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Records of the parish of Saint Thomas Apostle, Queen Street, City of London, including muniments of title from 1536; parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials and banns) from 1558; Vestry minutes; Churchwardens' accounts; poor rate assessments and property valuations.

Records of the parish of Saint Antholin, Budge Row, City of London. Parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials) survive from 1539, churchwardens' accounts and vestry minutes date from 1574 and 1648 respectively. Also overseers' accounts; register of parish apprentices; papers relating to the maintenance of the church building; church rate, tithe rate and poor rate assessments; and papers relating to the Saint Antholin lectureship charity.

Records of Saint Mary Aldermary, Queen Victoria Street, City of London including parish registers (baptisms, marriages, banns, burials) from 1558; registers of ministers; Vestry minute books; Churchwardens' accounts; papers relating to poor relief; poor rate assessments; and deeds for parish properties.

Records of the parish of Saint John the Baptist, Walbrook, City of London, including parish registers (baptisms and burials) from 1682; Vestry minute books; churchwardens' account books; poor rate, tithe rate and church rate assessments; and papers relating to parish properties.

Records of Vintry Ward, Corporation of London. The records comprise wardmote minutes and accounts. They were catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates.

Records of Vintry Ward Club comprising: minutes, 1877-1980 (Ms 31354); accounts, 1877-1933, 1968-90 (Ms 31355, 31357); and annual luncheon menu cards, 1951-95 (Ms 31356). Catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1997.

Rules and regulations for children and parents, issued by the committee of Saint Thomas's Charity School.

Income and expenditure accounts for the Vintry and Dowgate Wards Club.

Records of the Parish of Saint Thomas, Southwark, comprising an account book of the Overseers of the Poor, 1739-1775.

Records of Saint Thomas' Church and Parish, including deeds for property in Southwark, including the rectory and church, 1552-1697; testimonial letters from Thomas Ridley, Bishop of Winchester, approving the site of a new cemetery, 1617; financial account book for the Church, 1698-1706; deed of covenant between the President and Governors of Guy's Hospital and the Governors of Saint Thomas' Hospital, regarding a contribution to repairs to Saint Thomas' Church, 1849; papers relating to Episcopal jurisdiction, 1830 - 1875; plans of proposed alterations to the church, 1800s; papers of the Saint Thomas' Church Charity School, 1836-1892; papers regarding amalgamation with Saint Olave's parish, 1872-1898; instructions for the treatment of cholera, 1849 and papers regarding the paving of streets in the parish, 1852-1857.

St Thomas's Hospital student nurse records, [1950-1980], includes detailed application forms, correspondence and training records.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Southwark, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials. Most of the records relate to civil functions of the parish, including Churchwardens' account books; Vestry minute books; Overseers of the Poor account books and disbursements; pension lists; papers relating to rates including rate books, correspondence and orders for the collection of monies; fire certificates; vouchers; correspondence concerning poor assistance; apprenticeship indentures; settlement certificates and removal orders to and from the parish; Constable's warrants; cholera returns; orders to pay maintenance; and petitions.

Records of the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, 1494-2006. Records include charters; ordinances; court minutes; financial accounts; apprentice bindings registers; freedom admission registers; and deeds relating to Company property. Please note no access is allowed to Ms 2881/27-40 without permission from the Company.

Collection also includes records of the Fraternity of St Eligius (MS 02883 and 05535, ca 1424 and 1496, 2 production units). An inventory of goods belonging to the Fraternity of St Loye at Blacksmiths' Hall dated 1496 survives in a volume of Blacksmiths' Company wardens' accounts [GL Ms 2883/1]. It includes three garlands [caps] bearing an image of St Eligius, which almost certainly were used to crown the incoming master and wardens. This is apparently the last documented reference to the Fraternity and its subsequent history is unknown.

Ms 5535 was deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library by the Farriers' Company in 1949. Ms 2883/1 was amongst records deposited by the Blacksmiths' Company in 1929 and 1946. Both volumes now form part of the archive of the Blacksmiths' Company Catalogued at various dates by members of Guildhall Library staff.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS: These records are stored at the Guildhall Library site rather than the LMA Clerkenwell site. Researchers wishing to access these records should do so at the Guildhall Library Rare Books table. The Library is open Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 16:45. Researchers will need to have an Archives History Card or a Library Readers Card. An archivist will be available at Guildhall Library on Thursday mornings to answer any queries.

Condition of a bond given by the treasurer of St Thomas's Hospital to "A. B." in recognition of his proposal to discover to the Governors a freehold estate called Elliot's Court in Little Old Bailey, which had been lost and withheld from them for 24 years.

Records of Saint Thomas' Hospital, 1551-2001.

