| Repository | Archives |
| Reference Number | P/PIT/1 |
| Alternative Reference Number | LC1760 |
| Level | File |
| Title | 'East London antiquities : some records of East London in the days of old, its history, legends, folk-lore and topography' |
| Date(s) | 1902-1929 |
| Description | Edited by Walter A. Locks ; with an introduction by Sir Walter Besant.
Printed and published by Walter Alexander Locks, 321 Mile End Road. 192 pages
At front: one page of J. E. Pittman's brief handwritten memories referring to pages in the book, including Saracen's Head Inn, Aldgate; Ruckholt, Leyton; Raine's School and Raine's Bounty; St George in the East choir.
Also newspaper cutting relating to page 81: 'The Church by the Sea' relating to a play written about the character of Phoebe Hessel who served as a soldier, and died aged 108. The play was written for broadcasting by Hugh Stewart. Cutting features the gravestone at St Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex.
This volume was previously kept by 'B. E. Clarke' and 'S. A. Cross'. |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| RelatedMaterial | For further Local History Library copies see L706 and L1522. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Request | YES - You can order this material to consult in our Reading Room. |