papers of the Overseers of the Poor including settlement examinations; Parochial Church Council minutes; parish magazines and photographs.

Records of the parish of Saint Matthew, Ashford, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, confirmations, banns of marriage, and church services; Preachers' books; papers relating to parish boundaries and transfers; papers relating to tithes; Churchwardens' accounts; papers relating to parish charities; maps of the parish. Also architects' drawings and plans for Saint Matthew's Church, Saint Matthew's Churchyard and Saint Hilda's Church; and correspondence and Vestry minutes for Saint Benedict's Mission Church.

Diagrammatic plan of Ealing, then part of the County of Middlesex, showing locations of existing and proposed schools, 1950.

Poor Rate books for Hendon, 1837-1899.

Records relating to the management of bridges in London, 1664-1990, including petitions; reports; financial papers; legal papers; publications; press releases; papers relating to building and maintenance; title deeds relating to Staines Bridge and papers relating to proposals to build 'St Paul's Bridge', abandoned at the outbreak of World War One.

Also papers, 1868-1890, relating to the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Metropolitan Bridges which worked to free all bridges over the Thames and Lea from tolls, including papers on the Staines Bridge, Walton Bridge, Hampton Court Bridge, Kingston-on-Thames Bridge, Kew Bridge, Chingford Mills Bridge, Hellyer's Ferry Bridge and Tottenham Mills Bridge.

Records of the Court of Requests, City of London, 1595-1853, including committee reports; petitions; regulations; appointment of Commissioners; accounts ledgers; cash books; record of fees; summons books; warrant books; bonds and promissory notes, and other administrative papers.

Records of the Finsbury and Halliwell Estates, 1618-1985, including committee minutes; Acts of Parliament; bye-laws; bonds; papers relating to the lease of the Finsbury Estate; bills for highway maintenance work; receipt books for duty on rented property payable by the City; receipt books for granting Her Majesty Queen Victoria duties and profits arising from property; accounts ledgers; cash books; rentals and surveys. Most of the papers relate to the Finsbury Estate.