Collection GB 0074 CLC/492 - PRIDDEN, John (fl 1783-1825)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/492

Title

PRIDDEN, John (fl 1783-1825)

Date(s)

  • 1771-[1825] (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

7 production units.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

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.

Archival history

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.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

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.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

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

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

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.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

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