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Title
Date(s)
- 1615-1998 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
10 production units.
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Biographical history
The Rolls Liberty constituted the Middlesex part of the parish of Saint Dunstan in the West (P69/DUN2), situated around Chancery Lane. A chapel is first recorded here in 1232, known as the Rolls Chapel from 1377. It was constituted as a separate ecclesiastical parish, known as Saint Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls, in 1842; and as a civil parish, in 1866. The chapel became part of the Public Record Office building, now the library of King's College London. The chapel survives and includes some monuments.
Saint Martin's le Grand was a monastery and college, founded in 1068. The monks were granted the right to hold their own court by Henry II. The monastery was supressed in 1540. Nothing remains of the building.
Saint Saviour's Poor Law Union was formed in February, 1836. Its constituent parishes were Saint Saviour's and Christchurch, both in Southwark. Saint Saviour's Workhouse was situated on Marlborough Street.
The School Board for London was set up under the Public Elementary Education Act of 1870 for the whole of the 'metropolis', the latter being defined as the area coming within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Board of Works. The School Board was closed in 1903 and its powers passed to the London County Council.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/163 1615-1998 Collection 10 production units. School Board for London
Marlborough Street Workhouse
Southwark Poor Law Union x Southwark Board of Guardians x Saint Saviour's Poor Law Union x Saint Saviour's Board of Guardians
Whitechapel Poor Law Union x Whitechapel Board of Guardians
The Rolls Liberty constituted the Middlesex part of the parish of Saint Dunstan in the West (P69/DUN2), situated around Chancery Lane. A chapel is first recorded here in 1232, known as the Rolls Chapel from 1377. It was constituted as a separate ecclesiastical parish, known as Saint Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls, in 1842; and as a civil parish, in 1866. The chapel became part of the Public Record Office building, now the library of King's College London. The chapel survives and includes some monuments.
Saint Martin's le Grand was a monastery and college, founded in 1068. The monks were granted the right to hold their own court by Henry II. The monastery was supressed in 1540. Nothing remains of the building.
Saint Saviour's Poor Law Union was formed in February, 1836. Its constituent parishes were Saint Saviour's and Christchurch, both in Southwark. Saint Saviour's Workhouse was situated on Marlborough Street.
The School Board for London was set up under the Public Elementary Education Act of 1870 for the whole of the 'metropolis', the latter being defined as the area coming within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Board of Works. The School Board was closed in 1903 and its powers passed to the London County Council.
Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Collection of documents relating to local government, including:
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Court book of the Liberty of St Martin le Grand;
- Papers of Saint Saviour's Workhouse and the Whitechapel Union;
- Resolution of thanks from the London School Board to the Corporation of London;
- Tax assessments for the civil parish of Staple Inn and the Liberty of the Rolls;
- Papers relating to the repair of roads in the parish of Saint Margaret Westminster;
- Papers of the Tower Hamlets Libraries Department.
Documents in chronological order.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Liberty of the Rolls: P69/TMS2;
Saint Saviour's Workhouse: SOBG;
Whitechapel Union: STBG/WH;
London School Board: SBL.
Records of Saint Margaret Westminster are held at Westminster Archives Centre.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. Whitechapel Poor Law Union x Whitechapel Board of Guardians Information sources Records and correspondence Records (documents) Court records Government Public administration Local government Secondary documents Poor Law union Catalogues Library catalogues Finance Fiscal policy Taxation Tax assessment Engineering Maintenance Road maintenance Architecture Buildings Workhouses School Board for London Marlborough Street Workhouse Southwark Poor Law Union x Southwark Board of Guardians x Saint Saviour's Poor Law Union x Saint Saviour's Board of Guardians City of Westminster London England UK Western Europe Europe Whitechapel Tower Hamlets Southwark (district) Southwark
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection of documents relating to local government, including:
- Court book of the Liberty of St Martin le Grand;
- Papers of Saint Saviour's Workhouse and the Whitechapel Union;
- Resolution of thanks from the London School Board to the Corporation of London;
- Tax assessments for the civil parish of Staple Inn and the Liberty of the Rolls;
- Papers relating to the repair of roads in the parish of Saint Margaret Westminster;
- Papers of the Tower Hamlets Libraries Department.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Documents in chronological order.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Liberty of the Rolls: P69/TMS2;
Saint Saviour's Workhouse: SOBG;
Whitechapel Union: STBG/WH;
London School Board: SBL.
Records of Saint Margaret Westminster are held at Westminster Archives Centre.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Information sources
- Government
- Government » Public administration
- Government » Public administration » Local government
- Secondary documents
- Secondary documents » Catalogues
- Finance
- Finance » Fiscal policy
- Finance » Fiscal policy » Taxation
- Engineering
- Engineering » Maintenance
- Architecture
- Architecture » Buildings
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Rules and/or conventions used
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.
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Language(s)
- English