Collection GB 0074 CLC/316 - LIBERTY OF THE TOWER

Zone d'identification

Cote

GB 0074 CLC/316

Titre

LIBERTY OF THE TOWER

Date(s)

  • 1789 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Collection

Étendue matérielle et support

4 production units.

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

Notice biographique

Until 1686 the Liberty of the Tower comprised the area within the wall and land on Tower Hill. In 1686 the Libery was separated from the jurisdiction of the City, and it included Little Minories, the Old Artillery Ground and Well Close. The Liberty also had its own courthouse and prison. In 1858 it became a civil parish. The precinct of "Tower Without" comprised George Street and the properties adjoining.

Histoire archivistique

GB 0074 CLC/316 1789 Collection 4 production units. Liberty of the Tower

Until 1686 the Liberty of the Tower comprised the area within the wall and land on Tower Hill. In 1686 the Libery was separated from the jurisdiction of the City, and it included Little Minories, the Old Artillery Ground and Well Close. The Liberty also had its own courthouse and prison. In 1858 it became a civil parish. The precinct of "Tower Without" comprised George Street and the properties adjoining.

Ms 2563 was deposited in Guildhall Library in 1920; Ms 2662 was deposited in 1924; Ms 5210 was purchased by Guildhall Library in 1948; and Ms 21651 was purchased in 1986. They have been catalogued by various members of staff over a number of years. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the Liberty of the Tower comprising: verdict and presentment of jurors of the court leet, 1837 (Ms 5210); court leet roll, 1789 (Ms 21651); overseer's book, 1878-95 (Ms 2563); and vestry minute book, 1878-95 (Ms 2662).

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

See also CLC/427/MS03041/010 for a rate assessment book of Tower Liberty, Well Close, 1698, CLC/525/MS05388 for Tower Within and Tower Without land tax assessment books, 1744-1825; and P69/BOT2/C/018/MS02545 for church rate assessment books which include the Liberty of the Tower, 1744-1864. See also the records of the parish of St Botolph Aldgate which lies partly within the liberties of the City, for example, the poor rate assessment books, 1752-64 (P69/BOT2/C/001/MS02534) which include King Street and adjacent areas in the Tower Liberty.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

August to October 2010. Communication process Group communication Meetings Parish meetings Vestry Legal procedure Trial by jury Jurors Administration of justice Courts Courts leet Overseers records Documents Information sources Conferences Liberty of the Tower Tower Hamlets London England UK Western Europe Europe

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Ms 2563 was deposited in Guildhall Library in 1920; Ms 2662 was deposited in 1924; Ms 5210 was purchased by Guildhall Library in 1948; and Ms 21651 was purchased in 1986. They have been catalogued by various members of staff over a number of years. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

Records of the Liberty of the Tower comprising: verdict and presentment of jurors of the court leet, 1837 (Ms 5210); court leet roll, 1789 (Ms 21651); overseer's book, 1878-95 (Ms 2563); and vestry minute book, 1878-95 (Ms 2662).

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

Accroissements

Mode de classement

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

Available for general access.

Conditions de reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

See also CLC/427/MS03041/010 for a rate assessment book of Tower Liberty, Well Close, 1698, CLC/525/MS05388 for Tower Within and Tower Without land tax assessment books, 1744-1825; and P69/BOT2/C/018/MS02545 for church rate assessment books which include the Liberty of the Tower, 1744-1864. See also the records of the parish of St Botolph Aldgate which lies partly within the liberties of the City, for example, the poor rate assessment books, 1752-64 (P69/BOT2/C/001/MS02534) which include King Street and adjacent areas in the Tower Liberty.

Instruments de recherche

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Zone des sources complémentaires

Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

Unités de description associées

Descriptions associées

Zone des notes

Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)

Mots-clés

Mots-clés - Lieux

Mots-clés - Noms

Mots-clés - Genre

Zone du contrôle de la description

Identifiant de la description

Identifiant du service d'archives

London Metropolitan Archives

Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Statut

Niveau de détail

Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

Langue(s)

  • anglais

Écriture(s)

    Sources

    Zone des entrées