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- 1771-[1825] (Creation)
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7 production units.
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John Pridden, minor canon of St Paul's and of Westminster, was curate of St Bride Fleet Street from 1783 to 1803, and rector of St George Botolph Lane with St Botolph Billingsgate from 1813 to 1825.
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GB 0074 CLC/492 1771-[1825] Collection 7 production units. Pridden , John , fl 1783-1825 , clergyman
John Pridden, minor canon of St Paul's and of Westminster, was curate of St Bride Fleet Street from 1783 to 1803, and rector of St George Botolph Lane with St Botolph Billingsgate from 1813 to 1825.
Ms 5763 and Ms 5872 were purchased by Guildhall Library in 1964 and 1949 respectively. Ms 5872A was photocopied by Guildhall Library staff in 1982 from the collections held at St Paul's Cathedral. Ms 22298-9 were deposited in Guildhall Library in 1987. These records have been catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates since 1964. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Papers of John Pridden, clergyman. The records comprise: notes on the history of St Bride Fleet Street [1800]; topographical collections relating to London and Middlesex [180-]-1825; transcripts of early 16th and late 17th century documents concerning St Paul's Cathedral, compiled 1785 and late 18th century; topographical collection relating to St Paul's Cathedral, 1779-1854; and correspondence with the Dean of St Paul's, 1795-1797.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
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
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.
Records prepared May to September 2011. Pridden , John , fl 1783-1825 , clergyman Information sources Documents Primary documents Archives Personal papers Personal archives History Historical research Religious history Church history Geomorphology Topography St Paul's Cathedral , London Parish of St Bride , Fleet Street , City of London , Church of England London England UK Western Europe Europe Middlesex
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Ms 5763 and Ms 5872 were purchased by Guildhall Library in 1964 and 1949 respectively. Ms 5872A was photocopied by Guildhall Library staff in 1982 from the collections held at St Paul's Cathedral. Ms 22298-9 were deposited in Guildhall Library in 1987. These records have been catalogued by members of Guildhall Library staff at various dates since 1964. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Papers of John Pridden, clergyman. The records comprise: notes on the history of St Bride Fleet Street [1800]; topographical collections relating to London and Middlesex [180-]-1825; transcripts of early 16th and late 17th century documents concerning St Paul's Cathedral, compiled 1785 and late 18th century; topographical collection relating to St Paul's Cathedral, 1779-1854; and correspondence with the Dean of St Paul's, 1795-1797.
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Accruals
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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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- English