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Records
for the metropolitan boroughs of London and the official records of the
City of London Corporation are held at the London Metropolitan Archives
- see below for contact details. Although the London
Metropolitan Archives is the principal archive service for the Greater
London area, most metropolitan boroughs also maintain their own archive
service at their local studies centres .
Records can also be found at the county record office for the historical
county within which the borough (or part of
it) was previously situated
Records for the City of
London (other than the official records of the City of London Corporation)
are held at the Guildhall Library - see below for
contact details
The official records of
the City of London Corporation belong to the City of London Records Office
and are currently held at London Metropolitan Archives pending the refurbishment
of Guildhall - it is intended that the official City of London archives
will be returned to Guildhall in 2008/09 once this refurbishment has been
completed
Records for the City of
Westminster are held at the City of Westminster Archives Centre - see
below for contact details |
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LONDON
METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES |
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managed
by Corporation of London |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
London
Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London, EC1R OHB |
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Telephone
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(020)
7332 3820 |
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E-Mail
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ask.LMA@corpoflondon.gov.uk |
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Hours within the Opening
Times and Travel Information page on the record office's web site |
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Entry
Access |
no
proof of identity required - bags are checked by security staff |
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Visiting
Guide |
see
Before
You Visit page
within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
Opening
Times and Travel Information page
within the record office's web site |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Family
History Research Service (2
page PDF document) within the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Collections
Information page within the record office's website |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site
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see
London
Signatures page within the record office's web site for introduction
to online catalogue of 10,000 wills from the Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex
for the period 1609 to 1810 |
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
self
service for permitted documents
- 10p per A4 copy, 20p per A3 copy |
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Repro
Services |
digital
scanning and photographic reproductions services available - see Price
List for charges |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash and tripods not allowed - £2 charge for one day permit
- see Self
Service Photography for further details |
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Microform |
self
service microform reader-printer available - 35p per A4 printout |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
comprehensive |
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Navigation |
clear |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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Hostels |
YHA St Pauls - former choir boys school for St Paul's cathedral - accomodation
includes 1, 2 and 3 bed rooms in addition to dormitory type rooms - 0.9
miles from the London Metropolitan Archives |
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YHA St Pancras - 1.3 miles from the London Metropolitan Archives |
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University |
London School of Economics - accomodation available during Christmas and
Summer vacations at Rosebery Hall - 0.5 miles from the London Metropolitan
Archives |
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GUILDHALL
LIBRARY |
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managed
by Corporation of London |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
Guildhall
Library, Aldermanbury, London, EC2V 5BX |
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Telephone
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Manuscripts
Section: (020) 7332 1862 and (020) 7332 1863 |
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Printed
Books Section: (020) 7332 1868 and (020) 7332 1870 |
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E-Mail
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Manuscripts
Section: manuscripts.guildhall@corpoflondon.gov.uk |
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Printed
Books Section: printedbooks.guildhall@corpoflondon.gov.uk
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Guildhall Library within the Enquiries
and Opening Times page on the City of London's web site |
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Entry
Access |
to
use the manuscripts section you are required to write your name, address
and subject of research in the visitors book |
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Visiting
Guide |
see
Information
for Visitors page
within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
street map provided by streetmap.co.uk |
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Postal
Research |
fee
based research service provided - see
Search
page within
the record office's web site for details |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Sources
for Genealogical Research page within the record office's web site |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
Online
Library Catalogue within the record office's web site |
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see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site |
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
self
service for permitted documents |
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Repro
Services |
professional
photographic reproduction service available - see Reprographics
at Guildhall Library page for details |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
(digital cameras preferred) - use of flash not normally allowed (but possible
by prior arrangement in a studio which may incur a fee) - tripods permitted
but table top tripods preferred - no charge |
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Microform |
microform
reader-printer available |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
comprehensive
information provided on record office's holdings |
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Navigation |
satisfactory |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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Hostels |
YHA St Pauls - former choir boys school for St Paul's cathedral - accomodation
includes 1, 2 and 3 bed rooms in addition to dormitory type rooms - 1 mile
from the Guildhall Library |
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YHA St Pancras - 2.8 miles from the Guildhall Library |
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University |
London School of Economics - accomodation available during Christmas and
Summer vacations at Rosebery Hall - 1.4 miles from the Guildhall Library |
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CITY
OF WESTMINSTER ARCHIVES CENTRE |
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managed
by Westminster City Council |
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CONTACT |
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Address |
City
of Westminster Archives Centre, 10 St Ann's Street, London, SW1P 2DE |
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Telephone
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(020)
7641 5180 |
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E-Mail
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archives@westminster.gov.uk
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ACCESS |
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Opening
Hours |
see
Opening Times on the record office's Home
Page |
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Entry
Access |
no
proof of identity required |
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Visiting
Guide |
none
provided
within the record office's web site |
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Directions |
see
How To Find Us on the record office's Home
Page |
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Postal
Research |
no
fee based service provided |
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SOURCES
HELD |
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Summary |
see
Archives
Centre Guide page within the record office's website for an index to
its comprehensive set of guides on the record office's holdings |
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Online
Catalogue |
see
National Archives Access
to Archives
web site |
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COPYING
DOCUMENTS |
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Photocopying |
self
service for permitted documents
- 15p per A4 copy, 30p per A3 copy |
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Own
Photos |
permitted
- use of flash not allowed - use of tripod allowed - £5 a day charge |
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Microform |
microform
reader-printer available - £1 per printout |
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WEB
SITE |
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Access |
Home
Page |
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Content |
no
visiting guide provided |
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Navigation |
satisfactory |
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NEARBY
ACCOMMODATION |
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Hotels |
see
list of nearby hotels |
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University |
University
of Westminster - accomodation available from mid June to mid September
- the late Victorian mansion block Wigham House is only 0.6 miles from the
City of Westminster Archives Centre |
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This
page last updated: 16 April 2008 |
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