Lost London, 1870-1945

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University of Leicester Digital Library of Historical Directories - searchable by surname online - includes for Middlesex: The longest surviving Inn of Chancery, founded in 1344; dissolved in 1903. Only the gatehouse remains. Residence of Henry VIII from 1515 to 1523; prison and hospital from 1556. Largely rebuilt after the Great Fire of London. Closed 1855. [2] Replacement by a 1960s building led to loss of members and merger of the club with the Carlton Club.

Gothic library of 1827–1828 by Sir Robert Smirke and adjoining hall of 1868 by Sidney Smirke; destroyed by bombs. Housing the underground nerve centre where the British government directed the Second World War and the award-winning Churchill Museum, Churchill War Rooms is one of London’s must-see attractions.First opened in 1745. Moved in 1757, rebuilt in 1924 after being declared structurally unsound, and closed in 2005. London burials from David Orme attempts to have details, photos, documents about every burial ground in the old Greater London area. SRY-LND-MDX: A group for the discussion of history, genealogy & family history of all varieties with a Surrey Middlesex or London connection. Census London Street Index CD The 1841 Street Index for Metropolitan London, Middlesex/Surrey, was originally published by Australian Institute for Genealogical Studies as microfiche in 1996 and has been converted to CD. a b Gilbey, Ryan (17 January 2017). "Live-shooting with Woody Harrelson at 2am: 'There's something about the terror of it I love' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 19 January 2017.

All these were voluntary hospitals, funded by charities or benefactors and closely tied to their locations and the people they served. The creation of the NHS marked the end of institutions such as these, as hospitals in England and Wales were placed under the oversight of regional hospital boards. Built by Thomas Cubitt. Founded in 1806 "to promote ... Science, Literature and the Arts", the Institution closed in 1912. The building was then used by London University. London Merchants of 1677. She says "The publication in 1677 of 'A collection of the names of the merchants living in and around London' for Sam. Lee and Dan. Major was possibly the first printed commercial directory of London." - the list is from this and other sources. Rolls Chapel rebuilt 1617, attributed, but without evidence, to Inigo Jones. Rolls House built 1718 by Colen Campbell. Demolished to make way for the former Public Record Office, now the Maughan Library, King's College London.The London Jews Database (compiled by Jeffrey Maynard) can be searched together with other UK Jewish databases of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

Over the years London has had many prisons and similar institutions. There were Compters to hold debtors both within the City and outside it, in Southwark and Middlesex. At various times there were prisons at Ludgate, Newgate, the Fleet, Temple Bar, and Bridewell, and there were medieval prisons at St Martin Le Grand, and Tun upon Cornhill. The idea for the film came to Harrelson following a night out at Chinawhite, a club in Soho, in 2002. [4] He broke an ashtray in a London taxi, which led to his being chased by police in a different taxi, and spending a night in jail. [1] [5] In the film, Harrelson, Wilson and Nelson play themselves in a story based on the real event, where Harrelson struggles to get home, while running into friends and members of a royal family. [6] The changes brought about by the loss of these buildings probably did bring better conditions to many, especially as poverty in areas of London was dreadful - but other larger municipal buildings also went which today would be unthinkable.This place, once Europe's largest telephone exchange, always reminded us of an early games console. It was utterly out of place on the bank of the Thames, and that is why we admired it. The building had a miniscule lifespan. It was completed in 1978 but only became fully operational in the mid-1980s. It then closed in 2004. Mondial House has been replaced be the decent if unremarkable glass building that contains the Oyster Shed pub and restaurant. Swiss Centre (2007) Image by M@. British History Online catalogue for Greater London sources: Text of many documents including directories, Victoria County History volumes and drafts, maps, a tax list, gazetteers,list of City of London inhabitants 1695, others. See also their guide to urban history on BHO.