Papers, 1636-1907, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, including survey of the Manors of Colham, Harefield and Moorhall and the Borough of Uxbridge; "Titles to Heritable Estates", compiled by Pysh [or Fysh] de Burgh of Colham Manor in 1798; quitrents for Colham Manor; index of admissions and surrenders, rentals, bill and cash book, minute book of enclosure proceedings and enclosure act for West Drayton; and various legal papers relating to properties in Colham, Harefield, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, West Drayton, Kensington, Paddington and elsewhere.

Records relating to property ownership, including lease of the Goldsmith's estates in East Acton and leases of premises in Chiswick, Enfield, Heston, Highgate, Sunbury, and Kilburn. Also marriage settlements and lease and release of plantations in Antigua and St Christopher's [St Kitts] with lists of slaves.

Papers relating to the Belmont Farm estate in Mill Hill, including deeds and other property ownership documents from various owners of the estate: Peter Hammond, his son-in-law Somerset Davies, and Sir Charles Flower. Also papers relating to Sir Charles Flower's expansion of the estates.

One volume comprising a formulary book of indictments, dating to the early eighteenth century.

Records relating to property owned by Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester, comprising lease of the Manor of Twickenham and bargain and sale for messuage known as York's Farm, part of the Manor.

Copy of certificate issued by Richard Hassell to William Spencer of South Mimms relating to the privileges of tenants of the Duchy of Lancaster (including exemption from tolls).

Records of the Weld family relating to property in Friern Barnet, Edmonton, Arnos Grove, Southgate and Tottenham.

Premises records of Reffells Bexley Brewery Limited, comprising correspondence and papers relating to the Town and Country Planning Act 1947, including war damage claims with schedule of damages.

Deeds and other legal documents relating to public houses owned by subsidiary companies of Courage Limited, including Ashby's Staines Brewery; Harmans Uxbridge Brewery; Harris' Knowle Green Brewery (taken over by Ashby's with half of its houses in 1903); Hodgson's Kingston Brewery and H and G Simonds.

Papers, 1923-1977, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to 45 Fairfax Road, Teddington, including abstracts of title, conveyances and mortgages.

Papers collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising mortgage for the leaseholds on 20, 22, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 Whittingstall Road, Fulham, 8 Jan 1897; assignment of the residue of the leasehold terms of 28, 30 and 32 Whittingstall Road, Fulham, 2 Jan 1928; acknowledgement of right of production and delivery of a will 2 Jan 1928.

Records of the Kensington Welfare Association and other related welfare associations, 1936-1977.

Minute book of the Kensington Welfare Association, 1955-1966. Annual reports of the Kensington Association for Rescue and Preventative Work, 1936-1945. Annual reports of the Kensington Association for Moral Welfare, 1946-1966. Annual reports of the Kensington and Chelsea Deaneries Welcare Association, 1969-1977. Annual report of the Fulham Ruri-Decanal Council for Moral Welfare Work, 1949-1950.

Circular of the Deanery Association for Moral Welfare Work, 1955. Annual reports of the London Diocesan Council for Moral Welfare, 1959-1963. Annual reports of the London Diocesan Council for Wel-care, 1972-1977. Annual report of the London Council for Welfare of Women and Girls, 1965-1966.

Records 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.

Records of the Spitalfields Great Synagogue, 1714-1922. The collection consists of deeds which trace the ownership and tenancies of the former synagogue from 1714 to the early twentieth century.

Document relating to a plea heard at Westminster, 1807: Crichton Horne and Edward Finch, (plaintiffs) v John Moore.

Records 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.

Papers, 1850-1947, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds, conveyances, mortgages, leases, abstracts of title, wills and other legal documents relating to properties in: Rutts Terrace and Dennett Road, Peckham Choumert Road, Bellenden Road and Copleston Road, Peckham Seven Sisters Road, Tottenham Casella Road and Addiscombe Road, New Cross William Street, London Street and Copenhagen Street, Islington 47 Rectory Square, Stepney Moiravale (formerly Springfield), lower Teddington Road, Hampton Wick.

Records of Woolwich County Court, 1872-1995, including minute book; ordinary summons books; ordinary actions books; judges' note books; bills of sale and court service expenditure ledger.

