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

The monumental inscriptions and armorial bearings in the churches within the City of London, a five volume work by Arthur Jewers, compiled for the Library Committee of the City of London, 1910-1919. Includes transcripts of monumental and other inscriptions in the churches, with drawings (many coloured) of armorial bearings, and extracts from wills and other genealogical notes about the persons and families commemorated. Also correspondence with the Library Committee relating to the preparation of the work, 1910-1919, and Library Committee report, 1924.

Papers relating to the history of the church and parish of Saint Peter upon Cornhill, including transcripts of documents, research notes and collectanea.

Transcript of the parish registers of Thaxted, Essex, including baptisms 1558-1812 and marriages 1538-1754.

Records of All Saints Anglican Church, Bordighera, Italy, including registers of baptisms and marriages; register of services; financial accounts; and correspondence.

Records of the British Chapel, Moscow, comprising registers of baptisms, marriages and burials.

Records of Saint Peter and Saint Sigfrid Anglican Church, Stockholm, Sweden comprising register of services, 1855-1907, with notes and certificates of baptisms, marriages and burials 1856-1907 (Ms 22402), and register of baptisms, 1916-60 (Ms 23642). They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff in 1987-8.

Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials at the Protestant Chapel, Ostend.

Service register for the Ferrol Anglican Chaplaincy, Spain.

Register of marriages for the Anglican church of Holy Trinity, Boulogne sur Mer, France.

Records of Holy Trinity Church, Lyon, France, comprising registers of baptisms, 1854-1967 (Ms 14533), marriages, 1868-1969 (Ms 14534), banns, 1878-1911 (Ms 14535), and burials, 1863-1961 (Ms 14536).

Records of the Jerez de la Frontera Anglican Chaplaincy, Spain, comprising: register of baptisms, 1878-1966 (Ms 21026); and register of burials, 1873-1977 (Ms 21027). They were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1984.

Registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials at Libau Anglican Chaplaincy, Latvia.

Records of the Messina Anglican Chaplaincy, Italy, comprising register of baptisms 1902-1908, and private family letters and papers, 1891-1900. They were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1988.

Register of baptisms for Nantes Anglican Chaplaincy, France.

Records of the Royal Memorial Church of Saint George, Cannes, France, comprising memorandum and articles of association of the Duke of Albany Memorial Church Society, 1886 (Ms 23615); register of baptisms, 1887-1960 (Ms 23616); service registers, 1887-1964 (Ms 23617); and church inventory, 1907-31 (Ms 23618).

Service register for the English church of Saint Olaf, Balestrand, Norway.

Records of the Anglican church of Saint Boniface, Antwerp, Belgium; comprising register of burials and registers of services.

Papers of Edward Baker, mathematical instrument maker, comprising a letter book containing correspondence with family, and a genealogy of the Baker family 1650-1776. The papers were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1977.

Scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings relating to the career of Sir George Rowland Blades.

Correspondence files of the New River Company, including Secretary's letter books; letter books of staff members including engineers, supervisors and surveyors; general letter books and estate letter books.

Records of the New River Company relating to Parliamentary proceedings, including papers regarding relevant Select Committees and Bills; memoranda of proceedings; reports; and correspondence, statistics and reports relating to the Royal Commission on the Metropolitan Water Supply.

Contracts of the New River Company including specifications; quotations; contracts; tenders; accepted contracts; accepted stores contracts and contracts for building offices.

Staff records of the New River Company, including wages books; returns of employees and papers relating to staff appointments.

Records of the Staines Reservoir Joint Committee, comprising progress reports from the Engineer.

Corporate records of the Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company, including Board meeting minute books; Committee meeting minute books; Secretary's reports; correspondence and letter books; solicitor's accounts; legal papers; records relating to stocks and shares; registers of probates; mortgage records and contracts records.

Staff records of the Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company, including wages books; expenses books; time books and applications, testimonials and correspondence.

