The Records of St. Bartholomew's Priory and St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield: Volume 2

The post-Reformation history of the church and parish. Includes a detailed account of the fabric of the church, its monuments and memorials, and parochial records. Also contains a chronological account of the church and its rectors. Substantial appendices detail the nineteenth-century restoration of the church building.

St Bartholomew's Priory, Smithfield, Records. Originally published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1921.

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Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
List of figures and tables xvi
Glossary of technical terms xvii-xix
The fabric of the church: Architecture 1-14
The fabric of the church: The eastern limb 15-42
The fabric of the church: Crossing and transepts 43-60
The fabric of the church: Nave and floor levels 61-73
The fabric of the church: Lady chapel and crypt 74-90
The fabric of the church: Other chapels, altars and Images 91-105
The fabric of the church: Exterior, tower and bells 106-128
The monastic buildings: The cloister 130-142
The monastic buildings: Cloister buildings 143-158
The monastic buildings: The outer court 159-180
The monastic buildings: Monastic close, fair ground, gardens and grave-yard 181-195
The parish: Bounds, gates and watchmen 199-212
The parish: The close precinct and glebe houses 213-231
The parish: Itinerary of cloth fair 232-247
The parish: Inhabitants 248-291
The parish: Descendants of Rich and the advowson 292-296
Rectors and their times: Sixteenth century (1544 onwards) 298-312
Rectors and their times: Seventeenth century 313-331
Rectors and their times: Eighteenth century 332-367
Rectors and their times: John Richards Roberts (1814-19) 368-373
Rectors and their times: John Abbiss (1819-83) 373-404
Rectors and their times: William Panckridge (1884-87) 405-413
Rectors and their times: Borradaile Savory (1887-1906) 413-435
Rectors and their times: W.F.G. Sandwith (1907-) 436-445
Monuments, memorials and heraldry 449-487
Grave stones in the church and churchyard 488-499
Matters appertaining to the church: Plate, organs and inventories 500-509
Parochial records 510-531
Appendix: Subscribers to the rebuilding of the tower, 1628 535-536
Appendix: Restoration committee and architect's reports (1863 and 1885) 536-553
Appendix: Parish gates 553-559
Appendix: Tables of fees 559-562
Appendix: Duties of parish officials 562-564
Appendix: Endowed charities 564-579