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BANKS COLLECTION
GB 0074 ACC/0410 · Collection · 1486-1949

Collection of research into the local history of Friern Barnet and environs, carried out by C.O. Banks. The papers include copies of court rolls, research notes, lectures, statistics, extracts from parish records, copies and extracts of wills, legal proceedings, notes on important buildings and people, newspaper cuttings, licences, geneaological notes, sales particulars, estate agents plans, reports, photographs, articles, books and pamphlets on the local history, and maps of Friern Barnet and surrounding areas.

Banks , C O , fl 1925-1939 , local historian
GB 0074 LMA/4420 · Collection · 2000-2001

Record of church furnishings for the church of Saint Margaret, Lee. The record covers memorials, metalwork, stonework, woodwork, textiles, paintings, library records, windows and tiling, clocks, musical instruments and lighting. It also includes a list of records (baptisms, marriages and burials) deposited at Lewisham Local History Library.

Blackheath Decorative and Fine Arts Societies , Blackheath Group of Church Recorders
GB 0074 CLC/236 · Collection · [1930-1939]

Two files of research by Charles Angell Bradford relating to the history of the church and parish of Saint Sepulchre, Holborn.

Bradford , Charles Angell , fl 1930-1939 , historian
BRADFORD, J G (fl 1930-1933)
GB 0074 CLC/428 · Collection · [1900-1933]

Research notes by J G Bradford, including index to pedigrees and arms contained in the heralds' visitations in the British Museum; genealogical notes relating to members of the peerage; genealogical notes on the mayors of London; and collection of county heraldic visitations.

Bradford , J G , fl 1930-1933 , historian
GB 0074 CLC/429 · Collection · 1835-1870

Records of Thomas Brewer, antiquarian, comprising: a calendar of correspondence in Remembrancia 1, 1850 (Ms 00007); a memoir of John Carpenter, town clerk, 1835 (Ms 01555); notes relating to offices and office-holders of the City of London Corporation, mid 19th century (Ms 02173, 03117-8, 10139-40); extracts from the City's records relating to the River Lea and the New River, compiled 19th century (Ms 02194); extract from the wardmote inquest book of the ward of Cheap, compiled 19th century (Ms 02195); extracts and notes relating to the Plaisterers' Company, mid 19th century (Ms 02192, 03555); copies of monumental inscriptions, and extracts and indexes of records of the church of St Lawrence Jewry and St Mary Magdalene Milk Street, mid 19th century (Ms 03119, 03288, 03292-3, 03551); copies of inscriptions in St Mary le Bow church, 1858 (Ms 07820); text of a paper on customs formerly observed in public schools, ca. 1850 (Ms 02193).

The records were catalogued between 1908 and 1959 by members of Guildhall Library staff.

Brewer , Thomas , fl 1835-1870 , antiquarian
BRIDGER, Charles (fl 1867)
GB 0074 CLC/237 · Collection · [1840-1880]

Extracts from the wills of stationers of London, 1550-1664; and lists of apprentices bound to members of the Stationers' Company, 1555-1640.

Bridger , Charles , fl 1867 , historian
GB 0074 LMA/4230 · Collection · 1935-1983

Records of the Standing Conference for Local History, later known as the British Association for Local History. The records comprise: minutes and related papers 1949-1982; Regional Meetings correspondence and related material 1968-1973; subject files covering a large number of topics 1949-1981; general correspondence and papers 1938 - 1981; correspondence and papers regarding publications by the Standing Conference/National Council for Social Service 1951-1982; copies of publications 1950-1983; and The Local History Recording Scheme files which originated from an early NCSS scheme and cover certain counties 1935-1979.

Also minutes 1982-1996, correspondence 1979-1994, administrative files and papers 1981-1997, and editorial files relating to the publication The Local Historian 1970-1990.

Standing Conference for Local History x British Association for Local History
GB 0074 CLC/239 · Collection · 1930-1938

These papers of Francis and George Bent Buckley comprise antiquarian notes compiled by them from 1930 to 1938, chiefly relating to watches and 17th and 18th century London watchmakers.

