| Repository | Archives |
| Reference Number | L/CCS/4/1 |
| Alternative Reference Number | STE/101 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Spitalfields "Old Town" Standard Rate Book, 1700. |
| Date(s) | 1700 |
| Description | Gives names and premises of individuals assessed in order to raise money for rates. The assessment is for both the poor rate and the scavenger rate for 1700, although on the spine of the modern binding it is described as "Standard" rate book. Scavengers were the people responsible for keeping the streets clean.
The area covered is the south part of the Old Town area of the Hamlet of Spitalfields. It includes the south part of the Hamlet which was bordered on the
south and west by the boundaries of the Hamlet
east by Brick Lane
north by Lamb Street and Browns Lane
This is the only rate book held for the Hamlet or Parish of Spitalfields. |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| RelatedMaterial | Other rate books, 1713 - 1846 (with gaps) are in the records of the Tower Hamlets Commissioners of Sewers. These are available at The London Archives. |
| Copies | This record has been digitised and is available free online at www.ideastore.co.uk/local-history-archives-online-spitalfields-rate-book-1700 |
| FindingAids | An index prepared by Gary Haines is available free online at www.ideastore.co.uk/local-history-archives-online-spitalfields-rate-book-1700 |
| Access Status | Open |
| AccessConditions | A digitised public access copy is available. Please contact staff for further details. |
| Request | YES - You can order this material to consult in our Reading Room. |