These papers relate to the property of Sir John Buckworth and his family. They comprise deeds and related papers concerning property in or near Great Winchester Street within the parishes of All Hallows London Wall and St Peter le Poer.

Pawnbroking Parliamentary Reform Association records comprising: minutes and reports, 1868-71; telegrams, 1872; and photograph album, 1873. They were catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff in 1987.

Records of the City Parochial Foundation comprise minutes of the Central Governing Body and its committees, 1891-1959 (Mss 8965-70); financial records, 1894-1952 (Mss 8972-81, 10897-8, 10902); register of applications for pensions, 1916-46 (Ms 10901); rentals, land valuation papers, insurance registers, 1898-1948 (Mss 10892-6) and deeds, 1308-1955 (Mss 11018-9, 23737-737A).

Also deposited with the records of the Foundation were a few records relating to the London Polytechnic Council. Records comprise minutes 1894-1904 (Ms 8971). Chelsea Physic Garden records comprise minutes 1899-1936 and cash books 1903-53 (Mss 10899-900). People's Palace Theatre records comprise a cash book 1950-53 (Ms 10903).

Collection of title deeds and legal documents relating to the estates of Sir John Chapman and of his family and descendants.

Papers, 1900-1934, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Bethnal Green, Hackney, Shoreditch, Walthamstow and Ealing; including leases, releases, tenancy agreements and assignments.

Records of William Pollard, including documents relating to the purchase of land in Hornsey, 1868-72; plan of Islington Burial Ground, East Finchley, showing location of numbered grave spaces, 1882; grant of grave space in Islington Burial Ground, East Finchley, 1888; accounts for burials at the London Necropolis Company cemetery, 1894-95.

Records of Edmonton and Tottenham Hebrew Congregation, consisting of a lease for property in Landsdowne Road.

PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

Papers, 1879-1966, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Acton, Chelsea, Chiswick, and Ealing; including leases, abstract of titles, conveyances, assignment of lease and sales particulars.

Papers collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising abstract of title of representatives of J.Goddard to premises in North Street (Basil Street) Brompton Road and Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge, including references to Harrods. With plans. 1954.

Papers, 1825-1913, collected by the bank in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Kensington and Soho, including leases, conveyances and settlements.

Title deeds and legal documents for properties in Hounslow, Chelsea, Chiswick, Twickenham and Southall.

Papers, 1882-1922, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising deeds and legal documents relating to properties in Battersea and Wandsworth, including leases and mortgages.

Papers, 1898, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising lease of No.36 Napoleon Road, Crown Park Estate, Twickenham.

Deeds relating to properties owned by Dowgate Properties Ltd in Lanark Mansions, Shepherds Bush, Kingscroft Road, West Hampstead, and Vaughan Road, Harrow. 1906-1923.

Deeds from the estate of John Dicks, builder, relating to 39 London Street, St Pancras; Russell Mews, St Pancras and 6 Brunswick Place, Brixton Causeway, Lambeth.

Papers, 1882-1951, collected by the solicitors in the course of their work, comprising agreements relating to No. 35 Cumberland Park, Acton (formerly No. 5 Goldsmiths Gardens) and deeds relating to 'Hillside', later 'Hillbre' and 'High Trees' No. 9 Pinner Hill Road, Pinner.

Deeds relating to land in manor of Sutton Court, Chiswick, adjoining Experimental Garden of Horticulture Society, Turnham Green, 1822-1860. Deeds deposited in the LMA by the British Telecom Archives.

Records of Pinner (Relief) Telephone Exchange comprising deeds of land in Cannon Lane (formerly Sewer Lane), Pinner, acquired for the Exchange.

Title deeds for properties in Chelsea, Clerkenwell, Hendon, Paddington, Saint George-in-the-East, Saint Marylebone, and Saint Pancras.

Records of A R Chamberlayne, solicitor, 1882-1924. The records include financial ledgers and account books; cash books; bills books; property management ledgers, cash books and letter books; bank books; and deeds and other legal papers relating to individual properties.

