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Saffron Hill is an area near Holborn between Leather Lane and Farringdon Road. In the 14th century saffron was grown in gardens here. In the 18th century the area deteriorated and became a notorious rookery with flourishing crime and vice, intersected by the open sewer of the Fleet Ditch. It is the site of Fagin's den in Oliver Twist. In the 19th century social workers began to operate in this area, and Saint Peter's church, to which this school was attached, was opened in 1832. The construction of Holborn Circus, Holborn Viaduct and Farringdon Road involved the covering of the Fleet and the demolition of many of the slum dwellings, changing the character of the area.
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
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GB 0074 CLC/226 1852-1901 Collection 1 production unit. St Peter's Saffron Hill National School x St Peter's Saffron Hill Schools
Saffron Hill is an area near Holborn between Leather Lane and Farringdon Road. In the 14th century saffron was grown in gardens here. In the 18th century the area deteriorated and became a notorious rookery with flourishing crime and vice, intersected by the open sewer of the Fleet Ditch. It is the site of Fagin's den in Oliver Twist. In the 19th century social workers began to operate in this area, and Saint Peter's church, to which this school was attached, was opened in 1832. The construction of Holborn Circus, Holborn Viaduct and Farringdon Road involved the covering of the Fleet and the demolition of many of the slum dwellings, changing the character of the area.
Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).
Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Deeds of St Peter's Saffron Hill National School, later St Peter's Saffron Hill Schools, situated in Onslow Street, in the parish of St Peter Saffron Hill, Holborn.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For parish of St Peter, Saffron Hill see P82/PET.
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. St Peter's Saffron Hill National School x St Peter's Saffron Hill Schools National schools Educational institutions Schools Charity schools Information sources Documents Deeds Title deeds Parish of St Peter , Saffron Hill , Church of England Camden London England UK Western Europe Europe Saffron Hill Holborn
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Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Deeds of St Peter's Saffron Hill National School, later St Peter's Saffron Hill Schools, situated in Onslow Street, in the parish of St Peter Saffron Hill, Holborn.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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For parish of St Peter, Saffron Hill see P82/PET.
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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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