Library
The Society maintains a considerable library of items collected over our 40 years history.
It is mobile in that the books are contained in 7 durable plastic boxes, and the maps are stored
in a map carrier. We used to bring the library to all members' meetings, but due mainly to the
size (and weight) of the library we no longer do this. The main categories of items in the
library are as follows:
- Transcriptions of local parish records
- Memorial inscriptions for local churchyards
- General research material topics such as military records, apprentices, trades and professional
directories
- A collection of maps
All items in the library have been catalogued, and a comprehensive
Library Catalogue Search facility is available. If you find any item in the
library that you would like to be brought to a members' meeting, to view or to borrow, then please write
a short email to the Secretary, and it will be
arranged.
Our original reference materials may only be accessed at our meetings, but the item may
also be among the Indexes held by members. Items such as
local history books, and textbooks may be borrowed by members for a month, between meetings,
or by arrangement with the Librarians.
Our considerable collection of printed exchange journals
may also be borrowed between meetings. They form part of our bookstall, and may be borrowed
by arrangement with the Bookstall Manager.
Accessions to the library are partly from purchases and partly from donations by members. All items
will be considered for inclusion, so long as they relate to the West Middlesex area and/or are likely to
benefit family historians. Members are encouraged to make recommendations for new acquisitions, either
to the Executive Committee or to the Librarians.
The most recent library acquisitions are the following:
- The Wyatt Road Infant School, Staines Log Books, 1902 - 1974 (July 2015)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Leonard, Heston (September 2015)
- 48 maps of London, ranging 17th to 19th century (March 2016)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of Holy Trinity, Hounslow (May 2016)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Nicholas, Chiswick (November 2016)
- The Royal Marine and the Convict (May 2017)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of All Saints, Fulham (July 2017)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Margaret's Uxbridge and the Old Burial Ground (July 2017)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of Holly Road Garden of Rest, Twickenham (September 2017)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Mary the Virgin, Twickenham (October 2017)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of Oak Lane Cemetery, Twickenham (November 2017)
- The Lloyds of Harley Street Associated Family and Friends, Vol I, 1735-1865 (November 2017)
- The Lloyds of Harley Street Associated Family and Friends, Extracts + Possible Relations (January 2018)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. James, Hampton Hill (July 2018)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Mary with St. Alban, Teddington (October 2018)
- The History of The Great West Road (January 2019)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Mary, Sunbury-on-Thames (August 2019)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. John the Baptist, Hillingdon (November 2019)
- The Baptisms of St. Mary, Hayes, 1557 - 1840 (January 2020)
- The Marriages and Burials of St. Mary, Hayes, 1557 - 1840 (January 2020)
- Index to Baptisms, Marriages and Burials of St. Mary, Hayes, 1557 - 1840 (January 2020)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. George, Hanworth (June 2020)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Mary, Hayes (December 2020)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Mary, Ealing (May 2021)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of The Walled Garden, Sunbury (July 2021)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of Isleworth, Quaker Meeting House (July 2021)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Fulham (October 2021)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Mary Magdalene, Littleton (October 2021)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of St. Mary, Hampton (July 2022)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of the Quakers of Staines (August 2022)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of Hounslow Cemetery (September 2022)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of Victoria Lane Burial Ground, Hayes (September 2022)
- Deaths, Burials and the Memorial Inscriptions of Feltham Prison (October 2022)
- Deaths and Burials of the Moravian Church of Fetter Lane, London (November 2022)
- The Memorial Inscriptions of Fetter Lane Moravian Church, Chelsea (October 2023)
Members are reminded that all the Memorial Inscriptions documents produced since 2012 can
be viewed as PDF files from the Digital Library page.
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