The records comprise: list of lost watches of London watchmakers, c 1930 (Ms 02921); list of references to 18th-century newspaper advertisements relating to watchmakers, clockmakers and allied trades, c 1934 (Ms 03338); list of British clockmakers working outside London, 1937 (Ms 03355); and alphabetical list of glass sellers, china-men and "potters", 1938 (Ms 03384).

Buckley , Francis , fl 1912-1941 , historian
GB 0074 LMA/4462/K · Collection · 1978-1995

Records of the Caribbean Biographical Project, including correspondence from biographers and authors; draft biographies and minutes.

Caribbean Biographical Project
GB 0074 CLC/241 · Collection · 1820 -1849

Volumes of notes relating to churches in London, Middlesex, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Monmouthshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, and Yorkshire. Including architectural sketches and plans, compiled 1820s to 1840s. Some of these notes were later published in the Gentleman's Magazine. The notes appear to have been gathered together and pasted in to these volumes after Carlos' death.

Carlos , Edward John , fl 1832 , antiquarian
CITY OF LONDON
GB 0074 ACC/1236 · Collection · 1850-1899

Notebook containing extracts from various City of London records.

Unknown.
GB 0074 LMA/4251 · Collection · 1971-1985

Papers relating to the Claire Rayner novels The Performers, a twelve book series about London which traces a family from the 1800s. The series contains draft manuscripts of each volume along with research, time lines and notes on political events, dress, religion, travel, medicine, foreign affairs, industry and agriculture covering the period during which the novels are set.

Rayner , Claire Berenice , 1931-2010 , journalist and author
GB 0074 CLC/243 · Collection · [1850-1899]

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

Copeland , Alfred James , fl 1870 , antiquarian
GB 0074 CLC/244 · Collection · 1842-1854

Volume of correspondence between Thomas Crofton Croker and Frederick William Fairholt, engraver and antiquary, and others, on antiquarian and private matters, also containing letters from Croker's wife Marianne, and his son Thomas Francis Dillon Croker (1831-1912), Recollections of Dillon Croker and other bound in printed items. Also scrapbook containing notes relating to Roman and other antiquities in London.

Croker , Thomas Crofton , 1798-1854 , antiquary
CROWLEY, J P
GB 0074 CLC/441 · Collection · 1952-1964

Records of J P Crowley comprising drawings of and notes on sundials in churches and churchyards in North Devon, 1952-62, and in Cornwall, 1957-64.

Crowley , J P , fl 1952-64 , antiquarian
GB 0074 CLC/245 · Collection · 1930

A Dictionary of the Principal London Taverns since the Restoration, manuscript by John Paul de Castro, containing the names, sites and some of the recorded activities of taverns, chocolate houses and coffee houses; with some maps and prints.

de Castro , John Paul , fl 1926-1940 , historian
GB 0074 CLC/445 · Collection · [1900]

Research notes and plans of ancient earthworks in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Brecknockshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, London, Monmouthshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, North Wales, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Pembrokeshire, Radnorshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Yorkshire.

Downman , Edward Andrews , fl 1900 , antiquarian
DUNKIN, John (1782-1846)
GB 0074 CLC/246 · Collection · 1840

Collection of historical research notes on the topography of the counties of Kent and Oxfordshire, by John Dunkin.

Dunkin , John , 1782-1846 , topographer
EALING COLLEGE
GB 0074 ACC/1078 · Collection · 1929-2012

Papers of Reverend Ivor Roy Dowse collected during research for his histories of Ealing College (first edition 1970, second edition 2008), including research notes, press cuttings, photographs, memories of pupils and staff, ephemera items such as prospectuses, speech day programmes and orders of service; newsletters, and material relating to the Ealing College Former Pupils' Association including newsletters.