Records of E G and J W Chester, solicitors, 1753-1953. Includes records relating to the solicitors' business including financial records, transaction diaries and deed registers; Chester family deeds and wills; deeds and wills relating mainly to South London; and records concerning Saint Mary, Newington; Holy Trinity, Southwark and Saint Peter, Walworth.

Records of the British Bankers' Association, including General Council, Executive Committee and Annual General Meeting minute books; annual reports; financial accounts; papers of Committees including the Foreign Exchange Committee and the Fiscal Committee; public relations papers including press releases and circulars; papers regarding bank employees; papers regarding the EEC Banking Federation; rules, regulations and other papers relating to membership; and papers relating to various matters of interest to the banking community including income tax, security, fraud, liquidity, clearing house payments, inter-bank cooperation, legislation, bankruptcy, credit, audits and taxation.

Restricted access to later records.

Records of the Central Association of Bankers, a society promoting the interests of banks, comprising annual reports and accounts; minutes; circulars and reports.

Restricted access to later records.

Records of Broad Street Estates Limited, including minutes of director's meetings; statements of account; financial records such as ledgers and cash books; rent rolls; and building plans.

Records of Harrisons and Crosfield Limited relating to London and international properties; including reports; financial accounts; correspondence; deeds, leases and circulars.

Papers collected by Sir John Silvester, Recorder of the City of London, on various aspects of the administration of justice within the City of London; including precedents of indictments and pleadings, copies of charges, notes on points of law and legal customs.

Records of the London Stock Exchange dating from 1798. 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.

Records include transcript of the deed of settlement of the Stock Exchange; minutes of the General Purposes Committee and various sub-committees; minutes of the Trustees and Managers; minutes of the Council; minutes of the Federation of Stock Exchanges Committees; administrative records including legal papers, notices, circulars, letters and correspondence, petitions, and reports; financial records including stamp duty books, journals and cash books; applications for membership; members lists and registers; clerks registers; membership statistics; applications for listing; reports regarding applications for permission to deal; papers regarding opposition to listing of certain companies; papers of the Department for the Administration of Defaulters' Estates; specifications, plans and elevations of Exchange buildings; photographs of senior staff from 1886-1900; and a short history (in manuscript) written in 1932.

The manuscript archives of the Exchange are immediately available for research with the exception of the "Applications for Listing" (CLC/B/004/MS18000 and CLC/B/004/MS18000A) which are available by appointment only.

Records of the National Conference of Industrial Assurance Approved Societies comprising copy of constitution, minute books, reports of the proceedings of general meetings, and related papers.

Records of Higgs and Hill Limited, builders, and of subsidiary or merged companies, 1868-1978. The records are largely of financial nature, but do include other administrative material and contract information. There is a particularly good run of tender books for the period 1906-1965, detailing all the jobs for which Higgs and Hill tendered, regardless of whether or not they won the contract.

Records of the London Gas Light Company, including half yearly reports and accounts submitted by the Directors of the Company to the Shareholders; contracts for lighting parts of Chelsea, Saint Pancras and the Tothill Fields districts; agreements with various road authorities concerning the laying down of gas mains in South London; and papers relating to premises in Lambeth and Battersea.

Records of Seager Evans and Company Limited, and subsidiary or merged companies, 1719-1926. This collection contains records of Holland and Co. Ltd. relating to the business, to property, and to mortgage dealings; and records of Seager Evans and Co. Ltd relating to the business, to property, and to mortgage dealings. Also records relating to members of the Seager family in their private capacity and to the estate which William Evans acquired in Chertsey, Surrey.

Records of Whiffen and Son Ltd, manufacturing chemists, 1752-1972, including history of the company; articles of partnership and other contracts and agreements; legal documents relating to property; correspondence; circulars; financial accounts; papers relating to shares and shareholders; stock records; newspaper cuttings; photographs; staff wages books and pensions papers; records relating to staff associations and sports clubs including minute books; reports on chemical manufacture, laboratory notebooks and chemical analyses; papers relating to sales; papers relating to imports and foreign suppliers; advertisements; registers of product labels; samples of packaging; rules, regulations and legislation regarding factories and safety measures; papers regarding the Second World War including war damage to factories and papers relating to staff on active duty.

Also records of Saint Amand Manufacturing Company Limited including ledgers, letter books and journals.