General records of the Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company, including newscuttings books; papers relating to a legal case; papers relating to stocks and papers relating to works.

Records of the West Kent Main Sewerage Board, including Board minutes; Committee minutes including the Finance Committee, Superannuation Joint Committee and Works Committee; financial records including registers of agreements, register of mortgages and transfers and loans ledger; letter books; and minutes of proceedings of the West Kent Drainage Bill.

Corporate records of the West Middlesex Waterworks Company, including Board of Directors minutes; General Assembly minutes; Committee minutes; letter books and correspondence; legal papers; records relating to stocks and shares; files on Royal Commissions on water supply; and general files of the Secretary.

Staff records of the West Middlesex Waterworks Company, comprising correspondence relating to the appointment of JA Christie.

Papers, 1895-1976, collected by the Halifax Building Society in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to 368 High Road, Chiswick; including leases, assignment of lease, abstract of title, conveyances, deed of covenant and agreements.

Papers, 1877-1971, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Ealing, Shepperton and Twickenham including leases, mortgages, abstracts of title and trust deeds.

Papers collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising probate copy will of David Aldridge of Church Street, Staines, later of Feltham, carpenter, made 17 Feb 1888, proved 4 Jan 1892. Bequests include cottage in Hythe Road, Egham, Surrey.

This collection refers to estates in the Isle of Dogs (Poplar) and Woodford, owned by the Mellish, Glengall and Charteris families. The records consists of the title deeds to the properties, leases of the properties, and financial and legal records arising from the administration of trusts to provide income from the properties for members of the Charteris family, chiefly Lady Margaret Charteris and Edmund Butler Charteris.

Papers, 1881-1919, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Chiswick and Southgate, including leases, assignments of leases and mortgage.

Minute book of the War Refugees Committee, a charity aiding First World War refugees.

Records of Barking Synagogue, consisting of an account book.

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Records of Edgware Synagogue, consisting of an undertaking to observe the provisions and conditions of the United Synagogue, annual report for 1947/48, and an accounts book.

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Annual report for Ilford Synagogue, 1947-48.

Records of the North London Synagogue, consisting of correspondence and a kethuba register [marriage contracts].

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Kethubah book [marriage contracts] for Upton Park District Synagogue.

Wembley Synagogue annual report for 1947-48.

Records of the West Ham Synagogue, including a register of reserved graves; Board of Management minutes; administrative files relating to premises, marriages, classes, staffing, centenary celebrations and the closure of the synagogue; financial records; membership lists; kethubah books [marriage contracts]; centenary exhibition boards; and a design for a hall.

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Records of the Watford and District Synagogue consisting of an account book for membership contributions.

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Records relating to property owned by the Earl of Hardwicke on Princes Street, near Drury Lane.

Papers collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising lease by Doctor J. Menzies to Miss Sophia Russell of 181 Blackfriars Road, Southwark, with marginal plan, 21 Dec 1888; lease by Mayor and Commonalty of City of London to the Reverend Thomas Tylee of Victoria Mission Hall and numbers 10 and 12 Lancaster Street, Southwark, with marginal plan, 25 Jun 1901 and release concerning will of Canon J.G. Cromwell, 16 Dec 1908.

Records relating to Mary Green, comprising apprenticeship indenture; instructions to Mary Green at time of her apprenticeship directing her to good behaviour and industry; certificate from Foundling Hospital of satisfactory completion of apprenticeship by Mary Green; printed advice and guidance for her future life presented to Mary Green by Foundling Hospital.

Records of Thomas Dence and family, 1876-1923, including investment ledger and papers relating to investments such as certificates; cash books, registers of deeds and legal documents relating to properties; register of insurance policies; wills, powers of attorney and documents relating to the Dence Trust; cheque books; letter book, mostly letters to tenants; ledger listing documents regarding the Ferme Park Estate, including building agreements, leases issued and deeds.

Records of the Manor of Newington Barrow, Islington, comprising court rolls (courts leet and baron).