Dowse , Ivor Roy , b 1935 , author and clergyman
EXPLORING LIVING MEMORY
GB 0074 LMA/4443 · Collection · 1981-1989

Records of the Exploring Living Memory project, organised by the London History Workshop Centre. This collection contains files relating to the administration and organisation of the Exploring Living Memory workshops, conferences and exhibitions together with copies of images and sample sections of text used in the displays of participating groups and individuals. There are a variety of images depicting individuals, family groups and war time experiences together with images of London both past and present.

Exploring Living Memory Steering Group
FITCH, Marc (1908-1994)
GB 0074 CLC/247 · Collection · 1970-2003

Notes on the placenames of medieval London, by Marc Fitch, arranged from Fitch's drafts by Dr Jessica Freeman. Readers should be aware, however, that these notes, although written with a view to eventual publication, were preliminary. Specialist advisors invited to comment at the time of compilation expressed reservations about the range and depth of documentary coverage.

Fitch , Marcus Felix Brudenell ,1908-1994 , historian and philanthropist
GB 0074 CLC/248 · Collection · 1898

A statement of facts deduced from ancient records and other authentic sources relating to the Irish estates of the city of London companies in Ulster, compiled by Edwin Freshfield LL.D. and Edwin Freshfield, Jun.

Freshfield , Edwin , 1832-1918 , solicitor and historian
GB 0074 CLC/451 · Collection · 197-?

Research of Kathleen Garrett relating to philanthropist Maria Hackett, including typescript copy of three letters (1868-9) from Maria Hackett to John Henry Blunt, 1975; an unpublished biography of Maria Hackett, compiled c 1970-9; typescript versions of articles printed in Guildhall Studies in London History, 1974-1977; and miscellaneous research notes on the life of Maria Hackett, compiled c 1970-1979.

Garrett , Kathleen Isabella , fl 1970 , historian Hackett , Maria , 1783-1874 , philanthropist
GB 0074 CLC/249 · Collection · 1842-1850

Historical research by Marchant Alexander Gliddon, relating to the history of Hackney and Stepney, including correspondence with historian William Robinson.

Gliddon , Marchant Alexander , 1819-1869 , historian
GREATER LONDON GROUP
GB 0074 LMA/4300 · Collection · 1992

Copy of report Dismantling a Metropolitan Government. A Study of the London Residuary Body 1985-1992, (first draft) by Michael Hebbert and Ann Dickens Edge and "Organisation of the report" version R3.

Edge , Ann Dickens Hebbert , Michael
GREGORY, Samuel (1802-1858)
GB 0074 CLC/455 · Collection · 1836-[1858]

These records were compiled or annotated by Samuel Gregory in the mid-19th century. They comprise: the "Lord Mayor's autograph book" which contains the original signature of every Lord Mayor from 1657 to the present date; notes and cuttings relating to Lord Mayors, Chamberlains, Recorders and aldermen; history and notes relating to liverymen of the Barber Surgeons Company; drawings of merchants' marks; and miscellaneous manuscript and printed items compiled by Gregory.

Gregory , Samuel , 1802-1858 , attorney and antiquarian
GB 0074 CLC/251 · Collection · 1828-1851

Transcript of the manuscript history of the Princes of Wales, from the time of Edward of Caernarvon to the present sovereign of England, by George Perfect Harding, F.S.A., also a description of a series of illustrations to the manuscript history, 1828, with engravings of tombs, portraits, original drawings, and manuscript letters, 1828-51, from royal and distinguished personages.

Harding , George Perfect , 1779/80-1853 , miniature painter
GB 0074 CLC/252 · Collection · 1950-1980

Card index relating to the dispersal of fixtures and fittings from City of London churches. Compiled from c 1950 by Robert Haydon Harrison, with additional notes to c 1980 by Nicholas Redman.

Harrison , Robert Haydon , fl 1950 , historian
GB 0074 CLC/B/112-004 · Collection · 1890-1989

Historical notes relating to Harrisons and Crosfield, including published histories; historical notes and research papers; recollections of members of staff; photographs of staff and of the Company's operations, including on foreign plantations; newsletters and bulletins for the main company and branches abroad; advertisements; menu cards; circulars 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).

