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Reference NumberP/MIS/386/2
Alternative Reference NumberL2650
LevelFile
Title'Material collected towards a History of Stepney' by M. A. Gliddon
Date(s)[1844]
DescriptionManuscript book. The title above is taken from the Local History Library card catalogue but does not appear in the volume itself which has no title page. Similarly the date (1844) is given on the catalogue card but not in the volume.

Section headings:

Etymology etc
Remarkable occurrances
Manors (Stepney - Huskarl; Pomfret; Wakes; Cobhams; Archways or Mile End; Ewell or Tylehouse; Rumbalds)
Garlek House in Brook Street
Worcester House
Colet's House
Watercourse
Eminent inhabitants
Church (coats of arms; monuments; monuments in churchyard)
Rectory
Rectors, vicars
Parish registers
longevity
Three children at birth
Ratcliff
Mile End Old Town
Cockney feast
St Phillips Church or Stepney Chapel
Stepney Meeting
Stepney College
Charities

There are many illustrations and cuttings pasted or tipped in.
Extent1 volume
FormatManuscript
Access StatusOpen
RequestYES - You can order this material to consult in our Reading Room.
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