Papers relating to hospital administration, including Charter, 1551; General Court of Governors minute books, 1556/7-1948; Board of Governors minute books 1948-1974; General Purposes and Finance Committees minute books, 1948-1974; Grand Committee minute books, 1634-1947; Almoners' Committee minute books, 1845-1959; House Committee minute books, 1879-1929; Medical and Surgical Officers' Committee, Medical Chairman's Committee and associated committees minute books, 1920-1985; Committee minute books, 1831-1974; notices of meetings, 1765-1865; rules, orders and charges, 1556-1974; Steward's report books 1896-1946; Easter reports 1689-1862; miscellaneous reports 1759-1944; annual reports 1894-1990; medical reports 1836 and 1870-1952; lists of governors 1633-1942; in-letters and papers, 1265 and 1579-1946; out-letter books, 1715-1870 and 1929-1938; correspondence files, 1940-1962; administrative papers, [1575]-1903; staff administration, 1591 and 1739-1948 and miscellaneous reports and papers, 1955-1973.

Papers relating to hospital buildings including papers, contracts, deeds, agreements and plans for the buildings at Southwark, 1697-1867; reports, pamphlets, papers, bills and plans relating to the removal of the Hospital from Southwark, 1862-1871; deeds, leases, agreements, correspondence, plans, contracts and papers relating to the hospital site at Stangate Street, Lambeth, 1807-1966; inventories and linen records, 1669-1948; Rebuilding Committee and associated committees minute books, 1944-1975, papers relating to the rebuilding of St. Thomas' Hospital, 1950-1976; architects' drawings, [1865]-1947; contract drawings and documents, 1959-1973 and plans relating to the restoration of Governors' Hall, 1988-1990.

Patient records including admission registers (fragmentary), 1672-1865; Saint Thomas' Hospital, Hydestile admission registers, 1941-1957; Ophthalmic Ward admission books, 1897-1908; admission letters, forms and regulations, 1689-1881; registers of In-patients, 1870-1871, 1890-1929 and 1940-1947; Lodge maternity books, 1933-1939; Lady Almoner's index books, 1938-1944; registers of baptisms, 1880-1946; Chaplains' registers of services, 1949-1968; death registers, 1763-1964; Out-patients records, 1897-1960; Diet table and diet kitchen log books, 1872-1948; case books (examples only), 1878-1936; pathology records, 1903-1950 and records of the Department of Ophthalmology, 1937-1973.

Papers relating to nursing staff including minutes of Matron's and Sisters' meetings, 1918-1937; registers of nursing staff, 1844-1919; Matron's account books, 1865-1909; Saint Thomas' Hospital, Hydestile staff nurses' record books, 1941-1956 and Nurses' Musical Society list of costumes and properties, 1927-1931.

Financial accounts, 1559-1966; papers relating to legacies and endowments, 1553-1947; papers relating to hospital estates and leases, [1246]-1985, including estates registers, insurance registers, rental accounts, deeds, manorial court rolls, surveys, maps and plans; legal cases concerning Dr Todd, incumbent of St. Thomas' Church, Southwark, 1619-1628; account book for legal charges, 1692-1696; legal cases concerning Bridewell Hospital and the City of London, 1770-1782; legal case concerning Operating Theatre Riot, 1837; London and Greenwich Railway Bill and London Bridge Station Bill, 1835-1847; Saint Thomas' Hospital v. City of London, 1850-1851 and dispute with Charing Cross Railway Company and removal of hospital to Stangate, Lambeth, 1859-1871.

Papers relating to the Social Work Department, 1924-1985, including reports, statistics, photographs and papers relating to the Cicely Northcote Trust. Papers of the Hospital Archivist, 1857-1968, including correspondence relating to accessions, lists, catalogues, exhibitions, loans, enquiries and publications. Papers relating to Saint Thomas' Church, 1552-1875, Saint Thomas' Charity School, 1831-1892 and Saint Thomas' Parish, 1817-1898. Papers of the Friends of Saint Thomas' Hospital, formerly the Ladies Guild, including committee minute books, 1910-1967 and annual reports, 1905-1991.

Diaries and memoirs, 1680/1-1983; papers relating to special occasions, 1865-1974; newspaper cuttings, [1805]-1986; papers of Anthony Wingfield, 1729-1799 (receiver of Saint Thomas' Hospital 1775-1799); magazine of the Fifth London (City of London) General Hospital, 1916-1918; printed material produced by the hospital, 1924-1986, including Saint Thomas's Hospital Gazette, 1891-1968 and Circle (staff magazine) 1968-1990; visitors' books, 1925-1965; certificates, papers and photographs of medical staff and students, 1818-1959 papers of the Children's Ward Memorial Fund, 1940-1989; papers of Robert Sharpington, Public Relations Officer, 1957-1975; papers of the United Hospitals Boxing, Fencing and Gymnastic Club, 1908-1991; papers relating to Miss Ethel Hart, housekeeper, 1917-1992; histories of Saint Thomas' Hospital, 1819-1984 and artefacts, [1665]-1960, including plumb line used by Queen Victoria to lay foundation stone of hospital at Lambeth, 1868; arm band with badge, 1917 and a London Penny Token, showing on one side a view of 'St. Thomas's Hospital Compleatd', 1708.