Harrisons and Crosfield Ltd , traders in tea, coffee, rubber, timber, chemicals, and other agricultural products
HART, William (fl 1880)
GB 0074 CLC/459 · Collection · 188-?

These records comprise compilations of London signs, 1649-1767, of advertisements by goldsmiths, 1666-1731, and list of city stage-coach and carrier services, 1749.

Hart , William , fl 1880 , antiquarian researcher
HERBERT, William (1772-1851)
GB 0074 CLC/462 · Collection · 1772-1845

Records of William Herbert, comprising: topographical description of London, early 19th century; collections for a history of London monasteries, early 19th century; collections for histories of livery companies, c 1830; memoir of his life, c 1772-early 19th century; history of the Boar's Head Tavern in Eastcheap, early or mid 19th century; letters addressed to him, 1828-45; collection of antiquarian notes concerning the Priory and Church of St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, c 1838-1845; and memorandum relating to parish boundaries, 1830. They were catalogued at various dates by members of Guildhall Library staff.

Herbert , William , 1772-1851 , antiquary and librarian x William Herbert Wilderspin
GB 0074 CLC/253 · Collection · 1768-1780

A supplement, in manuscript, to English Liberty: A Collection of Interesting Tracts ... of John Wilkes, Esq (1769), compiled by Isaac Hitchcock of Stafford; comprising the printed text of English Liberty... annotated by Hitchcock, and copies of further speeches, letters, verses, newspaper cuttings, etc relating to Wilkes and his political career, with some illustrations and engravings tipped in.

Hitchcock , Isaac , fl 1768-1780 , historian
GB 0074 CLC/463 · Collection · 1940-1968

Records of Marjorie Blanche Honeybourne, including papers of Eliza Jeffries Davis, correspondence with Professor V H Galbraith regarding Eliza Jeffries Davis, and correspondence relating to the production of a London volume in the Historical Atlas of Town Plans series.

Davis , Eliza Jeffries , 1875-1943 , historian Honeybourne , Marjorie Blanche , 1899-1974 , historian
GB 0074 CLC/465 · Collection · 1836-[1899]

Papers of Joseph Jackson Howard, antiquary, including sketches and rubbings of monuments in churches, especially St Helen Bishopsgate, copies of inscriptions, some original manuscripts, transcripts of monumental inscriptions, notes on the Barber Surgeons' Company, and notes on the aldermen, recorders and chamberlains of the City of London.

Howard , Joseph Jackson , fl 1836-1890 , Maltravers Herald of Arms Extraordinary
GB 0074 CLC/255 · Collection · 1800-1835

Drawings of seals of monastic bodies in London, Southwark and Westminster. The drawings are by Howlett, the descriptions by his friend and patron John Caley, FRS.

Howlett , Bartholomew , 1767-1827 , draughtsman and landscape engraver
GB 0074 CLC/467 · Collection · 1950-1979

Papers of Cedric Jagger, historian of horology, comprising research notes for Jagger's publication on Paul Philip Barraud; and correspondence relating to clocks and watches to and from Cedric Jagger, arranged alphabetically by correspondent (makers, academics and experts, collectors, dealers, writers and booksellers).

Jagger , Cedric , fl 1968-1988 , historian of horology Barraud , Paul Philip , b 1752 , chronometer maker
JEFFERY, Paul (1927-1998)
GB 0074 CLC/468 · Collection · [1980]-1996

Research papers of Paul Jeffery, architectural historian. The churches researched are Wren churches of the City of London and Westminster. The research consists of notes from churchwardens accounts and vestry minutes and various other printed sources. The papers include correspondence, photographs, pamphlets and press cuttings.

Jeffery , Paul , 1927-1998 , architectural historian
JEWERS, Arthur John (d 1921)
GB 0074 CLC/256 · Collection · 1910-1924

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.

