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Urban and metropolitan history

Sources for metropolitan London and other urban centres.

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Charters of Glasgow	31 August 2006
Lysons, 'Environs of London'	16 August 2006
Covent Garden	02 August 2006
Freemen of York	26 July 2006
Glasgow Burgh records	11 July 2006

1	City of London, Calendar of letter books (11)	Records of the government of medieval London (1275-1509).
2	Victoria County History: Middlesex (10)	The local history of the county, organised by parish.
3	London, Environs of (Lysons) (4)	Lysons' account of London within twelve miles of the city (4 volumes, 1796).
4	Maps (Ordnance Survey) (2)	The complete 1:10,560 series, and 1:2500 maps for selected areas (Epoch 1).
5	Survey of London (6)	Detailed studies of the capital’s architecture and topography, since 1894.
6	Old and New London (Thornbury & Walford) (6)	Surveys London and Westminster and their environs (6 volumes, 1878).
7	Maps and plans (historic, pre-1800) (5)
8	Victoria County History: Essex (4)	The local history of the historic county, organised by parish.
9	City of London, Calendar of plea and memoranda rolls (3)	Three volumes, covering period from 1323 to 1412.
10	Glasgow, Records of the Burgh (3)	Extracts from the Burgh records, 1573-1690.
11	Religious organisations, records of (4)	Records of groups outside the Established church (18th and 19th centuries).
12	Victoria County History: Surrey (3)	The local history of the historic county, organised by parish.
13	Population records (3)	Records of residence, organised by place.
14	Victoria County History: Warwickshire (3)	The local history of the historic county, organised by parish.
15	Port, trade and customs records (3)
16	Glasgow Charters (2)
17	Lay subsidy records (3)	Records of this occasional wealth tax (13th to 16th centuries).
18	Local histories (pre-1850) (2)
19	Professional groups, records of (3)	Records of professional groups and incorporated companies.
20	Chronicles and diaries (London) (2)
21	York, Register of Freemen (2)	The Surtees Society edition of admissions to the freedom of the city, 1272-1759.
22	Assize records (2)
23	Eyres, records of (2)	Records of courts of itinerant justices (13th century).
24	Political organisations, records of (2)	Records of extra-Parliamentary individuals and groups (18th and 19th centuries).
25	Calendar of early mayor's court rolls: 1298-1307	Nine rolls, covering a formative period in the history of the City of London, and illustrative of ancient municipal law and legal custom.
26	Hearth Tax records (2)
27	A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 (i) The City of Chester: General History and Topography	This is the first of two volumes providing an authoritative and detailed treatment of Chester's history, meticulously researched from the original sources.
28	A History of the County of Lancashire: Volume 4	Detailed local histories of the city of Liverpool, Wigan and most of greater Manchester. The rest of Merseyside is treated in volume III.
29	A History of the County of London: Volume 1 London within the Bars, Westminster and Southwark	Part-volume, covering the history of the religious houses of the borough of Southwark and the cities of London and Westminster.
30	A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 4 The City of Oxford	The political, economic, social and religious history of Oxford.
31	A History of the County of Yorkshire: the City of York	The volume takes both a chronological and a thematic approach to the history of the City of York from before the Norman Conquest to the twentieth century.
32	A Dictionary of London	Historical notes of streets and buildings in the City of London, including references to other relevant sources.
33	London debating societies 1776-1799	Information on debates and their subjects, as listed in the London press. Reproduced by permission of the London Record Society.
34	Justice in eighteenth-century Hackney The justicing notebook of Henry Norris and the Hackney petty sessions book	These two sources cover between them the period 1730 to 1753. Edited from MSS in the Greater London Record Office, by permission of the London Record Society.
35	The church in London 1375-1392	Details ecclesiastical property and the taxation of the clergy in the City of London. Also included are Acta of William Courtenay, Bishop of London. By kind permission of the London Record Society.
36	Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693/4 The City of London, the City of Westminster, and Metropolitan Middlesex	The assessments raised for this tax raised by Parliament to fund King William's European warfare. It was produced by the 'Metropolitan London in the 1690s' project, based at the CMH.
37	A History of the County of Worcester: volume 3	Covers two parts of the historic county: firstly, the hundred of Halfshire in the north-east, which includes several areas now within the greater Birmingham area, including Dudley, Halesowen and Yardley. Accounts are given of Kidderminster, Droitwich and Alvechurch. Secondly, the volume also covers the south of the county around Worcester.
38	Historical gazetteer of London before the Great Fire Cheapside; parishes of All Hallows Honey Lane, St Martin Pomary, St Mary le Bow, St Mary Colechurch and St Pancras Soper Lane	Detailed property histories for five parishes in the central Cheapside area of London, from the 12th to the late 17th century. It includes accounts of the parish churches, and information about the people and buildings associated with the properties.
39	A History of the County of Kent: Volume 2	A part-volume detailing the religious houses of the county. Includes accounts of the early history of Canterbury and Rochester cathedrals, and of several sites now within the conurbation of London.

Urban and metropolitan history

City of London, Calendar of letter books (11)

Victoria County History: Middlesex (10)

London, Environs of (Lysons) (4)

Maps (Ordnance Survey) (2)

Survey of London (6)

Old and New London (Thornbury & Walford) (6)

Maps and plans (historic, pre-1800) (5)

Victoria County History: Essex (4)

City of London, Calendar of plea and memoranda rolls (3)

Glasgow, Records of the Burgh (3)

Religious organisations, records of (4)

Victoria County History: Surrey (3)

Population records (3)

Victoria County History: Warwickshire (3)

Port, trade and customs records (3)

Glasgow Charters (2)

Lay subsidy records (3)

Local histories (pre-1850) (2)

Professional groups, records of (3)

Chronicles and diaries (London) (2)

York, Register of Freemen (2)

Assize records (2)

Eyres, records of (2)

Political organisations, records of (2)

Hearth Tax records (2)

A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 (i)The City of Chester: General History and Topography

A History of the County of London: Volume 1London within the Bars, Westminster and Southwark

A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 4The City of Oxford

Justice in eighteenth-century HackneyThe justicing notebook of Henry Norris and the Hackney petty sessions book

Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693/4The City of London, the City of Westminster, and Metropolitan Middlesex

Historical gazetteer of London before the Great FireCheapside; parishes of All Hallows Honey Lane, St Martin Pomary, St Mary le Bow, St Mary Colechurch and St Pancras Soper Lane

A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 (i)
The City of Chester: General History and Topography

A History of the County of London: Volume 1
London within the Bars, Westminster and Southwark

A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 4
The City of Oxford

Justice in eighteenth-century Hackney
The justicing notebook of Henry Norris and the Hackney petty sessions book

Four Shillings In The Pound Aid 1693/4
The City of London, the City of Westminster, and Metropolitan Middlesex

Historical gazetteer of London before the Great Fire
Cheapside; parishes of All Hallows Honey Lane, St Martin Pomary, St Mary le Bow, St Mary Colechurch and St Pancras Soper Lane