Jewers , Arthur John , d 1921 , antiquarian
GB 0074 LMA/4711 · Collection · 1897-2011

Records of the Jewish Historical Society of England including minutes, administrative papers and correspondence, finance, papers relating to articles, lectures, conferences and essay prizes offered by the society, printed material and a commemorative medallion.

Jewish Historical Society of England
KIDDLE COLLECTION
GB 0074 ACC/0668 · Collection · [1200]-1963

This collection consists mainly of maps and plans of Middlesex (most of them drawn by D.F.A. Kiddle). Other records include photostats of land grants, photographs, publications, correspondence, and so on relating to the same area, as well as some records (but not registers) of Ruislip Baptist Church.

Various.
LONDON APPRECIATION SOCIETY
GB 0074 CLC/087 · Collection · [1953-1954]

Topographical and historical notes and plans, mostly relating to the City of London; compiled c 1953-1954.

Unknown.
LONDON SURVEY COMMITTEE
GB 0074 A/LSC · Collection · 1889-1964

Records of the Committee for the Survey of the Old Memorials of Greater London, also known as the London Survey Committee. The collection comprises minutes, accounts, correspondence, diaries, notebooks, and photographs.

Committee for the Survey of the Old Memorials of Greater London x London Survey Committee
GB 0074 CLC/257 · Collection · 1950-1979

Boundary marks of City of London parishes and some parishes in Westminster, Middlesex and Southwark: research notes, photographs and drawings made by Leonard Maguire, 1950s-1970s.

Maguire , Leonard J , fl 1950-1980 , historian
GB 0074 ACC/2861 · Collection · 1818-1823

Reproductions of maps published in histories of Edmonton and Tottenham by William Robinson, including 1819 map of Edmonton in 1801-1802 based on enclosure plan; 1823 map of Enfield in 1803 based on enclosure plan; 1823 plan of manors in Tottenham and Edmonton in 1619; and plan of parish of Tottenham in 1818.

Robinson , William , 1777-1848 , topographer and legal writer
MARTIN, Evelyn H (d 1921)
GB 0074 CLC/476 · Collection · 1903-1909

History of the Dyer family by Evelyn Henrietta Martin nee Swinnerton Dyer.

Martin , Evelyn Henrietta , d 1921 , nee Dyer , family historian
GB 0074 CLC/478 · Collection · [1900-1945]

Research notes of William McMurray, antiquarian, comprising: notes for a history of St Anne and St Agnes with St John Zachary; notes on parish clerks; extracts from various parish registers and churchwardens' accounts; lists of signs in London; extracts from diocesan and other sources; and notebooks concerning various antiquarian matters.

McMurray , William , 1881-1945 , antiquarian
GB 0074 LMA/4256 · Collection · 1999-2001

Video of the porters route from Hackney to The City of London, 1999, and video Church Street: The Narrow Way. The story of Church Street from 1500 to the present, 2001.

Hall , W E , fl 1999-2000 , researcher and amateur video maker
GB 0074 CLC/095 · Collection · 1994-2007

Records of The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS) comprising inspection reports of the churches of St Olave Hart Street, St Mary Abchurch, St Stephen Walbrook, St Bartholomew the Less and St James Garlickhithe.

The National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies , NADFAS
NEWCOURT, Richard (d 1716)
GB 0074 CLC/481 · Collection · 1666-1700

Papers of Richard Newcourt, historian and notary, comprising drafts and notes for the first volume of Newcourt's Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense, (published 1708); and three maps of London, one of the City before the Great Fire of 1666 and two plans for its subsequent rebuilding; together with An Explanation of the mapps, and A letter expressing some inconveniences of the old city, and some reasons for the new modellinge of the same.

Newcourt , Richard , d 1716 , historian and notary
PFUELL, Ivor (d 2001)
GB 0074 LMA/4426 · Collection · [1970-1989]

This collection comprises slides used by Ivor Pfuell in his lectures on the history and development of London. The slides were collected during the 1970s and 1980s, although they depict London locations and landmarks through the ages.

Pfuell , Ivor , d 2001 , historian